Tuesday, 30 March 2010
Feedback
The advantages he stated about my front cover, were that he really enjoys the layout, and main image. Whereas the disadvantages he said were a few grammatical errors.
He didnt state any strengths for my contents page, because he wrote about problems of the legibility of the text, and said that the bold text is hard to read. he also thought that the contrast of the red and black makes it more difficult to see.
Whereas, the respondent was very happy with the double page spread and did not state any weaknesses. He wrote that the order of images looks very professional and he liked the font layout, plus use of images in the background.
Finally, the respondent said he would agree more than disagree with the design of the magazine, and he said "The first 2 pages are sufficient but the contents pages needs a few changes". He liked the images I presented in it, and said the text for the contents page needs more work. Also, he liked how I presented the pages, saying "The images and text really do suit the theme of the magazine".
7) Looking back at the preliminary task what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to a full product?
The equipment I've used to help me create the magazine is as follows: camera, bluescreen, lights, computer with CS3 Photoshop. It has involved time management to do Audience Research, Camera Shots, and completing magazine designs using the computer.
The ideas I got from my audience research results helped me to make decisions about shot composition, framing, anchorage, layout, mode of address, and register.
The location I used for my Photographs was the classroom with giant blue screen, lights, and camera's as a studio for photo shots. The prop I used on the cover was a guitar and costumes of normal clothes (but with a black jumper or big winter black coat).
I knew that the problems I encountered when doing my preliminary task could be solved and improved for my main task. My still photography definitely improved - the models were in the correct position in my main task. Other improvements included, the image editing, and desktop publishing.
6) What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
I will demonstrate of how I use different lasso tools, however I mostly using a maganetic lasso tool.
This is a list of different types of Lasso Tools, the best tools I mostly used is Polygonal, and Magnetic because is more accurate of highlighting different parts or sections into different layers or to change the selection.
Then I highlight what area I want to select.
Then I can make the highlight area into a layer.
5) How did attract/address your audience?
I gave the models clothes such as black jackets, with blue jeans, and at least one person wearing a grey T-Shirt for front cover. This is because black jackets is part of dark black fashion of rock'n roll, and for the blue jeans is very common in this culture. Also, lots of people wear jeans. Therefore, these types of clothes are more related with the target audience, and it could attract them to like this style of fashion. Finally, the way I presented the instrument of a bass or guitar with the models to show the audience how older teenagers like playing rock'n roll music as a band, and this could help to express to other teenagers who likes play this type of music.
This front cover of a older teenager has an expression of teenagers who want to rock or shout or sing very loudly to attract readers and encourage brand loyalty.
4) Who would be the audience for your media product?
I did not find out the age of my target audience from my research, and I should do this in the future as an improvement. According to my audience research, I should expect to have an audience who likes rock music, and certain colours. I also found out the type of text they wanted to see. I did make some changes, from my original drafts because the pages of the magazine needed to be improved to achieve a higher level, more like professional magazines. This encourages lots of readers to get involved, and enjoy.
3) What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
Finally, I could distribute my magazines to youth clubs because this is where it can reach my target audience and get people interested in rock in roll music. The reason why I want to distribute my magazines to certain shops is because it is most common for shops to have a small section selling some drinks, small food, and mostly magazines.
Newsagents are everywhere - in different neighbourhoods because sometimes, I visited the business to buy or look at stuff, and the main point, is they have lots of magazines on sale. The reason why I want to distribute my magazines in youth clubs or places is because my magazines have pictures of young people in a rock n roll band. Therefore most of the youth people could enjoy or buy my magazine for their interests.
2) How does your media product represent particular social groups?
1) In what ways does you media product use, develop or challenge forms and convection's of real media products?
Companies produce magazines introducing a logo. Such as this image of a masthead for the XBOX 360 magazine, including text with a small image.
Most magazines would have images of medium close up shots, because its very common in the society around the world to get a good clear idea of what people are presented in the shot. Such as this type of medium close up shot of a woman with her chest up and head together. Also most of the images showing facial expressions to the audiences or the readers.
This magazine contains the mode of address by using the text present with big open titles as mastheads, like MADONNA with the information of explaining the interview.
Also another way to call mode of address for taken this shot would be called reaction shot, therefore I can see she just calm, and looking more serious or mysterious.
Tuesday, 16 February 2010
Evaluation Intro
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Thursday, 4 February 2010
Thursday, 21 January 2010
Publishing House Case Study
However, the company does employ lots of musicians for to be writing about or to be photographed to be parts of the different magazines. The total amount of musicians was involved in the company for to do the making of the magazines was about two million, and one hundred thousand. Also, there lots of different types of people who got talent to play different types of instrument such as the elderly, young, old, and different genders.
They do some advertisements of the musical products and equipments for part of designing the magazines. This means they taken photos of the products, and leave some text with it to explain or giving description or details of the products.
The type of audience for what company is targeting is people who likes playing music or be interested with music such as, includes elderly, young, old, and different genders. Sometimes the magazines can attract most of the customers to buy it, and read it, and get interest it. However, the company does introduce some people’s culture, hobbies, and other different types of talent. This is why there’s lots of musicians were involved with the company to be parts of the music photographs for the designs of the magazine, and this brings more and more customers or the audience to get involved.Whereas the company does have any other business interests such as they ask for or gathering most of the musicians or people who can plays or use talents for to do some music and be involved or part of the magazines. They also do deals to buy it or sometimes explaining what happened about customers buying some magazines, and explaining how many MusicMagss retailers about 1400 being collectively earned 3.5 times the industry standard in annual revenue per square foot through their MusicMags program.
The kind of media institution might distribute my media product or a music magazine is, it should write or explain main plot and the features about my music magazine. This includes, what is the meaning of the text, and what type of images presented. Finally, explaining the styles or graphic designs used for the pages of magazine.
Thursday, 14 January 2010
Audience Demographic Profile
NME.COM is Europe's biggest and most viewed music website. It has earned worldwide respect for its rock music news and features, which are updated around the clock. With 1.3 million unique users generating over 13 million page impressions nme.com is the U.K.'s premier music content website. It offers unparalleled access to an affluent young audience and a unique opportunity to communicate with them in an environment that they relate to and return to frequently - 63% visit the site weekly or more frequently*. The nme.com audience is made up of key demographic groups that can be difficult to target through other media: -
65% Male*
50% 16-24*
23% 25-34*
79% ABC1*
Our readers are passionate about music and as a result of their close relationship with the site content they are far more responsive to advertising. Whether they are more positively disposed towards brands that they see as supporting their favourite site or accessing advertising that they see as particularly relevant to them and their lifestyles they are 33% more likely than average to have taken action as a result of seeing an advertisement on the site*.
However, this company should be able to sell the products for the rightful target of the audience or readers to get interested with my product.
Tuesday, 5 January 2010
Music Double Page Draft
Music Context Draft
Music Front Cover Draft
Idea Results
Music Magazine: Audience Research
Rock = 9
Pop = 2
Classical = 2
Rap = 8
Size 19 = 4
Size 17 = 3
Size 15 = 7
Size 13 = 13
Size 12 = 3
Size 10 = 1
Arial Black = 8
Alba Super = 3
Algerian = 2
Cooper Black = 12
Broadway = 6
Wide Latin = 3
Red = 9
Blue = 8
Black = 16
Yellow = 1
Pink = 1
Orange = 1
White = 5
Other____ = 0