My Media Presentation.

Eleanor Dyke.

How does your media product use , develop or challenge forms and convections of real media

products?• I really feel that my magazine is capable of standing

on the music magazine shelves and selling as it has the look to it of a real music magazine such as; NME. I love how my title of my magazine ‘play’ swirls around the left hand corner where your eyes automatically look in the primary optical area.

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

• Music is something that everybody loves so there is a general interest in music magazines because there is something for everyone. I know that by using a title like ‘Play’ gives a connection to music straight away. The colours of Black, Red and White all work well too because they stand out and are passionate.

What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and

why?My magazine comes across as mainstream. It

isn’t aimed to be a local magazine. It is for a market that enjoys music but not hardcore, more like pop, rock and r&b, and there isn’t many music magazines that offer that.

Who would be the audience for your media product?

• My target audience (from my questionnaire results) would be 16-24. I would say more female based then male. It would suit the kind that shopped in high street stores such as; Topshop. And enjoyed listening to current chart songs.

How did you attract/address your audience?

• I used big, and bold colours to make a statement so that my magazine would stand out. I used eye catching images to make people stop and look. I feel that my layout is very typical of what you would want to see on a music magazine and easy to read and understand.

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of

constructing this product?• I already knew how to use the internet, take

digital photos and load them onto my computer so that was ok. But I had never used photo shop and that helped sharpen the quality of my photos.

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

learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

• My school magazine was good but it wasn’t great the photograph was way too dark and I didn’t use photo shop or any fancy text on the cover, so it looks a lot different to my school magazine. If I had time I would change my school magazine photo my editing it.

My School Magazine.

Issue 28 Feb 2009.

Inside an interview with Rosie Burr lead keyboard player from the winning band from this years Battle of the Bands, go to page 4.

My front cover.

Go to page 48 on how to win our amazing star

studded prize to the city of angles L.A!

My contents page.

On the cover. 4 Interview from the ‘Higher’ the hot new band to take over America.

26 Pussycat Dolls tour has kicked off in full cat swing!

48 How to enter our competition to win a trip to L.A.

Music Madness. 6 Our photo shoot with ‘Higher’.

18 UK top 40.

30 BRIT winners 09 dish the dirt!

66 Enter to win a chance of going to this year’s MTV awards.

102 What is coming up in the next issue of ‘Play’.

In Every Issue. 9 Editors letter.

15 Play mailbag.

49 PLAY-o-scope

97 Music Do’s and Don’ts.

First page of my double page spread.

Interview with Eleanor Dyke, photos by Eleanor Dyke.

“Higher” The biggest band to hit

the globe” The band is made up from the most gorgeous 6 British girls to hit the planet. We have a world exclusive with them and you are lucky to be involved... Meet Maria, Chloe, Amber, Rosie, Dollie and Keira (as in order of photos).

Play- So girls how you liking fame?

Maria- yeah, we love it and can’t wait to hit the States.

“Play -States? When you guys heading out to the big US of A?

Dollie- We fly out next Friday and we can’t wait, we have always wanted to live like the girls from ‘The Hills'!!

Play- So girls and juicy secrets?

Rosie- we don’t kiss and tell!

Play- Kiss and tell? Course you do... Come on girls!

Amber- Well Rosie does!

Rosie- No, noo, I don’t!

Play- So anyway girls, ‘Secrets’ is your new single of your upcoming album ‘Something like a L.A kiss’ how was it filming that amazing music video?

“We don’t kiss and tell!” Keira- It was amazing, we got to film it at our home town, on the Isle of Wight, it was great, everyone was so supportive of us.

Play- Sounds exciting? So any tours planned?

Dollie- YES! So excited! We are

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