Welcome to the blog!

Hello my name is Stephanie Beharry, this is my AS media studies blog! On this blog you will see the work i have been working on throughout year 12.
My blog will include:

• My preliminary task
• Research and Planning 
• Main Task
• And finally my Evaluation

Preliminary Task

Target Audience:
My target audience are sixth form students between the ages of 16 and 19 years of age. Get Ready! will be aimed at both males and females so it can appeal to the majority of the sixth form students. The target audience are in full time education, currently studying 3-4 subjects in sixth form such as business studies, media, maths, English and history etc. Some may also be currently in part time employment in things such as retail, bars and educational affairs. My target audience have very strong personalities, each one having different traits about them, but each all possess some of the same qualities such as; they enjoy life and school, are very confident, hard working, and friendly. They all have different hobbies and interests they like to participate in, these can range from sport such at football and netball, to after school clubs such as chess, science and art. Each one likes music, magazines and films but every one of them a different type (rock, r ‘n’ b, pop) or genre (horror, romance, comedy, action).

The target audience I am appealing to all have very hard work ethic and thrive to become the best they can possibly be, they attain good levels of achievement in all of their projects and essays. Home work in constantly on time and always to a high standard, they are very punctual for every lesson and respect not only the teachers and the people around them but themselves too. Being such a hardworking community, my target audience all have needs that Get Ready! tries to accomplish throughout the magazine; simple but rewarding needs such as; Advice as how to find a job, tips on how to keep on top of your studies and work, and directions as to which path they should follow in currently and in the future. Not just this but they need some alleviation to help them get through their studies and take some weight off their shoulders, instead of having the constant strain of school upon them. The target audience will find this magazine very useful because it will help them achieve their goals and show them how to do well in sixth form but at the same time have a little bit of fun, to balance it out between social life and school life.

Mission Statement:

Get Ready! Is a magazine aimed at sixth form student between the ages of 16 and 19. The style of the magazine is very laid back but very quirky at the same time, to appeal to a wider audience. Get Ready! aims to make sure sixth form students are equipped and well prepared for the current  and next chapters in life; it tries to enable the student who goes here to balance their school and social life. Get Ready! Knows how important it is to have a good work ethic and to be hard working, whilst at the same time having a fun and positive attitude. Get Ready! Is a free magazine and is distributed at the beginning of every month, to the common room where it is easily accessible by all the students who can pick up their free copy.

This magazine promises to deliver an educational and fun filled magazine that can be enjoyed and be useful to all; it promises to help its readers meet all the demands and challenges that sixth form  presents, and promises to feature a wide range of different articles and activities to meet everyone’s needs. Get Ready! Will discuss topics such as; Universities and jobs, fashion, social life and entertainment. These will be in the form of articles, interviews, and quizzes etc. The magazine will be very beneficial for the target audience because there will be many articles that can help them progress in sixth form, such as; top ten tips how to produce a good CV or advice from an educational agony aunt, this can help them decide what they want to be and what to do with their future. This will also give them the chance to get a good job and more experience to progress to be the best they can be. But more importantly it will help them balance out their social life and their school life so they do not get stressed and then find it hard to cope with all the pressure. The magazine will give them a sense of relief and security in an entertaining, informative and friendly package.

Introduction to my genre!

We "heart pop" magazine!

Top of the pops magazine

I have decided that for my music magazine for AS level media studies I am going to base my music magazine around POP! I got the inspiration from these two magazines "We Love Pop." and "top of the pops". I choose these two magazines because they are both top selling pop magazines that are widely read by many 14-19 year old's. We Love Pop inspired me because it is an up to date magazine that only first launched in 2011, and has since been a very successful and popular magazine. I was also inspired by top of the pops magazine because it has been on sale for almost 20 years, and has been able to maintain its success over the years to make it one of England's top read teen mag. I wanted to base my music magazine round the genre of pop because this is the genre of music I mainly listen too. I also thought that aiming my magazine at a younger audience such as teenagers to young adults would be a lot easier than aiming it at really young children or adults. I based this decision on the fact that I am a teenager myself and it would be easier for me to base my music magazine on a genre I listen to and a genre that a lot of younger people like to listen too, because i am a young female fan of pop myself, i felt that i was able to relate to the target audience of my magazine better and be more clued up to how to satisfy their needs; due to the fact we both possess the same qualities and likes and dislikes. 

Mission Statement

Target Audience Profile

Codes and Conventions of pop

Questionaire

This is my questionnaire I had to carry out to find out what my target audience wanted to see in my music magazine and also how regularly and how much they would pay for a high quality magazine. I gave my questionnaire out to 25 women between the ages of 17 and 24 who fitted into my target audience so I was able to get a better understanding of what they want and need from my music magazine. I wanted to find out, what I should include in my magazine to make it sell better and appeal to a bigger audience; i also wanted to find out what celebrities should feature so I am able to give my target audience what they want. 

Questionnaire Results

Focus Group

Case Study

Little Mix - Wings Video!

This music video is from the 2011 winners of X-factor; Little Mix, who have since released their winners album and three other singles. They have become a very successful girl band in the past year and a half. Their main genre of music being pop is why i chose this music video to feature on my blog. Little Mix are a very inspirational girl band because they are like any other young person out their because they started from nothing and rose to the top. Little Mix also feature in my magazine 'La Pop' as they are very quirky, pretty and talented girls and their pop. This song 'Wings' is a very upbeat and lively song which reflects the genre of pop, and why i chose it; its a friendly and happy song that makes you want to sing and dance along, with choreographed dance routines throughout and brightly coloured costumes, props and backgrounds this again portraits the genre of pop perfectly.

Front Cover Overview

Front Cover Analysis

Contents Page Overview

Contents Page Analysis

Double Page Spread Overview

Double Page Spread Analysis

Mise en Scene

Costume Analysis

Costume Ideas

Location Analysis

Font Analysis

Featured Artists

Introduction To Artist

Mock Ups

Practice Shots

Front cover

Contents page!

Double Page spread

Evaluation

Evaluation from Stephaniee Beharry