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Media Product Evaluation

Evaluation of media product

 How it develops conventions of real media products and how it challenges
 How my magazine develops upon real media products is it uses many of the codes and conventions that are typically found in other media products examples of this that are used are it has a title on it that uses very big and bold font I chose to use this because the magazine which I was using to help me with the design which was called vibe had uses this on its magazine. Another design choice which I also implemented into my own which was also from vibe magazine was that it used a very large picture on the front cover of who would be the main focus for most of the magazine and the text that is on the front cover that is linked to them will often be in the biggest font so that it will stand out to whoever the reader of the magazine is. Also on the front cover I used many plugs to show some of the other articles that were in the magazine that wasn’t one of the main ones to the reader. How my media product challenges other media products is with the double page spread it has quite a different design and also layout to the ones that were typically seen in some of the other double page spreads in other magazines. 

 

How it represents particular social groups. 

 How my magazine represents particular social groups in

The magazine is it may show them to use a lot of non standard english by some of the language that is used in my magazine such as a lot of slang. It also shows the kind of clothes that they would wear by what some of the people in my magazine were wearing.

 Audience for my media product

 The audience for my media product would be anyone who would be interested in rap music. This would be because this is what all of the magazine is based around and does not talk in-depth about any other genre of music as this would not be in keeping with the theme of the magazine. Also the design of the magazine in general also gives a good idea of who the magazine would be primarily aimed at examples of this would be that the font is very big and bold this would suggest that it is aimed at a younger audience probably around 16-25 as the font would stand out to them and make them want to buy the magazine. Another design feature which would also suggest that it is aimed at a younger audience is that there is not lots of text used in one article but are quite a lot of images as this . 

 How I attracted target audience to my media product

One of the ways which I attracted my target audience to my media product is I took many of the design aspects for it from vibe magazine examples of this would be the font that I used for the heading of my magazine was bold so that it would stand out to whoever the potential audience for the magazine is the font was also In a similar style to the font that you would typically find on the front cover of vibe magazine. Another way in which I attracted my target audience to the magazine is that the layout of the front cover was very similar as there was one main title I found on vibe which would stand out to the reader and then there would be other articles which would not have as much importance placed on them. 

 What I have learnt about using technology to create a magazine

What I have learnt about using different technologies from making a media product is I have got a much greater understanding of how adobe Photoshop works and how to effectively edit any of my work that I have done on it. Some of the techniques that I have learnt to use to edit on adobe Photoshop is to know which design choices are appropriate for the style of magazine that I am designing the style of the magazine being like many of the rap magazine that are around at the moment. Another technology which I have gained a much better understanding for from doing this is blogger as before I had done this work I would not have had a very good understanding of what a blog is and what it needed to be used for.

What I have learnt from my preliminary task

Looking back at the preliminary task and the work that I have produced since then it is clear that I have gained a much better understanding of the tools on Adobe Photoshop and how to utilise them properly in order to create a effective media product that appeals to the target audience that it was aimed at. Also looking back at my preliminary task and the work that I have produced now it is also clear that I know a lot more about magazine and there design choices that they choose as I have had to look at them in order for me to implement them into my own media product so that it would be effective and get the audience that it was aiming for. These design choices include things such as the layout as on my preliminary  task the layout was not very good for a magazine however on my finished product it was suitable for a magazine as it had a large heading with a image that dominated the front covert of the magazine which is how it was in many of the magazine that I looked into and researched in order for me to create my final media product. Also another design choice which I became much more aware of when designing my final magazine was the font that was used as the font which is used in the magazine was also used for a reason in order for it to appeal to a certain target audience.

 What media institute would distribute my product?

•The kind of media institute that would distribute my product is one that would distribute magazines that were based off music as that is what my magazine is about. 

Rap magazine double page spread

Rap magazine front cover

analysis of 2 articles

The first article that i am looking at is from the magazine kerrang upon first glance the article will stand out because  of some of the over the top design which is on it examples of this would be the font that is used on it as it is very large and will jump out at the reader it may also stand out because of the colour choices that are used throughout these are colours like red,black and white these are good colour choices for this magazine as they are very loud which fits the heavy metal style of kerrang magazine perfectly. The images which are used in it are also very large and dominant which reflects the magazine well because of the style of it. The layout is quite hectic because of the shear amount of things that are on the page however despite this everything is still very easy to find which is important as someone will not want to have to try to find what they want to read. From looking at this article the magazine seems to be more informal because of the fact that there is not that much text in comparison to some other magazines.



