My media magazine, titled "Censored", is aimed at representing young female audiences interested in indie/rock music. To attract this audience, the magazine features a solo female artist on the cover and includes makeup and fashion tips. It also profiles both established and new artists through interviews and articles. The magazine challenges conventions through its use of varied shapes, patterns, and a tinted background color. Overall, the magazine effectively targets its intended 16-24 year old female readership interested in indie/rock music.

2. My magazine was aimed at people aged 16-24 years old mainly girls as there is very little things for girls around in the magazine industry for this genre of magazine.

3. I worked by myself

6. I have also used a different shape around my ‘Gigs and tours’ bit to add variation. The shape I used kind of has a grungy effect.

8. I have used strap lines at the top and bottom of my magazine to give more information to the reader.

9. A medium shot has been used for my image using direct address to draw the reader in.

10. I have used larger text for my artist so people can see who she is and get a bit of information of the article.

11. There is subheadings to show more articles inside.

12. I have used different fontsso my magazine shows some variation.

14. There is a clear indication of what articles are on what pages.

15. There is a competition which there often is in magazines which attracts the audience.

17. I have used a different shape not just a box around my ‘Free posters’. Which again has the kind of grungy effect which makes it different.

19. I have done a simple question and answer whilst interviewing my artist.

20. I have quoted parts from the interview.

22. Q3. What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why? I think IPC would be best to distribute my magazine because they have distributed the magazine ‘NME’ and other Indie/Rock based magazines which is what category my magazine falls into. They would want to distribute my magazine because opposed to other magazines mine is aimed at mainly girls but boys as well. I include new upcoming artists as well as known artists whereas other magazines just include well known bands.

23. Q4. Who would be the audience for your media product? Gender: male and female (mainly female)Age: Between 16-24Interests: going to concerts, hearing about artists lives, the music industry in general, Hearing about new artists in the businessMusic genre they are interested in: Indie and rock sometimes rapMusic idols: Kings of Leon, Fall Out Boy, Paramore, Panic at the Disco, Bullet for my Valentine. My questionnaire results showed that the females in my questionnaire said that they struggled to find magazines for their age group with a rock/indie genre. They said they would like old artists and upcoming ones as well as more things for girls so Iincluded things like fashion tips and make up tips.

24. Q5. How did you attract/address your audience? I took the information from my questionnaire to find out what would attract my audience and added it into my magazine. Choice of title: I chose to name it Censored because I thought the name was very well suited and went very well with the genre. Key image: For my image on my front cover I used direct address to draw the audience in and want to buy it. I used dark costume (black) to keep with the indie/Rock theme. It was also taken up against a brick wall which had a red tint to it which complimented my colour scheme making it more attractive. Storylines: I have used the names of other famous celebrities so people want to find out about their other favourite artists. Articles on the contents page: I made sure that all the stories on my front page were featured in my contents page but with a few more added. I have tried to target the girls in my target audience by putting things in such as fashion tips and make-up tips. Feature Article: I wrote my article as an interview with questions and answers. When I wrote my article I made sure it flowed and make sure that the answers given by my artist were down to earth and seemed real as that is what they are normally like in an indie/rock magazine. By using questions and answers it makes browsing easier and it easier to read.

27. My preliminary task is very boring and has boring text and shapes on it whereas my magazine has various text and different shapes on which gives it a much more appealing look.

28. The colour scheme goes a lot better on my final product as the colours work well together but on my preliminary task they kind of clash.

29. There is a lot of empty space on my first magazine which makes it look unappealing and it does not attract the eye to it. With my final product I made sure that I tried to fill up empty spaces but the brick background helps to cover the blank spaces in a way and makes it look a it fuller.

30. I learnt to cut my images out neater.

32. It represents the target audience well with the solo girl artist on the front and the colour scheme.

33. All my photographs look professional and show that I have done something different by taking them outside in different places not just inside.

34. The layout look interesting and draws the reader into it.

35. It has its own unique style.In my opinion i think my article look and sounds like a real magazine. The conversation flows well and represents the Indie/Rock world very well. They never seem to care what they say or do and my article shows that very well. I think I have made it meaningful by taking professional looking pictures and using other feature articles realistic and interesting.