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2. In what ways does your media product use, develop or
challenge forms and conventions of real mediaproducts?
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I have made the title of my magazine very bold so it stands out and
is instantly recognisable, even if the cover models head covers it
slightly.
I have stuck to the magazine convention of using no more than three
colours.
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I have used a main image that is the first thing the reader
notices, similar to many other magazines including Kerrang and
NME.
I have used a simple, standard layout which isnt too complicated
and confusing, often used for music magazines.
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I have a list of other articles featured in my magazine to one
side, and my main article bigger and more noticeable than all the
rest. This is typical for most magazine front covers.
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I have included a bar code on my magazine cover which is included
on all magazine covers.
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3. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge
forms and conventions of real mediaproducts?
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I have featured headings for the different articles with a short
summary of what it will be about which appears to be common in
music magazines such as Q.
I have stayed to the magazine codes and conventions ofusing three
main colours throughout my production.
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As is common in magazines, I have used buzz words such as official
to make my magazine appeal to my target audience and sell more than
competing magazines.
As is common in most magazines, my main image for the cover article
is the biggest featured on the contents page.
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I have included a letter from the editor, which is a feature of
most magazines on the contents page.
I have included page numbers that stand out and are clear and easy
to read.
4. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge
forms and conventions of real mediaproducts?
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I have used a quote to open my article, which is a technique that
if often used for double page spread interviews.
I have used a simple colour scheme and stayed with a maximum of
three colours yet again.
I have left the page with my main image free from text as it is a
poster that can be taken out of the magazine. This is common in
magazines such as Kerrang
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I have included a small introductory paragraph which is a feature
of most magazine interviews.
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I have featured page numbers in the bottom corners of the
pages.
Double page spread interviews are often set out in columns, so I
set out my own interview in 2 columns.
I have set out my interview in a clear question and answer
structure that is clear to see as I have used a subtly different
colour for the question.
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5. How does your media product represent particular social
groups?
My magazine attracts an audience of teenagers, girls and boys.It
does this with numerous ways, such as:
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The model I have used has a particular look, she suits the genre of
my magazine and will attract the particular social group of more
alternative people as they will relate to her as she looks or
dresses similar to them.
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The content of my text also represents particular social groups as
it contains articles that are interesting and popular among my
target audience in particular.
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The colour scheme of my magazine is suited to the particular social
group that is my target audience as it uses black and red which are
typically colours used for rock magazines, but with white added to
tone it down and make it more alternative/indie.
6. What kind of media institution might distribute your media
product and why?
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I have researched into the company IPC media. This company is one
of the UKs leading magazine publishers, producing over 60 iconic
media brands and with print alone reaching almost two thirds of UK
women and 42% of UK men which equals almost 26 million UK
adults.
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IPC media deals with a wide range of magazines from womens weeklies
like now magazine to men's lifestyle and entertainment. They own
the
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IPC media also deals with the popular music magazine NME. This is
positive as IPC have experience in selling many magazines including
magazines of the same target audience and genre as mine.
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IPC also sell magazines in a wide range of retailers. This is also
a positive as they will be able to offer me a wider variety of
venues for my magazine sale, increasing sales of my magazine.
7. What kind of media institution might distribute your media
product and why?
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I researched further into media institutions to find out about the
Bauer Media group. This is a German company, founded in 1875, which
operates in 15 countries worldwide.
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This publisher provides music magazines such as Q, MOJO and
Kerrang.
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This publisher would also be a good media institution to distribute
my media product as it operates in 15 countries worldwide, leading
to a large distribution of my magazine. This would increase profits
as this publisher would be a platform for magazine sales and would
help my magazine greatly.
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8. Who would be the audience for your media product?
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The audience for my magazine would be teenagers. I have made this
age group the target audience by using similar aged models and
including relevant, interesting information that they would want to
know about.
