The document summarizes a music magazine created by the author. Key details include: - The magazine is titled "The Buzz" and uses a modern style and black and white colors to attract readers' attention. - The front cover features a large concert photo and previews articles in different font sizes to show importance. - The contents page lists articles in red writing and uses photos related to each story. - A two-page article spread uses a pink title, quotes in different colors, and photos to make the page eye-catching. - The author aims to represent different music genres and social groups through the magazine's content.

1. Evaluation By William Jewell

2. Front Cover I have used the title to be called ‘The Buzz’ because it is a magazine which gives information about the music world which most people call the buzz. I have chosen this style of text because it looks modern and cool which is a look i am going for to capture peoples attention. Also I chose black writing on and white background to make it stand out more from the backdrop to make it eye catching when people are scanning through a magazine rack to find one to read. I have used yellow writing to make it stand out against the dark back drop so it is eye catching to the readers and really grabs their full attention. Also the colour yellow gives off a good vibe which will put people in a positive mood. I have written it all in capitals to make it eye catching as well and also make it look professional and bold to the readers. I have used different font sizes to show the importance of each article preview on the front cover for example the word competition on at the bottom of the page is in bigger writing than everything else on the page because it may attract more people to buy this magazine knowing that they have the chance to win something. Things such as ‘Bruno Mars takes London by storm!!’ is in smaller writing because it is just a preview of what's inside so it isn't that important and also there is a picture so people can see what it is before they read it. I have used this picture to take up the whole front cover so it is eye catching and also gives the potential readers a massive clue to what’s inside the magazine and may make them buy this because it has a review and picture about a concert in. I think this is an action long shot as well which really grasps the atmosphere of this even which may attract people to come and read about where it was and when. I put the price and what issue it is in the top left corner of this front cover because I thought although it is important it is more important that the readers know what is inside the magazine. I made it quite big as well to make sure the readers can still see it when looking at the front page.

3. Contents Page I used this style of writing for the word contents because it seems funky and that is the look i want to keep things interesting so the reader doesn’t get bored while looking through my magazine. I also just it in white against a white backdrop with a black outline because i thought it made it stand out and give a cloud effect. This sometimes is better than having bright colours because even this style is eye catching when you look at the page. I wrote the word index in red to make it really stand out in the page so people knew what this page had on it. I then put everything that was in the magazine underneath but not in the same colour i just put it in black because i believe that i have got the audiences attention already with this bold red writing so they can just read my bold black writing ok on its own. I have used capitals again in it to show the importance of some of the stories such as ‘COMPETITION!!!’ to make it stand out. The pictures i have chosen for this are linked to each of the stories for example the rising stars of 2010 list is linked with the picture of my friend playing his guitar and the review and pictures from the music concert is linked with the top picture. I have photo shopped the picture of the guitarist to make it look more interesting and fit the genre of rock. I also photo shopped the music concert picture in the bottom corner to give it more of a glow effect.

4. Double Page Spread I wrote a bold title which took up half of the first page which was in bold writing and in bright pink it make it stand out against the dark background. This title gives people and idea of what this article is about and if its interesting then people will want to read it. I then used quotes of what people have said from the concert and put them underneath the title to show how much people enjoyed the concert. I put the quotes in bold to make them eye catching and stand out and then i put them in different colours to keep the reader interested and make it stand out. I chose these colours carefully and placed them carefully to make sure that it could still be read. On the second page of my two page spread i used two pictures, one of Bruno Mars taken at the concert and another of my two friends after the concert with recording artist Example, and placed them at either end of the page. I did this to make it feel like the page was spread and not just all cramped up. I photo shopped the one of Bruno Mars to give it a glowing feeling and make it pink as if the light from the back was shining on him. I chose to write the actual article in pink because i stood out the most and I want this article to be as eye catching as it possibly can. Also i chose a font type that was easy to read so when the readers eyes start to get tired or they are reading it in a dark place they can still read it with ease. I used the column effect on this two page spread to give the feel that it is a high quality magazine rather than it being in blocks of writing. It also makes it easier to read for the audience. I think the use of capitals in this really shows the excitement of the people who went and the fact that I put a lot of band and artists names in the article will keep the audience interested while also give the artist so media attention.

