The document summarizes the results of a questionnaire about preferences for a music magazine. Key findings include:
- The main image on the front cover is the most important feature.
- Indie/alternative music was the most popular genre choice.
- Monthly was the preferred release schedule.
- £2-2.99 was the preferred price range.
- Red, black and blue was the most popular color scheme choice.
- Readers most want to see interviews with stars on double page spreads.
- Alt-J was the most popular choice for the front cover feature.
- "XTRA" was the most attractive magazine masthead option.
- A long shot was preferred for
2. 1)What feature of a magazine front cover
do you think is the most important?
Results
Main Image
Headline
Masthead
Colour scheme
Other
3. As a large majority of 75% think the most
important feature of a front cover is the main
image, I will ensure I dedicate a lot of time into
the main image on the front cover for my
production. I will focus more on the mise-en-
scene, shot type and image quality as a result.
Analysis
4. 2)What is your favourite music genre?
Results
Pop
Rap
Rock
Alternative/Indie
Classical
Other
5. I have decided to make my music magazine a
magazine of the indie/alternative genre because
that’s what most people wanted the genre to
be. This additionally shows that there is a large
market for the genre as it’s the genre of
magazine people would most like to see.
Analysis
6. 3)How regularly do you think a music
magazine should be released?
Results
Weekly
Fortnightly
Every three weeks
Monthly
Other
7. I will make my magazine monthly because it’s
what the majority asked for.
Analysis
8. 4)How expensive do you think a
monthly magazine should cost?
Results
Under £1.00
£1-£1.99
£2-£2.99
£3-£3.99
£4-£4.99
Over £5
9. I will make my magazine price in the range £2-
£2.99 because it’s what the majority want.
However as the magazine is monthly in order to
be realistic I will aim to price my magazine at the
top end of this price range.
10. 5)What colour scheme works best for
a music magazine?
Results
Black and white
Black,red and blue
Pink and purple
Blue and white
Green and white
Other
11. Because the majority think the colourscheme
that’s best for a music magazine is red, black
and blue I will aim to use this colourscheme in
my production.
12. 6)What would you rather see
featured on a double page spread?
Results
Informative article
about a band or
musician
Interview with a star
Recent story/gossip
about a star
Other
13. The vast majority agree an interview with a
‘star’/‘stars’ is what they would like to see most
on a double page spread s this is what I will do.
Analysis
14. 7)Who would you like to see most on
a front cover?
Results
Arctic Monkeys
MGMT
Tame Impala
Alt J
Other
15. Because the majority want Alt-J to be featured
on the cover I have decided to feature them on
my cover. Additionally, I think this is a good
decision because they are a band I am familiar
with so I can replicate them effectively.
Analysis
16. 8)What masthead would attract you
to a music magazine the most?
Results
Music
Sound
Loud
Noise
Indie
Bass
XTRA
Other
17. Because the majority think ‘XTRA’ is the best
masthead for a music magazine, I will use it as
the masthead for my music magazine. This is
also because it’s connotations suggest a reader
is provided with lots of good information, more
so than they could find elsewhere. This is how I
envisage my music magazine to be.
Analysis
18. 9)What shot of the star/stars would
be most effective for the double page
spread?
Results
Mid Shot
Close Up
Medium Close Up
Long Shot
Other
19. As the majority prefer the shot of ‘stars’ on a
double page spread to be a long shot, I will use a
longshot for my double page spread. This will be
my decision because the majority agree but
additionally because it is the most suited shot
type for a double page spread as the image can
fill the page and it’s also stereotypical for
magazines to use this shot type on a double
page spread.
Analysis
20. 10) Is there anything you think should
be additionally included in the
magazine please write below…
I received no feedback from this question in any
of the questionnaires I completed. Therefore I
cannot use it for my production.