Monday, 29 April 2013
Sunday, 21 April 2013
Evaluation question 7
Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
I feel I have come a long way sine my preliminary task, as my Photoshop skills have greatly improved and my idea of what a magazine looks like has got a lot better. When I did my Preliminary task I thought that the more that was on the page meant it was better, I have found that this is not the case as magazines actually looks a lot better if they have less on and are cleaner. One major thing I have learnt is that colour schemes are very important and the colour used will make a massive difference to the magazine, it is good to get a theme and stick to it. Another main thing that I have learnt is that the picture needs to be of great quality and the best picture you can get, in my preliminary task the picture wasn't great as I don't believe I took enough pictures, this is why I learnt to take as many pictures as possible so you have more to choose from, the more the better.
Here is my final front cover and my preliminary task front cover, as you can see my final front cover looks so much better than the preliminary task, it looks a lot more professional and just miles better. The colour scheme for my preliminary task doesn't really go and it isn't set out very well at all, also the picture is not of very good quality. My final picture on the other hand looks very good and the layout is much, much better, in my final I now have a house colour of red and blue were as in my preliminary there was no real theme to it. Also from research into magazines, I found that in my preliminary task, my bar-code was not in the correct place as this is never seen in any magazines, this was fixed in my final piece.
Here is my preliminary contents page and my final contents page, for a start I have learnt how to actually make it look like a magazine #, my preliminary task did not look at all like a magazine but my final does. The images are clearer on my final this is because I learnt to take my time with the pictures and make sure I got them right. Another thing that I learnt from researching magazines was that they actually have a lot more pages than I originally thought as in my preliminary task I hardly had any pages, I made sure to add many more in my final piece. Also I added a lot more picture just like in real magazines. I think I have progressed a lot since my preliminary task and i am very happy with the out come of my final piece.
I feel I have come a long way sine my preliminary task, as my Photoshop skills have greatly improved and my idea of what a magazine looks like has got a lot better. When I did my Preliminary task I thought that the more that was on the page meant it was better, I have found that this is not the case as magazines actually looks a lot better if they have less on and are cleaner. One major thing I have learnt is that colour schemes are very important and the colour used will make a massive difference to the magazine, it is good to get a theme and stick to it. Another main thing that I have learnt is that the picture needs to be of great quality and the best picture you can get, in my preliminary task the picture wasn't great as I don't believe I took enough pictures, this is why I learnt to take as many pictures as possible so you have more to choose from, the more the better.
Here is my final front cover and my preliminary task front cover, as you can see my final front cover looks so much better than the preliminary task, it looks a lot more professional and just miles better. The colour scheme for my preliminary task doesn't really go and it isn't set out very well at all, also the picture is not of very good quality. My final picture on the other hand looks very good and the layout is much, much better, in my final I now have a house colour of red and blue were as in my preliminary there was no real theme to it. Also from research into magazines, I found that in my preliminary task, my bar-code was not in the correct place as this is never seen in any magazines, this was fixed in my final piece.
Here is my preliminary contents page and my final contents page, for a start I have learnt how to actually make it look like a magazine #, my preliminary task did not look at all like a magazine but my final does. The images are clearer on my final this is because I learnt to take my time with the pictures and make sure I got them right. Another thing that I learnt from researching magazines was that they actually have a lot more pages than I originally thought as in my preliminary task I hardly had any pages, I made sure to add many more in my final piece. Also I added a lot more picture just like in real magazines. I think I have progressed a lot since my preliminary task and i am very happy with the out come of my final piece.
Evaluation question 6
What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
From making my music magazine I have learnt that it takes a lot more thought and consideration about the layout and content of the magazine, a lot of research has to be done to get it right. I have learnt that to get the best picture you have to have a high quality camera and the lighting is very important to make the image look the best it can. One main use of technology that I have learnt to use from creating my music magazine is the program called Photoshop cs5, this was used to modify and manipulate pictures and images to make them look how I wanted. I used a variety of tool whilst using Photoshop such as the 'spot-healing brush tool,' the 'polygonal lasso tool,' the 'crop tool,' and the 'clone stamp tool.' Before doing my magazine I had no idea about how to use Photoshop but now I feel I am confident and good at changing pictures and editing photographs, I find this program really fun to use and really helpful in the production of my music magazine. I have learnt that without the use of programs such as Photoshop, it would be significantly harder to create the emotion in an image and capture the exact look that a person is looking for, it can make a picture look so professional and effective, I would use it on any photo to make it look better. Another thing about what I've learnt is that it actually takes a lot of time to properly edit an image and to get it to look good, originally I actually thought that Photoshop would be easy to use but I was mistaken, it takes a lot of time, patience and effort to make sure it is up to the standard that you want.
