Questionnaire results

From my questionnaire and the responses i received, i found that the majority of people that watch children's television programmes:  

• are both girls and boys, equally.
• are around the ages of 11 to 15 years old.
•  either every week or every day 
• are interested in the characters in the shows

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Representation

These images are made to show the group as being indie. The clothing is very indie , skinny jeans, jumpers and checked scarves. The brick wall and plain background is also used to make the band members stand out. This represents them as being a “stand out” band. The similar hair styles also show that they are all aiming for the same “look”, this makes it seem like they are in a band.

The people in my magazine are represented to be stereotypical indie stars. They are presented to be band members that show interest in music.

Progress from preliminary task

My preliminary task is the magazine to the left and my completed magazine is the on to the right. I think you can clearly see the improvement from the two magazines. Both pictures are conventional for their genres, but the preliminary has very unconventional clothing. Both have cover lines, but the finished magazine has it in a more convenient place, not just scattered around the page. The masthead, main headline and fonts stand out more and look more professional.

Technologies

Throughout my coursework, I used quiet a lot of technology.

One I used was a camera. I used this to take each photo in my magazine, I then uploaded them onto a computer, using a USB lead, and edited the photos if necessary

To create my magazine I used Microsoft publisher, this is because it is very easy to use and has the convenient tools needed to create a magazine

I used the internet a lot also. I used it to research similar magazines for planning, I also used it so that I could see the conventions of an indie magazine. Other uses from the internet was “Survey Monkey” I used this to make questionnaires for my evaluation and target audiences to see what I needed to improve. Finally I used “Blogger” this is where I uploaded all of my work and keep it organised.

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

I thought that a media institution that distributes magazines such as Q may distribute mine it is an indie magazine similar to the product I planned to make.

By searching on google, I found that Q is produced by bauer media group who are a private publishing company

The website says:

“Bauer Publishing is the largest privately owned publisher in Europe,

publishing in Germany, France, Spain, Portugal and the United Kingdom.

Additionally, H. Bauer   publish in the United States and Mexico. H. Bauer Publishing entered the U.K. market with Bella magazine in 1987. Introducing a new format that mixes previously unseen real life editorial and exciting service features, Bella made a significant impact on the women's market. The company gained attention again in 1990 with the launch of Take a Break magazine. Touching the lives of millions of women with its unique blend of upfront real life and competitions, the title quickly became market leader. Despite strong competition, Take a Break has maintained its no.1 status, currently selling over 1 million copies a week. The 1990's saw H. Bauer further strengthen its portfolio with the launch of TV Quick in 1991, that's life! in 1995 and TVChoice in 1999. There are also fifteen successful puzzle titles within the stable. Managing these distinctive brands, H. Bauer Publishing is a major presence in the UK magazine market with a considerable market share. At the beginning of 2008, Bauer expanded its portfolio further by acquiring Emap’s Radio and Consumer Magazine divisions and changed the name of these new UK businesses to Bauer Media. With the recent addition of the former Emap Consumer Media titles, Bauer is now the largest consumer magazine publishing company in the UK.”

Bauer media group produces a wide range of magazines aimed at various specific audiences so as to relate to everyone. 

conventions

The colours of the contents page are very contrasting. They use white, red and black on each other and to make the writing stand out. The bold black writing in the middle of the page makes it clear what the main story of the magazine is.

The layout of the contents page also uses route of the eye and principle of thirds. The route of the eye starts of on the title of the magazine then across to the cover stories at the side. It then goes down across the photos and the main article, then to the band index on the side, finally it goes across the advert to subscribe to the magazine. The hotspots are on the main story, the cover stories and the two main pictures.

The image a picture of a band playing instruments. This is done to make it clear to the audience what the magazine is about.

The font is sans serif. This is done because the contents page is made to make it clear what is where in the magazine, so the font has to be clear and simple to read.

This contents page looks formal. The images are formal, having musicians is formal, the font is formal too.



This is the front cover of NME.

The colours are bold and stand out when put on each other. The use contrasting colours all over the magazine to make it stand out. For example the red of “NME” on the white background, and the white and yellow “massive review issue” on the black background. This is done to make the headlines stand out from a distance.

They use the principle of thirds on the frontcover. The hotspots are based upon Pete’s face , the cover line and Carl Barat. The route of the eye is used on the front page. They have the masthead, then it cuts across Pete’s face , then acorss the main title, then the coverlines at the bottom. This makes it very clear for the reader what is in this magazine, so they don’t have to spend long looking at it.

The font is sans serif, this is done so that the magazine looks simple and it is clear to read. The size of the font is quite big on the main cover line and masthead to make it clear ad easy for the reader to read.

The images are every stereotypical for an indie genre magazine. The picture is of The libertines drinking and smoking, this is very conventional for the indie lifestyle. The coverline images are close ups of bands, which is obviously ideal for an indie magazine.

The mode of address is very informal as it has the stars smoking, drinking and having fun, as though they were partying. This makes it feel very informal

This is a double page spread from NME.

The colours used are contrasting like the front cover. This is done to grab the readers attention and make them want to read it. The use of the black on the light blue, and black on white background really helps to do this.

The layout of the page uses the route of the eye and the principle of thirds. The route of the eye goes across the bands name, then across to “what everyone’s talking about”, it the goes diagonally across the small picture, near the quote from the band and across the picture, it then goes across to the “need to know..”. This is laid out like this to make sure the reader sees everything on the page. The hot spots of the principle of thirds is used well by having one near the main picture, one near the small picture, one near the main article and another on the “need to know”.

The font is sans serif, this is done so that the magazine is clear to read. The size of the font is quite big on the main cover line masthead to make it clear ad easy for the reader to see what the page is about.

The article is informal, this is clear by the pictures of the pictures behind the band of the women. This is done to show us they are stereotypical teenage boys. But it is also inappropriate for some audiences