Rosanna Todd

Questionnaire-Audience Research

I have recently constructed a front cover, contents page and double page spread of an indie/rock music magazine for my final product. I would be

very grateful if you could answer the following questions by selecting/ticking the answers that apply.

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1) Are you:

Male female

2) Are you aged 16-24 and interested in Indie/Rock music?

Yes No

3) Do you think that the magazine front cover, contents page and double page spread relate to the genre of indie/rock?

Yes No

4) Do you think that the main image on the front cover suit the style of the magazine?

Yes No

5) a) The magazine is priced at £2.50. Do you think that this is a reasonable price for a music magazine?

Yes No

b) Would you buy this music magazine?

Yes No

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c) Does the offer of winning gig tickets encourage you to buy the magazine?

Yes No

6) What stands out the most to you on the front cover? (Please Circle)

The masthead The image The coverlines

7) What appeals to you about the magazine? (Please Circle)

The article The images used The language style and font

Other-please specify…………………………………………………8) a) I chose the colour scheme of red, yellow and black for my music magazine. Do the colours attract you to read the magazine?

Yes No

b) Do you think that the colours are suitable for the indie/rock music genre of the magazine?

Yes No

If yes please proceed to question 9

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c) How could the colours be more suitable? (Please tick box appropriate)

There should be brighter coloursThere should be darker coloursThere should be more colours usedThere should be less colours used

9) On a scale of 1-5 how realistic do you think the contents page of the magazine looks? (Please Circle)

1 2 3 4 5

10) Do you think that the double page spread article is interesting to read and relevant to the genre of music?

Yes No

11) What social group do you think the magazine is aimed at?(Please Circle)

Lower class Middle Class Upper class

12) What age range do you think the magazine is aimed at?(Please Circle)

8-16 16-24 24-35 35+

13) What gender do you think the magazine is trying to appeal to?(Please Circle)

Females Males Both

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14) In your opinion, do you think that the front cover, contents page and double page spread look like they are from the same magazine?

Yes they link effectively to each other and I can see the connection between the different pages

The pages have some similarities to each other

The three pages do not link together and look as if they are from different magazines

15) Rate the magazine out of 10 (please circle number appropriate)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Thank you for completing the questionnaire, your help has been greatly appreciated.