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Evaluation Question Seven.
In what way does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
Firstly, after tons of research of different magazines based around the same genres of music as mine, I found that each of them had a colour regime in which they stuck to throughout every page of the magazine. Most of them consisted of no more than four colours throughout the magazine and each colour seemed to be used on most pages, organised brilliantly. I developed on to this by using the same technique for myself, which proved to be correct from the audience feedback given. The way in which my product challenges other media products regarding the colour scheme is because the three colours i have used seem to stand out, and look as though they go together. Therefore may stand out more than some other magazines which are flashed in all kinds of bright colours.
Secondly, there is the situation on the front cover of the magazine which is purposely put there in order to persuade the audience and have them wanting to buy the magazine to gain information on the situation. Because of this, I believe that the subject is attracting the audience to buy the magazine. This challenges other media products as they may not have such a flashy situation as mine does. I never really developed this idea from any other media product and thought of it myself due to the persuasion that it holds. However, it does use what other magazines may use with little sub headings that may say something along the lines of "Oasis Reunion?" to attract the attention of the audience.
Firstly, after tons of research of different magazines based around the same genres of music as mine, I found that each of them had a colour regime in which they stuck to throughout every page of the magazine. Most of them consisted of no more than four colours throughout the magazine and each colour seemed to be used on most pages, organised brilliantly. I developed on to this by using the same technique for myself, which proved to be correct from the audience feedback given. The way in which my product challenges other media products regarding the colour scheme is because the three colours i have used seem to stand out, and look as though they go together. Therefore may stand out more than some other magazines which are flashed in all kinds of bright colours.
Secondly, there is the situation on the front cover of the magazine which is purposely put there in order to persuade the audience and have them wanting to buy the magazine to gain information on the situation. Because of this, I believe that the subject is attracting the audience to buy the magazine. This challenges other media products as they may not have such a flashy situation as mine does. I never really developed this idea from any other media product and thought of it myself due to the persuasion that it holds. However, it does use what other magazines may use with little sub headings that may say something along the lines of "Oasis Reunion?" to attract the attention of the audience.
Evaluation Question Six.
What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
Before the preliminary task, i never really had much of a clue about most technologies on the mac such as inDesign, and barely Photoshop. Because of this, i decided to stick to my strengths rather than spend un-needed time on learning and developing my skills on other software when i could use photoshop which i knew things about. Throughout the preliminary, i developed more and more skills regarding photoshop, enabling me to become prepared for the main task better. I learnt about every side tool, every effect and most other general components which helped my magazine be improved and stand out. I decided to avoid the likes of InDesign due to me not knowing what to do on it barely. I also thought that photoshop would be an easier piece of software for me as it just suited what i wanted to do, and turned out to be simple when i got to know most of the general components. Throughout my research and planning, i also used a variety of software to present my work in, most in which i never knew existed before the time. Prezi is just one of them, along with Slideshare. I felt that the different software like the two mentioned opened up a variety on what I could do, making it more creative and attractive as well.
As i did my magazine on photoshop, i obviously learnt the more complex tools and editing effects the longer i went on with the magazine. The tools at the side of the page became very easy for me to understand, allowing me to use each of them for the benefit of my work. I also discovered many other features that was sort of unheard about for me before the product was being made. Things such as lighting and photography became simple for me as the course of the product went on. I learnt that a variety of shades effected each thing in my magazine in a different way. Regarding the photography, I barely knew much about cameras, and how they worked regarding all the different options with the buttons on them. After a little bit of self-research and time with the cameras, i easily managed to figure out what each button meant and what they did.
Before the preliminary task, i never really had much of a clue about most technologies on the mac such as inDesign, and barely Photoshop. Because of this, i decided to stick to my strengths rather than spend un-needed time on learning and developing my skills on other software when i could use photoshop which i knew things about. Throughout the preliminary, i developed more and more skills regarding photoshop, enabling me to become prepared for the main task better. I learnt about every side tool, every effect and most other general components which helped my magazine be improved and stand out. I decided to avoid the likes of InDesign due to me not knowing what to do on it barely. I also thought that photoshop would be an easier piece of software for me as it just suited what i wanted to do, and turned out to be simple when i got to know most of the general components. Throughout my research and planning, i also used a variety of software to present my work in, most in which i never knew existed before the time. Prezi is just one of them, along with Slideshare. I felt that the different software like the two mentioned opened up a variety on what I could do, making it more creative and attractive as well.
As i did my magazine on photoshop, i obviously learnt the more complex tools and editing effects the longer i went on with the magazine. The tools at the side of the page became very easy for me to understand, allowing me to use each of them for the benefit of my work. I also discovered many other features that was sort of unheard about for me before the product was being made. Things such as lighting and photography became simple for me as the course of the product went on. I learnt that a variety of shades effected each thing in my magazine in a different way. Regarding the photography, I barely knew much about cameras, and how they worked regarding all the different options with the buttons on them. After a little bit of self-research and time with the cameras, i easily managed to figure out what each button meant and what they did.
