Evaluation

The second part to my evaulation

• Who would be the audience for your media product?

The audience for my music magazine would be aged from 15 to about 19 or 20. They would be of both genders., i don't want to discriminate. They would be teenagers, who enjoy music of indi pop, pop, country pop and alternative rock genres. Who also like to keep up to date on news of their favourite bands and solo artists.

• How did you attract/address your audience?

I attracted my audience by appealing to what they would want in my product. Since I am within the age range that I have decide to target, it was easy for me to ask around, using both my social time as well as polls or questionnaires on my blog. I used colours that would appeal to my target section of teenagers, as well as wording the magazine in a way that would not be complicated or hard to read, for example, like a period novel. The pictures I took included people of the same age, they also included both genders. I didn’t want my audience to be secluded to just males, or just females. The content of my magazine was made to appeal to both genders as well, not including girl gossip pages or in depth information about heavy metal. I didn’t want my magazine to be a stereotypical magazine. I wanted it to break the barriers and be an entertaining, interesting and informative magazine. Someone would want to buy my magazine because of the interesting content.

The hook of my magazine is my front cover and i took a lot of time making sure that this was attractive and eye catching. 70% of people buy magazines on the spur of the moment. I wanted my magazine to stand out from the rest. so that more people would buy this magazine on the spur of the moment.

• What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

The technologies that I have used are Microsoft Publisher and Microsoft Word, Gimp, a digital camera, Blogspot, polls, PowerPoint and Vlog. I have learnt that to use some of these programmes and technologies you have to have certain knowledge. I have had fun using these technologies and i thought that by using them i could make my magazine...just more than it would be without them.

• Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

I felt I have learnt a great deal. Both about the way a product is molded to fit it’s target audience’s needs as well as how difficult it is to make a professional appearing magazine within a period of time. I have gained skill and knowledge in how to edit a photo using Gimp. And I have also gained knowledge about keeping and maintaining a blog. I felt that I have learnt a great deal that could be beneficial for future use.