IN WHAT WAYS DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE, DEVELOP OR CHALLENGE

FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL MEDIA PRODUCTS?

My front cover includes:

• The date of issue, price, barcode, and a medium-close up image that covers the whole page and cover lines that will attract the reader's eye.

• My contents page includes bold text and page numbers.

• A typical contents page would include the title of the magazine,  a sentence or two about a topic inside the magazine, then you would see the page number alongside this.

•  Images are also included to attract the audiences attention.

• My DPS has an image that covers both pages and includes text which is easy to read. I have pushed the boundaries of my double page spread by making the text in the colour white instead of black.

My front cover makes the idea of classical music an exciting genre to be interested in.

The front cover gives the impression of teenagers being very active, fun and talented.

My contents page tells us, how diverse classical music can be. It talks about charity events, famous musicians who have passed away, what features in the movie charts and the main convention; an editor letter.

I wanted to make the editors letter really, set a foundation for the magazine in general. I also wanted the readers to feel relaxed and eager to carry on reading.

In order to do this, I knew that the way I expressed my point in the letter,

had to stand out.

Overall, I do think that I have followed the conventions of an ideal music magazine, however, I have tried to create something new, because it is a ‘Teenage Classical magazine’ I feel I have pushed the boundaries, as the magazine opens the market for teenagers.

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

Teenagers (young and older) have been represented in my magazine.

The images I have used, convey a message of being confident and proud of themselves throughout their life. The ratio of text used in my DPS is 50:50.

The language used is slightly formal and has a serious tone associated with it, but is very easy to understand at the same time.

The presentation is not stereotypical. The magazine is positive, the magazine tells us something about power; power can be used as a corrector and confidence.

Confidence helps you deviate from making that error and should be a privilege for one to have.

 The magazine tells us something about -age, gender, class- students, ethnicity

has a strong hold on my magazine, and has helped send out the message, that classical music is approachable to all types of people.

In addition to this I have gone against stereotypes and tried to show a diverse range of people interested in classical music.

WHO KIND OF MEDIA INSTITUTION MIGHT DISTRIBUTE YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT AND

WHY?A company would want to distribute my magazine because:

•It contains stories that link unusual but surprising topics together such as (bare hands and drums-a part of a body with a musical instrument) .

•It sounds unique and fun, to read and imagine.

•BBC Music Magazine, IPC Media, Bauer Company ,Classical FM Magazine publish magazines like mine.

•These institutes, would probably publish my magazine, because it is unique and shows another side to teenagers and therefore opens the market for them. The magazine will hopefully tell them that, teenagers are not entirely ‘loud children’ or ‘extremely studious’ but students who are willing to discover their inner strengths and be proud of them.

Who would be the audience for your media product?

The audience would be from ages:14 - 19,

Gender- female (mostly students)

Audience profile- would be students who are interested in music preferably classical and  enjoys reading stories that are motivational or just different to what they normally read. They would need to fit into the C1/C2 section. The students should strive to boost their self -esteem and feel like 'The Succeeder' that they should aim to be eventually with time.

How did you attract/address your audience?

I included an editors letter in my content page to make the magazine very attractive. I included a pun to make readers join in a musical competition.

DPS- I mentioned at the end, that my guest speaker will be performing live so if  readers want to get hold of tickets they should go to our website. 

I made my title this way to sound interesting and look different. I thought this will inspire to students to realise 'who' they were; the New Generation.

They should realise the new things that come along with the struggle, in their life. Hopefully, students will be able to recreate a meaning of  ' Generation' once they have read my magazine.

My magazines mode of address is not too conservative but sounds mature. Someone would want to buy my magazine because it sends out a positive message for students.

I collected audience feedback during my project to make sure I knew what my target audience would like (see next slide)

My audience feedback said that people liked:

Colours other than pink, blue, orange etc. to be included in the writing.

A potential mixture of rock, hip-hop and classical music.

They don't mind the magazine providing them with the latest bands CD.

A range of interviews, new images and recent affairs.

The magazine to be published monthly. 

WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNT ABOUT TECHNOLOGIES FROM THE PROCESS OF

CONSTRUCTING THIS PRODUCT ?

• In doing my magazine:• I have used Publisher,

• InDesign,

Photoshop

Word,

a Digital camera,

Polls

Blogger

I had never used Blogger, which was an internet site, that allowed me to post my pictures, and text easily onto the internet. It gave me the chance to communicate with other students and read their comments, made about my project. I got the chance to set up polls and questionnaires to see what other ‘Bloggers’ preferred (such as which title would suit me magazine).

When I started my project , it was slightly difficult to get used to as, you had to import your pictures in a specific way, I would have to press a certain button, you weren’t allowed to copy and paste the image, like publisher for example. I have found Blogger very useful, in transferring my pictures, text and viewpoints easily through the internet and onto my account.

• I have learnt that InDesign is very useful for collaborating pictures together. It has many effects that can be used on the picture to look attractive.

•I also noticed that Photoshop is good for preparing your front cover. When you open InDesign it is very different to opening PowerPoint. So it takes time getting used to.

LOOKING BACK AT YOUR PRELIMINARY TASK, WHAT DO YOU FEEL YOU HAVE LEARNT IN THE

PROGRESSION FROM IT TO THE FULL PRODUCT?

Looking back at my preliminary task,

• I feel I have learnt a great deal of information.

• I have realised that making a magazine is something that is not accomplished over a period of 2 weeks. It takes months to complete, however once it is complete you feel extremely pleased that you did the project.

• I have also become more familiar with the magazine industry and now some magazines who produce similar stories to mine.

• I have learnt some new practical skills; taking better photos, and now have a greater use of technology.

• Above all, I have experienced the making of a magazine, for my coursework, which is one thing that I will never forget.