Monday, 7 May 2012
Evaluation - 2
How does your media product represent particular social groups?
My media product is aimed towards the youth (18-30) and represents a rock/pop/indie type of musical taste, therefore it attracts people who are interested in this style of music. As the main artist on my magazine is female, the consumer may feel like it's swayed towards a female audience however the other content mentioned shows that it relates to both male and females.
My media product is aimed towards the youth (18-30) and represents a rock/pop/indie type of musical taste, therefore it attracts people who are interested in this style of music. As the main artist on my magazine is female, the consumer may feel like it's swayed towards a female audience however the other content mentioned shows that it relates to both male and females.
I also wanted to encorporate personality into the photoshoot therefore I looked for ideas during research and the example is shown below:
Evaluation - 3
What type of institution might distributy your media product and why?
IPC Media stributes one of the most popular magazines, NME. I have based some elements of my layout and typography on those similar to NME, for example I have used the same font on my front page quote as they have on the example I showed in my research stage. However, as I have used similar elements and my music magazine strongly relates to NME, this means that IPC would be less likely to distribute my magazine as the 2 genres are too similar, therefore another company would give it more rivalry.
Bauer Media would be more likely to distribute my magazine, although it currently owns another popular music magazine 'Q', I feel that my magazine would fit nicely within their company and be a strong rival to the productions from IPC media. However, both companies are very sucessful, therefore either would be a strong company to have as your main distributor as you'd earn a lot of profit and as they already have a good reputation, that would be quickly gained towards my medi product also.
Evaluation - 4
Who would be the audience for your media product?
The media product which I have created is aimed at 18-30 year olds, both genders who are interested, passionate and open minded when it comes to choice and genre of music. The typical person who would buy my magazine would be working class so they understand the context and language which is used throughout and they would shop in places such as H&M, Republic, New Look, TopShop/TopMan and River Island. Therefore their style would be casual and also laid back at the same time, with some class but not too expensive, this also represents the price of the magazine which I set.
Bands which would be listened to by the consumer are bands such as; Kings of Leon, The Kooks, Florence + The Machine, Biffy Clyro,
Coldplay, Foo Fighters, The Killers, Maroon 5, Muse, Two Door Cinema
Club, The Vaccines, Reptillia, Weezer, The Strokes and Razorlight.
These artists are similar to the ones which I have used within my music magazine and I chose these so they relate and appeal to the target audience.
Bands which would be listened to by the consumer are bands such as; Kings of Leon, The Kooks, Florence + The Machine, Biffy Clyro,
Coldplay, Foo Fighters, The Killers, Maroon 5, Muse, Two Door Cinema
Club, The Vaccines, Reptillia, Weezer, The Strokes and Razorlight.These artists are similar to the ones which I have used within my music magazine and I chose these so they relate and appeal to the target audience.
Evaluation - 7
What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
From the prelim task to my final product, I have learnt more about the layout and editing within a magazine, research has improved my knowledge and my skills on photoshop have also increased as I have learnt more.
Certain techniques such as line and character spacing are important and my final production in comparision to my prelim appears to be far more professional and could be used in reality.
From the prelim task to my final product, I have learnt more about the layout and editing within a magazine, research has improved my knowledge and my skills on photoshop have also increased as I have learnt more.
Certain techniques such as line and character spacing are important and my final production in comparision to my prelim appears to be far more professional and could be used in reality.
Thursday, 3 May 2012
Audience Feedback
FACEBOOK
From uploading my images to Facebook, I asked people to comment and give their feedback, positive or negative so that I could make changes. I asked the people on my friendslist as they fall in the target audience of my music magazine so it seemed appropriate to ask them for their views as in reality they would be the people who are purchasing it.
From this feedback I plan to change the photos on my front cover and experiment with something else, the changes and the polaroid versions can be seen on the 'development' slide of my magazine.
From uploading my images to Facebook, I asked people to comment and give their feedback, positive or negative so that I could make changes. I asked the people on my friendslist as they fall in the target audience of my music magazine so it seemed appropriate to ask them for their views as in reality they would be the people who are purchasing it.
From this feedback I plan to change the photos on my front cover and experiment with something else, the changes and the polaroid versions can be seen on the 'development' slide of my magazine.
Tuesday, 1 May 2012
Name of the Magazine
I chose the name 'Excess Music' as it can be shortened to 'XS MUSIC' as I have shown in the name examples. Once I had the basic idea of the name I wanted to create, I experimented on Photoshop, changing the positioning and layout of my text. The example on the right was my final idea and I chose to stick with simple fonts so that they could easily be read.
These are the final stages of the name I created for my music magazine. I chose to go with red because it's a vibrant colour and can easily attract attention, it also akes the black and white text stand out more. Through developing it onto the front of my magazine, I decided to edit it further and warp the text on the 'XS' part so that it appears to be jumping out.
After experimenting with the style and effects of the text, I added the website, date and price to the logo as it's what people will first look at, this also is a good way to advertise the website for the magazine as people are more likely to see it.
These are the final stages of the name I created for my music magazine. I chose to go with red because it's a vibrant colour and can easily attract attention, it also akes the black and white text stand out more. Through developing it onto the front of my magazine, I decided to edit it further and warp the text on the 'XS' part so that it appears to be jumping out.After experimenting with the style and effects of the text, I added the website, date and price to the logo as it's what people will first look at, this also is a good way to advertise the website for the magazine as people are more likely to see it.
Edited Images
From choosing the best image, I have opened it in Photoshop and removed the background from it so it's ready to go onto the front page of my magazine. I've then experimented with the levels and brightness to make it look more professional. I chose this image as the placement of the arms will make it interesting to place and rearrange the text and name of my magazine around it.
Photoshoot Ideas
Target Audience
The research into existing products has made me come to the conclusion that my target audience will range from 18-30 and my product will be aimed at both male and females. The genre of music will be rock/pop/indie incorporated into one, similar to the style of NME magazine. I have chose this audience as it's the similar age to me and people I know and the genre of music relates to the genre which I like, therefore I will have more knowledge and be able to create an end product that looks as professional as possible.
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