2. How did I ATTRACT my audience? Bold mast head to grab the
audiences attention
Clear colour scheme of red,
black, white which are all
bright colours.
Through the use of shisha smoke,
boys would aspire to look up to my
model, as they would want to
follow the latest trends or find out
more about it.
Magazines website which the
audience may want to access
at home or for extra
information about the
magazine.
Price and release date to let the
audience know when the content has
been released and the price of it.
Different size texts to
show the importance
of each headline
Feature of an exclusive unseen
poster
Main image
Bold strap line
3. How did you ADDRESS your audience?
When planning and creating my product , I made sure my audience would feel
addressed to through the images, font types, font size and colour.
The use of the vibrant colours red, black and white was one way I tried to attract my
magazine to my audience. The reality of using this colour scheme is to make it more
appealing and consistent throughout.
Although my model did not have direct mode address with my audience, the
message that he was implying was a “rebellious teenager”. This is evident from the
mise en scene of the shisha smoke that is been blown away.
My media product tells the reader that to be successful you need to be confident,
happy, and rebellious at times.
My front cover is used to aspire all the mainstreamers who are seeking to better
themselves and be like my star.
4. Gender:
My magazine is aimed at both genders despite my cover star
being a male. This has been prospered through the use of music
artists mentioned as they are both feminine and masculine
artists.
Age:
The target audience for my magazine is teenagers up to
young adults (13-18). The reason for this is because the
music genre hip-hop is most popular within this age group.
The cover star is also 18 therefore my readers can relate to
the content as well as the cover star.
Genre:
The genre of my music magazine is “Hip-Hop” this is
portrayed through the mise en scene in the main image
of my cover star blowing shisha smoke. This has
connotations of ‘hip-hop’ as most artists use smoke in
their music videos and even lyrics.
5. The word “heart-throb” draws the
female readers in because it is
referring to someone as charming
and handsome which makes the
female readers wanting to know
more about this ‘heart-throb’. The
fact that it is part of the strap line
appeals to the audience as this
person who is labelled as a heart-
throb is a big deal, this is also
supported by the bold black font.
The red italics of the word “EXCLUSIVE”
connotes how special this poster inside
this magazine is, it is an item which is
published by only one source. This is
almost tempting the readers to want to
see this ‘EXCLUSIVE’ poster by needing
to buy it.
The use of the play phrase “& his
NEW DIRECTION”, mimicking
Zayn’s departure from One
Direction lures the readers in as it
funny and entertaining.
6. The heading is in the centre at
the top of the page in black bold
font attracting the audience
immediately to let them know
what the page is about.
The white font against a black background
makes it stand out and emphasise on the
“MAIN FEATURES”. This draws the reader
into looking at the contents page as well
as through the pages for each feature.
The use of images takes the
audiences attention off the writing
as too much writing might put
them off. Also, it gives them an
insight of what the magazine
includes inside by helping them
understand.
7. The pull quote which
has been taken from
the interview is used to
grab the audiences
attention. It has been
chosen as it supports
the rhetorical question
in the headline which
says “and new lover?”
The headline which matches
the cover stars costume is
purposely used to maintain
consistency. The italic flirty
font at the bottom saying
“and new lover?” is used to
highlight the potential love
that might be there which
will be mentioned in the
interview.
The use of the image lets the
reader know who is this
celebrity who won the X-
Factor.
8. The consistency of the house style and the colour scheme of red, black and white has been
continued throughout to keep it professional and neat.
The colour red is both feminine and masculine which connotes love ,passion, danger. The
colour black being associated with power, mystery elegance and white with light, goodness,
purity.
Although, my double page spread didn’t follow the red, black and white colour scheme, the
font matches the costume of my star to continue the neat look of my magazine.
