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Jennifer Gregory Evaluation In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? When I was first given the coursework task I started to look at existing magazine products such as Q and NME. By looking at these I was able to get an understanding of what the intended audiences want from a magazine and was able to see how both magazines used balance, symmetry, the rule of thirds and The Guttenberg Design Principles. How does your media product represent particular social groups? The media products I have produced represent teenagers and or young adults aged between 15-25 both male and female, and people who are interested in the Indie/Rock genre. To help represent this I ensured the image used on my front cover had connotations of this genre; such as the guitar which is the main focus point of the whole image. They are also represented by the well known band mentioned, Kings of Leon. What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why? When doing my market research I looked into who distributed different sorts of magazines. Bauer Media, a well known institution is a worldwide group which distributes over 300 different magazines to 15 different countries as well as radio, online and TV.
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Jennifer Gregory
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In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?When I was first given the coursework task I started to look at existing magazine products such as Q and NME. By looking at these I was able to get an understanding of what the intended audiences want from a magazine and was able to see how both magazines used balance, symmetry, the rule of thirds and The Guttenberg Design Principles.
How does your media product represent particular social groups?The media products I have produced represent teenagers and or young adults aged between 15-25 both male and female, and people who are interested in the Indie/Rock genre. To help represent this I ensured the image used on my front cover had connotations of this genre; such as the guitar which is the main focus point of the whole image. They are also represented by the well known band mentioned, Kings of Leon.
What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?When doing my market research I looked into who distributed different sorts of magazines. Bauer Media, a well known institution is a worldwide group which distributes over 300 different magazines to 15 different countries as well as radio, online and TV. IPC Media, a consumer magazine and digital publisher situated in the UK is another large distributing company selling over 350million copies each year. Therefore, by knowing this I would intend on using these to distribute my magazine.
Who would be the audience for your media product?The target audience for my media product is teenagers and or young adults who are interested in the Indie/Rock genre. It is aimed at both males and females.
How did you attract/address the audience?To attract my audience to my magazine I used bold colours to ensure it
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stood out when on the shelves, making potential readers pick it up. I featured a well known band; Kings of Leon on the front cover to attract people’s attention. To help attract the audience to my magazine I also advertised a competition on the front to win studio time in a real studio. I feel this would greatly grab their attention as they would want to read more and find out about the opportunity.
What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?Whilst constructing my product I have learnt many different skills. I have learnt how to use a high quality camera; using different buttons for different affects etc, how to take a good photo successfully using the rule of thirds. Before this project I had never used Photoshop and I now know many different skills of how to edit different images in certain ways; as can be seen on my front cover.
