I think that I've learnt a lot about having to plan what I wanted to do. If I hadn't thought and researched on things such as colour scheme or where the text would go, it wouldn't have looked like a good or realistic magazine.
I've learnt what images look best, as well as what my magazine should include, instead of just making things up as I go along.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
6. What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
Throughout the process of constructing my media product I've learnt a lot of new techniques on the computer, which have all helped me throughout constructing my whole media project.
I've learnt how to use a lot more of the applications, and will now use them a lot more frequently with other work I have. Microsoft office publisher was one of these applications. I used this application in producing my double page spread of my media product.
While working through my front cover and contents page, I wanted to change how some of the writing looked, and learned about the application 'wordart', which changes the shapes and colours of your text.
The last thing i learnt through constructing my media product was how to 'print screen' an image, paste it onto "Paint", crop it and (which I also learned to do) and then save it as a new picture that I could then put on my blog, shown as either research or an image I had already created.
I've learnt how to use a lot more of the applications, and will now use them a lot more frequently with other work I have. Microsoft office publisher was one of these applications. I used this application in producing my double page spread of my media product.
While working through my front cover and contents page, I wanted to change how some of the writing looked, and learned about the application 'wordart', which changes the shapes and colours of your text.
The last thing i learnt through constructing my media product was how to 'print screen' an image, paste it onto "Paint", crop it and (which I also learned to do) and then save it as a new picture that I could then put on my blog, shown as either research or an image I had already created.
5. How did you attract/address your audience?
I attracted my audience in a lot of ways, I tried to use as bold and eye-catching colours as possible, without making my coursework tacky. I tried to use the right images, to make the reader want to take a look. I also researched a lot of what a typical music front cover would have on it, such as something to win and so on. I tried to make my magazine fun, as well as informative, as when I looked up music magazines on the Internet, they all seemed dark and depressing, when I wanted mine colourful and intriguing.
4. Who would be the audience for your media product?
I think I have a wide audience for my music magazine, contents page and double-page spread.
I tried as best as I could to make my magazine for both genders, so included blues, as well as pinks. I also looked at music magazines made ideally for women, and then for men, and tried to make mine so both sex's would want to read it as in the things I had for people to win, such as the iTunes voucher, which would appeal to everyone.
I don't think there is a specific age on who the audience of my music product really, but if I had to put an age on it, I would say for both males and females aged around fourteen to twenty. I would say this as I wouldn't see anybody older than around twenty, really being interested in a magazine of mine. The language used isn't basic, but isn't of much intellect either, so could be read as boring and un-interesting. I also asked a few people around the ages of twenty five to thirty five if they knew who Lady Gaga was, as my image for my front cover looks a bit like her, to which five out of twelve didn't know who she was. This is another reason why I believe there is a specific age for my magazine also.
I tried as best as I could to make my magazine for both genders, so included blues, as well as pinks. I also looked at music magazines made ideally for women, and then for men, and tried to make mine so both sex's would want to read it as in the things I had for people to win, such as the iTunes voucher, which would appeal to everyone.
I don't think there is a specific age on who the audience of my music product really, but if I had to put an age on it, I would say for both males and females aged around fourteen to twenty. I would say this as I wouldn't see anybody older than around twenty, really being interested in a magazine of mine. The language used isn't basic, but isn't of much intellect either, so could be read as boring and un-interesting. I also asked a few people around the ages of twenty five to thirty five if they knew who Lady Gaga was, as my image for my front cover looks a bit like her, to which five out of twelve didn't know who she was. This is another reason why I believe there is a specific age for my magazine also.
2. How does your media product represent particular social groups?
I think that my product represents the media group "Chart music" as in music that is new out and played on the radio and television often, and is included in the top 40 chart list. I believe this because I include a lot about artists that are in this music chart such as Lady Gaga.
1. In what ways does your media produce use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
My media product is all based on what you would typically find in the music industry. I researched a lot for my work on my front cover, my contents page as well as my double page spread to make sure it didn't just look like a students work, it looked like what you would find on a shelf in a shop.
I used images you would typically find in a magazine, and that is why for my front cover, i got a friend of mine that looks similar to Lady Gaga, to be my front cover image, as Lady Gaga is in the chart music part of the music industry and this is the genre I decided to base my magazine on.
Most music magazines are usually dark, and dim, and in reds, blacks and whites, while mine is all the brightest colours you can get. I did this as I thought it would be a lot brighter and eye-catching to the typical music magazine reader. It would be something different and because of this, it would stand out more.
My front cover and double page spread are basically the same set-up as what you would find in a music magazine, the front cover has writing on both sides of the page, a large image with text written over it, a date, an issue number and a price. My double page spread is an interview, which when I researched, is mainly all I found double page spreads contained. I used around the same amount of images as a typical double page spread would have in it, as well as similar questions and colours for the text.
I used images you would typically find in a magazine, and that is why for my front cover, i got a friend of mine that looks similar to Lady Gaga, to be my front cover image, as Lady Gaga is in the chart music part of the music industry and this is the genre I decided to base my magazine on.
Most music magazines are usually dark, and dim, and in reds, blacks and whites, while mine is all the brightest colours you can get. I did this as I thought it would be a lot brighter and eye-catching to the typical music magazine reader. It would be something different and because of this, it would stand out more.
My front cover and double page spread are basically the same set-up as what you would find in a music magazine, the front cover has writing on both sides of the page, a large image with text written over it, a date, an issue number and a price. My double page spread is an interview, which when I researched, is mainly all I found double page spreads contained. I used around the same amount of images as a typical double page spread would have in it, as well as similar questions and colours for the text.
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