http://youtu.be/BEyJNwPubOk - Question 2
http://youtu.be/S_5TH_dblGk - Question 3
http://youtu.be/fEqaGWTuz-U - Question 4
http://youtu.be/Up0KjuTNVpk - Question 5
http://youtu.be/ldtiER0INVo - Question 6
http://youtu.be/RH0UehPF-v4 - Question 7
All of these videos are unlisted, so no-one without the link can view them.
Here is the script that I used for my evaluation. I may have added some words here and there to make it sound better.
1.
In what ways does your media product use,
develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
The title of my magazine is Undead. This
suggests that the type of music is rock/punk, which is also pointed out by the
bands listed on the front page and by my models clothing and pose/posture. In
all of my images my models are wearing dark clothes or clothes with other bands
names on. This was on purpose to let the audience know that this is the kind of
music that this magazine supports and promotes.
My choice of models had to be ones that
would suit the band style and the magazine style too. My first model is on the
front cover, I chose him specifically because he had long hair and the
mentality of a rock star, which would make him able to pose for the images
correctly.
My title font is Myriad pro; I thought this
would be perfect for the style of my magazine, as it is not too perfectly
shaped nor it is too distorted that it would create discomfort whilst reading
the title.
My written content is perfectly suitable
for my style of magazine, especially on my double page spread. I have included
a question and answer which is standard for a magazine of this type. There is
also a background of the band and general information about them and their
tours, which is also standard for this style of magazine.
The music genre of my magazine is punk/pop
and the way that my magazine suggests that is the mise-en-scene of my images,
my title, my font and my written content. My layout follows all of the conventions
of other magazines. I have put all of my sell lines down the left side of my
front cover, with the exception of a couple on the bottom. My contents page and
double page spread also follow general layout conventions of other magazines of
this style.
2.
How does your Media product represent particular
social groups?
The postures of both of the images are
quite similar; this is something that I strived to emulate when creating my
product. The facial expressions are also quite similar which leads my product
to convey conventions of punk/rock styles of magazines. Both are staring right
at the camera although my models eyes are wide open whereas Chester’s eyes are
squinted to show the expression on his face as a more serious one. Both are
wearing different costumes but they both conform to the conventions of
costumes. They both have different hairstyles but that is not highly relevant
to the style of the magazine however it does say a lot about the social group
that one particular person may be a part of. Overall, I think that these
elements of the photos represent a young social group who love music, and who
aren’t afraid to be who they are; weather they show that through being a bit
extreme with their appearances, or by their personality.
3.
What kind of media institution might distribute
your media product and why?
Kerrang magazine is the magazine that I
would consider related to my product the most. Kerrang magazine was published
in the UK by Bauer Consumer Media; this publisher has made Kerrang a successful
magazine for over 30 years. The other magazines that Bauer Consumer Media
produces are; Zoo, Closer and Match! These magazines prove that they cover a
wide range of magazine genres.
Some mainstream magazines are handed out at
venues by using busy spots and locations to generate a bit of interest for the magazine.
Some magazines are subscription only magazines, whereby you have to order them
online or by telephone to purchase them. Lastly, some magazines are only sold
in stores, which for some customers is an inconvenience which would detour some
customers from that magazine. Obviously being able to distribute your magazine via
all three methods would be the best way to distribute my magazine, and Bauer
Consumer Media would be the best distribution company for my magazine as there
isn’t as much competition as other distribution companies would have.
4.
Who would be the audience for your media
product?
The perfect audience for me media product
would be as the image shows. As you can see this person would be the most
stereotypical person to purchase my magazine. He has long hair, dark clothes, and
skinny jeans. The fact that he has all of these would indicate that he doesn’t
care about what others think of him as long as he is happy, which is the
general attitude of the audience of my magazine. This is why this would look
like the stereotypical audience for my magazine. This person probably likes
loud, heavy music which may often disrupt others. They would spend their time
playing games or talking to friends, and of course listening to music. They
would spend their money on going out with friends, maybe on games and clothes.
They would go to see Sci-Fi’s or comedies but movie taste usually depends on
the person. The reason that they would buy my magazine is because my magazine
appeals to them, as proved by my audience feedback.
5.
How did you attract/address your audience?
One of the ways I attracted my audience was
by putting interesting sell lines on the front cover of my magazine which would
appeal to my target audience. I used promotional posters from the main focus of
the magazine to interest more potential customers, because people will buy it
just for the posters. I included popular bands for some of my sell lines. I used most of the conventions of a normal
magazine, such as barcode in the bottom left, masthead in the top right, sell
lines to the left of the page and in line with each other, date, price and cost
and I also have one main sell line underneath the masthead. I have one main
image and a few sub images.
6.
What have you learnt about technologies from the
process of constructing this product?
Here is an Image I made on Photoshop
showing all of the equipment that I used, this includes Facebook ( to recruit
my models ), Blogger ( to upload my progress and work ), YouTube ( To upload my
evaluation to ) and the computer + camera that I used for my photographs. Using
all of these has given me a much greater understanding of their uses and how
effective they can be for Media. They have helped me a lot in the creation of
my product. Without the use of Facebook, I would not have been able to recruit
the models I wanted to use and I would have had to resort to using someone from
my college who may not have the correct look I was aiming for.
7.
Looking back at your preliminary task (the
school/college magazine task/short continuity film sequence), what do you feel
you have learnt in the progression from that to your full product?
Looking back at my preliminary task, I
would say that I did quite well considering I had only a few short months to
get to know Photoshop and develop my skills with it. Some of the aspects of
that I liked from my preliminary task such as, how I positioned the masthead
and following all of the common conventions of other magazines. The layout on
my real product however, is much better than the one from my preliminary as my
skills have developed in all aspects of media, which helped a lot when I was
making my product. When I made my preliminary task, I knew almost nothing about
photography, yet I managed to take a decent photograph and use it for my front
cover and some for my contents page too. This is completely different when I
was taking photographs for my main task, as I knew what I was doing and which
angels I needed the models at and how close I needed them to be and of course,
which pose I needed them to do. The font used on my preliminary was not one
which was suited for my magazine as it wasn’t as tidy as it could have been
which is what would have been needed as it was a magazine for a college. Looking
at the font of my main product I can see that it is suited well for my style of
magazine as It Is not too messy, yet it isn’t too neat that It will discourage
readers from thinking that it isn’t their kind of magazine.
The mode of address on my preliminary task
is somewhat vague, as I had only been studying for a few short months. However
on my main task I am certain that I know of whom I am addressing and how to get
my product to interest them.
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