Audience Pitch - My Ideas

Once my ideas had been constructed, sketched and planned out, I pitched the current ideas that I had to members of my target audience of female teenagers, and some male young people as well, to gain a broader perspective.

With my cover page, I presented my idea of having a colour scheme of red, blue and purple, as the colours contrast, it reflects the genre, and also presents a sense of "girliness" and femininity. When this idea was shared with the audienc, they agreed that this was a good colour scheme as it suited the conventional look of a Pop/Rock music genre, and the colours stood out to them. 

The image that I had intended to use for the cover was said to have been the wrong shot, as it was a close-up and not a mid-shot. Audience members said that they found that this image looked more like a fashion magazine, and so we changed the image accordingly. 
 
I also shared my idea of using pops of bright colours on my cover, to attract my audience, but people said that this could make the cover look too busy, which would put off my target audience, rather than attract them. They also said that it leans more towards Pop and does not create an edgy atmosphere, which is what they would prefer to see presented on the cover. 

Since the images for the DPS have not been taken yet, I only asked my audience about how the images should be contstructed and presented. Most members of the audience preferred a mid-shot image of a model for the front cover, with the model showing the balance between Pop and Rock. 

I asked my audience about my contents page images and how they will be presented on the page, to which they said I should have less images of models and more of locations and performances and instruments, to establish that my magazine is a music magazine with features on music artists and anything related to the Pop/Rock genre. My target audience liked the fresh, quirky look which I was presenting, but they again said to keep the house-style in mind, and not go away from this colour scheme too much, as then it will not match the scheme of the front cover.

I also showed my audience the location of the Southbank Graffiti Skatepark, where my images would be taken for the DPS, and asked whether this would be a good location for this DPS feature. Audience members found this location very promising, saying that it greatly appeals to teenagers and the genre. Although this is so, it was criticised as it is filled with colour, which could be risky if it draws attention off of the model, making the quality of the image poor. I will hopefully be able to avoid this when discussing costumes, along with the fact that I will take pictures by a graffiti wall that creates a good contrast.