Q magazine is of a similar genre to my own magazine so I chose to do a TAPE analysis of it
Type:
It's a magazine that uses still image, still graphic image and written language
Audience: Q is aimed at an older audience (over 25's) as it is aimed at people with full time jobs, this is because it is more expensive than other magazines.It also includes information on more classic artists and albums. It includes many music genre's so has a large fanbase and it aimed at males or females.
Purpose: it's purpose is to entertain mainly, but also to it's also to inform about upcoming events and albums from artists. It can express feelings and make the audience feel amused and even envious of the people they see inside.
Effectiveness: I think this works very well because it is an extremely popular magazine with thousands of buyers every year.
I couldn't find the exact contents page for the 'Florence and the Machine' issue so I just took another contents page from Q
I like the idea that this magazine has more than just one genre that it focuses on and this seems to be very successful, however with my own magazine I think having just one set genre would be better. By doing this research I learnt that a magazine doesn't just have to focus on one genre to be a good magazine. I also like that this magazine doesn't aim at one gender, so it is more widespread and doesn't have to be completely girly or completely macho, an even cross between the 2 to make it neutral is what I will do in my magazine. By doing this I learnt how magazine appeal to their audiences and make them as attractive to the audience as possible, this is a skill I will use in my magazine.
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