My analysis of a college magazine.
My lesson objective today is to analyse a Ridgewater college this is in preparation for making my own college magazine. I have done this for research and to improve my knowledge and ideology of magazines and to see what makes a good magazine.
Who is the target audience?
The target audience for this magazine is people in Ridgewater college, it is also targeting people who are looking to go their and parents to check up on the sucess of the college. It is suitable for men or woman as it does not direct it at either gender, this is since the colllege is a mixed one.
How does it engage its target audience?
The audience engages them with bright colours such as red,white and yellow. The cover is simple yet effective as it uses its colours well and engages the main image with the audience. The cover also uses buzz words to interest the reader to look inside.
What is the Ideology of the magazine?
The ideology of this magazine is it is designed to attract students and parents of students to their college by showing how good it is, It also updates its audience on how the college is doing and any changes/news that are happening at that moment. It is also good since it gets the college's community involved more.
What images are used, with what camera angle?
The main image used is a high angle shot of a woman relaxing in a chair facing the camera, with her surroundings seemed to be the college, it is captioned that she is a student. This image seems to be a welcoming image to make any audience members feel like that they are welcomed into the college. In this shot the colours have been chosen well since they stand out and are nice colours to use.
What text is used and why?
The masthead is simple, is it white and plain. It does not instantly jump out at us but is noticeable. The buzz words are the biggest thing that stands out, this is due to its bright blue colour and works well with the background, it is also in bold to give it more of a impact. The masthead does not need to stand out since the aim of the magazine is not to make itself seem loud but its idea is the create simplicity.
Price
This magazine is obviously free since its ideology is to attract and bring in new students and give themselves a good reputation. I know this for certain since there is no barcode or price tag on the cover. Since its free this will mean it may only be published every few months since they are getting no intake of money.
Who is the target audience?
The target audience for this magazine is people in Ridgewater college, it is also targeting people who are looking to go their and parents to check up on the sucess of the college. It is suitable for men or woman as it does not direct it at either gender, this is since the colllege is a mixed one.
How does it engage its target audience?
The audience engages them with bright colours such as red,white and yellow. The cover is simple yet effective as it uses its colours well and engages the main image with the audience. The cover also uses buzz words to interest the reader to look inside.
What is the Ideology of the magazine?
The ideology of this magazine is it is designed to attract students and parents of students to their college by showing how good it is, It also updates its audience on how the college is doing and any changes/news that are happening at that moment. It is also good since it gets the college's community involved more.
What images are used, with what camera angle?
The main image used is a high angle shot of a woman relaxing in a chair facing the camera, with her surroundings seemed to be the college, it is captioned that she is a student. This image seems to be a welcoming image to make any audience members feel like that they are welcomed into the college. In this shot the colours have been chosen well since they stand out and are nice colours to use.
What text is used and why?
The masthead is simple, is it white and plain. It does not instantly jump out at us but is noticeable. The buzz words are the biggest thing that stands out, this is due to its bright blue colour and works well with the background, it is also in bold to give it more of a impact. The masthead does not need to stand out since the aim of the magazine is not to make itself seem loud but its idea is the create simplicity.
Price
This magazine is obviously free since its ideology is to attract and bring in new students and give themselves a good reputation. I know this for certain since there is no barcode or price tag on the cover. Since its free this will mean it may only be published every few months since they are getting no intake of money.
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