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The document outlines 5 interview questions created to gather research for a music magazine, including questions about music genres and social media habits, the importance of music, and how free time and money are spent. The conclusion summarizes the findings that dance, rock, and indie music are popular, social media like Snapchat and Instagram are widely used, music helps people relax and change moods, and free time is spent at concerts while money is spent on clothing, music, and event tickets.

Photography planning

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For the front cover, the photographer plans to take shots of the band "Alt-Sound" in a studio with a plain white background. The three band members, consisting of two males and one female, will be color coordinated in simple, casual costumes to emphasize they are a group. Close up, medium, and long shots will be taken to determine which best represents the band on the cover. Additional shots of the female band member Holly will be needed for an interview feature, including close ups and mediums to capture her funky personality, inspired by album covers of artist Annie Mac. Other images planned are long shots from gigs and festivals.

Question 5

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The magazine creator included several design elements and content choices intended to attract their target audience. A large bold font was used for the title to make it stand out. Young models were featured on the cover to relate to a similarly aged audience. The cover also included the word "FREE" and a puff to draw readers in by suggesting free merchandise inside. Color scheme, images of festivals and concerts, and fashionable clothing on models were meant to appeal to the audience's interests. Headlines about success and achieving fame aimed to inspire readers. An "Audience Features" section allowed readers a chance to be published and encouraged participation.

Q2 evaluation

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The document discusses how the media product represents different social groups. It represents young people through its bright color scheme and use of young models that readers can relate to. However, the models are all white, reinforcing the predominant representation of white people in media. The sole female model is presented in a sexualized way that reinforces gender stereotypes by how she is dressed and positioned between two casually dressed male models of similar appearance. The magazine also likely represents a middle class social group through the fashionable, designer clothes worn by the male models and its coverage of relatively expensive music festivals. It challenges stereotypes by portraying young adults as extremely successful musicians rather than the stereotypical portrayal of youths as lazy or reckless.

Evaluation q7

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In comparing their preliminary tasks to the final music magazine, the student learned important skills with Photoshop that improved the professional look of their work. Reviewing other magazines helped them make educated choices around color schemes, fonts, and images that showed a significant difference from their early work. Their photography skills also improved throughout the project, as taking their own high-quality images with a professional camera and effective editing techniques enhanced the magazine.

Evaluation 6

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The document discusses what technologies the author learned throughout constructing their coursework project. They used PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Excel, Photoshop, InDesign, and WordPress. PowerPoint and Word were familiar technologies, but the author gained more proficiency. Photoshop and InDesign were new and required learning how to use the tools and features like layers. WordPress was also new but the author quickly learned to create a site, publish work, and edit posts. Overall the author expanded their knowledge of both familiar and new technologies through completing this project.

Question 4

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The target audience for the media product is males and females aged 16-30, as this age group was most popular in the creator's survey. Both male and female models are featured to appeal to both genders. The magazine costs £2.45 to target individuals across all socioeconomic classes, though it is perhaps more suited to middle-class readers. It includes festival features and fashionable clothing as research found this age group often spends on music, concerts, and apparel. Bright, vibrant colors and images were selected to interest the lively audience.

Evaluation q3 done

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Bauer Media Group would be the best media distributor for my dance music magazine. Bauer is a large European company that distributes over 300 magazines across 15 countries, including music magazines like Kerrang. Though Bauer doesn't currently focus on dance music magazines, distributing my magazine could be a good opportunity for them to target a new audience. EMAP, which is now owned by Bauer, may be less suitable as they specialize more in business publications. Similarly, while Time Inc. publishes music magazine NME, it targets an older, more mature audience that differs from my intended younger audience.

This document discusses the conventions used in the design of a music magazine front cover created by Eleanor Richards for a media coursework evaluation. It explains several common conventions used that develop or challenge real music magazine formats, including using a masthead in the top left corner in a bold font, including a memorable slogan underneath, featuring key artists in an orange and black banner at the bottom, employing a three color scheme of black, white and orange, and adding a puff advertising a free CD and including a barcode on the front cover. The document analyzes how these conventions were used and their purpose in making the magazine recognizable and appealing to audiences.

Media pitch final

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The document outlines plans for a new dance music magazine. It discusses choosing the name "beatz" or "relentless", a biweekly publication schedule at a price of £2.45, and a colorful style sheet. The magazine will provide up-to-date information on the dance music industry, new artists, concerts, festivals, interviews and competitions in an accessible, easy to read layout. The target readership includes males and females aged 16-30 who enjoy dance music and spend on music, concerts, and clothes.

Media pitch final

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The document discusses plans for a new dance music magazine. It will be called either "beatz" or "relentless" and focus on the dance music genre. It will have a colorful design with vibrant colors and distinctive fonts. The magazine will be published every two weeks and cost £2.45. It aims to provide up-to-date information on the dance music industry and emerging artists in an accessible and easy to read layout. The target readership includes both male and female 16-30 year olds who enjoy dance music and spend their money on music, concerts, and clothes.

Media pitch final

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