Audio results for my questionnaire

Bar charts

The majority answer was Little Boots so she will be my main image and main story in the magazine.

Onamatopeia was the most common in this question, and Boom was in this catergory so this will be my title.


The majority of my target audience said their favourite colour was pink so this will be the background colour for my magazine.


My questionnaire results shown that only 50% of my target audience buy the current music magazines, this means that i will have to do something different to make the audience more attracted to buy them.


Most of my target audience buy music magazines monthly, this means i will create my magazine to be produced monthly as they may not have money to spend every week.


Since there are no current pop magazines none of my target audience buy pop magazine so hopefully if one was released they would buy it.

All of these features have the similar amount of desire so they will all be in my magazine.


I asked this question to see whether my target audience wanted free gifts with the magazine or if they thought it was a bit childish for their age range. The overall answer was yes, so a free goft would appear with the magazine but not with every issue.



The majority of my target audience i had asked had bought Smash Hits or Top of the Pops before, therefore my magazine will have to be up to standard with both these magazines. However, for the people in my target audience stated that they had never bought these, then my magazine will have to be more appealing to attract them to wanting to buy it.

Since the majority of the target audiendce would prefer to pay anything from £1.50 - £2.50. my magazine will be this much.



Since downloads are more popular with my target audience i will do an article why downloads are over taking CDs.

Most of my target audience prefer albums to singles so there will be more about albums than singles in my magazine.



My magazine will have articles about both solo artists and groups as there is not much difference between them.


Many of the audience said yes, therefore, i will have an article about the X Factor.


The answers on this question are people from this year's X Factor, so i will have the article on this years.


The majority of my target audience prefer informal language to formal. Therefore, the language on my magazine will be informal and relevant to them.

Questionnaire results

1.Who is your favourite pop artist or band?

Take that

Beyonce X2

Lady Gaga

Michael Jackson

Britney Spears

Robbie Williams

Little Boots X4

Jonas Brothers

Taylor Swift X2

Pussycat dolls X3

Paramore

N dubz

The Script

Pixie Lott



Therefore, my double page spread article will be on Little Boots.



2.Write down three words you think of when you hear the word “pop”?

Music X2

Bubbly X2

Lively

Cheesy X5

Popular X2

Old

Colourful X2

Hippy

Fun X7

Dance X5

Rave X8

Happy X2

Concerts

Girly X2

Celebrities

Chart



3.What is your favourite colour?

Pink X6

Red X2


Yellow X3

Purple X5

Blue X4

4. Do you buy any music magazine?

Yes X10

No X10


5.If so, how often?

Weekly – 2

Fortnightly - 1

Monthly – 8

6. And which ones?


Mojo – 1

Q – 3

NME – 5

Kerrang – 3

Rocksound – 2

7. What would you like to see in a pop magazine? Please rank order them from 1 being most wanted and 5 being least wanted.



Concerts 57

Interviews 42

Reviews 59

Tour dates 74

Previews 71

8. Do you like free gifts with magazines such as, posters, cds etc?


Yes – 19

No - 1

9. How much are you willing to pay for a pop music magazine?

£1.00 - £1.50 X1


£1.50 - £2.50 X12

£2.50 - £3.50 X5

£3.50 - £4.50 X2


10.If more, how much?
N/A

11. Have you ever bought Smash Hits or Top of the Pops magazine before?
Yes X16

No X4

12. How do you purchase your music?



CDs X5

Downloads X15


13. What do you prefer?


Singles X1

Albums X19


14. What do you prefer?

Groups X7

Solo artists X13

15. Do you watch the X Factor?

Yes X14

No X6

16. If so, who has been your favourite contestant from the past 3 years?

Alexandra Burke X1

JLS X2

Eton road X1

Olly Murrs X2

Lloyd Daniels X4

Joe McElderry X3

Leona Lewis X1

Jedward X1


17. What would you prefer?

Informal X17

Formal X3

Questionnaire

Questionnaire



1.Who is your favourite pop artist or band? ­________________________



2.Write down three words you think of when you hear the word “pop”?



________________________________

________________________________

________________________________





3.What is your favourite colour? __________________

4. Do you buy any music magazine? Yes No




5. If so, how often? Weekly Fortnightly Monthly



6. And which ones? ___________________________________________



7. What would you like to see in a pop magazine? Please rank order them from 1 being most wanted and 5 being least wanted.



Concerts __ Interviews __ Reviews __ Tour dates __ Previews __

8. Do you like free gifts with magazines such as, posters, cds etc? Please circle Yes No




9. How much are you willing to pay for a pop music magazine? Please circle one



£1.00 - £1.50 £1.50 - £2.50 £2.50 - £3.50 £3.50 - £4.50 More



10.If more, how much? ___________________



11. Have you ever bought Smash Hits or Top of the Pops magazine before? Please circle



Yes No



12. How do you purchase your music? Please circle



CDs Downloads

13. What do you prefer? Please circle




Singles Albums



14. What do you prefer? Please circle



Groups Solo artists



15. Do you watch the X Factor? Please circle



Yes No



16. If so, who has been your favourite contestant from the past 3 years?



__________________________________



17. What would you prefer? Please circle



Informal Formal

Analysis - Pop music magazine double page spread article

This is a double page spread from the magazine Top of the pops.
The language used is informal and chatty welcoming the readers and inviting them to read on with writing such as: "Hello Campers!". This presumes the genre of the magazine understands and knows this film as they are iconic disney actors and singers so therefore, only appealing to one age group.
This is also created by the dominant image of the Jonas Brothers showing that they are a big hit with this audience so they will be attracted.
Also there is a friendly image created as the characters are introduced to the readers making them feel more involved. The darker background and brighter writing and images stands out for the readers making it eye-catching.


