The document provides an evaluation of a media product, a music magazine, created by the author. It discusses how the magazine used and challenged conventions of real music magazines. The intended audience is described as 13-18 year old males and females interested in R&B music. The author also reflects on the technologies used and skills learned in creating the magazine, noting improved abilities in Photoshop and following conventions compared to their preliminary task.

1. Evaluation
By Shamha Begum

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.
• I was influenced by Vibe magazine the main image, However I
combined it with my own idea.
• I challenged the convention by putting a bar code on my
magazine.
• I followed the convention by doing the mid-shot of my model.

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?
• IPVC 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's and I plan to follow through to
the publishing.

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 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.