The next article that i am looking at was taken from the rap magazine vibe the magazine has a large picture to the left of lupe fiasco which was most likely done to grab the attention of anyone who may be a fan of him and will be instantly recognizable to them the colour scheme that is used throughout the double page spread is black and gold the use of the gold may be to symbolize something such as wealth but it also seems to be used to highlight key points throughout the article as well that will be of interest to the reader of the article. Also a quote from the article is in big font this may have been done to make the reader want to read in more to the article to find out what it is about in more detail the gold is also used to separate the questions from the answers in the interview as well. The image seems to fin in well with the feel of the rest of the article with it being more of a serious interview rather then it being a jokey type of interview.           
                                                                                                                                                                                                         

Analysis of 2 contents pages

The contents page that i am looking at here is from vibe magazine it has many different design choices for example the colours that are used in it are black and white this gives the magazine a much more classy look to it and will make it look appealing to whoever the reader is of the magazine. Also they have made the picture of the celebrity large so that it will grab the attention of the reader of the magazine and will make them want to keep reading if they see who the magazine is centred around. They have also mixed up the letters in contents this was also most likely done to give it a much more appealing look. The features of the magazine has about 3 different articles on it which will have been done as it is showing what is the main bulk of the magazine. The font that they use in this section also gives a much more classier look to it which will also make it jump out more at the reader and make it look more attractive. Also the image which is shown isn't clear about what is portraying to the reader which will also add a level of mystery to it as well.





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The next contents page that i am analysing is q magazine this also has a lot of different design choices for example they seem to put a lot more emphasis on the different features that the magazine has to offer more so then they did do in vibe this is shown by the fact that they use a much bigger and bolder font in there contents page whereas vibe used smaller and more italic font on the contents page of there magazine also each of them are underlined in red which was most likely done as a way to distinguish between each of the different features but may also have been done to make each thing stand out more to the reader. They do though much like vibe magazine use a big picture however unlike vibe it is used to show of what the main article is and what it will be about as directly underneath the image there is a page number and no description as the picture gives enough information of the article as it is. The contents page uses a lot of red and white on it this will have been done to be in keeping with the theme of the magazine as red and white is used on the front cover and throughout most of the magazine as well. 

Equipment Requirements and models (pre production)

                                                                              Equipment Required and Models

Clothing for photo shoot
Computers
Photoshop
Camera
Green Screen
Props
Tripod

Models

Josh Jipson
Liam Goddard

Draft Article

                                         
                                                                  Draft Article

Liam marshall is one of the new and upcoming rap artists and one who we are expecting great things from his first album which dropped this year was the best selling rap album for the year and with another album also expected for the coming year as well things just keep getting better and better for the young rapper from Doncaster. In a recent interview he was asked how he felt about all of the support that he was getting from his fans he said "that he was thankful for all of the people who supported him and that he would never take what he had for granted" He also said that "He was going to keep producing music to the best of his ability". Which is lucky for us as what he has put out so far has been nothing short of amazing and we are more then happy to keep getting as good a music as what he is currently putting out there.

The new album which is scheduled to be released in the summer of this year is set to be much darker then his previous one and has said many times that he wants this to be the theme for his upcoming album. If this is true then it would be quite a contrast from the previous album that he put out with it having a lot of humour used throughout the album could Liam be the next Eminem with the styles of each of them being very similar? Who know but we are more then happy to have someone who is making music up to that standard which is incredibly rare now with many rappers talking about subjects just to satisfy the mainstream audience in order to get more record sales. However we truly do believe that he loves music and cares more about producing great music for his fans rather then worrying about his bank balance which is just one out of a long list of traits that make him so unique and such an amazing artist. And while we eagerly await his next masterpiece we can just keep listening to his amazing work which is out at this moment. And while some people may say that he is over hyped we here at beat magazine wholeheartedly disagree and thing that he deserves all of the recognition that he is getting and believe that people should not underestimate the talent that he has. But whether you believe that he is one of the greatest rappers at this time or a over rated mediocre rapper there is no denying his passion for music.






