2. Q1- In what ways does your media product use, develop
or challenge forms and conventions of real media
products?
My media products use conventions of real media products such as a: masthead, barcode, large mid-shot image, left-hand side third, colour
scheme on my front cover. I used these to make my front cover look professional and effective. I also used a Kerrang! cover to help create my
effective front cover. With my mast head I attempted to create a version of Kerrangs masthead because it fits into my genre of a metal/punk
themed magazine. My barcode states the issue number, date and the price. I took a large mid-shot image, I made it a mid-shot because it
made my front cover look more effective, if I used a full body shot then it would have made my cover look empty, but a mid shot made it look
full. On my left hand third there is sub-titles of what is in the magazine, this help the reader decide whether or not they want to purchase the
magazine. My colour scheme consists of the colours, blue, black, yellow and white, I chose these colours because we have the dark bold
colours of black and blue, and the lighter colours that make those colours stand out, which are yellow and white.
The conventions I used for my contents page were things such as: images, colour scheme, column, name of magazine. I used the layout of a
Kerrang! contents page to make it an effective product. The images I used were a close up of the main person in the headline and a group
photo of a sub-title. The colour scheme is the same as the contents page, yellow, blue, white and black, this is so it all comes together as one
magazine. I used one column on the right hand side which contains all the pages and what's on the pages in the magazine. The name of the
magazine is at the top of the page, followed by the word contents. My layout is similar to a version of Kerrang! contents page, this is to keep to
the genre of metal/punk.
The conventions I used for my double page spread were things such as: columns, main image, website, page numbers, name of double page
spread, colour scheme and text boxes. I didn’t really use a real double page spread as I got my ideas from several double page spreads from
different magazines. I used columns in my double page spread to make it look like a professionally made double page spread. The main image
that I used takes up half of the page as it is a Q&A about that person. I have a link across the bottom of the double page spread that relates
back to the magazine. The page number is at the bottom of the page as stated on the contents page. The name of the double page spread has
the largest font because it is the most important information. The colours scheme is similar to the content page and front cover but it’s a
different version of those colours.
4. Q2- How does your media product
represent particular social groups?
my media product represents particular social groups through colour, genre, content and its article.
I think that my colour scheme suits both genres of women and men. I think this mainly because I have used two colours that are both eye catching for women and
men, these colours are blue and yellow. I would say mainly that the blue suits more of a male audience and the yellow would attract the female audience. The other
colours black and white would again attract both because they are plain simple colours.
The genre of my product is music, the music genre I have decided to chose is metal/punk. This genre would suit both the genre of women and men. The reason I
think it would suit both women and men is because it has a range of bands and artists that play a range of music that would suit that particular sex.
The content of my magazine consists of band and artist interviews and the latest gigs, mixed with news article about bands and artists gossip and surprises. The
magazine also includes gifts such as posters and also a quiz about the hottest band that week. I think this attracts the audience of female and males aged 15-24. I
think this because my magazine is similar to Kerrang! who's audience is similar. Also I think this because the content of the magazine has something for both sexes for
example, the news article about bands and artists gossip would attract more women purely because women are more likely to gossip rather than men, also because
men would prefer to read about interviews with the artists and bands purely because they get to her what they have to say and find out there particular interests,
rather through gossip.
My article is an Q&A about a female punk artist called Angie. I think that this artist attracts mainly female because females can relate to her answers in the Q&A.
although I think some men may like to read this article purely because she may be their favourite artist out of the whole magazine and they would like to find out her
interests.
The demographics for my magazine would be: E, D and B. I think this because I think a young creative person would buy my product because it’s not a magazine that
a older, busy person would by it for a more laid back person without any responsibilities.
The psychographics for my magazine would be strugglers and mainstreamers. I think this because a again its for the younger age, someone like a student, its also
perfect for them because its an affordable price and good for people who want to follow the crowd of a metal/ punk lover.
Overall I think my products attract both male and female, aged 15-24 because the product has things that would interest both sexes and has conventions that would
attract them as well.
5. Q3- What kind of media institution might
distribute your media product?
The media institution that might distribute my magazine would be Bauer
Media Group. I think that they would distribute my magazine because they
produce similar magazines like mine such as Kerrang! Magazine.
Bauer media produce a range of magazine with genres from music to
sports. I think my magazine would fit into this institution because of the
range of magazines they produce.
Bauer media have distribution methods for their magazines such as:
websites, apps, television stations, radio stations and social media pages.
For example their magazine Heat, have a website called heatworld.com, a
radio station called heat radio, a television station called HeatTV and a app
called heat. They also have supplied heat with a facebook and twitter page.
