Q7 Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

Through the whole journey of creating this media product, I've learnt so much about the research, planning and producing of the magazine. I've found that these three factors are essential to creating a professional looking magazine. I learnt that applying the knowledge you gain from your market research to the final product, really helps to make sure you're attracting the right audience in the right way, and instantly giving yourself a reputation to this market. 

There are still things that I think I would improve on in the future, like playing around with the layout of the first double page spread of the features page, as the layout and the way magazines are put together may not be best suited. 

But, overall I am very pleased with my magazine, as I think it looks quite professional in the final outcome, with a long time perfecting paying off. I really enjoyed the making of the whole coursework and hopefully this can be seen from the finalisation of the project. 

Q6 What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

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Q5 How did you attract/address your audience?

Facebook

When coming up to finishing my magazine, I used the social networking site Facebook to gain feedback from my target audience. I thought this would be a good place to gain responses as the majority of 'friends' I have on here are within the 16-24 age group.

I found that I got some useful feedback from this, and recieved some positive opinions on the way it looks. This shows me that I've met the needs of my target audience. After recieving the feedback, I made some minor changes to the cover to improve it do verify  it as my final draft.

Survey Monkey

When my magazine was finally finished, I wanted some more feedback to help me tell if I had met the needs of my target audience fully. I used Survey Monkey to do this, and sent this link to fellow media students, and other members of my target audience. I used both open and closed questions, so that i recieved opinions as well as basic yes/no answers.

 

From looking at my results, I've found that overall all of the people who took my survey, voted that they liked my magazine. This is a great relief as nobody said that they disliked the magazine. I've also recieved feedback on what I could have improved on, as well as the area's in which they think I did well. But generally, the feedback was really good, and specificly told me what was good and what wasn't so good. This information is vital when looking back over it, and finding out where my target audience would want my magazine to be improved.

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Q4 Who would be the audience for your media product?

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Q3 What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

After researching into many different distributor institutions, I decided on Bauer Media for many reasons. 

Bauer Media has potential as they publish Kerrang, Q, Mojo and Empire, so they are able to publish well known music magazines with a similar target audience to my magazine. They also publish magazines like Heat and Practical Photography, which are also two magazines that my target audience may also be interested in. On top of this, they are also involved in TV channels like 4Music and The Box, showing chart music which my target audience are interested in and probably watch these channels. They've even involved in radio stations like Kiss and Kerrang, giving a good mix of genres that they cover throughout. 

This is what I want to give from my magazine, so I feel that this mix of genres and forms of distribution would be perfect for The Mix. 

Q2 How does your media product represent particular social groups?

 When taking my images for the main features page and front cover, I wanted to get some some good quality images, showing both serious and fun poses. The focussed ones representing the serious side of the bands music career, but also capture some more fun and uplifting images to show the fun side of both them and them within their social group, whom are my target audience. I involved colour and style when deciding on Jamie's appearance.  The white t-shirt and slightly long hair worked really well with the type of music he's creating, and represents the target audience as many of them would dress in a similar style. 

Q1 In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

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