Evaluation Question Five.
How did you attract/address your audience?
The main way in which I believe I attracted the audience to my magazine is by having a persuasive front cover that makes people want to know more about the mask situation I had put in. I put a remark underneath the main image on the front of the cover saying "Find who's hiding under the mask". I believe that this lures the audience in to wanting to gain more information and actually find out who is hiding under the mask. Because of this, they would hopefully buy the magazine. After researching different magazines that are similar to mine, I had found a few components which mainly attracted the audience to their product. The stand out components i had found from the magazines i looked at was that the colours used represented the company. For example, the company NME tends to use the colour red a lot more than most of any other colours. I believe that it is almost seen as a trademark for the company having certain different colours. Because of this, i feel as though that one of the main reasons why the audience would have been attracted to the colour scheme i used. I seemed to use the colours yellow, black and white throughout the magazine making them my trademark colours.
The way in which i addressed the audience was by including them in having their own say on the mask situation on the double page spread. I gave out the information and suggestions but left the job for the audience to find out what exactly was happening. I feel as though this is a massive positive as it enables the audience to get involved and have their very own say. As well as this, i also left a link to the twitter page of the magazine company for them to get in contact that way also.
The main way in which I believe I attracted the audience to my magazine is by having a persuasive front cover that makes people want to know more about the mask situation I had put in. I put a remark underneath the main image on the front of the cover saying "Find who's hiding under the mask". I believe that this lures the audience in to wanting to gain more information and actually find out who is hiding under the mask. Because of this, they would hopefully buy the magazine. After researching different magazines that are similar to mine, I had found a few components which mainly attracted the audience to their product. The stand out components i had found from the magazines i looked at was that the colours used represented the company. For example, the company NME tends to use the colour red a lot more than most of any other colours. I believe that it is almost seen as a trademark for the company having certain different colours. Because of this, i feel as though that one of the main reasons why the audience would have been attracted to the colour scheme i used. I seemed to use the colours yellow, black and white throughout the magazine making them my trademark colours.
The way in which i addressed the audience was by including them in having their own say on the mask situation on the double page spread. I gave out the information and suggestions but left the job for the audience to find out what exactly was happening. I feel as though this is a massive positive as it enables the audience to get involved and have their very own say. As well as this, i also left a link to the twitter page of the magazine company for them to get in contact that way also.
Evaluation Question Four.
Who would be the audience for your media product?
The main target audience for my magazine are varied out. This is because it can be brought by people who are between the years of 17 and 25. As well as this, because the two main genres of music being represented are rap and indie, it suggests a massive variation of audience for many different social groups. With the gender tipping towards the male side regarding the rap music, I inserted an indie band that the females may like when they are young adults. Because of this, I hoped that the target audience would be for both males and females, opening up a larger, more wider target audience enabling the magazine to be open for more people, meaning my magazine will sell a lot more than it would have for just one genre.
I feel as though the balance between the indie and rap genres are around 50/50. This is because on the front cover, more rappers are named than indie bands, where as the whole double page spread is dominated by an indie band. I feel as though that because the picture on the front cover shows an indie band member, then the indie folk would definitely want to buy the magazine to know more. That's why one of the many target audiences are young indie lovers.
Teens and young adults would be the rime target audience when considering age due to the fact that they would be the ones who would be interested in a music magazine rather than the older, more mature audience. I feel as though the teen target audience is the better target audience to go for as it opens up a massive variety of people and represents each of them in their separate ways.
The main target audience for my magazine are varied out. This is because it can be brought by people who are between the years of 17 and 25. As well as this, because the two main genres of music being represented are rap and indie, it suggests a massive variation of audience for many different social groups. With the gender tipping towards the male side regarding the rap music, I inserted an indie band that the females may like when they are young adults. Because of this, I hoped that the target audience would be for both males and females, opening up a larger, more wider target audience enabling the magazine to be open for more people, meaning my magazine will sell a lot more than it would have for just one genre.
I feel as though the balance between the indie and rap genres are around 50/50. This is because on the front cover, more rappers are named than indie bands, where as the whole double page spread is dominated by an indie band. I feel as though that because the picture on the front cover shows an indie band member, then the indie folk would definitely want to buy the magazine to know more. That's why one of the many target audiences are young indie lovers.
Teens and young adults would be the rime target audience when considering age due to the fact that they would be the ones who would be interested in a music magazine rather than the older, more mature audience. I feel as though the teen target audience is the better target audience to go for as it opens up a massive variety of people and represents each of them in their separate ways.
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