Today's Plan

Target Audience Interview

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T.A Survey

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Improved Interview Questions

What parts of this magazine (Men's Health) front cover appeal to you?

Do you think a regional magazine would be more interesting?

What other male lifestyle magazines do you read and are aware of?

Should a magazine have the right value for money?

What features in a magazine would appeal to you?

Would you like to see local fashion included?

What male fashion retailers are you aware of and how do you feel they contribute to male fashion as well as other unisex retailers?

And finally, what is your ideal magazine?

Session Reflection

Today I have completed additional research on target audiences as well as analyze some survey results. In addition, I have completed filming target audience interviews with peers and will be finished next lesson. Furthermore, next lesson will entail more research of the target audience.

Target Audience Alphabet

Session Aim

Filming/editing/researching potential target audience
Recap of tasks
Plenary - blog reflection
Deconstructions must be finished this week

Sixth Lesson Reflection

This lesson I have created a survey for market research which has already received responses. Moreover, I have conducted more interview research for my target audience.

Survey on Social Media

I have advertised my survey on Twitter to bring in media riche to my magazine market research.

Target Audience Survey Link

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FRHDFQC

Session Aim

Blogger targets
T.A Storyboard/script
Target Audience interview
T.A editing, upload to blogger

Interview Questions for Target Audience

Target Audience Storyboard

Target Audience

This Target Audience analysis is useful for myself to detail my target audience and find out lifestyle, hath and regional experience of the target audience. Moreover, this will also help myself to create Target Audience interview questions to see if my magazine features will correlate with the target audience's lifestyle.

Session Aim

To identify and explore potential target audiences.
Excellent research into potential target audiences.

Overview of TA
Interview - Storyboard
Plan own interview
Storyboard and script
Plenary

Targets and Reflections on Fourth Lesson

This lesson I am aiming to present a clear Pitch on my magazine and give essential feedback to peers also presenting a Pitch. In Reflection, I have completed these aims as well as improve my current blog giving progress of my Media Coursework. In addition, I have completed more thorough magazine research.

Pitch Lecturer Feedback

Pitch Peer Feedback

Billboard Reconstruction

Pitch

Targets and Reflection on Third Lesson

This lesson I have aimed to do more magazine research and produce my pitch. At the end of the lesson, I have achieved these targets as well as annotate magazine influence and put them on my blog as well as pitch ideas.

Pitch Ideas

Double Page Spread Influence Annotations

Contents Page Influence Annotations

Front Cover Influence Annotations

Second Lesson Reflection

In this lesson I have annotated a front cover, contents page and DPS of the same genre of my magazine. I have detailed critical terminology such as sub images and bylines.

Second Lesson Targets

This lesson we are aiming to continue progress with coursework as well as research magazines and look in depth at front covers, contents pages and double page spreads.

Reflection of First Lesson

I have achieved everything I expected to in my first lesson back. I have estimated what to achieve in A2 to achieve my target grade overall and have planned my pitch and planning across the term.

Pitch Success Criteria

Term Planning

Week 1 - Pitch preparation - flat plans and remakes should be done.

Week 2 - Present Pitch to prospective production company.

Week 3 - Peer feedback and target audience research and planning.

Week 4 - Extensive Target Audience research and interviews.

Week 5 - Photoshoot and Filming for tasks

Week 6+7 - Ancillary tasks to be compete before half term return.

First Lesson Back

In my first lesson back of A2 Media. We have went other new targets for the forthcoming year and discussed term planning. Moreover, we have used AS marks to calculate our personal targets for A2, giving us better knowledge of what to aim for.

Moodboard

The moldboard is made up with front covers of inspirational magazines, including GQ and Men's Health. The moldboard has been designed to be an influence and inspiration to the creation of my own magazine and used to help myself gather insight to the best way and use the best features of a magazine.