I think this is a perfect institution for the magazine I have created because
it will have good distribution methods from this particular institution. This
will then help my target audience of the younger generation because of
the technologies that would be used.
Bauers magazines!
6. Q4- Who would be the audience for your
media product?
My target audience would be females and males, mainly of the ages 15-24. They
would also be interested in the music genre of metal/punk because that is the
genre of my magazine, also because that is what the content of the magazine
would consist of. I came up with this target audience by relating it back to Kerrangs
target audience because my magazine has similarities of Kerrang! Magazine.
My audience didn’t change throughout the process of making my magazine. I think
this because I was always going to stick to plain bold colours which would attract
both male and female.
The images which I chose are all young females, this would attract the younger
generation because they can relate to her because they are around the same age
as her.
I found it easy to aim towards my audience because I enjoy the music genre of
meta/punk, and I am a young teen/adult so I know what they are looking for in a
magazine. If I was aiming for the older generation I wouldn’t have a clue what to
aim for because I haven’t experienced it yet.
7. Q5- how did you attract/address your
audience?
I attracted my audience through my use of: images, colour scheme, style, article, price and genre.
The images I used had all female models. This attracts the audience of males and females of the younger
generation because females would look up to her and see her as a inspiration. Males would be attacked to her
because they may find her attractive. There age range is appropriate for the images as the models are around
the same age and this means they can relate to her.
My colour scheme attracts both women and men. This is because I used bold plain colours that are suitable for
their genders. For example I used the blue colour to attract men and the yellow colour to attract women. I had
to make sure I had two colours that both genders would be attracted to because it meant that the magazine
would be suitable for them.
My style I used was suited to the genre of the magazine, this meant that it attracted the audience of people
who enjoy metal/punk style music. It also meant that it was suitable for both men and women because I think
that both sexes can enjoy that genre of music.
The article however I think would attrack mainly women. I think this because it’s a Q&A about a women called
Angie so the article would attract women who want to be like Angie and get inspiration from her answers. But
on the other hand men could also be attracted to the article because they may be fans of her music and they
may enjoy finding out her likes and dislikes.
The price of the magazine is suitable for the younger generation, because it affordable for a student and also a
young adult who may just be starting a new job.
8. Q6- what have you learnt about
technologies from he process of
constructing tis product?I used two types of software’s
to create my product, I used
Photoshop and InDesign. I also
used Web 2.0 for my research
and planning to prepare to
make this product.
Photoshop allowed me to
make my front cover and
contents page look effective
and professional . I did this by
using a range of tools that
Photoshop supply you with.
I used this tool to cut out
my main photo, to make
my magazine look effective.
I used rubber 134, to get the
broken effect on my
headline
I used the stroke effect to get
a black outline around my
text on the left hand third.
For all my text I used the text tools, this
allowed me to make my text look
professional, but in an easy way. By
doing this it made my magazine come
together. It also allows me to chose my
colours so my colour scheme stayed all
connected.
I make all tis visible on my blog I used slide share and
Prezi. These are online PowerPoint software's. I also
use emaze and YouTube to expand my use of
technologies. All of my work is uploaded onto a blog
called WordPress, this makes everything I do visible
in one place.
9. Q7- Looking back at your preliminary task, what do
you feel you have learnt in the progression from it
to the full product?
I feel I have learnt a lot of techniques and new skills whilst
making my front cover, contents page and double page
spread. I think this because the software I used to create
my preliminary task was Microsoft word. The techniques
and skills I used to make it were basic and were basic ICT
skills.
When making my front cover and contents page I felt that I
was learning a lot of different techniques and skills . This is
because I had never used Photoshop or InDesign before so
it was a new learning curve for me.
As I got used to Photoshop and InDesign I was able to use
the software's more effectively as I knew what I was doing.
This then made a huge difference from what I did on my
preliminary task and what I did on my final product as you
can see on the left.
10. Q7- Looking back at your preliminary task, what do
you feel you have learnt in the progression from it
to the full product?
I feel I have learnt a lot of techniques and new skills whilst
making my front cover, contents page and double page
spread. I think this because the software I used to create
my preliminary task was Microsoft word. The techniques
and skills I used to make it were basic and were basic ICT
skills.
When making my front cover and contents page I felt that I
was learning a lot of different techniques and skills . This is
because I had never used Photoshop or InDesign before so
it was a new learning curve for me.
As I got used to Photoshop and InDesign I was able to use
the software's more effectively as I knew what I was doing.
This then made a huge difference from what I did on my
preliminary task and what I did on my final product as you
can see on the left.
