done :)

i'm finished!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Evaluation

In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

•  I tried to use an image of a student to emphasis the overall idea of a student magazine, by including the audience within the content. I wanted to go with the populer big banner title across the front of my magazine. I named mine "Student" to be basic and make it appealing to the target audience. It was to create less confusion, and for them to know, its for them. I think the front cover must include an eye catching image of someone, with a range of colours or a theme. I went for going with different colours but I think I went to over the top.

Like in this magazine, I went for the big background image and the big banner. The "Talent" magazine stayed to a pink and white theme, but I went to more vibrant colours.

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

•  I wanted to represent my target audience (Students) in a much more positive way. I used the picture of a student smiling to emphasis that. I wasn't specifically aiming at a
  particular social group.

What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

•  Ludlow College or the student Council would probably publish my magazine for its linked to their kind of audience. Major companies may not for these magazines aren't targeted towards Adults or Children. Even local Universities might sponser towards the publishing.

Who would be the audience for your media product?

•  I targeted my magazine ovbiously to students. There was no particular gender I was targeting for, so its a unisex magazine. This magazine is more for 16 - 20 year olds.

 How did you attract/address your audience?

•  By using lots of colour with catchy headlines. Younger people are attracted to more colours.From my audience feedback, I got alot of comments on how the students liked the vibrant colours, but older audiences didn't like it as much. I addressed the students by talking about subjects that appeal to them e.g. Festival Tickets, EMA and Technology.

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

• I used Publisher, Scanners, Gimp, Blogger and Word to produce my magazine. I knew how to use them before, so I was improving on my skills.

Final Pages :D :D

What do you think of my pages? 

Fonts.

These were the two fonts I was considering using for my front cover title. Opinions?
Which one should I use?

Magazine Draft :3

This is the layout draft for my magazine.

Main Contents Image!

Probably my best edit I've ever done :D

This will be used for my main image on my contents page!

Paparazzi Pictures ;D

 These are a few selected pictures I will be using for my magazine :)

< ----   This one of Bethanya I have edited.

I will be using this for my front cover.

The Final Picture!

I just edited the contrast to make it look better :)

 <----- This one of Jazz is a picture for the contents page.  Again, I have edited it.

I just used a cartoon filter and edited the brightness and contrast a little.

:D 

Textual Anaylise Of a Student Magazine - "ETC Contents Page"

The contents page is organised into two halfs.

Textual Anaylise Of a Student Magazine - "Smaart Talent"

On this magazine cover of "smaart TALENT"  there is a very large masthead of the title TALENT. The word smaart is placed vertically on the side of it, in a smaller text. Talent is ovbiously bigger and is deliberatly to catch peoples attention. The magazine is aimed at Black and Minority Ethnic Students and the image on the front cover is a close up of an Asian musician "MC Riz" who the students could see as a role model.He is making eye contact with the audience, so it connects with the audience. Its to influence all the careers one could have.
There is a colour theme of the text which is pink. Its a fluorescence pink, so this could be used to attract young readers.  The image of the MC could attract a more male audience but then the pink font could attract a female audience.
   When you pick up the magazine, it suggests when you read it, you'd become more talented. The magazine gives of that you are all talented in some form.
The volume of the writing is eye catching, and you instantly look at it. The most important parts of the front cover are in bold pink text.

Comparison of Student Magazines.

Student ID               -                    Games, Bash Information, University Information.
etc                            -                     Music Interviews,  Future Jobs and Qualifications
First Car                  -                    Celebrity Interviews, Car Advice


Most of these give you information and advice on specific things.

My Action Plan!

Week 1.  15th Nov

• Create action plan.
• Set up Blog.
• Initial Comparison of Magazines
• Textual anaylise of Magazines

Week 2.  22nd Nov

• Organise photoshoot
• Take Photos
• Edit Photos
• Decide name for blog.

Week 3.  29th Nov

• Create front cover and draft.
• Create contents and draft.
• Audience questionare /poll.

Week 4.  6th Dec.

• Get audience feedback. 
• Evaluation.