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Research and Planning: Questionaire

Research and Planning: Contents page analysis

This contents page is different to the the typical magazine contents page as it does not use columns. This contents page has paragraphs that are underneath the pictures. The word "contents" is a larger font size than anything else on the page, the next two biggest fonts are the subheadings. This is because the heading and the subheadings have greater importance than anything else.

Genre - The genre of this contents page is dub step/dance.


Target audience - The Target audience of this contents page is students. This is because of the bright colours and the list of well known artists. The majority of adults would not be interested in this kind of magazine as much of the music talked about is too 'Loud' for them.

Layout - The layout of this contents page is that the images are all at the top whereas the actual contents is below the pictures. This is different to a typical contents page where the text is usually situated on the right hand side in a column. The text on this contents page is in a paragraph, there are two paragraphs and each paragraph has a sub heading above it. Sub headings are in a larger text than the actual information and all the page numbers are bold. The largest text on the page is the word "contents" this is because it has the most importance overall.

Representation - The images on the contents page are of stylish, famous people. This is aspiration for the audience as they will want to be like the people in the magazine and this entices them to buy the magazine in hope that they will be successful like the artists in the magazine.

Media Language - There are four different images in the contents page, one of them uses a medium close up, this is because you can see the mans arms and head. Another is a long shot, this is because the woman's whole body can be seen. There is a close up on a man and this could be because he has some sort of importance.

Research and Planning: cover analysis

This is a dubstep magazine cover that I have taken from the internet. The first thing that I noticed about this magazine is that it does not have the masthead at the top of the magazine and it is instead on the left hand side. This will be something i have to consider when I create my own magazine cover. The magazine has one main picture that covers the whole face of the cover. The text on the magazine is not like any other magazine cover that will usually have subheadings on peoples stories instead the sub headings on this magazine show new artists and newly released tracks.

The colour scheme on this magazine cover is white, green and black. I will have to take this into account when i make my own magazine cover. The image on the cover is what looks like a man rapping, the enviroment looks comfortable and there is also expensive electronical equipment on show. This could aspire the audience to be like the rapper so that they can to live a comfortable life style and be rich.

I think that the target audiecne of this magazine would be people at the age of 16 - 25 and mainly male. This is because both of the people on the front of the magazine are men and they also look young.

Research and Planning: Categorising my target audience

 Age - Target audience is age 16-25

Gender - Male

Occupation - The occupation of my target audience will be mainly students at either college or university.

Class - Working class

Wealth - My target audience do not have to be rich as the majority will be working class but that is not to say other classes of people would not like the magazine.

Interests - The target audience will be interested in dance and dub step music. Should be interested in socializing at concerts and gigs. The majority will also be interested in gossip.

Outlook for future - The audience who read this magazine will be people who are studying at college or looking to going to university or even go straight into a job.

How are you going to reach them? - The front cover of the magazine will look attractive through a bright colour scheme and will have images of famous artists. There will also be subheadings of stories that will be of great interest.