      

Proposal for magazine

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What i am proposing for my magazine is that i am going to be doing a magazine that is based around rap and will cover topics that will be of relevance which will appeal to a younger audience. The magazine will  have a even balance of both pictures and writing and the style of the writing will be on the more formal side as this will allow for more in depth articles also because there will be a good balance between pictures and also writing it will mean that it will appeal to a much wider range of people which is important for a magazine. The magazine that i will be doing will have one person who will be the main focus of the magazine and there will also be other articles as well to to anyone who may not be as interested in that particular article and may want to read something aside from that.

The design of the magazine will take inspiration from other magazine that have a similar purpose an example of such a magazine would be vibe. Some of the key design choices that this magazine has it there is always a large picture of a someone who may be one of the main features to that particular magazine and it tends to be on the front page,contents page and also on the double page spread. There is also a lot of use of one colour in different issues of the magazine this is most likely done to keep with the theme of a a particular issue. There tends to be a lot of large font used throughout as well to make something  stand out this may be the name of a big celebrity who is the highlight of one of the issues it will also be put in a bold font to make it jump out at the reader as well.

The article that i will be writing will talk about a new and upcoming artist and will give information about them they will also be on the double page spread as well however they will not be in the contents page as this would mean that there would mean that there would be not much variation to the magazine which will also may make it less appealing to the reader of the magazine as well.

Production Names

school magazine contenst page

school magazine front cover

Initial Ideas

          Initial Ideas

The initial ideas for my magazine is that it is going to be based around the rap genre of music and in It I will include info on a new artist and a interview with them on the front cover of the magazine I will include many of the codes and conventions of what is on a magazine front cover this will include things such as a main cover photo which I will take myself and will make relevant to the magazine and in keeping with the theme of it and will make it relevant to the rap music that is currently being listened to today. Also on my front cover it will include other stories this is often quite common in many other articles as it will make the reader still want to buy it even if they are not interested in the main part of the article. The target audience for my magazine will be people who are interested in rap music and will be aimed hopefully at a older audience as I am going to write it in quite a lot of detail and try to include less images and more words in the magazine.

q magzine analysis

This differs quite a bit to the q magazine cover which for that particular front cover had a rap artist to be the main focus of the article and this magazine focuses on rap music than any other genre as this is what the magazine is about. The first thing that you will notice is the use of colour throughout the contents page is that it uses a lot of white and yellow the yellow however is mainly used to show particular points of interest to the reader also black is used quite a lot on it as well the mix of these two colours together could be used to represent something. Also many of the main articles have a picture to accompany the writing as it will give the reader some extra information on the contents page as well and will make it the main focus to whoever may be looking at it. Also the target audience for this would be anyone who is interested in this genre of music and seems to be more aimed at a teenage audience by the way that it is laid out in a certain way to be more appealing to the kind of people who will be reading this.

The main picture on the front of the magazine is really large as it wants this to be the main focus of the cover as this is what people most people will be interested in. Also the colours that are used on the main cover is it uses mainly red, gold and white these were most likely used as red and white colours are a staple of this particular magazine also gold links in with the main photo of the article as well as it is a symbol of wealth and portrays him as being a powerful person. Also the main photo that is used on the front cover is used as a close up shot this is most likely done to really emphasise the importance of him in the magazine and how he is the main focus of the magazine. Also around all of the main parts of the front cover there are also other things about the other content in the magazine in case you may not want to read the other article also it will attract a larger audience to the magazine if there are a wider range of genres in it. Much of the important info is also highlighted in the red colour to draw attention to anything that could be of any relevance to the reader. Also at the very top of the page there is a strap line which also talks about extra information on the article,   

This double page set out in a way so that it grabs the reader’s attention it does this by having a large picture of the artist who they are going to read about this means anyone who is interested in them will be drawn to this article. Also it uses eye catching sentences in the text which will also make people want to read it they do this by picking the good bits out of the text and put them in eye catching font so that the reader will also be drawn to this. I think that the target audience for this article would be anyone who is interested in that genre of music and is aimed at a older generation due to its lack of images compared to many of the other magazines such as kerrang. I think that the colours are used such as gold are used to symbolise something such as wealth this would be relevant to the person who is in the article is quite wealthy. This also differs to kerrang magazine in the fact that it is higher quality then something like kerrang by the way in which it is laid out. Also the colours are used to good affect in the article as well because they use them to show a question and a answer for something.