5. In what way does your music magazine use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real music magazines? In my music magazine I used quite a few forms and conventions of a real music magazine for example I have used the same layout on the front cover as many music magazines I have researched and I have also done the same for the two page spread for example using the columns in the article to give it a professional effect and using a picture as a whole page really grasps the concept of a music magazine. I have however tried to make my two page spread more eye catching that ones I have researched by using brighter coloured writing and using quotes and capitals to challenge the quality of music magazines. I wanted to make the contents page more about the pictures rather than having lots of words in it so the reader doesn’t have to do a lot of reading in order to find out what is inside this magazine. I haven't seen this from the music magazines I have researched so I have developed the music magazines. I also made the pictures take up more of the page than the words do which makes it eye catching and more enjoyable rather than most music magazines who just have lots of words and not many pictures.

6. How does your music magazine represent different social groups? I think my music magazine represents different social groups because it has different genres of music in it for example on my contents page I have a picture of a guitarist whose genre is heavy rock which would relate to a different social group compared to in my main task where I mention The Black Eyed Peas who are more in the techno and Hip Hop genre of music. I think my magazine relates to nearly all the social groups because I do mention lots of genres for example heavy rock, techno, Hip Hop and Pop which a mixture of groups like to listen to. Pop is mostly listened to by girls so would relate to that social group whereas Hip Hop is more of a masculine genre of music so more men will listen to that so that’s their social group. Although my magazine is mainly pop genre based it still has a modern and techno theme to it such as the masthead on the front cover is in a futuristic style so people of that social group will want to pick it up because they will think it has something that will interest them in it.

7. What kind of media institution might distribute your magazine and why? I think that the print media institute will distribute my magazine because it is laid out to be a magazine and I think it will sell better as a print product although I think the internet would be good as well for the promotion side of the magazine to get the name out there and well known. The print side such as magazine and newspapers are also more suitable because they can distribute in large quantities and can get it to major shops.

8. Who would be the audience for your magazine? The target audience for my magazine would be youths aged between 12 and 18 and then young adults who are interested in music. I have chosen this because they will relate to the charts and are interested in new stars compared to the older generation who listen to whatever they want and aren’t interested in the top 40 hit songs. Using artists pictures such as Bruno Mars would attract the 12 to 18 year olds, mainly girls, to buy the magazine because they really like his music and want to follow him. Also I targeted the youth audience by putting reviews about concerts in there and upcoming events because that is what youths want to read about so they can decide if they want to spend their money on it.

9. How did you attract/address your audience? I attracted the audience to my magazine by using pictures I have taken from a music concert I had been to. This would immediately catch their eye as most other magazines would just have an artist on the front but I have an action shot of a concert on it which will make them want to pick up the magazine and find out more about the concert. Also I used top artists to attract the audience to my magazine because every youth in the country is interested in what the big stars are getting up to so I used pictures of the artists on stage that I had taken to make the audience pick up the magazine and want to buy it. I addressed them in a formal way but still used some slang words to keep the youths interested. This would target the youths and make them carry on reading because they would get bored if they read something they couldn’t relate to. I also used bright writing to stimulate their minds so they don’t get bored while reading the magazine.

10. What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this music magazine? From constructing this music magazine I have learnt about the many different ways you can get a product out into the world for example a print product or a music product. I have also learnt how to use photo shop in this process which will help me when doing other things with my pictures. I learnt that their are 5 ways to get a product out there and it is easier than it looks. I have also learnt about the program Indesign which I used to construct y magazine. It is really good for producing media print products so I am glad I found out about it.

11. Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full production? Looking back at my preliminary task I have learnt many things such as how to use photo shop and also I learnt about Indesign. If I knew how to use them when doing my preliminary task it would of looked a lot better and a higher quality. Also I have learnt about all the new types of font that can be used for mastheads and articles which make my finished product look so much better and more professional than my preliminary task. Also the fact that I knew more about camera shots and angles with lighting has helped me with my finished product because I have more knowledge of it now compared to when I was doing my preliminary task.