EVALUATION - Who would be the audience for your media product? How did you attract/address your audience?

Demographics of my target audience

• Gender- female• Age- 11-25• Social class-D/E• Ethnicity- British

How did the genre of your music magazine attract them?

• The genre of my music magazine is pop, which is a very popular genre of music with young girls in the 21st century. So many big boybands, for example, One Direction are within the genre of pop so makes this style of magazine very good for a younger audience.

What images did you take, use and then edit to attract your target audience?

• The images that I took for my magazine were not in any way extravagant; my model was wearing regular clothes that any young girl would be able to wear. I think this attracts more people because it gives them the idea that they can be like the “pop stars” and wear the same things as them. The props that i used were all linked to music e.g. microphone, guitar etc. Some of the edits I did on these images were to enhance the colours on either her outfit or the blue in the guitar. This makes the image stand out more and makes it look more professional and appealing to the audience.

How did your choice of models conform/subvert stereotypes of the music genre that you chose?

• The choice of model did conform to the stereotype of a pop magazine because it was an image of a young, pretty girl, with makeup on looking smiley. This is the type of image that I saw a lot when doing research into these magazines, more so on kids pop magazines but also on older ones too.

How does your cover lines and main double page spread story attract your audience?

• The cover lines on my magazine have the reader wanting more. By the using the term “exclusive interview” it lets people know that this is the only place they’re going to find this so it gives them more of an incentive to purchase the magazine, especially if they are a big fan of the particular artist. My double page spread includes a play of words in the headline, using Olly Murs’ album title as part of the headline.