How the aims of the production have been met

I achieved what I set out to do which was to finish a film magazine for teens of both genders. I have met all my aims that I set in my proposal which was to create a film magazine like Empire and Total Film with the social grade of B-D. I have changed a few things since I had made my proposal for example, making the magazine not just about horror movies but the magazine theme I made was about a horror movie so I kept that the same.

How the magazine applies appropriate codes and conventions and uses appropriate media language

My magazine uses many types of conventions that real magazines use such as a main image for my front cover, sell lines, a masthead, the price of the magazine, main images are scenes from the movie, the, release date, contents page including regulars, features, in cinemas, editors note and new media. My front cover contains sell lines, a main image, a masthead, a date, a price, articles that are going to be in the magazine, a main sell line and a barcode, these are codes and conventions you would usually find on a front cover for example in the empire magazine I annotated has a masthead, other images, sell lines, main sell line, barcode, an obvious colour scheme, other sell lines, main image and a date/issue No./price. Most of these conventions are included on my front cover.

My contents page includes features, regulars, an editor’s note, in cinema, article preview, subheadings, text / a clear colour scheme, new media, cover feature and a page number. The emipre magazine I annotated includes features, article preview,cover feature, text/colour scheme, regulars, in cinemas, at home, page number, date and subheadings. The codes and conventions mine and the

empire magazine share are in cinemas, sunheadings, page number, text/colour scheme and

features.

My double page consist of a main image, another image, text, pull quote, a colour scheme, new media, interview and a page number whereas the empire magazine consists of a main image, a second image, text, a pull quote, interview, colour scheme, a wolverine briefing and a page number. Both mine ansd the emoire magazine share some of thr same codes and conventions such as a main image, text, a colour scheme, interview, a page number and a pull quote.

White back ground souless lack of representatiotion

Flowery field sun set good representstion happy clothes she wears show theres another side to the character shes a normal girl LOCATION

How the magazine represents people, places or events

When I dressed my model in a white shirt and black flowery tights with dark make up around her eyes representation my model gives is negative as it shows the character is dark and scary, the location emphasises the negative representation because all the places the photos are taken of this character are plain dark soulless places which reflect the characters persona. As for when I dressed the character in a flowery play suit it gave a positive representation as flowers are positive and the character has bright natural make up making her look pure and clean. The location is a flowery field and the sun set which both have a good representstion. She wears happy clothes she which show theres another side to the character and she is an ordinary girl.

How the magazine would be distributed

Most magazines are distributed monthly because of the amount of the magazines and the amount of money people are willing to pay monthly. Promotions that can be used for magazine advertisement are, TV adverts, on the side of a bus, train stations, news papers, the internet, billboards and in other magazines. My magazine has new media making it easier for teens to contact the magazine. The publishing company that would be my distributor is IPC because its one of the main publishers in the UK.

What regulations and controls might be applied to the product and how these have been taken into consideration

My magazine is not offensive to any of the readers and if this was the case PCC (press complaints commission) and the ASA (advertising standards agency), deal with any problems a customer would

have, suggestions and questions about the magazine. My magazine also has the new media accounts for people to put their views and comments on the magazine so the same mistake would not be made twice, also the magazine would be double checked.

The strengths and weaknesses of the product in term of meeting the needs of its audience

The pictures I’ve chosen, the font, the text written in the magazine, the house style and the layout are the areas that make my magazine professional. Some of my target audience think my magazine is; “the magazine has an evolving sense of what are the best block buster movies”, “one of the best movie magazines I have read in a while”. My magazine does support the uses and gratifications theory as it helps with people’s needs as to have an influence on what media they would or should choose. My magazine withholds information the target audience would need to fulfil their needs in this certain part of media.