My magazine mainly follows the conventions of a real music magazine. My front cover has a masthead, which enables the audience to know the name of my magazine, and makes it more recognisable towards it's audience. "Cosmic" is the name of my magazine, this is un-conventional to a music magazine as it has nothing to do with music, but as my magazine is going to be highly recognisable the name will become known, for example "Q" magazine, is a successful music magazine, and most people know that "Q" is the name of a music magazine, even though the letter Q has nothing to do with music.My masthead also has a slogan "out of this world" this fits in with the name of the magazine "cosmic" and most magazines have a slogan, so this is conventional to a real music magazine.My front cover contains a main image, this image consists of two girls that are meant to be a girl band "the white lies" the main cover story indicates that the main image is of the band "the white lies" but the way in which both girls are dressed conveys the genre of the band to the audience, they are both in leopard print long, fury coats this indicates a vintage, retro pop/rock genre. By showing the girls are in a band this makes it conventional to a music magazine, as does the main cover story and quote "We don't want to be an ordinary band." A main cover story is conventional to a magazine. The front cover of my magazine has a date line, and price this is conventional too a well known music magazine, although my front cover does not have an issue number on, as it is not a special issue and is one of many.
My front cover has cover stories, this is conventional too a magazine, the cover stories are placed around the main image but they are placed so that the audience is not distracted from the main image on the cover. The main image on the cover is not conventional to a magazine, as it is contrasted black white and purple this is too fit in with my house style colour, but is also too make my magazine stand out next to other music magazines, each main image of the front cover of my magazine will be produced like this in every issue.
My contents page is conventional too a music magazine contents page, as it has page numbers to direct the readers to which page they are looking for. My contents page is also conventional in the fact that it has a number of images, these images are of music artists, this is conventional to a music magazine. My magazine is conventional as it has a set house style colour, throughout the contents, front cover and double page spread.
My double page spread is conventional to a real music magazine's double page spread, as it has a Main image and a conventional artist interview.
All together my magazine is conventional too a real magazine, this is because my magazine is a mainstream magazine, and therefore follows the conventions of a real music magazine.
How does your media product represent different social groups?
social groups are shown stereotypically throughout my magazine, this reflects the genre of the magazine, but also reflects the type of social groups shown without, this is so my magazine is targeted at the right audience, that i attended it to be aimed at.
Music artists-There are different representations of music artists throughout my magazine, as it is a music magazine. I have represented music artists positively, for example on my contents page all of the pictures of the artists are smiling and happy.I have chosen to show my artists in a positive way, as it conveys a positive attitude about the overall magazine to the audience "the white lies" however, they are more serious in the picture of them, this shows they are a more serious band. The serious look gives a more edgy effect, and creates suspense, this fits in with the genre of my magazine, and makes the audience more Egor to buy my magazine. They are looking directly at the audience, this makes the audience feel involved with both the artists and the magazine, therefore will make them want to buy it, the positive representations of the music artists also reinforces the audience wanting to buy the magazine.
Teenagers/students- The pictures i have used are of both teenagers, and students, they are represented positively throughout my cover, contents, and double page spread this is because both students and teenagers are my audience so creating a positive view of my audience Will reflect a positive view of the overall magazine.
what kind of media institution would distribute your media product and why?
My magazine will be distributed in supermarkets and newsagents as it will be a mainstream magazine, this will make it accessible to my audience,my audience also shop in supermarkets and newsagents, therefore they will see the magazine. My magazine will also be available from such stores as HMV, as this specializes in music, so it would be a god place to sell it, as my audience would listen music.
who would be the audience for your media product?
The demographic for my media product is 14-25, this is because after research i found out that this is the group of people that are most interested in magazines, and music.The gender of the audience i am aiming my magazine at will be both male and female, but more female than male. This is because my magazine represents many females over males, also after doing my research more females more interested in the genre of music that my magazine is about.
how did you attract/address your audience?
I addressed my audience throughout my magazine, i did this through representing my audience positively throughout my magazine, by doing this is creates a positive connotation of the overall magazine towards my magazine. I kept a set house style colour throughout my magazine (white,black and mahogany) this allows my magazine too look more professional. The house style colours are also not stereotypically set too a certain gender, which echo's the fact that i am aiming at a mixed gendered audience. My front cover is my main attraction of my magazine, as it needs to be the part of the magazine that persuades the audience into buying it.I attracted me audience by use of a puff on my front cover "win" this persuades and attracts my audience into buying my magazine. As my demograpgic audiecne are of the age 14-25 i decided to introduce new media into the magazine, i did this by adding a web address to the front cover this attracts my audience, as 14-25 year old are more interested in new media.
I kept my magazine conventional to a proper music magazine, this attracts my audience as it makes my magazine look more professinal. I used the slogan "out of this world" this fits in with my masthead but also promotes the magaizne to my audience.
I addressed my audience throughout my magazine, i did this through representing my audience positively throughout my magazine, by doing this is creates a positive connotation of the overall magazine towards my magazine. I kept a set house style colour throughout my magazine (white,black and mahogany) this allows my magazine too look more professional. The house style colours are also not stereotypically set too a certain gender, which echo's the fact that i am aiming at a mixed gendered audience. My front cover is my main attraction of my magazine, as it needs to be the part of the magazine that persuades the audience into buying it.I attracted me audience by use of a puff on my front cover "win" this persuades and attracts my audience into buying my magazine. As my demograpgic audiecne are of the age 14-25 i decided to introduce new media into the magazine, i did this by adding a web address to the front cover this attracts my audience, as 14-25 year old are more interested in new media.
I kept my magazine conventional to a proper music magazine, this attracts my audience as it makes my magazine look more professinal. I used the slogan "out of this world" this fits in with my masthead but also promotes the magaizne to my audience.
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