2. In what ways does your media product use, develop, change or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? I HAVE USED 3 DIFFERENT SECTIONS ON MY CONTENTS PAGE TO SPLIT EVERYTHING UP, THIS IS CONVENTIONAL TO OTHER MAGAZINES. I HAVE PUT SOME STORIES IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER, WHICH IS CALLED THE TERMINAL OPTICAL AREA. I HAVE UNDERLINED SOME OF THE MAIN STORIES IN THE MAGAZINE WHICH IS USED IN OTHER MAGAZINES. I HAVE MADE THE PAGE BALANCED, SO THAT THE TEXT, PICTURES AND HEADINGS ARE EVENED OUT ON THE PAGE.
3. How does your magazine represent particular social groups? THE PINK TEXT SUGGESTS IT’S A WOMANS MAGAZINE ALSO THE HEADLINES AND R&B THEMED TOPICS ON THE COVER WILL ONLY ATTACT CERTAIN SOCIAL GROUPS, TEENAGERS AND YOUNG ADULTS. THE MODEL IS DRESSED VERY CASUALLY AND QUITE PLAIN, WHICH DOES NOT REPRESENT ANY SOCIAL GROUP, HOWEVER SOMEONE WHO LISTENS TO HEAVY METAL OR INDIE MUSIC WOULD NOT DRESS LIKE THIS.
4. What type of media institution might distribute your magazine? The distributors of Vibe magazine would distribute my magazine, as they are the same style and appeal to the same audience. The music both magazines target is R&B and hip-hop.
5. Teenagers and young adults who like listening to R&B music, as it contains information about upcoming and already famous artists. The images and text I have used look more feminine so more girls would probably buy this magazine however the text itself is suitable for both. Who would be the audience for your media magazine? I have used a lot of pink throughout my presentation which does make it look girly.
6. How did you attract/address your audience? I have used a large bold masthead which attracts the eye because of the contrast in colour. I have made use of the Guttenberg diagram The colour scheme contrasts with each other and looks attractive to the eye. Attractive picture I have used some buzz words and also used big names in R&B to make people pick the magazine up. I have used a large cover lines, this looks attractive and attracts the eye.
7. What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product? I have also learnt how to do different things on Photoshop, such as removing red eye, and spots, I used this skill to edit my photographs for my magazine. How to plan and construct time to make sure my product is finished in time. If I could redo my magazine I would have planned it out on paper first. Using a blog helped me to achieve a professional standard. I have learnt about different angles and shots to make the picture look more effective and what makes a better picture.
8. Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product? Much higher standard I have learnt how to use Photoshop Improved my layout and overall look of the magazine Understand a range of tools, and have tried different techniques on Photoshop.
Editor's Notes
The models clothing clearly shows she represents no specific social group, R&B music appeals to a wide range of people, however its particular target audience would be male/female people from age 15-25, which is the same for the magazine itself.
The audience for my magazine would be teenagers and young adults who like listening to R&B music, as it contains images and text about upcoming and already famous artists.The images and text I have used lookmore feminine so girls would probablybuy this magazine as it would appealto them more than it would a male,however the text itself is suitable forboth.
I have used a striking image of a young attractive girl which widens the audience, as it appeals to males as well as females. The colour scheme I have used is Pink Black and White, these colours all contrast with each other which looks attractive to the eye.
Also how to plan and construct time to make sure my product is finished in time. If I could change something about my media product it would be how I spent my time working on it. I would have planned it out on paper first to see what it really would have looked like, and how I needed to take my pictures. Using other technologies helped to achieve a professional standard, such as using a blog site to book mark certain things you may want to refer to later in the project. Having a blog also means you can plan and show certain aspects of the project to a greater detail.
My preliminary task has a huge difference to my magazine now, it is of a much lower standard. The preliminary task was a practice run and I learnt how to use Photoshop properly before making my main magazine. My preliminary magazine was not that good. I can see where I have improved from cutting people out to where I put my text and the font I use. Now I understand all the photo shop tools and how to use them, whereas I didn't know all of them in my preliminary task so I didn't use a range of techniques, however the preliminary task helped me to understand what I am expected to achieve for final product.
