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Evaluation of practical_product
The document summarizes the key aspects of a student's media magazine project. It discusses: 1. The title, setting, iconography, stereotypes, contents page, and double page spread design choices made to emulate real magazines. 2. The target audience as white, working class teenagers, represented by the cover model and affordable price. 3. A major music magazine publisher as the proposed distributor, to reach the target rock music fan readership. 4. Lessons learned about magazine design in Photoshop, including page setup, text tools, layers, and color replacement tools.
Evaluation of practical_product
- 1. Evaluation of practicalproduct Justine Hill S0407
- 2. Question 1.In whatways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
- 3. Title of myfilmTo find a title for my magazine I looked at magazines that have already been created. All these have short catchy names. Which is why I chose Buzzed!
- 4. SettingI chose totake my photographs in the studio.This Enabled me to have a white background.This gives a professional look. It would also have allowed me to change my background more easily
- 5. IconographyI used drumsticksto show the girl in my magazine was a rock star.
- 6. The clothes Iused were typical of a girl in a rock band - Black skinny Jeans and a white graphic t-shirt.Iconography
- 7. My artist hasa mischievous grin on her face and looks like she has a rebellious side this is stereotypical of a rock star. Iconography
- 8. StereotypeI used ateenage girl as my main cover artist. She belongs to a girl band.This goes against stereotypes as bands are usually male.
- 9. Contents PageI useda symbol to show the magazine’s name on the contents page I used the layout from this contents page as a guide to mine.
- 10. Contents PageI foundmany Contents page contained a big image of a band I decided to replicate this.
- 11. Double Page SpreadIfound they tended to place text on the right hand side of the page so I replicated this with my own
- 12. Double Page SpreadMagazinesuse Quotations to encourage the audience to read the article. I chose to do this with mine.
- 13. Question 2.How doesyour media product represent particular social groups?
- 14. My Magazine isaimed at a teen audience. To show this I:I used a teenager on the cover – relatable.Also the font I used for the title was teen friendly. Age
- 15. ClassMy magazine isaimed at white, working class Teenagers. This is because of the artist on the front.This is also because of the price. My magazine is monthly so £2 is cheap.
- 16. Question 3.What kindof media institute might distribute your media product and why?InstituteIf my magazine was being published I would expect to publish my magazine.This is because they already publish NME.
- 17. Question 4.Who wouldbe the audience for your media product
- 18. My audience isbased around teenagers who are into rock music.This is what I imagine my target audience would look like.Audience
- 19. Question 5.How wouldyou attract/address your audience
- 20. To attract myaudience I have used Bold colours which grab attention.Also I used a model who is very pretty and this will encourage people to buy the magazine because they aspire to look like her.Audience
- 21. Question 6.What haveyou learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
- 22. I used Photoshopfor the first time whilst creating my product. These are the most important things I learned.This is how to set up the page for the front page and the contents page.For The double page spread I changed this to A3
- 23. I used thehorizontal type tool The text tool was the tool I used the most it is a key factor to making a magazine.
- 24. The colour replacementtool is important for changing the colour of things. I used this to make my artists eyes brighter.
- 25. Theses are thelayers. If you want to change something you have to select the layer before you can change it.
- 26. Question 7.Looking backat your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full programme?
- 27. Preliminary.There is moreempty space on the prelim task.I used the same colour scheme.I made the price stand out more.
- 28. Preliminary.More information less empty space.Main story stands out more.Better use of colours.Colour scheme more apparent
- 29. Question 8.How hasfeedback helped?
- 30. feedback saidtMost people who gave feedback said they like the colour scheme.
- 31. Most people saidthey liked the magazine and that they would buy it.