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evaluation
By Jade Gaches
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Question 1In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and
conventions of real media products?whilst researching existing music magazines I noticed that many music magazines where
aimed towards rock music and the male market. Then I found this issue of Q magazine which is slightly more female orientated
I decided to go against most of the ordinary magazine conventions and make a music magazine aimed at females interested in mainstream ‘popular’ music!
I followed the conventions of a typical Q magazine by using one image on the front cover. I also used a black and white image on the front which breaks most conventions, so to draw attention to it on the shelves!
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To make my brand accessible to the mainstream audience I have used conventions such as –
• Banner/ masthead/logo • Cover lines e.g. ‘Jordan's big proposal!’ • Selling line = ‘all the music AND gossip in one!’• Date and barcode• Website etc www.BLAST.co.uk
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Question 2How does your media product represent particular social
groups?
I made my magazine look like a gossip magazine as much as possible, because my target audience was the sort of females who but gossip mags.
I also added a selling line ‘all the music AND gossip in one!’
I wanted the magazine to be aimed at the younger generations from the ages 15-18 so I used a young model on the front
The aim of the magazine was to get more females to buy music magazines and I hoped to accomplish this by making it look more like a gossip mag, which the majority of females buy.
It relates to the reader by using a young female model,
Using up to date fonts
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Question 3
What kind of media institution might distribute your product and why?
Mainstream ???
Independent publisher?
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I think Bauer would be an appropriate publisher for my brand as they already deal with a number of mainstream magazines and that is what I hope my magazine to be!
Although they already deal with some big music magazines I feel that there is a gap in their market in which BLAST magazine could fit into !
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Question 4
Who would be the audience for your media product?• 15- 18 years• Females• Middle class• Women's lifestyle readers• Wide range of music interest• Channel 4 fans – glee and skins etc• Spend a lot of time with friends• Class B – C2
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Question 5
How did you attract your audience?
• Using young models• Making look like a women's lifestyle magazine • Using informal language • Young new pop style• Bright colours on dark colours to make it stand out • Big ‘cool’ fonts
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I used a questionnaire as research the sort of magazine people wanted to buy and what sort of things they would want included. I used my media class and friends aged 15-18 to answer my question as I already decided on my target audience.
Once I had made a rough draft of the magazine I got feedback from my class, they said things like-
• Bigger fonts• Brighter colours • Brighten the front cover picture
etc
All of which I took into account and changes accordingly before finishing my brand of magazine
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Question 6
What have you learnt about the technologies from the process of constructing this product?
i used- a digital camera to take the photos and in the process have learnt how
to use different settings to maximise the quality of the picturesInternet I have learnt how to put things on the internet and starting a
blog etc Photoshop, before starting this product I had no idea how to use
Photoshop but now I have a wide range of skills on the programmePublisher I have learnt how to arrange photos on top of each other to
look like a magazine etc Power point I have learnt how to put documents onto PowerPoint as
pictures etc I also used paint to edit my brand logo from the dafont site
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Question 7Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the
progression from it to the full project?
It is a lot ‘cleaner’ with a much more professional look, because my ICT skills have developed
I gained a better understanding of how to use programs such as Photoshop and publisher. which made my pictures etc look a lot ore professional.
I know have a better understanding of how to compose music magazines to attract a certain target audience through using pictures and language etc
If I were to do it again I would possible change the colour schemes of my piece and use more Photoshop skills etc to make it have a much more professional end look. I would think more about my cover lines and using some word play etc