Final Evaluation Activity 7

Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to full product?

This is my Preliminary magazine. I feel that the editing is ok on this but not the best and also the colours and the text are all wrong for the feel of the magazine. I liked the idea of the mid shot and the coloure scheme but it think i could of made the image more powerful and the colours less vibrant as the colour takes away the emphasis of the girl on the front cover. By using more subtle colours that allow each of them to stand out against each other it allows the magazine to have a theme and an identity. I also believe that because I have had more time to research my main magazine, I feel as if I understand more in what they are looking for when it comes to a 'type' of magazine. Whereas with my preliminary magazine I have found that going straight into a magazine without any thought or any planning or research really stopped me from achieving the best of my ability. between the two I have also learnt more about layoutting and about sizing and all of the different types of things that are key in order to get a magazine that looks like a magazine. Although I knew how to use photoshop it didnt help when it come to creating the layout for the magazine as I found this rather difficult. I had many different ideas that I wanted to use but it took me alot longer to know the skills that came with creating the layout and the magazine as a whole. It took me several attempts to get the sizing right as well and the colouring as they appear very different next to what I see on the computer screen. After some practice I have finally managed to sort out the layouting and the sizing and was able to use them correctly.

Final Evaluation Activity 6

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Final Evaluation Activity 5

How did you attract/address the audience?
To attract my audience I used language that my targeted age range would understand and would be comfortable with. I have used relevant images and bands that will attract my ideal age group of an audience, I wanted it to attract to anyone with a sense of musicality and wanted to experience the latest in the music world, that is why I have included a relatively new band on the cover of the magazine. It attracts the right audience for my magazine. Apart from my main band, I have split the artists so that the majority of artists that appear are British like Jessie J and Coldplay but some are American or European like David Guetta and Rise Again, depending on their popularity to the British audience and there latest album/ track is doing in the charts or whether they are in a gig or creating a new album. All of this helps to attract my target audience. I have used completely different colours to create that fresh and new feel to the magazine. The layouting and the style of the magazine keeps it simple and easy to read whilst loking professional and interesting. This is also contributing to the target audience.

Final Evaluation Activity 4

Who would be the audience for your media production?

Final Evaluation Activity 3

What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
The media institution that is going to ditribute my magazine is Bauer Media Group. This publishing company have published Q and Kerrang! so are used to having to create music magazines once a month. They have funded the magazine as they already have many contacts throughout the music industry so it was easy to get hold of some well-known music artists in order to get some interviews and some amazing photography. It also helped that alot of the artists that appeared in the magazine happened to be artists that are new on the music scene and still trying to get their name out to many people across the country; this allows for a reduced cost when it comes to interviews and photoshoots. With the help of this company they have helped me to produce and edit what hopes to be a top magazine within the media industry. Also the adverts that appear in the magazine will also help finance the magazine. By including adverts like make-up, hair dye, gadgets and the latest phones, it keeps all the magazine interesting to young people and will also promote the magazine and sell issues. By including adverts that are relevant they fit with the idea of the magazine unlike when a music magazine for teenagers include an over 50's life insurance advert, the two do not mix and it puts the reader of the magazine as they think that it is aimed at a different audience completely.   

Final Evaluation Activity 2

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

My magazine model has been chosen to fit the same theme as Florence and the machine. I liked the idea of the close up of the female artist and the use of the blue to make the reader focus on the key points. That is why I have edited the eyes and made them slightly more blue to attract the attention. I have made the rest of the image black and white to focus the attention even more onto the eyes and allow the blue to stand out from the dark colours. Both of the artists have a pop theme to them although my artist has a rocky theme to it as well. Both are part of a band and both are the front people, the ones that are always in the public eye. I have also used the natural but posed look on my artist as they have that sort of relaxed and inviting look to them, although Florence looks slightly seductive and my artist looks more smiley and happy in comparison, but otherwise a similar look. I have also taken the idea of the eyes looking straight down the camera as it also captures the attention of the reader as it almost feels like you are being watched. I have also tried to keep the shot as simple as possible to make them appear more effective. My model fits well with my audience of teenagers and young adults- as it includes the same styled clothing as people would wear, she is the same age as the readers so it makes the audience connect more with what is being said. The style of clothes that she is wearing links well to the genre of pop-rock, which is the genre of which she sings and is also what a lot of my audience listen to.    

Final Evaluation Activity 1

Evaluation Activity 1