In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge

forms and conventions of real media products? • My magazine uses a Drop cap convention which most double

page spread use, my double page spread also has one dominant image on there just like ‘Vibe’ does on most of there double page spreads. My contents page has three images on there, with one dominant image of the same character this convention is similar to all the magazines I researched on, but I have challenged my contents page to real media contents pages by keeping the image of the same character on whereas real media products will add two different sort of characters on the contents page, I did this because I think the contents page will look better with the one character but different shots of him. On my front cover I have used a close up image, the eyes are above the centre of the page and the Masthead takes about 1/5 of the front cover, however the magazines I researched on don’t use a close up image and haven't worried that much on keeping the image on the centre of the page, but there Masthead does take up about 1/5 of the front cover.

In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge

forms and conventions of real media products?

Vibe and My magazine both have a barcode but it is placed in different positions, Vibe magazine also uses a Puff similar to Kings magazine, I used the puff to get the readers attention as it says ‘ UK New Rap Magazine’ which will get the audience giving the magazine a second glance.

In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge

forms and conventions of real media products?

In my contents page I have stuck to the code of conventions as I have included a index which all magazines use, and I have also used my magazine logo on the right hand side which is also seen on my front cover because when I done my research most magazines who had a logo included the logo in the contents page. Furthermore when I was doing my research and planning I found out that a lot of Rap magazines include a editors note which makes the magazine look more professional therefore I included the editor note on my contents page.

How does your media product represent particular

social groups? • My magazine represents one area of society which is ‘Rap’/‘Hip Hop’, my

magazine also deals with issue of race as Rap was produced by the ‘Black’ race and my images are of two black males. The magazine is also aimed for people who fit in the age group of 15-24, I have done this as on the front cover there is a strap line which says ‘FREE iTunes downloads’ this will attract this social group because most people in that category owns a iPod and will be interested in the Free iTunes download. The audience that listen to hip hop is the youth subculture who are into hip hop that has meaningful lyrics and want to listen to music with a deep beat.

What kind of media institution might distribute your

media product and why? • The company that might distribute my magazine could be Bauer as they

already publish successful magazines such as Heat, FHM Kerrang etc, and I think that Bauer would be able to take my magazine further, IPC is also a good media publisher but they don’t publish a lot of music magazines but it does publish NME which is a successful magazine in the UK but IPC also publishes other magazines like Match and Your home. The other media institution that might publish my magazine could be Inter media Publish partners but they already publish a Rap magazine which will be my rival in the market (vibe), and Intermedia will not publish my magazine if it will give rival to a magazine it already publishes.

Who would the audience be for your media product?

• The age group for my magazine would be 15-24, as it is more of teenager Rap magazine rather than an adult Rap magazine, The main gender that will dominate my magazine would be male as my magazine doesn't include a lot of articles of Female artists, but my magazine doesn’t neglect the female gender and the magazine is open to any gender. The main ethnicity for my magazine is Black, as Rap music is dominated by the Black ethnicity but it is open to any ethnicity as there is also White rappers out there such as Eminem who was voted the best rapper in 2011.

Who would the audience be for your media product?

• The audience that will buy my magazine are Aspirers, Aspirers are always looking at there status and the target audience 15-24 age group are always looking for the esteem of others. Also Aspirers are always looking if they are dressed the best or look good. My audience is targeted for this magazine because all the successful rappers out there have taken a risk in life and dedicated themselves to there music, and they are always looking the best in the paparazzi eye.

How did you attract/address your audience?

• I attracted my target audience in various ways, firstly on the front cover I included the word ‘FREE’ in a cover line which gives the audience free iTunes downloads, this will get the audience attention as students are always looking for a bargain and most people aged 15-17 have a iPod. Also the front cover has a good use of colour which is appealing to the eye. The contents page has a QR code which the reader can scan to receive Free Drake pictures live in concert, this will attract the audiences attention as Drake is a new comer into the market but has been very successful in the Rap industry market.

How did you attract/address your audience?

Also the contents page still uses the primary colour red which is used on the front cover. The contents page also includes a Puff which says ‘Win TI tickets’ this will attract the reader as they will believe they have a chance to win a TI ticket live in concert.

How did you attract/address your audience?

How did you attract/address your audience?

• I attracted my audience by giving out a questionnaire which they would fill in and hand back to me, I tried to do my best to include what my audience wanted the most in the magazine, for example the audience wanted to hear more about a new rap artist entering the industry and I included my main article about this. Most of my audience wanted to hear about Rap artists news so I included strap lines about other Rap artists.

