1. 1. Question 1) In what ways does yourmedia product use, develop or challengeforms and conventions of real mediaproducts?media product use, develop or challenge
2. 2. Masthead-The masthead isin a large blueand black font.This is so that itsthe most eyecatching to thereader. Its is clearand simple andeasy to read.EyebrowThe eyebrow that goesagainst the top of themagazine is in red text.This is a veryconventional feature in amagazine and is alwaysplaced at the top row ofthe page, as red is an eyecatching colour.Strapline-I decided to go againstthe normal convention ofa magazine by not havinga strapline. This is duethe amount of writing inmy tittle and the fact itspeaks for itself.Key Image-The key image that Idecided to use was ofProfessor Green. Thereason that I chose toyou use him wasbecause he isappropriate to thetarget audience ofmy genre. He isstanding with armbehind his back,looking directly atthe camera allowingpersonal contact withthe reader.Barcode-The barcode is avery typicalconvention. Imade ownbarcode so it isunique to mymagazine.Anchor text-This anchor textdraws in the reader asin bold writing so thatit shows this is one ofthe main articles inthe magazine.COVER PAGEANALYSIS
3. 3. CONTENTSPAGE ANALYSISI copied the typicalconvention that VIBEuse which is thesplitting of the wordcontents. Thisconvention is done inorder to not copy thenorm of having astraight word at thetop of the page.I used a model thatwould fit In with mydemographic of malesand females aged 16-24. She is standing in arebellious and anunconventional waywhich also shows howmy magazine isbreaking all theconventions.At the bottom of thepage I put a littleparagraph which provesthat the work is alltaken by me and showsIm the photographerand editor.Whilst analysing VIBEcontents page, Irealised that in all oftheir issues they have abig letter V in thebackground. This Vrepresent the V inVIBE. I also duplicatedthis convention andused a big R to showthe R in Rhythm nBlues. This is in thebackground with thewriting and imagesplaced on to of it.The text that used was usedso that it would specificallyattract my readers. I talkedabout upcoming artist whichis a inspirational to thereaders of a music magazine.I created two segments, fashion and features. The features column talksabout miscellaneous topics such as award shows + my chosen artists. This isso that the reader has a variety of choices to read from, however all istargeted at them.
4. 4. These spaces between texts are calledgutters, these are in place to show equalspacing. They are all of equal size asmeasured out.This aquotationin big fontwhich isalso foundin themain text,to attractaudiencesthat areskimmingthearticle.This iscalled adrop quoteas is foundin almostallmagazinesTheres a contrast between the italicsand the size 30 font of my artist nameto show the difference in importance.I placed alarge imageof my artiston the lefthand side ofmy doublepage spread.This is aconventionused in VIBEmagazinethat i wasusing asinspiration.Also in thisimage I donephotomanipulationby addingtattoos tohis arm andneck. This isshown byProfessorGreen and Idone this tomake himlookauthentic.I placed a footer in bothcorners of the double pagespread that shows the pagenumber and corresponds to thenumbers in the contents page.DOUBLE PAGE SPREADANALYSIS
5. 5. Conforming to conventions My product follows the normalconventions of VIBE magazine asit keeps in line with the sameformat.The word contents being writtenlike this shows how VIBE is tryingto be unconventional comparedto other magazines. It is in clearblack font that is placed closetogether for effect.Another way in which my magazine followsthe conventions of a typical magazine is by theeyebrow. An eyebrow is the writing that goesalong the top of the page to show exclusivetexts.Both my cover page and VIBEs coverpage contain an exclusive text in thearticle. This is both in clear font sothe reader can read them.
6. 6. Question2) How does your mediaproduct represent particularsocial groups?
7. 7. What is representation? Representation-The description or portrayal of someoneor something in a particular way or as being of a certainnature. During my research and planning I realised that in allmagazines they represent different genres in a particularformat so it applies specifically to their target audience.I therefore used this convention whilst constructing mymagazine. There is many ways that the media representdifferent people. Common uses of representation isGender, Sex, Race or Sexuality. An example of a common use of representation is ofwomen. Women are usually seen as weak and lessauthoritative compared to men.
8. 8. Representation in my magazine-photoshoot During the photoshoot for mymagazine, i specifically told mymodel to dress and pose in aspecific way that would representmy target audience. One way in which I done this wasthrough the use of her clothing. She iswearingg fashionable boots and a hoodiewhich I wrapped around her waist. Mostpeople these days associate hoodieswith young people and therefore Ithought it was necessary to add this. Another way in which I achieved thiswas by her posture. She is standingwith her arms on her hips pullingg aface. This shows that she is beingrebellious and acting against thenormal criteria of her age group.
9. 9. Representation in my magazine-ArticleThis is the anchor text on my front cover.This text is what the reader will see firstwhen they look at my magazine. Thisshows how a successful artist sees theworld in one of the towns in Londonconsidered to be in poverty. This couldrelate to some of the audience as theytoo could be living in this area, or areassimilar to it. By telling people of how hegot to the top will intrigue people toread it as they can take similar path tobecome as successful as Professor Green.
