Foundation Production Evaluation Q4

Evaluation Question 4. Who would be the audience for your media product?

When I first started planning my magazine, I was targeting the older teens - such as 15-19 - and for both sexes. But as I developed my magazine, it had became clearer that this was changing. The front cover itself seemed to be targeting girls only, so I kept it like this. This had meant that I needed to alter my plans for my magazine. I now was targeting girls, with a lower age target. I now decided to target ages between 13 and 17.

Although the actual target group changed, the style of music did not. When I planned my magazine, I always planned the main story to be about a made up musician whom works within the country industry. So, with a character who sings in the country genre and not the stereotypical pop genre, the magazine would become appealing to those who listen to the same music. But, I didn't want it to be too niche. So, with the same character, I made her also include a pop style within her country genre, to open up more to the readers, and become that little more mainstream.

The location in which the magazine would be sold at would be little 'corner shops'. The magazine I produced wouldn't be a big seller, so it wouldn't be sold in the bigger supermarkets. The magazine also would have subscriptions for the audience to purchase.

To help also with making the magazine target a wider audience, I added other stereotypical stories, on show on the front cover. These included little competitions. As a conclusion, the magazine I have created will target the younger teenagers for girls, and have a more mainstream feel than a niche one.