Task 7
- 1. Task 7 By Georgia Lonie Target audience (who I gave the questionnaire to)= boys and girls, 15-17 years old, Middle and working class, all different ethnicities.
- 2. Question 1- What's your favourite music genre? I asked this question because it is informative and will influence me massively in making the decision too decide what genre of music I want my magazine too focus on. By asking this I now know what genres will sell well (Pop and Rock) with the audience and what genres will not (Hip-Hop and country). From this pie chart I can see that Rock and pop are both the most popular genre of music followed by rap and then hip- hop. A problem with this question is that it is very open and ignores that there are many sub genres within these genres, such as electric pop and indie rock. Also in my results I have two winners which isn't very helpful as I can only really have one genre to specialise my magazine on. Due too the fact that I asked people in my age group this question I know that they are an audience that want rock or pop. This affects my genre massively because it has helped me influence what type of genre would be most popular with my audience. After I asked this question I know that I a rock themed magazine would be best and it has also made me think about incorporating another genre to make the target audience even bigger (e.g. adding a pop- rock tone). Pop Rap Rock Hip- Hop Country
- 3. Question 2- Name some of your favourite bands/ singers I asked this question because it is informative and help me massively in making the decision too decide what genre of music I want my magazine too focus on. By asking this I now know what type of artists are popular and what styles they have which will help influence me in deciding costumes and locations when taking my photos. From this bar chart I can see that Catfish and the bottlemen (CATBM) are the most popular artists out of the group of people I asked with 5 people saying the liked them. CATBM are a rock band which shows that people do listen to rock and a lot of people enjoy it. Other popular artists and bands are Drake, Fifth Harmony and The 1975 all getting 4. This shows that rock (CATBM, The 1975) is dominating the audience that I asked which tells me that I should specialise in rock. A problem with this question and these results is that even though rock was a high scorer (CATBM- 5) I also had rock being a low scorer (The Kooks- 2, Artic Monkeys- 2). So this makes my results a bit of a mix and shows no absolute answer and makes it difficult for me too decide which genre. Due to the fact that I asked people of my age group these questions I know which artists they like which will help me try and capture the artists style in my photos and that will help the magazine sell to the audience I asked as it first into what they like. This affects my genre massively because it has helped me influence what type of genre would be most popular with my audience. After I asked this question I know that I a rock themed magazine would be best and it has also made me think about incorporating another genre to make the target audience even bigger (e.g. adding a pop- rock tone). 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
- 4. Question 3- What magazines do you read? I asked this question so that I knew what style of magazines were most popular and from those results I can try and incorporate their style into my magazine which should help it sell. From this bar chart I can see that most people (9/16) don’t read magazines. Out of the people who do read magazines though I know that NME is the most popular followed by vogue. This shows me that people would rather a magazine with lots going on such as NME rather then a magazine with minimalistic designs (Vogue). A problem with this question is that a lot of people have said that they don’t read any magazines. This doesn’t help my research because I need to make a magazine and I need inspiration from other popular magazines my target audience like and if they don’t like magazines then I know my magazine might not do too well. This research shows me that my target audience prefer magazines with a lot going on and bright colours (NME) over basic and simple magazines (Vogue). This has helped me decide that I want a lot of eye catching photos and colours on my front cover. It also shows me that the audience I asked don’t really enjoy magazines so I should try hard to make them want to but it. This doesn’t really affect my magazine in terms of genre. This question has made me think about the style of photos and how busy I want my front cover to be. It has influenced me to the idea of having a very packed front cover with lots of photos and coverlines. 0 2 4 6 8 10 Vogue NME None
- 5. Question 4- Why do you read those magazines? I asked this question so that I could find out what kind of content my target audience like so that I could add it into my magazine which would help my magazine sell. Also this question can influence the layout of my magazine, for example if they want an informative magazine then I know that I should have more text than photos. From this pie chart I can see that over a quarter of the audience I asked read magazines because they are relatable. This shows me that in order to sell to the magazine I need to make it fit in and relate too the target audience lives. By doing this I can make the models wear casual clothes and have a normal location around them so it makes them look like every normal reader. Also the results show me that a lot of people read magazines because they look good. This means that in order for my magazine to sell I must think carefully about colour schemes, photos, fonts and other things that affect the look of the magazine. A problem with this question is that I got a lot of results that were all quite close together. This is a problem because it makes everything equally as important to add into my magazine in order to help it sell. This research has shown me that my target audience like reading magazines for lots of reasons, especially if they are relatable to their lives and if they look good. This affects my genre because I now know that in order to sell the rock genre to the target audience I should help relate it to them. This question has now made me think about adding more casual and relatable photos for my magazine. It has also made me think about having more interview type articles because then I can make the artists seem casual and funny which the readers will be able to relate to and therefore like. Relatable Look good Informative No reason given
