Evaluation question 3

what kind of media instition will distribute my media production

One of my tasks is to choose what kind of media institution will distribute my product. To do this I have taken into account what kind of shops I think people would be likely to buy my magazine in. I think followers of my magazine would be more likely to buy the magazine in music shops and record stores rather than in big supermarkets. This would mean the magazine would be sold in stores such as HMV as well as in individual cd shops or reggae shops. This is because the magazine is less likely to attract a mainsteam following as the music featured is rarely played in popular culture. Another important factor is the followers of the magazine will be more likely to be found in a more diverse cd shop/record store which would sell music from around the world.

Jamguide will also charge £5.30, which could be considered more expensive, but followers are encouraged to subscribe for £10.00 per month for a weekly issue, meaning it costs significantly less. This is important as the magazine is trying to establish a loyal following who consistently read the magazine. I will also have my magazine sold mainly in cities, as it is an urban magazine with a large multicultural following.

My magazine will also have a website where followers can get all the information from the magazine as well as set up their own user accounts where they can interact with eachother and discuss the music featured in the magazine. They can also download an app for their i phone which updates you on all the news featured in the magazine.

Audience response

Photoshoot planning drawings

My magazine double page spread

This is the double page spread for my music magazine. The article is an interview and a brief bit of information about a fake reggae music artist 'Ragman.' The artist is being interviewed by a questioner, who''s interest is the inspiration behind the artists music.

The headline for my double page spread is 'Ragman talks to us' which shows that the interview is exclusive to my magazine. 

 For my double page spread I also used several images of the artist. These images are important as they are the hook on the page, and without them the spread would just be writing and may be considered boring. The images show the artist playing guitar, mixing and a close up of his face. This range of images show the different talents the artist has as well as immediately showing the audience that he is a musician.

Also, for my double page spread I enlarged important quotes from the article and changed their font as well as adding colour. This is the first thing the audience looks at at gives them an insight into what type of article/ interview it is.

The interview in the article is laid back and has a conversational feel. This is important as one of the running themes in my magazine is a relaxed, welcoming tone. I used this because it means the audience can relate to the conversation featured, and means the interveiwer seems interested rather than interregating. This is shown through the use of conversational, every day speech such as 'its quite funny actually.' I also use laughter to reflect the upbeat, warm tone of the interview.

My magazine audience

I created a reggae music magazine called Jamguide. I aimed to attract an audience who were interested in the magazine genre I was producing. This meant I was appealing to a wide range of ages, but mainly younger people as I was aiming to get young people interested in the music genre. I attracted this audience by using bright colours (red, yellow, green) and using a font with a modern style. (california downloaded from dafont.com)
I also put a 'conte crayon' effect on all of my photos, which made the pictures black and white, relating them to photos of reggae artists of old, as well as giving them a modern touch. This attracted a young and old audience.

My target audience are young people from Britain with an interst in reggae music. The magazine is produced weekly and is relatively cheap meaning people from a lower income could afford to buy the magazine on a regular basis. This is important because many of my target audience could be on a low income. The younger generation of my audience would download their music and go to gigs, but some of the older generation would be listening to cd's and vynils. I think my target audience would have a range of interests and hobbies depending on their age. As I was aiming at such a wide range of target audiences this could include anything from partying to relaxing and listening to the music. 

My music magazine

For my music magazine I chose to produce a reggae magazine. My task was to make a front page, a contents page and a double page spread article.
Firstly, the font I chose for the masthead was found on Dafont.com. The masthead had silhoutted palm trees on it which reflected the hot, sunny setting from which the music was based. After installing this font I used colours of red, yellow and green to further reflect the magazine genre. This meant when the target audience looked at the masthead they immediately knew it was a reggae magazine.
The name I chose for the magazine was 'JAMGUIDE' which is appropriate for the magazine genre as 'Jam' is short for Jamaica, which is where a great deal of the music comes from, and 'Guide' tells the audience it is giving information about the music genre. Using photoshop I put a black banner behind this masthead, so it stood out more than anything else on the page.