mood board

 

Magazine Publisher Research

Luke Mckevit- magazine publisher and distributor research

Bauer- Bauer is a large media company they operate in 15 different countries but they also work in the TV industry and also the radio as well. Bauer media is also a different division to all of the others and forms a much larger media group. They are also recognised by others to be industry innovators. The group also employs around 6,000 people to work for them. The first magazine it launched was the angling times in 1953 these are both still seen as iconic brands within their business. They also have the bestselling international multi-platform magazine fhm. As a business to say the amount of success it has had over the years it is still a relatively new business. At this moment in time there are over 80 unique brands with Bauer which cover a range of categories that will suit many different interests for the reader.

 

IPC media- IPC media have more than 60 brands and creates content for magazine, tablets, online and events. They are also the United Kingdom’s leading consumer magazine publisher there website also has around 25 million visitors in a month. They also have three different publishing divisions which are IPC connect, IPC inspire and also IPC south bank each of these are for a different audience and also a different purpose as well connect is a women’s weekly magazine such as chat and women, inspire is a men’s portfolio of magazines which has a number of leisure brands such as rugby world and country life. Also two thirds of UK women read a magazine by IPC media and 42 percent of uk men. The company was also formed in 1968 however the company’s history goes as far back as 1799. Also a total number of 26 million adults will read a ipc media magazine. IPC is also a time warner company.

Future plc - Future plc is an international media group that is also listed on the London stock exchange. The business that was founded by one magazine in 1985 the business now has operations in 3 countries which are the UK, US and Australia. They create over 200 specialist’s websites, publications, apps and events. They also lead the market in the areas where they put the most focus on which are Technology, Entertainment and Video Games, sport and auto music and creative. They also have the UKs number one consumer technology website TechRadar. And they also attract 38 million visitors to their website every month. They also sell 2.2 million magazines every month and export to 89 different countries which make them the UKs number one exporter and licensor of magazine content. They also have the number one selling magazine on tablets that being T3. They have also won various awards for their work which include AOP consumer digital publisher of the year for 2012 and the PPA digital consumer publisher of the year also for 2012.          

 

Rap music questionnaire

Rap Music Questionnaire

1.        Do you listen to rap music at all? Yes/No  (Please circle your answer) YES, No, No,Yes no, Yes

2.       If you did answer the above how much do you listen to this kind of music daily?

0-2 hours (1 11 ) 3-7 hours (1 1 1 ) 7-11 hours (  ) 11-15 hours (  )        

3.       Which of the following artist would you prefer to listen to?

Eminem (11111 )  Jay-Z (  1) Kanye West (111 ) MGK (1  )   Hopsin(  ) other please state___________

4.       What other genres of music do you listen to?

Rock(111 11 )  Metal( 1 1 )  Pop(1  )  RnB(111 )  Reggae(  1 )  Jazz(  )  other please state___Alternative Rock_____

5.       Would you be willing to buy a music magazine? yes/no (please circle your answer) YES, Yes, No, yes , yes,yes,yes, Yes

6.        How much would you be willing to pay for a magazine?

£1.00-£2.00(111  )   £3.00-4.00(111 1 ) £5.00-£6.00(1  )   other please state________

Informal Article

Media Informal Writing

The GCSE results are HERE!!!!! However there could be a problem teachers are complaining at the fact that many students have been cheated out of there all important C grade but what could this mean for you? Well we are going to find out.

Many students were shocked to find out that they may have been cheated out of there all important C grade after the ground boundaries were moved just 2 weeks before they were released to the very excited students. This has caused much uproar among the students also many schools across the country have ordered a remarking of the papers leading to a big debate on the subject matter do you think that the students should be punished because of something like this. I myself think this is wrong and believe that something should be done.

Although students in Wales may be having there grades remarked leading to many people saying that the students in England are being treated much more unfairly in comparison to there welsh counterparts. Meaning there has been a lot of arguments on both sides of the fence. Leighton Andrews said that welsh pupils had been a victim of injustice but where does this leave the students in England well we are yet to find that out but we hope to find out more info soon

The act that they have cheated many students out of there all important C is not right after the many hors they probably put into revision and then for the results to change 2 weeks before they were released is a big injustice and something needs to be done and so far all they have offered are resits which is not good enough.