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

Preliminary magazine

Final Design

As you can see there has been a massive improvement since the preliminary task to the final design. For a start the most obvious thing to me is that the model on the front page of the preliminary task is covering his face and not showing his expression. Which I have really noticed is important since I have been making my final magazine. Also on the preliminary task the cover lines take up too much room on the front cover and do not stay on the sides they simply drift to the centre of the page. This is very unattractive and also makes the main image less effective. Also on my preliminary task the main focus of the magazine was it was a school magazine so the main model should have been in uniform or smarter clothes. Also I have increased my skills on Photoshop so on my final magazine I was able to edit pictures more effectively and crop pictures so they also look 3D, this will draw in people who might then buy your magazine.

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

Whilst making my magazine I used multiple types of software and technologies and have learned how to use these technologies and software effectively. The most used software was Photoshop, I used this to help me construct my magazine, this piece of software allowed me to gather everything that was going to be inputted on to my magazine (Photo’s for example) and merge it into one document.  This software also allowed me to edit and manipulate the images I inserted. As you can see on my final designs, I have ‘cut out’ many of the pictures, this gives a really good effect, and Photoshop makes the process of doing this quite simple.

I have also improved my skills in photography and the understanding on what makes a good imagine, for example the lighting, and the misc en scene. Also I now understand how the face expression and eye contact is important for a front page picture that needs to draw the audience in. The main magazine I gathered all my inspiration from was RWD this magazine covers the same genre as I am doing and also is great at making front pages and was a real help when designing my magazine.

I have also learned how to present my work nicer and more presentable than just sticking it on my blog or inserting it through Scribd. I have found out that YouTube is a great way to present information through video which the majority of people would prefer to watch than having to read. Slideshare is also an attractive way of presenting information; it can be done through Microsoft PowerPoint which leaves a very attractive presentation. There is also Prezi which allows you to insert pictures and information and it will present them in a modern and neat way. Then lastly there is Animoto which then makes a video of all the images you put together and presents them in an attractive way with backing music behind.

How did you attract/address your audience?

Who would be the audience for your media product?

My stereotypical target audience would most likely shop at JD sports, sports soccer or just generally a place to get cheapish sportswear as this group of people is normally physically active also they are likely to have some designer wear. They would listen to U.K Hip Hop, Grime, Drum and Bass and maybe dub step and are likely to go to clubs to listen to that type of music. Their favourite TV shows might be crime programmes as it could be close to home also they would probably like humorous and funny shows; this is probably to do with the style of music they like as U.K Hip Hop is witty and funny in some places. The reason these people would buy my magazine is that the main artist represents a lot of these people and can really inspire them; also the artists on the front cover can be easily recognised by fans of the genre.

What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

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How does your media product represent particular social groups?

This is a comparison of the artist I have used in my photographs and the actual artists of Grime and U.K Hip Hop. My artist on the left is similar to the artist on the right in some ways, mainly they both have a confident pose and a general confident look to their character. They both represent the same genre of music however my artist looks more like the stereotypical person from this genre as he is wearing jogging bottoms and fitness wear which belongs to the ‘chav’ subculture and they are the main people that listen to this genre of music. In comparison to the original artist who is wearing slightly more smart clothing but not too smart so you wouldn’t recognise the genre that they artist comes from. They are both white young males which are another massive similarity; even though the majority of stars from this genre are black males there still exists the white race and females. With my artist I wanted him not to be the stereotypical grime/U.K Hip Hop artist and I wanted him to stand out and be slightly different to the rest.

In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? (i.e. of music magazines)