EVALUATION QUESTION 2: DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD

EVALUATION:

QUESTION 2: HOW DID YOU ATTRACT/ADDRESS YOUR AUDIENCE? (DPS)

By having the masthead at the top of the page it is recognisable for the audience to see because it has been on each page consistently therefore the audience will remember it more so when they see it on the shelves they will automatically know what it stands for and what genre the magazine is. The word exclusive shows the audience that the interview has never been revealed before and that it is a special interview which will attract the audience to read the interview because it is a special edition for the magazine so this will persuade them to read it. By having the headline in a different colour than the rest of the writing informs the audience who the cover star is and shows who the interview will be about. It is in big bold capitals to show the audience that the name of the star is the most important bit on the page. The stand first underneath the headline lets the audience know who the star is just in case they don't know who she is and want to find out a bit about her before reading the whole interview. This attracts the audience because they can read the stand first and if it doesn't appeal to them they don't have to read the whole interview they can just skip the page. It addresses the audience because it shows what Heather will tell the audience.

 The images attract the audience because it shows a variety of images of the cover star which attracts the audience because it shows the different styles of the cover star so if the female audience want to copy her style they can. The main image is in colour because it takes up the middle of the mise en scene because it is the biggest image which grabs the readers attention when they see it in a magazine. The secondary images are in black and white to contrast from the main image. They are also smaller than the main image and the facial expressions that the cover star is pulling are funny so it shows the audience what type of person she is.

 

The pull quote is embedded into the interview and it is in a different colour from the rest of the interview and also in a bigger font to show the audience that it isn't part of the interview it is a quote that has been picked out. This attracts the audience because it mentions an artist so if the audience like the artist mention they are more likely to read the interview and find out more about it. The reason there is a pull quote is to break up the text to make the page look more appealing. It addresses the audience because their attention is more likely to go to the pull quote than it is to anything else so the pull quote has to be short and interesting to capture the readers attention so they read the interview.

 

 

 

 

 

The grey box at the end of the interview gives the audience even more information about the star. This attracts the audience because if they enjoyed the interview they will want to find out more about her and buy her album. Therefore a promotion is needed in the grey box to promote her album for the audience to buy. By using iTunes it shows symbiotic relationship between the magazine and iTunes itself because it is telling the readers to buy it off there as it doesn't give them another option. Also by having the social networking site Twitter in the grey box it also shows a symbiotic relationship and also audience participation because the audience can go online and find her on twitter and keep up to date with new updates about her and also new information about gigs and albums. This attracts the audience because it is a step further for them because if they liked her then they can become a fan of her. It also addresses them because my target audience are likely to have internet access and social networking so it is accessible for them to go online and it will appeal to them much more than waiting for the next issue about the same star.