- 6. Question 5- Tick what kind of articles you are interested in I asked this question so that I could find out what articles I should add into my magazine to make the readers enjoy it more. This question has helped influence me into adding more of an interview type article. By asking this question I know that the majority of people (11/16) want interviews of artists and bands. Also it shows me that some people want reviews in the magazine. I cant really find a problem with these results or this question as it has helped me massively to decide what article content I want in my magazine. This research has showed me that my target audience want interviews and reviews in the magazine. This means I can find inspiration for my articles knowing that these are the popular things they want to read. This has influenced my genre because the interviews on artists I can write can make the artists have a very rock tone. For example people associate being loud and ‘different’ as traits of a rock star so in the interviews I can make them seem that way. Also if I choose to do a review I can make the review fit into a rock concert scenario. For example I can talk about loud guitar riffs and mosh pits which would set the rock tone that I want my magazine too specialise in. This has made me think about my magazine and has changed my mind on doing a review article because I can now see that an interview would suit my audience a lot more. 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 Interviews Reviews News Blogs
- 7. Question 6- What colours do you associate with these music genres- I asked this question so that I could find out the colours I should incorporate into the magazine to help it fit into my genre more. By doing this I will be helping the magazine suit its genre more and also it will help it sell with the audience because from the colour schemes they will immediately know if they fit into the target audience of the magazine. By asking this question I know that the main colours for a rock themed magazine (My theme) are Black, Yellow and red. Also I know that if I wanted to add a sub genre into the magazine e.g. a pop rock theme article then I could add colour that connote pop such as White, pink and light blue. If I want a rap edge into the rock magazine then I should incorporate Red and black colours. A problem with this question is that not all of the colours suit together (yellow and pink) so I wont be able to incorporate all of the colours that people associate with the genre. This research shows me that the target audience defiantly associate certain colours to a genre which means that if I want my magazine to have a rock vibe I have to be very stereotypical about it. This affects my genre because it has helped me get an idea of the colours that connote the rock genre which will help people associate my magazine into the genre better which may help it sell better with the target audience. This question has made me want my magazine to have black and yellow colours because I know see that that is what people associate into rock. Also It has made me think more about having a sub genre added into my magazine so that I can have more colours going on (e.g. adding pop- rock artists so I can incorporate pink). Rock black yellow red orange Pop pink light blue white Rap Red Black Yellow Orange
- 8. Question 7- Do you prefer a lot of pictures in a magazine or more text? I asked this question so that I could find out what I should have more of in my magazine to draw attention to it and promote sales among my target audience. This question can also help me decide and influence the layout of the magazine (more photos than text). By asking this question I know that the majority of people (14/16) like more pictures then text in a magazine. This has helped me know that I should add more photos into the magazine because they are the most popular. A problem with this question is that it only tells me that the audience want photos but not what photos they want so I will have to guess what photos they would prefer to have. Also it doesn’t tell me what text the 2 people want. This research has showed me that my target audience prefer looking at magazines rather than reading them. This means I can now plan the layout with lots of photos and fewer texts. This influences my genre because it means I am going to have to add more rock looking photos so I will have to think a lot more about ideas for the photos that help connote the rock theme. This question has now made me want my magazine to have more photos and less text. It has also influenced me into thinking more carefully about the Mise En Scene of photos because the question has proven that people look deeper into photos then I originally though they did. 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 Pictures Text
- 9. Question 8- What is the maximum you would pay for a music magazine? I asked this question so that I could find out the price range that my magazine should be. From this questions results I know that the majority of people (6) would not spend more than £5 on a magazine. Also a lot of people would spend £6+ so I know the price range should be around the £5-£6 mark. A problem with this question is that a lot of people say that the maximum they would spend is £5 however there is also a big proportion of people who wouldn’t spend more than £4. This is a problem because I don’t want my magazine to be cheaper than it should be but also by having the magazine as £5 I would be missing out on a lot of my target audience. This research has showed me that the target audience are not really willing to spend a lot of money on a magazine. This means that if I want to have a successful magazine among the audience I asked I need it to be cheap and worth the money which means using all of the research I found from other questions. This doesn’t really affect my magazine in terms of genre. Because of this question I am now thinking about having it a bit cheaper than what I was originally going to price it as. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 £4 £5 £6 More than £6