Evaluation Part 7

Q: Looking back at your preliminary task what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from that to your full product?

Student Magazine: Here we can see that the student magazine what I created at the start of the year is not good. The font style used is just a simple plain font you can find on powerpoint. Another thing that is poor is that the image has not been edited to make the magazine look better, an example would be that the date is in front of the model's head.

Music Magazine: Here however we can see that my music magazine is a lot better than the student magazine. If we compare the font we can see that the font on the music magazine is a lot better and also is not just a simple font that can be found on powerpoint but I have used the internet to find the best style font that suits the magazine. Again if we compare the main image and editing we can see again that the music magazine is a lot better, an example of this would be that the title of the magazine is behind the models head. Another thing that could be also pointed out about the main image would be that on the music magazine has an eye line shot connecting the model to the audience whereas the student magazine does not.   

Evaluation Part 6

Q: What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

One of the things I have learnt about new technologies during the process of constructing my product was that I am now able to use Photoshop better than before. During this task majority of the work was done by using Photoshop, because of this I have been able to have a better understanding on how to use Photoshop by asking for help from others in the class and my lecture and also from learning by doing.

Another thing I have learnt about new technology is that social networking sites like Facebook can have a big effect on how my product will be seen by others. This is because I can post things on Facebook and ask for feedback from others, this makes it a far easier way to receive feedback and allows you to correct any mistakes faster.

Another new thing I have learnt about new technology is that blogger makes it easier to submit your work and makes it easier for the lecture to see and mark the work.

Evaluation Part 5

Q: How did you attract/ address your audience?

I have managed to attract the audience to my magazine by doing several things.

One of them would be when I have mentioned people like Jake Bugg, Noel Gallagher and Alex Turner, by doing so my magazine will be able to identify that the magazine is for people who like the music genre indie rock making them want to buy the magazine.

Another example would be the guitar on the front cover or the "props", by using this style of guitar the audience can recognize that this magazine is for people who like indie rock music. This is because this style of guitar is used by recognizable people in the genre, such as Noel Gallagher.

Evaluation Part 4

Q: Who would be the audience for your media product?

The audience for my media produce would be people who enjoy indie rock music. Some examples of indie rock being Oasis, The Arctic Monkeys, Blur, The Beatles and many more. Many people buy the popular music magazine NME, but NME does not always have the same style of genre inside, it changes weekly so it can attract a wider audience. But this also means that only people who like the artist will buy the magazine, but with my magazine it only has one genre, which is indie rock, this means that every week there will be something inside that the audience of my magazine will like, meaning that they will buy it every week.

An example of two different NME covers who will appeal to two different social groups. 

Here is a picture of my main image and an image of Miles Kane, both of the images are similar showing the audience that my magazine is for people who like indie rock.

Evaluation Part 3

Question 3: What Knind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

I think that IPC media would publish my magazine. IPC media is a consumer magazine and digital publisher in the UK, selling over 350 million of its products each year. IPC media is the producer of NME, a popular music magazine. NME is directed at most music genres offering its audience a wide range of stories and interviews, but this means that every week different people will but, with my magazine being target ate one specific social group, the same people will buy it every week without the risk of losing customers because they do not like who is on the cover.

Above is an example of two issues on NME, one with Noel Gallagher on the cover and the other with Eminem on the cover. It is highly unlikely that the same social group who like the music of Noel Gallagher will like the same as Eminem, therefor they will not buy the one with Eminem on the cover, but if it was aimed at the same target audience every week they the audience will buy the magazine every week. 

Evaluation Part 2

Q: How does your media product represent particular social groups?

Here we can see on the left the main image from my front cover (original size) and on the right a picture of Miles Kane, a popular face in the indie rock music scene. As you can see I have made my image quite similar to the one of Miles Kane, this is so that the same target audience will recognize the similarity's and want to buy the magazine.

Some of the similarity's are:
. The eye contact with the camera, both of the models making eye contact with the audience will make the audience want to buy the magazine
. The pose of the model, this shows that they are the main part of the image and the reason why the audience will want to buy the magazine
. Similar scenery, both in a casual living space
. The guitar, showing that it is a music magazine and also that it is for people who like indie rock, by holding a guitar it shows this as you would not see someone from the RnB scene of music holding a guitar

Overall by making my image similar to the one of Miles Kane it will allow the audience to know if they are interested in the magazine or not.

Evaluation Part 1

Question 1: In what way does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?


The title of the magazine: The title of my magazine is "Vinyl Records", this will allow the audience to immediately know what this magazine is about.

Mise-En-Scene of images: By using props like the union jack pillows and the guitar again the audience will be able to recognize what this magazine is about. Also they will be able to tell what type of genre of music the magazine is about judging again by the union jack pillow which is genially associated with indie rock music and bands like The Beatles, Oasis, Blur and many other British bands.

Costume and props: The costume I have used on my magazine is what you would genially expect an indie rock musician to wear during an interview; A parka coat, slim fitting jeans. The hairstyle is also important, a lot of musicians have similar hairstyles like this one, some examples being Miles Kane and Noel Gallagher. This will allow the audience to recognize that this is a indie rock style genre type of music magazine. The main props I have used are the Union Jack Pillows and the guitar. By using these two props the audience can immediately identify the genre of the magazine.

People: In my magazine there is only one person that features on the cover, contents page and double page spread. this is so that the audience know that when they buy the magazine they will be getting what they see rather than just one page each for several artists.

Tilte and Font Style: For the front cover I have used a large font for my magazine title and a kind of font that looks like it is related to music. I have made it so big so that the audience will know what my magazine is called and what it is about.

Written Content: The written contend of my double page is simple and easy to read. I have also made the font size pretty small so that it does not draw away the attention of the main image. I have also made it clear to the audience what part of the text is a question and what part is the answer by using two different colours.

Music Genre: The music genre for my magazine is indie/indie rock. I have made this clear to the audience mentioning to the audience some popular names from this genre such as Noel Gallagher and Alex Turner.

Layout: The layout of my magazine has made it easy for the audience to know what they can find and where. I have put my masthead it the top left corner so that the audience can identify what the magazine is and what it is called. On my double page spread I have put my text on the right hand side of the page so that the audience will see the main image first so that they will know who the article is about.

Contents Page: I have made my contents page simple so that the audience will be able to know where everything is in my magazine. I have made it so that the "Band Index" is on the left hand side of the page, this is where the audience can see where everything in my magazine is. In the middle of the page I have put a picture and some text from my main article.