Question 7

Question 7 - Looking at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

Question 6 - what have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing the product?

In Design

Whilst doing my magazine I have been using a programme called in design. I have used in design for working on my contents page and double page spread. In design has helped me with laying out my magazine and putting text into my magazine. As I have never used in design before doing my coursework i was very unfamiliar with the programme but over the past couple of weeks i have got the grip of it and now feel comfortable with using in design. In design allowed me to used a range of tools to benefit my magazine.

I have learnt to use the type tool to help me select my columns and where I was going to place my text. It was important that I knew how to use the type tool as for my contents page, Double page spread and Front cover i was able to put in the same about of columns on each page.

This is another tool that I learnt to use during creating my magazine (the rectangle frame tool) this tool inserts images. It was important that i knew this and how to use it correctly as it gave me complete freeness of where to place my images and didn't restrict me

This is the selection tool. When i finished my magazine I depended on this tool as I wanted everything to be in the correct position for my magazine to reach its full potential.

Photoshop

A different programme which has been a huge advantage when making my magazine is Adobe Photoshop. I used Photoshop to create the whole of my front cover but also editing some of the pictures which are on my contents page and double page spread. Photo shop allowed me to use a range of tools to create my magazine by using different fonts, different colours, text and has a wide range of choices to choose from. I also think that by using Photoshop to edit my photos made these look more appealing by maybe adjusting the lighting or cropping the image a bit. Every tool I used gave my magazine a advantage.

Blogger

Blogger is a website that I have used throughout creating and planning my magazine. I have learnt to use this by being aware of where the date are on the website so it is easy and quick for me to see what i need to do next in order for my magazine to be successful. Blogger was a good website to use as i have used it to my advantage and used it as a diary.

Digital single lens reflex camera.

To take all of my photo's which are included within my magazine I used a digital single lens reflex camera. I was familiar with this camera that is why I chose to use this rather than a normal camera. I also used this as the image was better quality. I learnt about the lighting of the camera and used this as an advantage when taking the photos for my magazine.

Question 5

Question 5 - How did you attract/address your audience?

I think i was successful with reaching my target audience. When I showed my magazine to my target audience who were passionate about classical music, these people all agreed that they would buy my magazine and their response was highly positive. One of the people who i interviewed believed that the colours overall but especially on the contents page was highly effective. She said that the colours and font help to recognise the genre of the magazine. When I interviewed my target audience they gave me some positives but also some criticisms. 
Interviews

Name- David

Gender- male

Age- 57

Does my magazine look like a real magazine?

Yes the magazine looks like a real magazine.

Being a classical music Lister yourself, would you buy this magazine based on what i have included on the front cover?

I'm not entirely sure that the magazine appeals to me, the stories inside seem a bit feminine if you like. But i like the look of the top classical musicians or something like that that you have placed on your front cover. 

do you understand the language used in the double page spread?

Yes the language is very easy to read.

Is the font clear to read?

I think on the front cover the colours that you have used on the background sink in a little. Its quite hard to see what is said. I also think that maybe the font is a little to italic on the double page spread to make out.

Looking at the double page spread, contents page and front cover is there anything that you would change?

I would maybe make the contents page a little more busy, i think it seems a little bare. Also Maybe  make the magazine look a little mescaline.

 

Would you change the layout of any of the magazine?

No the layout looks good. Maybe the image on the double page spread could be a bit bigger.

Being a classical music Lister yourself, does the whole magazine appeal to you?

Probably not, it think that the magazine is very feminine, and i would be more interested to look at different instruments. 

Question 4

Question 4- Who would be your target audience for your media product?

My media magazine was a classical music magazine. When i researched into this i had a good idea of my target audience with the music genre in mind. Now that I have mad my magazine my target audience is roughly they same. They will still fall into the A-C section on the jincar scale and on the phychographic audience would be people who believe that the world is worth caring for and want to achieve something in life. During my planning i descided i wanted my audience to be in the age range of 40-60 but now i have made the magazine i would change the age to 25-60 as i think my magazine can be targeted to younger audiences and classical music has a wide rage of audiences. Before i said that my target audience would be people who enjoy eating out at high class restaurants and have something to do with mucis in their profession. I also said they would shop in high class shops such as house of fraiser and marks and spencers. Looking at what i said my target audience was going to be like i still agree with this and think my magazine was successful in reaching its target audience.

I asked someone from my target audience a few questions to see what they thought of my magazine

Question 3 - what kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

Question 2

Question 2- How does your media product represent particular social groups?

I believe i have represented my social group in a positive way. I believe I have used alternative representation, as normally the models which are used are in the target audience age range but i have chosen to use a younger model for a older target audience, this is very uncommon and challenges dominant representation.On my front cover I have used an image of a young model who is staring directly at the camera, she is sat comfortably on a arm chair. This could connote that she is relaxed and peaceful and connotes that my chosen social group is relaxed and peaceful to. By my model looking calm this reinforces dominant representation. My model is wearing a grey speckled jumper. I have chosen quite a subtle colour for her to wear so it is not so in your face, it also shows my social group being a casual audience, this is typical for an older audience. 

My contents page contains three images. The first image is of a different younger model who is stood side on and again looking directly at the camera. In this picture she is looking very serious which could suggest that she takes her music very serious. By this image my magazine could represent the social group as dedicated musicians and people who are serious about their music. 

My image on my double page spread is of three models. I believe with the props (candle, sofa), colours (burgundy,black and white) make it look quite angelic which represents my social group as soft.

I believe that with the three colours I have kept with within my magazine which are burgundy, black and white, help to reinforce dominant ideology. 

With making young people look sophisticated shows that i have represented my social group positivity as my magazine has shown how they have worked towards their dream and shows them as hardworking and ambitious young adults. As normally young adults are shown as wild and drunk young adults. This is alternative representation as i am not showing young adults as going out and causing trouble, it is also challenging dominant ideology.   

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