2. Q1. In what ways does your
media product use, develop or
challenge forms and conventions
of real media products?
3. The main title is one of the largest
texts on the page, the title starts a
The strip across the top of the page is
colour scheme off which enables a
a used as a caption to pull people in
base for the rest of the magazine. A
as it promotes the magazine in a good
drop shadow is used to make it
light, the use of the three different
stand out more.
sentences creates a catchy sound
that people will recognise and
associate the magazine.
The sell lines help to sell the
magazine by advertising what it
can give the reader. Uses
The main image covers the whole small quick lines to be easier to
page, the artist is looking direct at the read and understand. It also
reader conveying a strong image that follows the same colour
girls especially will relate too. The scheme.
image Is off the main article artist, this
shows consistency and also
persuades the reader to buy this
particular magazine as it is about the
artist in particular they are interested
in.
The barcode/issue/date show
The main title ‘Ellie Tuzzio’ is big,
professionalism. It is at the bottom
follows on from the same colour
of the page as it isn't a major part
scheme, bold and there are various
of magazine but is needed
effects such as drop shadow. The
text is the largest on the page as it
ties in with the image and the
contents of the magazine.
Footer as extra information
The subheading is slightly smaller as and helps to further sell the
it gives extra information on the main magazine. It also follows the
artist. the colour adds another colour same colour scheme to
to the scheme to make it look more show professionalism
interesting to the reader.
4. Q2. How does your media product
represent particular social
groups?
5. Contemporary R&B (also known as simply R&B) is a
music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul,
R&B and funk.
The main image used is a strong, independent girl that
has the look of R&B and listens to it. As she can relate to
this type of music, it represents teenagers that are into
this music. Within some other magazines I think this type
of genre of music is portrayed in a negative light,
therefore I tried to use images that wouldn’t make the
artist seem overpowering or scary which I believe create
a better representative of R&B artists.
Similar image of a sexualised
women. These are the types of
She is looking straight at the camera to show an people who read my magazine.
independent and strong women, the way she is
holding her hat and the dress code emphasises
the way women look, sexy yet she is not over
doing it. The see through blouse shows sex
appeal yet she is mostly covered up to create a
positive role model image.
The colour scheme used goes with the type of music
that my magazine promotes. It represents cool,
relaxed and calm young people that would be the
types of people that buy the magazine.
Although my magazine represents a particular social group I think that
the use of colour and girl in the image makes it accessible to a variety of
different people as she isn’t the stereotypical person to listen to R&B
music. However the pose she is doing is a look an R&B artist would use.
Similar colour scheme.
These other images also follow the same style as the Simple colours used to create
main image, the poses used help to shows the a better effect.
independence ‘look at me’ look while the clothes add to
the more sexual side of things yet she still look like a
positive role model for other girls,.
6. Q3. What kind of media
institution might distribute your
media product and why?
7. Billboard publisher would probably distribute my magazine as it
publishes other magazine such as Billboard which is similar in genre to
the music i portray within ‘The beats’
The world's premier music publication,
Billboard has served the entertainment
business since 1894.
IPC Media produces over 60 iconic media brands,
with print alone reaching almost two thirds of UK
women and 42% of UK men – almost 26 million UK
adults – while our websites collectively reach over
20 million users every month. IPC are a world wide publisher that
publish all sorts of magazine including
magazines like mine. This is why they
might publish my magazine as they
have abundance of experience in this
area, and as they already have
magazine under there name it would
enable them to get a wider base of
magazines.
8. Q4. Who would the audience be for
your media product?
9. The audience first wanted my magazine to be
For my magazine I chose to focus on R&B full of interviews and celebrity news along
music meaning that my audience would be side the music that is portrayed, I tried to add
people who would be interested in that this to the magazine but I thought it was more
genre of music. important to focus on the music first rather
than the celebrity side. They wanted it to be
accessible to both genders and to be easy
By including a strong imager of a sexualised and fun to read.
women in my magazine fits in with the typical
look that teenagers look and try to follow.
The audience over all rated my magazine
Therefore I tried to interpret normal features
as good, it contains a majority of the things
of Other R&B music magazines to get the they wanted within it to contain and they
correct target audience. liked the versatility of it, the fcat it can
appeal to both boys and girls.
The age range I wish to target is teenagers
and young adults aged between 16-25, I have
tried to use features such as gig guides and
things they are interested in.
I also wanted the magazine to be accessible
to both males and females. Although I have
used a female Image on the front cover, the
colour scheme of blues, light blues and whites
are quite male dominated.
Although there is a particular style to my
magazine, I wanted to make my magazine
accessible to a wider variety of people
therefore I tried to use images and cell lines
that could be read and enjoyed by people that
aren't necessarily that into the genre of music
featured in my magazine ‘The beats’.
10. Q5. How did you attract/address
your audience?
11. Slogan to make the
magazine seem bigger
and better than any other
magazine, which makes
people think there getting Large bold and bright text.
the right magazine for
them.
An attractive sexualised
girl the dominate the
cover. Girls aspire to look
like the image meaning
Cell lines that attract the
they are more likely to
audience because its
buy it.
what they are interested
within.
Colour scheme that
applies both to males and
females.
12. Audience feedback
I asked a group of people to look at my magazine and review it, the people I asked where
people who listen to R&B music and often buy magazines of the same genre as mine. Five
people reviewed my magazine to provide helpful feedback for me to adapt and make my
magazine better.
Likes
•Cover and double page spread of my magazine.
•Consistent colours
•All images where distributed and edited on all parts of magazine.
Dislikes
• Lots of unused space on contents page and double
page spread.
•Some of the images don’t look that consistent.
13. Q6. What have you learnt about
technologies from the process of
constructing this product?
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Used similar covers to help me
make my magazine the best it can
be.
Photoshop helped me edit the
photos I took.
Using moodle for resources provided by my
teacher. Google to access images for
inspiration.
15. Q7. Looking back at your
preliminary task, what do you feel
you have learnt in the progression
from it to the full product?
16. Preliminary Task Final Magazine
•I think the manipulation and editing of the
images used is better on my final magazine.
•The use of effects available have been used
more on the final magazine.
•Better use of Photoshop and in design to gain
the best overall product.
•Better use of camera shots and poses the
people do in my final magazine.
