FOUNDATION PORTFOLIO EVALUATIONMorgan Clough

IN WHAT WAYS DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE, DEVELOP OR CHALLENGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL

MEDIA PRODUCTS?

HOUSE STYLE

Colour Scheme:

Masthead Design

MASTHEAD

COVER STAR

MODEL CREDIT

COVER LINES

BARCODE AND PRICE

BANNER COVER LINE

PAGE NUMBERS AND TITLES

MAIN ARTIST

MASTHEAD

FOLLOWS HOUSE STYLE

MASTHEAD

MAIN ARTIST IMAGE

SECONDARY IMAGE

DIRECT ADDRESS

FOLLOWS HOUSE STYLE

DESIGN BALANCE

COVER STORY

People who enjoy listening to music and concerts.

Teenagers/Young Adults

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

Male and Female

WHAT KIND OF MEDIA INSTITUTION MIGHT DISTRIBUTE YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT AND WHY?

-Mainstream Audience-300 magazines-15 countries-Online, TV and Radio-Heat-Kerrang-Europe’s largest privately owned publishing group.

WHO WOULD BE THE AUDIENCE FOR YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT?

AN EVEN BALANCE OF TEXT AN IMAGE ON THE PAGE

EASY TO NAVIGATE AROUNDTHE MAGAZINE

USE OF BRIGHT COLOURSE.G. PINK AND BLUE HOUSE STYLE

HOW DID YOU ATTRACT/ADDRESS YOUR AUDIENCE?

I attracted an audience by including some popular artists to date in my magazine such as One Direction, Rihanna, Katy Perry and Drake.

WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNT ABOUT TECHNOLOGIES FROM THE PROCESS OF THIS

PRODUCT?

RULE OF THIRDS:

PICTURE EDITING:

SATURATION

MAGNETIC LASSO TOOL

EXPOSURE

CROP

COLOUR BALANCE

QUICK SELECTION TOOL

I used Photoshop to create a brighter image of the model. I used a Saturation and Exposure effect on the face to brighten it up to match the target audience for the magazine.

I used a magnetic lasso tool to select the lips on the image and then used Colour Balance to brighten the lips up to match the pink on the house style of the magazine.

LOOKING BACK AT YOUR PRELIMINARY TASK, WHAT DO YOU FEEL YOU HAVE LEARNT IN THE PROGRESSION FROM IT TO THE FINISHED PRODUCT?

CONCLUSION

SUCCESS AND IMPROVEMENTS

SUCCESS:HOUSE STYLE – Consistency of the blue and pink running throughout the front cover, contents page and double page spread.MASTHEAD DESIGNCONTENTS PAGE LAYOUT

IMPROVEMENTS:DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD DESIGNMORE IMAGES- Wider range of images of different models and different outfits.