evaluation of audience feedback

Audience feedback

From audience feedback I’ve been told they think the layout and colour of my magazine represents the genre which is R’n’B and they think the audience for my magazine is directed at people of a black ethnicity mainly, both male and female and for teenagers and they were represented a positive light. I’m happy with those comments as that was the target audience I had in mind.

They felt my magazine was affordable for people who work and for students and for people with a normal lexis level which is exactly what I was trying to do. They said they really like the contents page. They like the layout and the way the 'UB' is faded into the background and how the pictures are used. It looks professional and it is easy to understand.

However they said they like it overall but if any changes could be made they would of edited the DPS picture to make sure the background looks even and use auto fix to make the lighting even because it is a bit light. They love the contents page so I wouldn't change anything. On the front cover they would make the text of teasers bigger and change the font as well. Perhaps make the masthead bigger. They think the colour scheme works really well together. I took my audience feedback into consideration and changed the things they said to however I couldn’t darken the area of the picture on the DPS so I had to leave it how it is. Overall i am happy with the audience feedback as it helped me to improve my magazine.

What do you think i can improve ?

Which elements of my magazine do you like?

what social group does my magazine represent and is it negative or positive?

Who is the target audience for my magazine ?

dps final draft

I changed the font of the title to match my front page and made the quote bigger so it catches the readers eye.

contents final draft

I changed 2 of the photographs on my contents page as i thought they fit better with my magazine, i also changed the font that contents, editors note, regulars and features to fit with the masthead on my front page. I also got rid of my fashion section as i realised it didn't fit in with my music magazine and added album reviews instead. On each picture i wrote a short sentence about what their part is in the magazine.

I changed the picture of the singer as i feel the pose she is doing fits better on the contents page than the other picture.

I used this picture to replace the other one because the other picture i had was for the fashion section which i got rid of so i thought this photo fit perfectly for my music magazine.

Magazine construction

Here i was experimenting with fonts and released the font of the cover stories don't fit with the magazine. it doesn't look professional enough and looks out of place.

Front page final draft

I changed the font of the masthead and the main coverline because i wasn't able to get the masthead bigger with the font i was using and i think this font works well with my magazine. I also had to change the font of my other coverlines so that it looks as though it fits in with the page. I made the font bigger so that you can clearly see the issue number, price and  coverlines. I moved the position of the coverline on the right hand side because i felt it looked better near her head.

contents ( draft 3 )

I thought my contents page looked better and slightly more professional with the white background.

music mag ( draft 2 )

In my audience feedback i was told to add in the issue number, website and date. Also i was told to make all my coverlines the same size so it looks professional.

music mag contents ( draft 2)

At first I did my contents page with a white background and on a double page. I wrote the editors note and features on the left side with one image and features and regulars on the right side with two more images and the initials of my magazine faded behind my text. I realised this didn’t work well so I changed the background colour to black, put the editors note, two pictures and regulars on the left hand side then placed the features, two more pictures and the word contents on the right and added the page number to the bottom of each page I figured it worked better.

From my audience feedback I was told to add page numbers on each of my pictures so it is clear to the audience what page it is on.

 

I decided to use this picture on my contents instead of the other one because the other one didnt fit with the page properly.

 

I added this picture to the contents page to represent concert dates.

Music magazine dps ( draft 2 )

 
From audience feedback I was told to make the title bigger and place it in the middle, make the photograph bigger and add a pull out quote I took this on board and applied it to my magazine.

 

I used this picture because she looks quite relaxed and i wanted that feel as that was the atmosphere when doing the interview.

music mag dps

For my dps I started my adding the Q & A journalism I wrote up and the title on the left hand side and made sure I put it in two columns so that it would look like a proper article, then I added the photograph I wanted to the right hand side so that would be the first thing the audience see’s when they open that page and added page numbers.

music mag contents page

For my contents page i looked back at my case study of vibe magazine and looked at how they lay things out. I started by adding features, and regulars and the editors note and page numbers. Then i decided to add the initials of my magazine faded behind i saw the idea from vibe magazine. I then added in pictures and page numbers but i figured this layout wasn't working how i would like it to.

I used this photograph to represent my fashion section.

 

I used this model as he represented the social group i was aiming for he was representing an upcoming rapper. 

Music magazine front cover

I started off constructing my front page with the mast head.

