Question 3

Question 3

"What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?"

 

if my magazine were to be distributed to various shops and to be sold, i think my chosen distributor would be Frontline, because of their high reputation in distribution; distributing over 800 different magazines, and their close partnerships with big conglomerates, such as Bauer Media.

Frontline’s history started in 1986, when it was created by the magazine publisher Emap.

The vision was to create the first dedicated magazine circulation and distribution business managed by specialist and experts in this field. In 1990, Frontline gained partnership with BBC Enterprises and entered the JV partnership to create the largest magazine sales, marketing and Distribution Company.

As the UK’s leading magazine distributor, representing 42% of the magazine category, Frontline sold 309m copies of 800 different magazines through over 55,000 retail outlets ranging from the biggest superstores to the smallest newsagent.

Also, if I were to possess a relationship with a big conglomerate, that owns many brands, as well as ‘Anthem,’ I would choose Bauer Media. Bauer own 80 brands, ranging from Q to Kerrang! Serving 19,000,000 people. Bauer have a huge audience with 4 out of 10 people experiencing one of their many products. Bauer Media also state on their website: "Our business is built on millions of personal relationships with engaged audiences" this shows that Bauer have close, symbiotic relationships with each individual company that are partnered/owned by Bauer.  

Question 2

Question 2 

"How does the media product represent a particular social group?"

As explained in previous questions, I interpreted a lot of ideas from Q Magazine into my media product; including genre's and similar models used for the magazine.

This is the original image, used on my front cover. I didnt feel the need to include props in my images, throughout my magazine. I felt the images were more effective without them, allowing complete focus on the model, themselves.

Due to my high interest in Q, my audience is relatively similar to their's: young men, pro-dominantly rock lovers, but with a hint of indie - to keep up to date. I used a number of photos, but not a huge clutter - I prefer the use of one big photo that really catches the eye of the reader.

I like to use a mix of gender in my magazine, making it appealing to male and female audiences. I found that the use of females in my magazine allowed my female class mates to enjoy reading it more than when it was pro-dominantly male. But, as you can see, I decided to keep the age of the models the same.

I chose to approach my target audience by using relative information that may interest them. For example, up to date slang words or phrases that only my generation may understand. This makes the audience feel fit for the magazine.

This is my target audience mood board - showing the type of people expected to read my magazine through a series of pictures.

As you can see, I have used both male and female in my magazine to keep both genders interested in my product. Also my target audience tend to be rock lovers, which I found from my audience research. This also relates to my choice of bands featured within the magazine, such as Blink 182, A Day To Remember etc. and my made-up band 'False Society.'

My mood board also shows what the type of people wear, which i interpreted carefully into my pictures; alot of denim wear and black clothing was used to suit the genre.  

Front cover

This is my final draft of my front cover. Overall I'm pleased with the outcome. 

Questionnaire Results

Charts media from jonesjrah1973

from my findings, i found that the most preffered masthead was 'Anthem' from this, i have now decided that my masthead will be Anthem. My audience has decided that they would like to see advertisements and pictures throughout the magazine. The features have dominantly been chosen to be the colour red, so my audience obviously enjoys bright, eye-catching colours that attract their attention. From my results, my cover will feature a big main image of a single artist, that dominates the page.

Contents & article

This is my rough draft of my music magazine contents page. The logo is in the top left to maintain and emphasise the branding within the magazine. The contents is split up into 3 groups; news reviews and features - this just makes it easier to move around the magazine, dividing it into groups. Also there is a 'Plus!' Page that lists any other information that isn't categorised within the three groups. The page will contain an image of the main band, a number of small advertisements and a snapshot of an interview - to show the level of detail. On the left, as you can see, is the 'Band Index' - used to briefly notify the reader on who's featured in the magazine. A contents page in itself! 

This is a rough draft of my music magazine article page. I have decided to stick with the red, black and white colour scheme as it looks proffesional and eye catching. The magazine logo will be placed at the top left corner, just as any other magazine, to ensure that the magazine is branded throughout. I have decided to add a main image of a singer/artist in action to add a serious effect to the page layout - accompanied by three smaller subsidiary images of the band/artist. This gives the reader a chance to almost meet the band. 

 

School magazine analysis

This is my contents page for my school magazine. I've decided to stick to the red, black and white colour scheme to make the whole thing look more professional. As you may have noticed, my magazine looks particularly similar to 'Q Music Magazine' this is because my research on magazines was predominantly 'Q' and I really like the style and layout in which it is presented. 

The most eye-catching thing on the page, to me, is the masthead - A simple, yet effective use of the colour red, accompanied by the letters 'SF' (meaning Sixth Former) maintains the brand throughout the magazine and makes the page look professional and clean. Not too much detail! 

Page numbers and various details have been added to make the page look almost like a real magazine, in the sense of interactivity with the reader and the 'guidance' of page numbers. 

The subject of school runs throughout the page, from the small details of the school logo to the actual school tie that drapes over the page numbers. 

Overall, I'm really happy with the outcome. 

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