How does your media product represent particular social groups?
My music magazine I have made represents a particular social group which is my target audience as when I researched different magazines it clearly indicates the social group it is targeted at by the main codes and conventions. Alot of the music magazines use the front cover to appeal to there target audience which is obvious therefore I had to make sure my front cover was clearly targeted at my target audience.
To do this I carefully analysed what I had to do to make sure my front cover did this by researching into similar music magazines. I researched 'Mix Mag' and studied how they attract there target audience. Not only is the front cover a key in attracting the target audience, the price, contents etc also contributes to this.
For example I researched into the price of Mix Mag and saw that it is £4.20. It is believed although the price is high alot of people still buy it. Due to the fact its monthly they can charge this much because when I looked at the flat plan I was able to see how big Mix Mag really is. Therefore although they charge £4.20 it is seen as reasonable because it is once a month and is very big for a music magazine.
I preferred to follow the path of NME by producing a weekly magazine for the genre I have chosen. This is not yet on the market therefore I wanted to create a magazine different to any others. Although I have followed the style of Mix Mag I feel my magazine will be more up to date with news and events due to the fact it is weekly. I set the price of my music magazine at £2.20 because I feel that it is a reasonable price for my target audience.
My music magazine I have made represents a particular social group which is my target audience as when I researched different magazines it clearly indicates the social group it is targeted at by the main codes and conventions. Alot of the music magazines use the front cover to appeal to there target audience which is obvious therefore I had to make sure my front cover was clearly targeted at my target audience.
To do this I carefully analysed what I had to do to make sure my front cover did this by researching into similar music magazines. I researched 'Mix Mag' and studied how they attract there target audience. Not only is the front cover a key in attracting the target audience, the price, contents etc also contributes to this.
For example I researched into the price of Mix Mag and saw that it is £4.20. It is believed although the price is high alot of people still buy it. Due to the fact its monthly they can charge this much because when I looked at the flat plan I was able to see how big Mix Mag really is. Therefore although they charge £4.20 it is seen as reasonable because it is once a month and is very big for a music magazine.
I preferred to follow the path of NME by producing a weekly magazine for the genre I have chosen. This is not yet on the market therefore I wanted to create a magazine different to any others. Although I have followed the style of Mix Mag I feel my magazine will be more up to date with news and events due to the fact it is weekly. I set the price of my music magazine at £2.20 because I feel that it is a reasonable price for my target audience.
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