Uses and Gratifications PowerPoint

Uses and Gratification introduction.

I researched the Uses and Gratifications and created a presentation on PowerPoint.

Top of the Pops research

POP magazine pitch

POP magazine is the craziest pop magazine yet! Full of gossip and makeup treats, want to find out who Justin Biebers new BAE is?? POP has it all. From makeup treats to Ipad minis, the prices in POP magazine are endless. My target audience is 12-17 year old's however we also include content for our secondary audience which is women age 17+, POP is oozing with hot gossip, advice columns, games and posters. It doesn't get better than POP magazine! POP is the latest big thing, have you read it yet?! and if you haven't, do you live under a rock?! 

Changing my magazine name.

I decided that my magazine name 'FOCUS' didn't fit with my Pop theme. I looked at other magazines and tried to find a different name and i decided to choose 'POP'. I chose 'POP' as its very catchy and simple, people would take one look at the magazine and know exactly what it was. I think 'POP' fitted with the colors as they're bright and pop out and catch the readers eye.

FLAT-PLAN MAGAZINE ARTICLE

FLAT-PLAN CONTENTS PAGE

FLAT-PLAN FRONT COVER.

Focus Magazine Pitch

Focus Magazine Pitch introduction

I created a pitch for my magazine which I am creating. Persuading readers to buy and giving them information on what the magazine is about and why its different.

Rolling Stone Double Page analysis

Q Double Page analysis

Billboard Double Page analysis

Double Page Spread analysis

I analysed three double page spreads from magazines such as; Billboard, Q and Rolling Stone.

Billboard Contents page analysis

Audience and contents analyses

Q contents page analysis

Contents Page Analysis

I analysed three contents pages from different magazines such as: Billboard, Q and Kerrang!

Magazine Covers slideshare

Magzine cover analysis

I analysed 4 covers from different magazines such as; Billboard, Q magazine and Rolling Stone. I evaluated each cover and described why the creator chose to design it the way they did. I also used this opportunity to find inspiration for my music magazine which I will design after I have thoroughly researched audience and media theories.

What i have learnt during my preliminary task

After creating my preliminary task, I have learnt many things to do with magazines. I have learnt about target audiences and how to address them. Since my preliminary task was to create a school magazine for Heworth Grange School my target audience was members of Heworth school, mostly students so my target age was 11-18. However, I have now learnt that my magazine would have had a secondary target audience of teachers/adults of the public. Now that I have learnt this, in future tasks i will be able to keep my secondary target audience in mind and also include content that is suitable for them. I have also learnt how to make images smaller/larger without stretching the image, this was negative feedback on my preliminary task as the images were stretched and the quality became distorted. I have also learnt about color schemes and house styles from my preliminary task, for my preliminary task i used a house style of colors that were associated with the school.

School Magazine

My first project was to create the cover and contents page of a school newsletter.

Introduction

Hi I'm Bobbyann Steel and I'm studying Media Studies at Heworth Grange sixth form.