The document discusses audience feedback received on a music magazine created by the author. 10 people from the target audience analyzed the magazine and provided feedback. 9 people said they would purchase the magazine because they were interested in the stories. The majority felt the magazine looked professional and realistic. Most respondents liked the layout of the front cover and contents page. Half would pay £2-£3, similar to the magazine's price. All 10 felt the main task magazine was an improvement over the preliminary version, and 40% noted improved images and layout from the preliminary to the main task.

1. AUDIENCE FEEDBACK

2. Audience Feedback
I created a questionnaire to ask 10 people from my target audience to analyse all 4 pages and provide
me with feedback on the final outcome. It was important for me to get feedback from my target
audience, so I could know if my media product would be successful out there in the
industry, competing against other successful music magazines such as Kerrang! or Q.

3. Audience Feedback
Out of the 10 people that I asked, 9 of them said that they would purchase my music magazine
because it the stories interested them. Most people also said that “the magazine looks like a good
quality magazine” and that it was similar to something that they already read. 1 person said that they
wouldn‟t purchase my magazine, and when asked why, he said that he does in fact love rock
music, but doesn‟t usually buy magazines. I was happy with this result, as the majority would purchase
my magazine.
90%
10%
Would You Purchase ‘Noise’
Magazine?
Yes
No

4. Audience Feedback
100%
Does My Magazine Pages Look
Realistic and Professional?
Yes
No
10/10 people commented that my magazine looked professional and realistic. I am very pleased with this
feedback as I tried to make my media product as realistic as possible.

5. Audience Feedback
40%
50%
10%
What Do You Like Most About My
Front Cover?
Image
Layout
Stories
Other
The majority of people (50%) said that they most liked the layout of my front page, stating that: “It looks
like a genuine magazine and has all the conventions of a magazine that you expect it to have”. 40% of
people liked the main image, saying that: “the person in the photo portrayed a good facial expression”.

6. Audience Feedback
10%
50%
30%
10%
What Do You Like Most About My
Contents Page?
Images
Layout
Stories
Other
When asked the same question about my contents page, half of the people who answered my
questionnaire said that they liked the layout because it looked realistic. 30% of people answered that they
liked the stories, and that cover lines such as: “Plan B – Never Needed A Plan C!‟ was whitty and clever. 1
person said that they liked the overall magazine as a whole, and that each convention made the magazine
a good quality.

7. Audience Feedback
30%
40%
30%
What Do You Like Most About My
Double Page Spread?
Image
Layout
Interview
Yet again, the layout was the best feature of my double page spread. I am very happy that this was the
most liked feature of all 3 pages, as I wanted my magazine to look like a proper magazine and worked
really hard on ensuring that the layout was to a high quality. The remaining responses said that my
interview (30%) was authentic and the image (30%) was nicely edited and of a high quality.

8. Audience Feedback
30%
50%
10%
10%
Without Looking At The Price, How
Much Would You Pay For My
Magazine?
£1 - £2
£2 - £3
£3 - £4
£5+
Half of the responses said that they would pay £2-£3 for my magazine. As my magazine is £2.99, I am
satisfied that they don‟t find my magazine over priced or estimated that the price would be lower. Through
these results, its clear that consumers possibility want a cheap alternative to what‟s already out there.

9. Audience Feedback
100%
Is My Main Task Magazine Better
Then My Prelim Task Magazine?
Yes
No
All 10 people said that my main task magazine was an improvement on my prelim task magazine.
Personally, looking back myself, I do believe my main task is evidence that I have hugely improved my
skills in Photoshop, as I also believe that my main task magazine looks far superior to my prelim task
magazine.

10. Audience Feedback
40%
40%
20%
What Aspect Of My Work Was Most
Improved On Comparing My Prelim
Task To My Main Task?
Layout
Images
Creative Writing
40% of the responses said that the images were much better on the main task then they were on the
prelim. An equal amount of people also said that the layout was far better on my main task magazine then
my prelim one, stating that: “It is evident that you have made a huge improvement in terms of designing
magazines”. The remaining 20% said that the text in the magazine was much more interesting.

11. Looking back at your Preliminary
task, what do you feel you have learnt
in the progression from it to the full
product?I feel that, having completed the preliminary task and learning about the demands of this production
process, I have learnt how to quickly get my designs and thoughts onto Photoshop. When I first
started creating my preliminary task, I didn‟t know any of the shortcuts of the tools I had to use.
Therefore, my time wasn‟t very efficient as I had to manually select the tool I wanted with the mouse
button. Throughout the course of my main task, I had familiarised myself with the tool and keyboard
shortcuts, which allowed me to save time by just clicking the relevant button on the keyboard.
Another skill I believe I have learnt from my preliminary task to my final product is to use the tools in
Photoshop to a higher standard then I previously did. In both productions, I used the shape tool but for
the main task, I used it along with the gradient tool to make the background two different colours. I also
used the text tool in both magazines, but I used it to a greater effect second time around by using a
variety of fonts for different conventions of the page. For example, the masthead was in the font
„Impact‟ and the cover lines were in „Lucinda Fax‟. I believe both these examples show the level of
progression I have accomplished from my preliminary task to my main task as I have learnt to adapt
the skills I previously had and to use the tools to a greater effect.
There is evidence of progression that I feel particularly demonstrates how I met the demands of the
production process, for example the layout of my main task is to much of a higher standard then my
preliminary task pages. Through research and being accustom to the layouts of current, existing
magazines, I have identified the typical codes and conventions of a successful magazine and
„replicated‟ them (Steve Neale) within my magazine.

12. Looking back at your Preliminary
task, what do you feel you have learnt
in the progression from it to the full
product?
Prelim Front Cover Main Task Front Cover

13. Looking back at your Preliminary
task, what do you feel you have learnt
in the progression from it to the full
product?
Prelim Contents Page Main Task Contents