AS Evaluation - Q4

1. Q4 Who would be the audience for your mediaproduct and why?
The target audience forRevampwouldbe aged 15-30 and in termsof social classI wouldbe looking
at an audience inthe E, D and C2 categoriesinthe Socio-EconomicNeedsspectrum.Furthermore
there isa clear example of Maslow’ssocial climberswithaspirationof these individualswishingthey
couldbe like theiridols. Thisrange issuitable forthiskindof magazine thatIam tryingto promote.
Thisis supportedbythe affordable price of the magazine,£3.I imaginedthe targetaudience would
alsocontaina mixture of genders.The ideawasnottostereotype specificgenders.Anelementto
considerwasconversingthe taste of musicof my peers.The taste of musicis mainstreamwhichisof
the rap genre.The aim wasto hit the targetaudience forthe appreciationof the musicratherthan
the looks.
Name:ChrisJacobs
Age:17
Favourite Artist:Drake
Hobbies:Musicand Sports
Thissong isone of Chris’sfavourite songsandspecifically exemplifiesthe urbanisationinthe genre.
Name:FeargusBracken
Age:22
Favourite Artist:Jay-Z
Hobbies:Music
Thisis one Feargus’favourite songsever thathasbeenmade and fromhis favourite artist.
I don't believe thatwhere people shopparticularlymakesthematargetaudience intermsof
clothes,however,if Ihadto name some placesthese wouldbe the shops,there isnoparticular
patternwithinthe shopping.

2. I includedcharityshopsbecause Iknowalot of people whoenjoyshoppingwithinthem,including
myself,thisisaverybigcontrast to the "Urban Outfitters"shopthatI have alsoincluded,theyare
on the opposite endsof the spectrum.
The ideaof Katzbeingrelatedwithmyfrontcoverisin termsof the audience being able to
‘personallyidentify’withthe artistinthe image,theyare a duothat connectwiththe audience
because of the type of the people theyportrayinthe image,whichisarepresentationof regular
people whohave made it.Intermsof Maslow’ssocial climbersthiscanbe saidbecause there would
mostlikelybe individual thatwouldtheywere inthe positionthe artistinmyimage isin.On the
otherhand theyconnectwiththe normal people becausetheycome fromthatbackgroundinthe
socio-economicneedstable(C2,Dand E) whichcouldattract the readertothismagazine due to
themsupportingthe artist.
For my contents page Katzis representedthroughthe imagesonce againwiththe people beingable
to ‘personallyidentify’withthe artistsasthey looklike theycanconnectwiththe artiststhrough
theirrespectedarticle.Intermsof Maslow’ssocial climbersthere maybe some peopleinthis
categorybecause theywishtobe like the artistsinthe columnof articleswiththe artist’sname
there.Once againthe audience wouldbe able toconnectwiththembecause theyare fromthe same
socio-economicneedsgroupasthe readers,sotheywouldmostlikelywanttoreadhow theymade
theirrise.
In termsof my DPS,Katz isrepresentedintermsof the audience beingable to‘personallyidentify’
withthe artistbecause of the interviewthatbringsthembackdownto the readerslevel andenjoy
the same privilegesnormal people do.A representationMaslow’ssocial climberswill be expressed
withthemlookingatthe pull outquotesandinterview forwaystobetterthemselvesandsucceed
like thisartisthas.In termsof the socio-economicgroups(C2,Dand E) once again because theycan
connectwiththe audience throughthe answerstheygive inthe interview allowsthemtorelate to
the readerand come downexpressthattheywere inthe same position.