Preliminary Task

1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge formsand conventions of real media products?

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

This is my front cover and contents page for my college magazine which I made for my preliminary task.

In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

THE FRONT COVER-SIMILARITIES

Masthead

Coverlines

Footer

Dominant Image

In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

THE FRONT COVER-DifferencesBetween my front cover and Men’s Health, there are many differences.

The dominant image is central on Men’s Health cover, whereas on mine its positioned on the left. Also the pose of the model is different, the real media product shows a male model with a positive, cheeky pose showing his abs. Although on my college magazine Ben is giving a thoughtful look over the text.

The barcode is used on the Men’s Health media product but on mine it does not appear as it will not be registered in the shops.

I have used a competition on my front cover to attract attention by saying ‘WIN BIG’ but this does not appeal on the real media product.

In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?Contents -Similarities

Title

Text

Images

In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?Contents-Differences

The contents of my magazine and the real media product are very different.

My text is laid out around the images to tell you what is in the magazine. On the other hand, the it is positioned on the left telling you what is involved in the magazine and has a large paragraph explaining at the top.

They have text standing out just next to the image bold but I don’t. The fonts and sizes are different because they make certain things stand out ,however, mine is all similar.

The colours are different because I have carried on the house style of purple which could be seen as a girls colour but the real media is a neutral colour.

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

Software used -Photoshop

I have used PhotoShop to edit the image of Ben. I put the image in PhotoShop and positioned it to where I would like it. I also added effects to the image, such as field blur on the background and making Ben brighter with a higher contrast. To make him stand out and catch your attention. I cropped out some of the background on the right hand side. The purpose of blurring the background and making Ben appear brighter is to make him stand out and catch your attention. I used PhotoShop to edit my images and improve them.

Software used- Indesign

I have edited the original image that I took of Ibrahim using indesign by making it appear as a frame. I created a white box and added a drop shadow to this and rotated it to show the frame. Then I added in the image of Ibrahim over the top and gave this a drop shadow. This appeals more to the audience as the image is more interesting and has a border. With indesign I was able to create the magazine with two pages and adding text.

Software used - Indesign

Software used -Photoshop