Another thing I learnt about technologies from the process of making my magazine was the program 'Microsoft publisher' this program really helped me to get my magazine to be lay out correctly and get everything in line and looking professional. Publisher really helped in the layout of the magazine as you could put guidelines on it to make sure everything was aligned. This program really helped me complete the task well and correctly.
From making my music magazine I have learnt that it takes a lot more thought and consideration about the layout and content of the magazine, a lot of research has to be done to get it right. I have learnt that to get the best picture you have to have a high quality camera and the lighting is very important to make the image look the best it can. One main use of technology that I have learnt to use from creating my music magazine is the program called Photoshop cs5, this was used to modify and manipulate pictures and images to make them look how I wanted. I used a variety of tool whilst using Photoshop such as the 'spot-healing brush tool,' the 'polygonal lasso tool,' the 'crop tool,' and the 'clone stamp tool.' Before doing my magazine I had no idea about how to use Photoshop but now I feel I am confident and good at changing pictures and editing photographs, I find this program really fun to use and really helpful in the production of my music magazine. I have learnt that without the use of programs such as Photoshop, it would be significantly harder to create the emotion in an image and capture the exact look that a person is looking for, it can make a picture look so professional and effective, I would use it on any photo to make it look better. Another thing about what I've learnt is that it actually takes a lot of time to properly edit an image and to get it to look good, originally I actually thought that Photoshop would be easy to use but I was mistaken, it takes a lot of time, patience and effort to make sure it is up to the standard that you want.
Another thing I learnt about technologies from the process of making my magazine was the program 'Microsoft publisher' this program really helped me to get my magazine to be lay out correctly and get everything in line and looking professional. Publisher really helped in the layout of the magazine as you could put guidelines on it to make sure everything was aligned. This program really helped me complete the task well and correctly.
Evaluation question 5
How did you attract/address your audience?
I attracted my target audience by making this magazine look and seem rebellious, I did this by making it look really moody and the main picture shows one of my models holding a lighter, this could be seen as 'naughty' and would attract the attention of many. Also the use of bad language and eye catching quotes would of attracted my audience to think, wow this is shocking I really want to read this. I also think the bright colours in a magazine are the first thing people notice so this would also draw them in. I addressed my audience in a informative and almost friendly way but just as if it tells you what is there why and the main points, I think its best to get straight to the point so this is ow I spoke in my magazine with direct easy to read responses, this would attract people as it doesn't seem like much to read and looks interesting. I think a main thing that attracts my audience is the pull quotes used on my front cover, they are so outrageous that it just makes people want to know more, people love it when bad things happen and to see quotes like 'F*ck the establishment' or 'midgets and strippers were all over the place' really makes people want to find out what is going on, thus drawing in the audience.
I attracted my target audience by making this magazine look and seem rebellious, I did this by making it look really moody and the main picture shows one of my models holding a lighter, this could be seen as 'naughty' and would attract the attention of many. Also the use of bad language and eye catching quotes would of attracted my audience to think, wow this is shocking I really want to read this. I also think the bright colours in a magazine are the first thing people notice so this would also draw them in. I addressed my audience in a informative and almost friendly way but just as if it tells you what is there why and the main points, I think its best to get straight to the point so this is ow I spoke in my magazine with direct easy to read responses, this would attract people as it doesn't seem like much to read and looks interesting. I think a main thing that attracts my audience is the pull quotes used on my front cover, they are so outrageous that it just makes people want to know more, people love it when bad things happen and to see quotes like 'F*ck the establishment' or 'midgets and strippers were all over the place' really makes people want to find out what is going on, thus drawing in the audience.
Evaluation question 4
Who would be the audience of your media product?
The audience for my media product would be older people age from about 18-40, the reason my audience would be so old is because, as my magazine is a classic rock magazine, most of the what is in the magazine will be music and bands from older generations such as the who and the Beatles, most younger people would not like these bands now a days, if they have even heard of them at all. I wanted my target audience to be able to appreciate the music in my magazines rather than hem thinking it was dated and not good, this is why I wanted my Audience to be older rather than younger because they would recognise the music and bands. This does not however mean that some younger people would not like my magazine as there are a lot of younger people today who actually like classic rock much more than new music of today, like myself for example, I much rather prefer older music like the Kinks and the Doors rather than any new stuff. My magazine would be slightly leaning towards the male side of things with the humour and language used but it is not completely biased and would be appropriate for all genders if they are into this type of genre. Although my magazine would be aimed at an older audience, it would however be up to date with the latest trends and modern culture so people who are younger would actually understand and appreciate it as much as older people.