• After I had constructed my magazine I gave out another small questionnaire to ask my audience if the magazine fulfilled what they asked for

How did you attract/address your audience?

• After I had constructed my magazine I gave out another small questionnaire to ask my audience if the magazine fulfilled what they asked for, the questionnaire was handed out to 6 people who had already filled in my first questionnaire.

• For my first question I got positive feedback as 5/6 people said the magazine fulfilled there purpose. For my second question I got satisfactory feedback as 4/6 people said the magazine did suit the target audience.

• For my third question I got positive feedback again as 6/6 people said the article suited there purpose, finally for my final question I got positive feedback as 5/6 people said the magazine will have a large readership which tells me as a designer I have created a magazine which is fit for its purpose.

What have you learnt about technologies from the

process of constructing this product? • I have learnt a lot about

technology whilst constructing my magazine, the main websites I used was Adobe Photoshop & In design. I used Photoshop for my front cover and I used In design for my contents page and main article. Photoshop was much better for manipulating images and In design was better for publishing and better layout.

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

• I used a digital camera to take my original images that will be used on the music magazine, I learnt more about cameras whilst constructing my magazine as I found out that natural light is better than artificial light, as the pictures come out more clearer when they are taken outside rather than inside. Also I learnt how to upload images from the camera to the computer which shows that I have adapted my skills further.

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

I learnt about technologies as I used Photoshop for cropping images and making them fit for my magazine. As you can see I am cropping this image to make it suitable for my front cover page, I have used the magic wand tool to do this, but I have also used the rubber tool to take off some of the background parts.

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

As you can see I have used the image here after it has been cropped. The picture now looks much better and I can use white background which I wanted to use.

Using adobe Photoshop widened my skills and taught me how magazines structure there products.

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

• Also with the front cover image I used auto adjustments which makes the image look more clearer, as you can see the image looks more appealing and I could choose what auto level was right for my image.

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

My main priority for my contents page was to upload the images first and then include the text, to upload my main image on the contents page I used Adobe Photoshop to crop it and make it fit for my contents page, which was effective as you can see that my image has been cropped and cut.

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

• As you can see on my front cover page I used fx effects for my magazine name, this made the magazine name look more appealing to the audience. As you can see in my before print screen shot there has been no effects used, but in my after print screen shot the magazine name looks more vibrant, as I chose what level of drop shadow, inner shadow and outerglow was right for the magazine name.

Before print screen After print screen

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

On the contents page I used effects for my text, I also used the ellipse tool to make a shape which will look like a puff and get my audiences attention.

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

• On the double page spread, In design was the best software for designing my article. I imported the main image from Adobe Photoshop and I put the effects on the picture on the Photoshop software. On In design I used a drop cap, to do this I had to go onto the ‘Paragraph’ effect and increase it up to about ‘3’ which automatically increased that single letter onto the third line.

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

• As you can see my preliminary magazine front cover looks really dull and has plenty of dead space on the right hand side, but on my main task my front cover doesn’t have no dead space. Also on my main task front cover I have used a logo which is also used on my contents page but I haven't used no logo on my preliminary task.

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

• On my preliminary front cover I haven't included a barcode whereas I have on my main task front cover. Furthermore on my main task front cover I used a puff but I haven't in my preliminary task which shows that I have developed skills in creating shapes and using different shades of colour so that it looks like the Puff is folded.

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

My preliminary contents page looks dark because I have constructed a black background which doesn’t look professional compared to my main task contents page or even professional magazines such as Vibe. Also when I done my research and planning I found out that professional magazines also include puffs on the contents page to still get the readers attention, and I have include puffs on my main task magazine but not on my preliminary task magazine, which tells me that I have developed skills through the research and planning which has helped me to create a better & professional contents page.

Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have

learnt in the progression from it to the full product? • From my preliminary task to the main task I have learnt a lot whilst building

my magazine. In my preliminary task I didn’t construct a double page spread because I wasn’t sure how it needed to be constructed, but after I did my research and planning I understood what a double page spread article was and how professional magazines would construct a double page spread which shows that I have devolved my skills in this area.

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

• Overall I have developed a lot of skills whilst I was constructing the main task music magazine, I feel like I have come a far way since creating my college magazine and I have devolved skills on software's that I haven't used before which I am now more confident with. I have learnt skills like cropping images on Photoshop, using Photoshop to make images look more clearer and constructing magazine articles on In Design.

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