Target Audience Analysis for... Little White Lies Magazine Product Analysis Price £3.95 Advertisers (mag) Fashion - Lastexittonowhere T-shirts, Carhartt, Urban Outfitters Film Festivals - Brighton, Korean Cinema, Japan Cinema, ID Fest, Animation Art festivals - Convergence Film making - Shooting People, Open Cinema (for homeless) Comedy - Bill Hicks Film - Documentaries, art house films Music - Belle & Sebastian, Autolux, All Tomorrow’s Parties Publications - British Film Ouarterly Reader Interaction Design competitions Promotions & Competi¬ tions LoveFilm, Barbican, BFI, Picturehouse, Cinemoi, The Auteurs, Stack Magazine, Shooting People, Urban Outfitters, Grolsch Content Reviews, news on upcoming films, high brow articles on themes raised by cult and art house films. Market Segmentation Demographic 18-30 Young professionals/students, or graduates with significant disposable income and time rich. Geographic No specific however there is a South East/London bias in terms of promotions: Barbican, BFI, Picturehouse, film festivals Benefit Likely to enjoy independent and cult cinema, and discussion of film as an art form rather than just entertainment. They want to read about certain key films in great depth and digest unconventional ideas about films and help form opinion. In depth interviews with creative practitioners involved in film may act as inspiration to wan¬ nabe filmmakers. May want to look different/cool Psychographic Significant amount of free time, into more cerebral leisure activi¬ ties such as art, liberal politics, independent culture. Most likely to come from a cosmopolitan urban area. Maybe have a flat with stripped wood floors. Behaviouristic Likely to subscribe to the magazine and have their collection on display. Into established street fashion, indie electronic and gui¬ tar music, contemporary literature. Into comfortable arty festival scene, bars and coffee houses. Internet and design savvy, with some aspirations to work in a creative industry. Why does the design appeal to the chosen audience? It feels like quality - due to the weight of the paper and the matte finish Little White Lies is feels like a substantial purchase. This is compared with magazines like Heat, Closer, even Empire and Total Film that are glossy and thin, making them feel cheap and dispensable. The use of spot colour on the typography also give the product a feel of quality. Because of this Little White Lies becomes a ‘brand’ that will reflect well on the reader. The choice Of film - rather than basing the issue on the latest blockbuster who the latest obscure art- house picture, Little White Lies operates somewhere in the middle focusing on interesting and intelligent titles that either have or may well go onto to have a cult following. The films also allow a greater cultural discussion that goes beyond the world of cinema. This will appeal to an audience that frequent independent cinemas rather than the multiplexes. The technique used to create image - rather than using stock photos the main image is hand drawn. This separates the magazine from other film publications such as Empire and Total Film in terms of visual appeal, but also suggests care and time - the assets are hand created. This suggests that the rest of the magazine will have this unique and original way of representing the world of film, something that discerning film goers would appreciate. The ‘challenging’ layout - the bold use of the typography over the main image and the inclusion of the bar code in the mast head are both bold design and unconventional design choices. This would a appeal to consumers of alternative culture - brands and products that attempt to offer something new and challenge current conventions. It is created by people who know their movies - the presence of the feathers in the back¬ ground, the fragmented appearance of the main image shows the reader they have a intelligent understanding of the themes of Black Swan. The strap line of Truth and Movies’ is a bold statement that they are an authen¬ tic voice of independent cinema. It doesn’t scream at you - there’s a confidence about the design as it has only the one film on the cover and doesn’t try to attract consumers with multiple cover lines or promises. It’s there to be found and discover - perfect for consumers that favour alternative and non-mainstream brands. Mosaic Geodemographics Summary Mosaic UK is Experian’s system for classification of UK households. Little White Lies main target audience can in be found in Group O - Urban Intelligence that ‘mostly contains young and well edu¬ cated people who are open to new ideas and influences’. Group E are young people that will have gone through higher edu¬ cation, be of liberal idea, have access to disposable income and be open to new experiences and value ‘authenticity over veneer’. This fits perfect in to Little White Lies values that attempts to be: A new type of film magazine. Adopts a serious tone about film. Is aimed at an inner city (mainly London) readership. Claims to be about Truth so aims to have ‘authenticity’. The tone of the writing is high-brow analysis and exploration of themes so anticipates (maybe requires) an intelligent read¬ ership. The design of the magazine is often abstract and arbitrary aimed at a design and brand savvy consumer. Estimation of of the make-up of the Little White Lies readership Aspiring filmmakers Design stud en is Mainstream film fans Fans of the cover film Arthouse film fans London based Hipsters