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My magazine audience is people who like the artists I have featured
on my magazine such as the killers, arctic monkeys and kings of
Leon.Although this is a specific type of person, my magazine is not
for a niece market as many people do like this certain music
type.
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My magazine would have the target audience of boys and girls, shown
by me using both male and female models on my cover/contents
page.
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I have also attracted both a male and female target audience by
using a non biased colour scheme(red, black and white) that
attracts both boys and girls.
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9. How did you attract/address your audience?
I have used particular codes and conventions of magazines to
attract my audience.
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The main image on my cover of my model is a mid-shot, featuring a
model of a similar age to my target audience. This attracts
myaudience as they can relate to the model more as she is about the
same age, and they are also likely to be more interested and
inspired by people of a similar age to themselves.
I used a mid-shot image and a direct mode of address to make the
model seem as if she is looking directly at the audience. This
attracts them as they want to know who she is and read more about
her. This influences them to buy my magazine.
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I used an unbiased colour scheme that attracts both male and female
buyers as it uses colours that are neither typically for girls or
boys in particular.
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I have given my magazine a reasonable inexpensive price of 2.99 as
my target audience wouldnt have a lot of extra money to spend on
things that are not necessities such as magazines.
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I have added bands that my target audience listen to already, which
will attract them because my magazine features all of the music
they already like, and new bands that are of a similar style of
music that they would want to know about.
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10. How did you attract/address your audience?
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I have used a simple, functional and easily accessible layout for
my contents page, which attracts my target audience as it is not
overly complex and it is easy to know where to find what you are
looking for in a glance.
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I have used cover models that are of different genders, some male
and some female, to attract a wider target audience of both
genders.
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I have used content, such as in my interview in both questions and
responses, that is going to attract my target audience because it
is interesting and the type of thing my audience typically want to
read about.
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I have also used a direct mode of address in all of the images on
my contents page and double page spread to attract the audience as
the models look more interesting and would influence people to want
to read about them to find out more.
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11. What have you learnt about technologies from the process of
constructing this product?
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Throughout this product I have learnt a lot to do with Photoshop.
As it was the first time I have used Photoshop, I have had to learn
how to use very simple tools such as the brush tool and more
complex tools such as the clone stamp tool and spot healing brush
tool.
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I have usedmore complex editing such as using the blur - surface
blur tool and spot healing tool to edit out any flaws on my models
and to correct anything else wrong the image (eg. Hairs out of
place).
Here is a before and after view of an image
that I have edited:
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I also learnt how to use different tools to edit the textsuch as
the stroke tool to give my text a bolder appearance and to make it
stand out more.
Here is some text that I used the stroke effect on:
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12. Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you
have
learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
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During the process of making my final magazine, I have learnt many
things that have helped me make my final cover the best it can be.
Looking at both pieces I can see clearly how much I have
progressed.
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I believe I have learnt how to use Photoshop much more for my final
product. This is shown in a clear better ability for using the
surface blur/spot healing tool, and also cutting out the image from
the background more efficiently.
Preliminary work (left) and Final cover (right)
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I also believe I have learnt how to take better quality photographs
for my magazine. Using the correct lighting, pose, costume and
model ensures a better looking front cover that is more suited to
my audience.
Furthermore, I have learnt how to do more complex things on
Photoshop like advanced image manipulation using the clone stamp
tool etc.
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13. Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you
have
learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
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I have learnt more about the typical codes and conventions of
magazines and learnt that in order to have a successful,
professional looking magazine I need to follow those
conventions.
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I have learnt more about where things on my front cover should be
situated, like the articles on my cover should be justified rather
than in the middle of the page.
Preliminary work (left) and Final cover (right)
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I have also learnt to have as little blank space as possible, which
has improved on my preliminary a lot. I have learnt to fill up any
blank cover space with features such as added articles that will be
in the content of my magazine and shapes that give the effect of a
sticker on my magazine.
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I feel that I have learnt a lot through making my media product and
I believe I have improved a lot from my preliminary work to my
finished piece.
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