Music Magazine Evaluation:

How does your media

product attract/address your audience?

Front Cover Metallic colour

has connotations

of use of

technology

Contains pictures of

people of a similar

social group to the

audience, with

fashionable clothing

Prizes that would

particularly appeal to

16-24 year old males,

enticing them to

purchase the product

(enticements)

References to modern

technology, using an

imperative to

persuade the

audience

More informal

language, and a use

of intertextualitythat

would appeal to

younger age groups-

more relaxed

Price that a

younger age

group could

afford

Eye contact directly

attracts an audience

by establishing

social elements in

the magazine, which

younger age groups

will find interesting,

as socialising is a

large part of their

lifestyles

Uses of bright, eye-

catching colours-

connotations of

excitement and danger

Graphology also

attracts the

audience, with large,

bold font

Contents Page

Use of graffiti

style addresses

the target

audience

Metallic colour

scheme with a

‘carbon’ effect,

giving a

contemporary feel,

relating to the

modern world that

the target

audience is used

to

Lyrics of a modern

song

(intertextuality),

where the target

audience would

specifically see the

connotations of the

question

Usage of

modern, informal

font, reinforcing

the nature and

mode of address

of the magazine

and its contents

Also contains

some bright

colours, as these

are ‘eye-catching’

Graphology: large,

bright font to

attract the target

audience

Double Page SpreadUse of

social

networking

sites to

market the

product

addresses

target

audience

References to technology, where the

audience can be involved

Slanted text

and a ripped

paper effect

reinforces the

element of

informality,

attracting a

target

audience as

the product

appears

relaxed and

suited for

them

The mode of address is on an equal level

with the audience, making them feel

welcomed, attracting them to the product

Use of sibilance