10. 10. Representation in my magazine-Designconstruct A way representation is shown in the masthead is with theabbreviation of the word and to n. This is common in thelanguage used with my target audience, therefore used alanguage that they can relate to. Keeping in line with my RnBgenre an example of this being VIBE magazine, i wanted toconform to the bold lettering masthead by coping their styleand colour. However the masthead in the majority of VIBEmagazines has the artist in the foreground covering a bit of themasthead. This is because they are an established magazineand people will recognise the masthead without needing to seeall the letter. In contrast to my magazine I had to place myartist in the background as people are not aware of mymagazine, therefore could not read my masthead.
11. 11. Reader Profile Joseph is a 18 year old teenager who was born inand grew up around south east London. He hasrecently just left college, and is now startinguniversity studying Sport Science. He is employedat McDonalds only receiving minimum wage to helpout with the cost of tuition fees. He is veryoutgoing and enjoys to spend his time at the parkplaying football with his group of friends. Josephhas a deep passion for RnB music, video games andwatching TV series. He shops in clothes stores suchas JD and H&M.
12. 12. Question 3)What kind of mediainstitution might distribute yourmedia product and why?
13. 13. Where is your magazine most likely tobe sold My magazine would most likely be sold innewsagents all around London. The reason whyspecifically London is because it is a highly urbancity where the population of people is multiculturalcausing a diverse audience. It can also be viewedonline as a PDF as many RnB magazines these daysare visible online. In newsagents the magazines areall laid out all left facing side. This is the sidewhere there is the most writing and where myarticles can be viewed the most. This is why i needto make the articles in my magazine stand out anddraw the reader. Other places that It would also besold is in retail shops such as WHSmiths ,HMV andother music shops .
14. 14. Who will publish your magazine Bauer-I have chosen Bauer magazine to publish mymagazine as they produce and advertisemagazines, TV and radio stations globally, toover 16 countries. They produce 38 millionmagazines as week. Bauer produce a varietyof different types of magazines fromKERRANG and MOJO. Bauer do not producemagazines of the same genre of mymagazine, thats why it would specifically betargeted at a niche audience. Bauer is aleading cooperation in British media andtherefore my magazine will be highlyrespected.
15. 15. Existing MagazineMOJO one of themagazines that Bauerpublish is MOJO. It is aspecialist Rock magazineproduced monthly in the UK.It focus specifically on nonmainstream music tochallengethat typical conventions.Empire Magazine-Empire is a magazinethat gives you aninsight to cinema andupcoming blockbustermovies. It gives you afirst glimpse of themovie before anyother magazine.
16. 16. Price of magazine The retail price of my magazine will be 2.90.The reason why I chose this price was becausethis was medium of the most preferred pricewhen I asked my target audience. Another reasonwhy my magazine is priced at not a reasonablycheap price is because of the use of glossy paper.I used glossy paper as I wanted my magazine tobe at the highest quality that it could be. Withthe paper being glossy this would have toincrease the amount of adverts used in mymagazine.ISSUE 00114/2/20132.90
17. 17. Audience Feedback- Iasked two people for mytarget audience to reviewmy magazine.Person BPerson A
18. 18. Question 5)How did youattract/address your audiencehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A26SL42003I&list=HL1367772239&feature=mh_lolz
19. 19. Question 6)What have you learntabout technologies from theprocess of constructing thisproduct?
20. 20. WordpressWordpress is free website that helps bloggersinteract with the rest of the world. Its wasformed in 2003 and now has over 63 millionusers.Its a direct source of contact where you can createanything you desire.This website has helped me to organise my planningand research in an efficient way by making dropdowns on each category.I found using word press vey straightforward andeffortless due to its set out of the website.This is the URL link to myWordpress blog:http://dhuuhob.wordpress.comGoogle is the largest and most used searchengine used all over the world. I used Googlevery often as it directed me straight to thepages that I needed. It also helped to do myresearch of exitisting products already on themarket.Google
21. 21. PhotoshopPhotoshop has helped me to edit my pictures at high levelproducing professional looking pictures.I used Photoshop after I collated all my pictures that I hadtaken, and then upload them to enhance the lighting andadd on effects.Photoshop is a highly used software in media production andphotography and helped me to produce expert lookingwork. Photoshop was fairly simple to use as it worked layerby layer, helping you arrange your work well. Then youcould work through each of these layers separately decidingwhat to change.In Design is a desktop software publishing that I haveused to construct together the final magazine piece. Ithelped me organize my work by being able to placeimages on top on one another. This was one of the onesthat I had found the hardest to navigate as the marginswouldnt allow me to place my work in the order that ihad wanted it to, however I did overcome this obstacle.In Design is a very efficient way of producing work thatalso looks to a very professional level.In Design
22. 22. Question 7) Looking back at yourpreliminary task, what do you feelyou have learnt in the progressionfrom it to the full product?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23E_lpEXdyw
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