Evaluation 7

Looking Back At Your Preliminary Task, What Have You Learnt In The Progression From It To The Full Product?

It is evident that I have made a considerable progression from the preliminary task to the actual task, as we can see below.  I believe this down to the lack of knowledge about the layout of magazines such as the rule of thirds, but also because of the lack of knowledge about the programmes I had to use.  

 Front Page Comparisons: 

Contents Page Comparison

Double Page Spread

Evaluation 6

 What Have You Learnt About Technologies From The Process Of Constructing This Product? 

Evaluation 5

How Did Attract/Address Your Audience?

I believed the best way to answer this question was to use the three people I identified earlier in the Genre/Target Audience post, as they fitted my target audience and told me what they expected to see in a rap magazine. 

Danny, 18



 

Myles, 16

 

Grace, 17

  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sf7u7PgeNuE&feature=youtube_gdata

Evaluation 4

Who Would Be The Audience Of Your Media Product?

I created a video to identify what my target audience for my magazine would be.  It explains how they keep up to date with the latest music released, their favourite artists and what festivals they hope to attend this year. 

Evaluation 3

What Kind Of Media Institution Might Distribute Your Media Product And Why?

To answer this question, I used Voki's.  The links are below.

1.)  I just made a new Voki. See it here:
2.)  I just made a new Voki. See it here:
3.)  I just made a new Voki. See it here:

Evaluation 2

How Does Your Media Product Represent Particular Social Groups?

For this evaluation I have used a programme called mindmeister.  It allowed me to structure the answer easily and it was something different from writing an essay.  

Evaluation 1

In What Ways Does Your Media Product Use, Develop Or Challenge Forms And Conventions Of Real Media Products?

• One way in which my magazine uses the forms and conventions of real media products is that the front cover only has one model.  This is used by a lot of real media magazines as it makes it less busy and therefore; attracts the target audience as it is more eye catching. 
• The colour scheme of the magazine also uses the forms and conventions of real media products.  This is because my research shows that the magazines have used 3/4 colours and my magazine front page has used 4 colours that work well together and give my magazine an eye catching look.
• The layout of my front page also uses the forms and conventions of real media products because I have not used hanging widows, which is a vital mistake in magazine making.  This is a convention that is avoided as it makes the layout of the magazine look weak and amateur. 

 

• My contents page has sections which I believe makes it easier to read and makes it more reader friendly.  This idea is used by a lot of real media products as it is easy to read and attracts the younger target audience more as they typically like pages that does not require them to think hard.
• The page numbers are something that are used by all real media products as this makes it much easier to navigate their way around the magazine.  It allows the reader to understand what page something is on and allows them to get to it quick. 
• The images used in this product also use the forms and conventions of real media products because many media products have more than one image on the contents page as it gives it a taste of what is to come in either the actual magazine or the next edition of the magazine.  
• The colour scheme has remained the same as on the front page but I have added some brown in the title as it is the complimentary colour to blue.  This is something that real media products do as it shows consistency and continuity but also gives the magazine a more serious feel to it.

 

 

• A convention that is commonly used in real media products in the double page spread is the two colours used in the writing.  The questions are in a different colour than the answers which emphasises the difference makes it more interesting to read and look at.
• Something that is very rarely not used in real media products is page numbers.  I have used these because I think it is professional but if page numbers are not shown it is harder for readers to find what they want.  It also emphasises the fact that it is a magazine and not a poster.
• The title at the top of the page is also something that all real media products use in their magazines.  This is done because it tells the readers what the following article is all about and allows them to make a decision on whether to read it or not. 

Therefore; overall all of my media products use forms and convention of real media products. 

Research & Planning Relating to Final Products

Front Page Comparisons

Contents Page Comparisons

Double Page Spread Comparisons

Final Products

Front Page

Contents Page

Double Page Spread

Double Page Spread Drafts & Analysis

Draft 1

Draft 2

Draft & Final Version

Analysis from Draft 1 to Draft 2

Analysis from Draft 2 to Final Version

Tools Used For Double Page Spread

Before & After Photoshop

Tools Used In Photoshop

Research Into Colour

 

Blue's complimentary colour is brown/dark orange.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 I found that when using the blue colour I could either use a dull orange/brown colour.  I also found that I could use a mixture of shades of blue and one stand out colour such as a green.  Finally, I found that I could use two shades of blue and a bright colour such as a yellow and dark orange/red.

Double Page Spread Photographs

Layout Of Double Page Spread

Detailed Research