Evaluation question 4 and 5 new 2
- 1. EVALUATION: QUESTIONS 4 & 5 WHO WOULD BE THE AUDIENCE FOR YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT? & HOW DID YOU ATTRACT/ADDRESS YOUR AUDIENCE?
- 2. AUDIENCE AND ATTRACTION? My target audience for my magazine is both genders aged between 16 and 20. Through my focus group, I sought feedback on the potential age range of the target audience and on the preferences of that age group for the style of the magazine.
- 3. AUDIENCE AND ATTRACTION? I tried to aim the magazine to both male and females, as I didn’t want to limit audience. I did this by using neutral colours, and using male and female gaze in photography and also featured males and females in photography. I also don't want to be stereotypical and promote it more for one gender than the other, therefore keeping a balanced target audience.
- 4. AUDIENCE AND ATTRACTION? The magazine was intended to appeal to all classes of audience with the music taste of the Pop/hip-hop genre; it will be affordable enough for students or the working class population, but, with its high-end feel, was also aimed at the middle/upper classes who have more disposable income. This is all due to the cost of the magazine, which is £3.99
- 5. AUDIENCE AND ATTRACTION? I would be targeting a specialist audience; my production includes lots of features for a niche market. It includes popular music that may be quite obscure, which adds to the unique features of my magazine. It will include unknown as well as up-and-coming artists, which will attract the young audiences, as they tend to want to keep up- to-date with the industry.
- 6. AUDIENCE AND ATTRACTION? To attract my audience, as well as using the focus group for input and feedback, I included a bright strange effect and a mirror effect to create that obscurity about my magazine.
- 7. AUDIENCE AND ATTRACTION? Concerning mise en scene, I dressed the featured artists in clothing that was very current and simple, so that the target audience is keeping up with the latest styles and trends- which were affordable and easily maintained. Furthermore, styling was kept simplistic so that the target audience was not overly distracted by the models clothing but were more interested in the music contents.
- 8. AUDIENCE AND ATTRACTION? I made the images eye catching to initially draw-in the audience, and features of opposing and attracting in keeping with Mulvey’s Male Gaze (uses and grat); for example, the front cover uses a composed and sophisticated female image which addresses women, yet the use of her sultry and attractive look also addresses men.
- 9. AUDIENCE AND ATTRACTION? The direct mode of address on all of my posed images gives a personal relationship (uses and grat) which can be of great importance to fans.