Question 4 and 5 - Evaluation

Who would be the audience for your Media product?

The audience for my magazine would be teenagers aged 16 - 19. I aimed for my magazine to be for boys and girls - a way in which I wanted to do this was by having a mixture of boys and girls in my magazine, although I did not actually do this I know that if I was to ever do this again it would be something I know I would definitely do as it would help to gain a wider audience.

The people I believe that would read my magazine would be Indie teens. These type of teens, in my opinion, would possibly dress to satisfy themselves and not other people. They would each have their own individual style very a down-to-earth personality. I think that my indie audience will be more artistic and creative people that enjoy their own space as-well-as being around their friends.

The photographs I have shown are four of which I believe show each band members own style.

How did you attract or address your audience?

To attract my audience I took group photos as well as individual ones. I used a group photo on the cover of the magazine - I think this was a good way to attract the audience as it shows something never seen before, something new and eye-catching. I know from my own experiences that if I saw something being published that I have not seen before I would want to pick it up and have a look.

I also used colours to attract my audience - I believe colours are a very important part of a magazine as they are partly what draw you in the most. If you was to buy a magazine I think that you would be more likely to ignore something that looked boring e.g. no colour or colours that don't match and more likely to pick up something that catches your attention for example, something with bright colours, high quality picture and interesting advertisements. 

In relation to the quote by Richard Dyer - 'a star is an image, not a real person'  when talking to each member I discussed with them what I would like them to wear and how I wanted them to act - this shows the 'image' I tried to create with the member and the 'image' that Richard Dyer was referring to. 

I chose my models based on what I believed would most appeal most to my target audience. 

Also, another way in which I attracted my audience was by using interesting locations, I took some photographs from up high and some from eye-level. 

A way in which I addressed my audience is by using certain aged band members. Now-a-days I do not think that we have many indie bands that as well as produce music for our age group, they are literally the same age as well. Therefore I think that by having a real band the same age as the audience, the audience can relate better to them, understand their thoughts and feelings, also produce music that really relates directly to 16-19 year olds.