The document evaluates a media product created by the author. It summarizes how the product uses conventions of real magazines by including a masthead and picture on the front cover. It develops conventions by following a traditional magazine layout and name suggesting a replay of hits. The product challenges other magazines by appealing to a younger audience interested in music charts. It represents this younger audience through easy to read fonts and colors giving a "cool" feel. The product would be distributed by IPC, a large UK publisher known for magazines, as they could help with advertising and sales. The audience enjoys music in the charts, new artists, and simple designs with extras like quizzes and fashion. The author learned skills in using a camera and Photosh

1. Evaluation

2. 1. In what ways does you media product use,
develop or challenge forms and conventions of real
media products?
Uses: My media product uses convents of real media products as this helps it
to look professional and have an order to prevent it from looking messy. The
masthead is at the top of the front page like a traditional magazine and is
also in a bold easy to read font. The picture that is on the front is also
traditional as it is a mid- shot.
Develop: When I was making my magazine, I followed traditional things
which are normally seen in a magazine as I knew that it clearly worked best.
The masthead name “Replay” suggest to the audience that the contents is a
replay of the hits of that month going back and looking over them. The
layout of my contents page was similar to the one of “Q” magazine as it
thought it was a simple and organised way to present it.
Challenge: I chose my magazine to appeal to anyone who is interested in
music which is in the charts which means it is typically a young audience, this
challenges magazines like billboard and “Q”.

3. 2.How does your media product represent
particular social groups?
My magazine represents a particular social group as it shows the music
which is in the charts and this is normally liked by younger generations,
this is shown in the magazine as the fonts and sizes are simple and easy
to read but also don’t look to childish, The colour scheme is also 3
simple colours which gives an overall “cool” and “relaxed” feel to it
which helps to attract the audience.

4. 3.What kind of media institution might
distribute your media product and why?
Publishing : IPC is a well-known publisher for magazines
and around 26million adults are thought to read there
magazines in the UK alone. I would use this publisher as
it would have a range of advertisement and do well at
selling. This would also help to get more people buying
into it as well.
The fact that they publish big names like NME, Now,
country life, shows that they are a very successful brand.

5. 4.Who would be the audience for your media
product?
Audience
Enjoys music in the charts
Enjoys hearing about
new artists
Play and simple fonts and
easy to read articles
Giveaways, latest fashion,
quizzes,
My audience was anyone interested in the charts. This shows what my audience enjoys and
what they wanted to see in the magazine, My magazine covers all of these factors which
means that it is suitable for them.

6. 5.What have you learnt about technologies
from the process of constructing this product?
• From this I have learnt how to use a
camera to get good shots with angles
that work best in magazines. I have
also learnt how to use Photoshop to
make the pictures the best they can
be and more suitable for the page it is
going to be used for.