Urban Beat

This is how I looked at first but I thought it didn’t look quite write so I joined the words together and changed the colour of one word.

UrbanBeat

I decided it looked better like that so I stuck to it.

I then went on to write my cover lines, teasers and skyline, however the front I used at first didn’t work well on my magazine so I changed it. I went back to look at my case studies so I could see how vibe magazine laid everything out and that’s when I added red boxes behind the words exclusive and fashion forward which made my magazine more realistic. I then added the barcode and the price and moved things around so they didn’t look out of place. Then I added the main cover line I did it in a bigger font, different colour and in the same font as the masthead so it would stand out against the other pieces of writing on the page. Lastly I added in the photograph I had taken on a location shoot.

Originally i was going to use this picture as my front cover

However i was advised that this picture would look better if i just cut her out from the background so that's what i did.

 

location photographs

studio photographs

I decided to do a variety of photographs of him sitting down and standing up in positions i had seen other rappers do. I decided to go with a sitting down picture as it went better with my contents page.

Call sheet

Call sheet

Call sheet

Date:  Tuesday, November 27^th 2012

Time:  11:40 – 12:50

Assignment:  Music magazine shoot

Location: Leyton sixth form

 

Client:  Tashana Nelson

Photographer: Tashana Nelson

Model 1: Tyrell M

Special instructions:  

What my model needs for the shoot:

There must be baggy jeans, a chain, T-shirt and a black jacket.

Concept:

Tyrell is a new upcoming rapper that has an exclusive interview telling people about what it takes to make it and what elements are needed to be a good rapper. He is also promoting his new mixtape.

Q&A journalism for music mag

Transcript with new singer Mya

What made you want to be in the music industry?

‘When i was younger i would always sing songs and put on little shows for my family so music had been in me from a young age, then when i got older i realised that’s what i want my career to be and at that time in the 90’s when In my opinion meaningful music was being made and my inspiration was singers like Aaliyah, Faith evans etc.’ 

 

How did you come about getting signed to Warner music group?

‘I started off making youtube videos of a mix between covers of songs and  some of my own and they ended up being more popular than i thought they would be. The viewers kept requesting more so i delivered and one day i got a comment from Warner asking me to contact them.

I couldn’t believe it so i called them straight away and they asked me to come and perform for them which went very well and they offered me a record deal, but i haven’t forgot about the viewers that helped me get here so i will still continue uploading video’s for them’

 

What were your worse and best subjects in school?

‘Well I absolutely hated maths and P.E I just couldn’t get my head round it, it just didn’t make sense to me which explained the D I got in it and P.E just wasn’t my thing, i was always the last person to be picked for teams because i wasn’t good at anything to do with running but I loved music of course because I could just express myself through my singing and also was quite good at art.’

 

What do you do in your spare time when you’re not singing?

‘I love to draw and paint most of the canvases in my flat are ones I have drawn and painted myself and also not much people know this but i love games I have my xbox and ps3 in my flat and I just sit there playing cod, halo, assassins creed, fifa, dance central and loads of other games’

 

What are your favourite movies?

‘I absolutely love dance films so I would have to say you got served, the dances they do are just amazing , action films because i love the fighting scenes and the blood and gore and of course musicals because i love the singing’

 

Do you get used to being a celebrity?

‘No well i haven’t i still find it weird that i have fans and paparazzi when this time last year i was just a normal girl doing cover videos in my bedroom, it’s still so overwhelming’

 

What do you think of your fellow UK artists?

‘I think we’re all getting there I mean America has always been the best but n-dubz, one direction, chip etc. seem to be making it over there so the UK acts are doing good for them selves and i just hope to follow in their footsteps’

 

What advice could you two give to other people trying to make it?

‘I would say just follow your dreams and never give up, if you want it that bad you will do everything you can to get it and eventually you will make it’

Do you have any upcoming concerts or gigs?

‘Yes i have a concert coming up next year in march the tickets go on sale from next week Tuesday so i’m hoping it is successful’

lighting setup

I used lighting set up 2 because i used a white background however i didn't use any of the reflectors as i like the way the lighting hit my models face. It created quite a dark feel which went with who my model was which is a rapper.

Magazine powerpoint presentation

My audience liked the colour scheme i chose and thought it fit with the genre of my magazine, they also helped me decide on what font to pick for my masthead which was useful as they were the age group my magazine is primarily aimed at.