A double page spread from another Top of the Pops magazine.
The title of the articleis spread out throughout both pages so it is clearly understandable. "DANI'S MUSIC MAKE-OVER" suggests that the readers know who "Dani" is, so she is a well known artist within this age group. Also the bold shining of music tells the readers clearly that it is to do with music.
The few colours used are pink, white and yellow to attract the audience but also because it is less exspensive. The different shapes used throughout the design such as circles and boxes seperate the text so it is easier for the readers. The main image takes up the whole of one page to focus the readers and show them who it is about.

Analysis - Pop music magazine contents page

Vibe contents page
5 images
Page numbers
one column - maybe more for a regular reader as they don't need directions
Website
colour scheme - 3 different colours



Another vibe contents

One main picture
one column
colour scheme - connects to the genre and front
Sub-titles/headlines e.g. features
Issue date


Both of these contents pages both follow the codes and conventions in some way. However, the break the codes and conventions and try to be different with one column, one image etc.

Analysis - Pop music magazine front cover

Top of the Pops - is the closest thing to a pop magazine that still exsists.
Image over masthead to show is it a recognisable and well known magazine.
Bright and different colours, different fonts with bold background to make them stand out.
Subsidiary images are used to attract a bigger audience.
Banner at the top giving more information.
True stories at the bottom.
Plain background.



Vibe - is an american music magazine.

Limited colour scheme - bold, reflects the music.
No other images - older target audience.
Plain background.
Direct address, wants the audience to notice him.
All writing in capitals, to make them bold like they can not be missed.

Pop magazine decisions 2

My magazine will be
£2.50
Monthly
Around 54 pages
Regular content
- Feedback, news and gossip, album and single reviews, gig and tour dates
Feature articles - competitions, freebies - such as posters, cds etc. interviews

Pop magazine decisions

The type of music magazine I am going to produce will be a pop magazine. I am choosing this as there are not any successful pop magazines around at the moment so there is a gap in the market. The target audience for my magazine will be unisex young teens.

Pop magazine Research

- Vibe – monthly – Top of the Pops – monthly – NME - weekly


- Top of the Pops - £2.85 – NME - £2.30 Q -£3.90

- Top of the Pops – 54 pages – NME – 66 pages

Regular content

Feedback
News
Concert Reviews
Album Reviews
Single Reviews
Gig and tour dates
Latest charts

Feature articles

Interviews (different people every month)
Freebies
Competitions

Codes and Conventions od music magazines double page spreads

• Mainly one person - on one side
• Quotes on image
• Interviewer and photographer name - by lines
• Drop capital at the beginning of the article
• Colour scheme is limited as it it a cost issue
• Usually more than two columns about 2-4
• Name of interviewer in the headline is in a different colour
• Magazine name at the bottom of the page
• Page number, issue date and website
• Headline is accompanied by the stand first, this introduces the article and explains what it will be about. E.g. "Abandoning their day-jobs with artic monkeys and the rascals".
• Article has an informal mode of address.

Codes and Conventions of music magazines contents pages

• Page number are used in the contents page to direct the audience and to find wanted pages easier.
• Page numbers are missed out as not every page is seen on the contents.
• Columns are used as they are easy to follow, usually there are 3/4 however, in the examples i looked at Mojo only had two, this was because they wanted to be different and brake the codes and conventions.
• Images show snipet of the story to attract readers.
• Subtitles and headlines are used. E.g. Regulars, feedback, news, live reviews, featues, album reviews, gigs.
• The issue date is usually on the contents page as it is conveinient to know it is the latest issue.
• The colour scheme is usually connected to the front cover.
• One main image for the main story as well as several other images, these are all related to the genre of music.
• A Web address is usually added to connect to the internet as the creators know that most people used the internet regularly.
• The editoral is there to welcome new readers and shows the mode of address.

Codes and Conventions of music magazine front covers

• Main image - band/singer either in long shot or mid-close up, looking at the camera to connect with the audience and engage them.
• The body language of the solo artist or band reflects their music genre. This is called representation e.g. pop music - posed images, metal music - aggressive and hostile mode of address. The mode of address is the way in which the magazine reflects to the target audience e.g. Top of the Pops - friendly and informal, Kerrang - not engaging, lost in the music connoting that the magazine is all about music.
• Also the main image has to be some artist or band that is well known to attract the target audience. The other images are the subsidiary images, these are for the readers who may not be that interested in the main image.
• There is a limited colour scheme - four different colours on NME - black, red, white, grey - this is because of a cost issue as it would cost too much.
• The masthead at the top, the typeface of this connotes the genre. E.g. NME - blocks - bold, Top of the Pops - friendly - girly - pink, Kerrang - broken - one colour (white) - straight to the point.
• There are usually 5-10 coverlines and they all link to genre. This is so the target audience will know what to expect and they won't see something that is not supposed to be there.
• Buzzwords are used to attract attention. E.g. plus, free, exclusive.
• The layout and organisation are appropriate to target audience and genre. E.g. Top of the Pops is informal for kids. Or Q is formal for an older audience.