2. In what ways does your media product use,
develop or challenge forms and conventions of
real media products?
• I did my research and compared it to several RnB magazines. I
came up with the conclusion that RnB magazines mostly have
grey background so I followed the convention and done the
same by adding grey.
• I was influenced by Vibe magazine the main image, I followed
the convention by not making my model smile and his body
language is also similar. However, I combined it with my own
idea and showed abit of his legs.
• I challenged the convention by putting a bar code on my
magazine and also doing a mid shot.
3. How does your media product represent particular
social groups?
• I aimed my magazine to 13-18 year old girls however it is also
aimed at boys to because in the magazine it include various
artist.
• My model was chosen because he is a teenage boy. He
represent young male getting into the music industry.
• On the side of the page, I added more artist to attract different
types of audience.
4. What kind of media institution might distribute your
media product and why?
• IPC media distribute magazines which are any type of genre. They
cover specialist markets. I think That my magazine would suit a
independent publisher.
• My magazine is inspired by RnB music and I plan to follow through to
the publishing.
• IPC would publish my magazine because they do different types of
genres mostly R&B and because of my wide range of audience they
would most likely publish it.
5. Who would be the audience for your media
product?
• The Audience for my magazine is 13 - 18 year
old males and females.
• The front cover would attract females because
Kris is the main image and he representing a
bad boy image.
• The front cover would most likely attract females
whereas, the contents inside would attract
males.
6. How did you attract/address your audience?
• The Picture on my front page is of a YouTube sensation Kris Fryc, I
included various RnB artist because this would draw the different
types of audience.
• The female audience would be more interested to the
sub heading were it talks about Kris Fryc discovery.
7. What have you learnt about technologies from the
process of constructing this product?
I used a different types of programmes while making my magazine such as; Blog
Spot, Microsoft PowerPoint, Photoshop, Google and Slide share. Before I created my
music magazine, my knowledge was limited on how to use some of these
programmes but now that I’ve used them I have gained a lot more knowledge in
these programmes.
I used blog spot to I used slide share to I used google search
post my music upload my Powerpoint engine to do my
magazine and my presentations before research by looking at
preliminary task. uploading them on to existing magazines and
my blog. artists.
8. What have you learnt about technologies from the
process of constructing this product?
I used PowerPoint to
I used photo plan my magazine,
shop to crop and to present my
my pictures evaluation.
and add
backgrounds to
my magazine.
9. Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you
feel you have learnt in the progression from it to
the full product?
• Looking back at my prelim i have improved my
skills, challenge my creativity and developed
confidence on using Photoshop.
• My prelim is very amateur and unprofessional.
It lacks editing skills whereas my music
magazine looks a lot more like a real
magazine.
• Because of all the research I’ve done for my
main task and copying most of the
conventions it looks like a real magazine
whereas my prelim looks a bit amateur
because I didn’t follow the conventions as
much as possible.
