My final production peices

My preliminary task- School magazine production.

My final production peice

Evaluation

1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge codes and conventions of real media product?






The picture above is my product and the picture next to it, is a magazine of the same genre, by looking and comparing these images you can see the similarities. My masthead is big, and you can see straight away that this is the name of the Magazine. The main images also have direct mode of address. You can clearly see that my issue number and date are shown on the front cover. In my media product you can see there is a white shadow on the anchoring text, this can be said to challenge the codes and conventions because the majority of magazines don’t have this, as some think it distracts the eye to much. I decided to include this so you can see the text against the background chosen, it also makes it stand out a lot more. . They both have dark eyes, which is a common make up trend for the target audience.

As you can see from the pictures, you can see both main images go over the title. I challenged the codes and conventions because I originally had a blocked off section where my mast head is, like Kerrang has a white background.

2. How does your media product represent particular social groups?

My media represents the alternative ‘indie group’. You can see this by the big hair; my social group are known for this type of hair. They are different; ‘individual’ and they stand out in crowds. I represented this by having a really stand out image, so it draws attention to it. The colours I used, I generally associated with the serotype of this group. If you follow the link below you will see a video of people of whom I tried to attract with my magazine.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izKixy1FO1Q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9cu_jcMMHc

I choose these colours because they compliment each other and stand out to my target audience

3. What kind of media institute might distribute your media product and why?
I would use the company IPC media as it produces a wide range of genres including music. NME is an example. IPC media is one of the UK’s leading publishers selling 350 million copies a year. They publish different genres. This will help my product sell more. More information is on the website. ( http://www.ipcmedia.com/ ). I would use this company because NME is one the UK’s best selling music magazines, it is also very specific magazine as it concentrates on bands, it does include news of the music but it is very specific to bands. This is like my product as mine is a music magazine about specific things in music such as Gigs; it includes other things, like new music news but focus’s on one thing. If I had to choose another institute I would choose Bauer Media as they produce magazines such as Q Kerrang! And Mojo, which are all music magazines in the same or similar genres to mine.www.bauermedia.co.uk 4. Who would be the audience for the media product?
Below is a profile of the target audience.

Name: Dougie
Age: 16
Occupation: Student
Hobbies: Listens to Ipod
drummer in indie group
going to Gigs
Hanging out with friends
Face book group


This profile is the ideal consumer, as he is interested in the things the magazine has to offer. It’s a typical teenager who is simply in love with music, and many of them are, so this magazine would be great for them. It includes all the things the a consumer likes.


5. How did you attract/address your audience?
I attracted the audience by using colours that would attract my audience, by using the colours that are more than often associated with this group it stands out. I also used a big stand out picture, and features that would appeal to them. If you look at this video you will see that by using the colours, it attracted my target audience. My main image was used to attract my audience because I went by how they looked.

6. What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
I learnt how to use Quarkxpress whilst making my product; I became more familiar with photoshop also from these photos you can see me working on these programs. I also have videos; if you watch these
videos you will see me showing how to use a certain tool, as well as what I found useful.









Photoshop-I used photo shop to make my front cover as well as adding effects to different photos.
Music magazines- I used this for research to get my magazine as close as possible, I mainly used Rock sound, and Kerrang.
Computer- I used a computer to edit my work, as the software was on the computer plus it made it easier to edit.
Mobile Phone- I used this technology because it was easy to access and I could have it handy anytime necessary. I used it to film videos as well as take a few photos.
Quark Xpress- I used Quark to edit my double page spread, and contents because it was easier to edit a two page. It is also used in the industry.
Internet- This was because it was easy to access. I used it for research purposes, such as codes and conventions, target audience, magazines. I also used the internet to log my progress on my bog.
Camera- I used the camera to take photos, for my main image, and supporting images and all three products.

7. Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

I asked various people to compare both my preliminary task, and my product, by watching these videos below you can see there reaction. I think my media product is better because I was used to the technology more, which made it easier to play around with the tools and add more to the appearance.

First draft

Above this is my first draft of My music magazine, My teacher advised me as well as other people who looked at the magazine that i should narrow the white around the text, make the cover lines smaller, and make it look less Messy. I also need to make my main headline to stand out. My tag line is currently under the mast head as you can see from the picture above but i will experiment by moving it above the Mast head as some magazines generally have it above.

After hearing this, I will make these improvements.

Task 17

1. What did you think of my product?
Answers: I would buy it, i especially like your double page spread
It was well layed out x3
It is good and proffesional x4
It was attractive x2

From the results of the question one i can say that most people found my product proffessional showing that i achieved my goal and that the research i did was necessary.


2. What do you think i could have done better?
Answers: Front cover, the image is distorted x5
Wrote more on the contentsx2
The coverlines bolder x3

Question 2 shows that my image was minipulated to much or stretched to a sze which was too big proving that the centra image is the most noticable thing on the front cover and one of the main attractions to my target audience.

3. What did you like about my product?
Anwers: Front cover was very proffesional
Central image
Colour schemex2
The main coverlinex2
The titlex3
The coverlines

In conclusion questoin three shows that my Tittle was a good chocie and it attracks my target audience appropiatly.

4. What did you not like?
Answers: Editors letter
Font x3
The distorted picture
The cover lines
The brown box
I liked it all x3

From the 7/10 who could answer this question i learnt that i should have use a better font then i maybe would have appealed to more target audiences.

5. Do you thin my central image is appropiate?
Yes x10
No x0

Question five shows the effort i put into my my pictures and the minipulating works off because it attracked my audience like i needed it to, and shows that it connates my genre.

6.Do the colours compliment each other?
Yes x10

Again the 10 people asked all agreed that i picked the colour scheme well as it made the coverlines stand out as well as blend in with my central image, showing that the colours also help attracted my target audience.

7. Do i have enough coverlines?
Yes x10

The survey shows that everyone thought that my front cover has just the right amount to balance with the picture and to show the content as everyone agreed that i have enough coverlines.

8. Do i have enough content?
yes x10

10/10 people thought the contents page was full of content and had enough to enagae the reader, showing the reseach i did paid off.

9. What could i have added to my contents page to make it better?
more pictures x2
I think there is enough x8

Question number 9 shows me that if i could change something on my contents page i would add more pictures, that way it would appeal to everyone.

10.Did my double page spread read well?
yes x10

10/10 shows that the research on the band i was writting on (Mcfly) worked and i expressed my oppinions and views across to the audince well.

Task 16

1. What did you think of my product?
2. What do you think i could have done better?
3. What did you like about my product?
4. what did you not like?
5. Was the central image appropiate?
6. Do the colours compliment each other
7. So i have enough coverlines?
8. Do i have enough content?
9. What could i have added to my contents to make it better?
10. Did my double page spread read well?

This is the Questionaire i handed out to people of my target audience

images

This is my minipulated image, i decided to do this because i could then change the background colour on photoshop to make it more interesting for my target audience, it well then appeal to more people and get the consumer to buy it. It also makes it nicer to look at.

The following images are the pictures i am going to choose to use for my front page, contents and my double page spread.