Sunday, 13 April 2014

Evaluation: Question 3

What kind of media institution might distribute your product and why?


My magazine would have to be distributed in places that are likely to catch potential readers’ eyes. As my target audience are adults, the magazine would definitely be sold in traditional newsagents with other magazines for those who browse there. Considering the genre, it would also be sold in cinemas for those who are fans of films and frequent the cinema. There wouldn’t be an app, as I don’t feel that my audience would be large enough to benefit from the effort and cost it would take to create, but there would be QR codes on some of the covers that lead to the magazine’s website, where articles would be expanded on and polls would be available to take for those who are interested.
A new issue would come out in the first week of every month. When considering the age and habits of likely readers, my magazine would definitely be up for subscription, because some of the older audience may find it difficult to get out on a semi-regular basis.
According to research I have done, there was only one other significant film score magazine in print in the noughties: Film Score Monthly. This ceased publication in 2005 in order to further take advantage of the newly advanced web and multimedia opportunities online. The magazine’s website has an option for readers to download the latest issue for a cheaper price than it would have been on paper. There are also pages mentioning parts of latest general news to do with films. At one point, it was the most popular website of all time, with fifty billion views a day across the world.
SCORE’s website would have an online gallery of all previous front covers, and articles that are predicted to be the most popular will be available to read in further detail online in order to benefit the younger audience.

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