The audience for my media product would be older people age from about 18-40, the reason my audience would be so old is because, as my magazine is a classic rock magazine, most of the what is in the magazine will be music and bands from older generations such as the who and the Beatles, most younger people would not like these bands now a days, if they have even heard of them at all. I wanted my target audience to be able to appreciate the music in my magazines rather than hem thinking it was dated and not good, this is why I wanted my Audience to be older rather than younger because they would recognise the music and bands. This does not however mean that some younger people would not like my magazine as there are a lot of younger people today who actually like classic rock much more than new music of today, like myself for example, I much rather prefer older music like the Kinks and the Doors rather than any new stuff. My magazine would be slightly leaning towards the male side of things with the humour and language used but it is not completely biased and would be appropriate for all genders if they are into this type of genre. Although my magazine would be aimed at an older audience, it would however be up to date with the latest trends and modern culture so people who are younger would actually understand and appreciate it as much as older people.
Evaluation question 3
What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
The type of media institution that would distribute my media product would be a magazine/online publisher such 'imagine publishing' this is one the leading magazine publishers in the UK that own a variety of different magazines and smaller publishing companies. Another publishing company that is very big within the UK is IPC media, who own and publish more than 60 well known media brands. Although there my be online publishers that would be interested in publishing this magazine. The reason they would publish my magazine would be to extent their empire of ownership, in other words to say they own another magazine which will make them gain more profit from more and more people buying a magazine that they own. If they choose to buy a magazine and it becomes popular, not only will it make the company much more profit but it would significantly raise their popularity leading to more publishing deals and once again more profit, they would only choose to publish my magazine if they knew it would be successful.
The type of media institution that would distribute my media product would be a magazine/online publisher such 'imagine publishing' this is one the leading magazine publishers in the UK that own a variety of different magazines and smaller publishing companies. Another publishing company that is very big within the UK is IPC media, who own and publish more than 60 well known media brands. Although there my be online publishers that would be interested in publishing this magazine. The reason they would publish my magazine would be to extent their empire of ownership, in other words to say they own another magazine which will make them gain more profit from more and more people buying a magazine that they own. If they choose to buy a magazine and it becomes popular, not only will it make the company much more profit but it would significantly raise their popularity leading to more publishing deals and once again more profit, they would only choose to publish my magazine if they knew it would be successful.
Evaluation question 2
How does your media product represent particular social groups?
My music magazine represents certain social groups in a way that does not generalise against any group. My magazine represents my target audience and social group in a good way, it shows off that they are into old music and like to find out about all what is going on within there interests. Although some may say that I was representing my social group in a negative way with my moody looking colours and pictures and with the almost rebellious look to my main image, I did want to show the sinister side of classic rock so I represented this with my dark colour scheme and eye catching images. I still think I have shown my target audience in a good way though as with my different font types I have shown that there can be a variety of people who are within my target audience, for the mast head I have fancy classic looking font yet for my main cover line I have font that makes it seem more of a heavy rock magazine. This shows that I am keeping my target audience open for a wider variety of people and not slimming it down to a certain group. The image I gave across from my front cover was that it was aimed at an older audience which is correct as my magazine would contain strong language and adult humour. I have my models dressed in old school, 'cool' looking clothes which portrays my social group as fairly fashionable and into their old school trends, I had a lot of inspiration from the 60's when there were 'mods' about, these were the likes of The Who and the Kinks, this is what i wanted my target audience to be like. Also I think i have represented my social group as a middle/working class group as on my magazine I have a bit of bad language and in a upper class society this would be seen as outrageous, another thing I have done is not overwhelmed people with information on the front cover, I have kept it neat looking and clean this is so it is easy to read, this could represent my target group as individuals who like to get straight to them point of things they are looking for instead of pointless information that doesn't need to be there.
My music magazine represents certain social groups in a way that does not generalise against any group. My magazine represents my target audience and social group in a good way, it shows off that they are into old music and like to find out about all what is going on within there interests. Although some may say that I was representing my social group in a negative way with my moody looking colours and pictures and with the almost rebellious look to my main image, I did want to show the sinister side of classic rock so I represented this with my dark colour scheme and eye catching images. I still think I have shown my target audience in a good way though as with my different font types I have shown that there can be a variety of people who are within my target audience, for the mast head I have fancy classic looking font yet for my main cover line I have font that makes it seem more of a heavy rock magazine. This shows that I am keeping my target audience open for a wider variety of people and not slimming it down to a certain group. The image I gave across from my front cover was that it was aimed at an older audience which is correct as my magazine would contain strong language and adult humour. I have my models dressed in old school, 'cool' looking clothes which portrays my social group as fairly fashionable and into their old school trends, I had a lot of inspiration from the 60's when there were 'mods' about, these were the likes of The Who and the Kinks, this is what i wanted my target audience to be like. Also I think i have represented my social group as a middle/working class group as on my magazine I have a bit of bad language and in a upper class society this would be seen as outrageous, another thing I have done is not overwhelmed people with information on the front cover, I have kept it neat looking and clean this is so it is easy to read, this could represent my target group as individuals who like to get straight to them point of things they are looking for instead of pointless information that doesn't need to be there.
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