Audience Feedback

I produced a series of clips providing audience feedback for my product. The series consists of three episodes, where I interview my magazine model, a media studies teacher, and two peers.

Part 1 - The Model

In Part 1 of my audience feedback video clip series, I interviewed my magazine model. I asked him several questions regarding the production of the magazine, his opinion on the features and how well they were incorporated. He answered some questions from the viewpoint of the target audience, as well as from the perspective of the character he was aiming to portray. I felt that it was very important to receive feedback from my model, as it provided me with an insight into how he felt the magazine was going and if he thought whether or not he successfully recreated the type of character intended.

Part 2 - The Target Audience

In Part 2 of my audience feedback video clip series, I interviewed one of two members of the magazine's target audience. I asked questions about the design and layout of the magazine, the images and features incorporated, and his overall opinion on the magazine. I feel that it is nessecary to ask your target audience for feedback, as the magazine is aimed towards them, they have the best knowledge of what they feel is needed in a magazine of this style.

Part 3 - The Teacher

Part 3 of my audience feedback consisted of feedback from a teacher. In interviewed Mr. Tom Daley, a media studies teacher. It is important to recieve feedback for your media product from a media teacher as they have experience and greater knowledge of magazines which will therefore provide a more detailed opinion on my product.

Audience Profile

Based on research such as interviews and survey results, I have decided that my target audience will be between the ages of 14 and 30. I picked this minimum age because it is when teenagers usually begin to have their own individual taste in music, and I chose 30 as it is where adults’ taste in music normally begins to change, where they begin to listen to more relaxed This age group is a generation that will generally listen to modern popular styles of music – therefore the magazine will generally focus on genres, such as pop, alternative and R&B.

Here are the results from my research:

Do you prefer a simple or more informative front cover?

Simple - 33%

Informative - 67%

What device/medium do you read magazines from?

Magazine - 71%

Computer - 14%

Tablet - 0%

Mobile Phones - 14%

Which part of a magazine do you read the most?

Interviews - 42%

Gigs - 0%

Reviews - 14%

Other - 42%

Do you use other services from magazines? If so, which ones?

No, I only read the magazine - 28%

Radio - 57%

Website -14%

TV - 0%

Besides the music, what do you think is the most important element of a successful artist

Looks - 29%

Personality - 71%

Would you rather have more content on:

Major Artists - 85%

Unsigned Talent - 15%

Which Social Networking sites do you use?

Twitter - 57%

Facebook - 100%

Google+ - 0%

Myspace - 0%

Other - 0%

What style of music do you prefer?

Pop - 42%

Indie/Alternative - 14%

R&B - 28%

Jazz - 0%

Blues - 0%

Metal - 0%

Punk - 0%

Other 14%