Audience Research

This graph displays the frequency in which the participants of my questionnaire buy music magazines. This displays that a majority of the surveyed people stated that they purchase magazines less than once a month, therefore I have decided that I will publish my magazine monthly. This enables there to be a new issue of the magazine each time the customers decides to buy one.

This pie chart displays the results of the question 'What is the maximum amount you would be willing to pay for a music magazine?'. 50% of the questionnaire participants stated that they would pay £4.00- £4.99 at a maximum. However, I believe this price range is too much. From this, I decided to price my magazine at £2.40, an affordable price range for my target audience.

The question 'Which method of purchasing music do you prefer?' has been used on my questionnaire so that I could have knowledge on how to recommend new material from artists to the readers. Most of the people who I surveyed stated that they like to download music and buy CDs so this gives me a wider range of choice.

Music Magazine Questionnaire

For my AS Media coursework, I am designing a music magazine. I have produced this questionnaire in order to help me decide the features of my magazine and I would appreciate if you took the time to fill in it in.

1.    What is your gender? (Please tick your answer)

Male

Female

2.    How often do you buy music magazines?

Weekly

Fortnightly

Monthly

Less than once a month

Other (if other please specify)

3.    What is the maximum amount you would be willing to pay for a music magazine?

£1.00 - £1.99

£2.00 - £2.99

£3.00 - £3.99

£4.00 - £4.99

£5.00+

4.    On a scale of 1-5 where 1 is very important and 5 is irrelevant, how do you rate the following aspects of a magazine? (Please circle your answer)

Pictures                      1          2          3          4          5
Competitions            1          2          3          4          5
Interviews                 1          2          3          4          5
Free posters              1          2          3          4          5

5.    Which method of purchasing music do you prefer?

Download music

Buy CDs

Both

6.    What is your favourite colour?

7.    Who is your favourite punk rock artist/band?

8.    What 3 words do you associate with a punk rock?

1.

2.

3.

9.    What do you dislike about current music magazines?

Analysis of Double Page Spread Articles

Analysis of a Double Page Spread on Prezi

Analysis of Professional Magazine Contents Pages

Analysis of Professional Contents Pages on Prezi

Analysis of Professional Magazine Covers

Analysis of Professional Magazine Covers on Prezi

Codes and Conventions of a Double Page Spread

• Larger image covering full page - sometimes bleeds between pages (links two pages together).
• Drop capitals - show reader where to start.
• Standfirst introduces the article and is positioned under the headline. Contains journaslist's name and credits the photographer.
• Other techniques: bold text, slightly bigger typesize, capitals for the first few words.
• Quotes are taken out of the article and enlarged somewhere on the pages, this can be a form of seperating blocks of text. Also, they can be placed in the headline, on the picture or in the standfirst.
• Laid out in columns, always 2 to 4. It is only occasionally when it is set out in 2 columns.
• Simple colour scheme (kept to a minimum).
• Headline of the article.
• Name of the artist who the article is about.
• If the article is an interview, photograph is a studio photo.
• Sometime the picure is across the whole DPS with all text on the picture.
• Headline sometimes uses stylised fonts.
• Used to draw the reader in, but don't state what the article is about.
• By line - who wrote the article/photographer's credit.
• Strapline at the top - subject matter of the article.
• The article is usually written informally and the personlity of the journalist comes through.

Initial Plans for My Magazine

PRICE
£2.10


FREQUENCY OF PUBLICATION
Monthly


AVERAGE ISSUE SIZE
66 pages


REGULAR CONTENT
Album reviews
Gig guide
Pick of the month
New band review
Posters


FEATURE ARTICLES
Interviews with bands/artists
Leeds and Reading feedback