- 1. Evaluation of media products By Chris Bossons
2. Products Front Cover 3. Products Contents 4. Products Double
Page Spread 5.
- The media products that I have made can be seen to be far from
conventional. It uses aspects from several different magazines that
I have previously researched. For example, the masthead I have used
takes aspects from both Q magazine and KERRANG magazine. The
masthead I used was made with the black and white font/background
arrangement, inspired by the KERRANG magazine title, yet it was
place in the top left, similar to Q magazine.
Conventions The colours my magazine is also seen to be
unconventional aswell. The colours I have used are seen to be dark,
yet colourful at the same time.However, although the magazine is
unconventional, the product has been purposely made to targeta gap
in the market that has yet to be successfully filled. 6. Social
Groups
- The magazines I had previously researched were targeted mainly
towards teenagers and young adults, in the age range of 14-21.
These were people who enjoy the music genre of a rock
magazine.
- The genre I chose for my media products was Rock. I also chose
alternative rock, for example, classical rock and 60s rock and roll
such as the Beatles. I believe that this genre has a gap in the
market. As well as this, I also attempted to combine it with the
genre of Indie. These two genres are alternative to the
stereotypical teenager.
- My media products represents the social group of the
alternative teenager. Often, these teenagers are from a variety of
different class background.To target this audience, I used a
teenager who is also classed in this social group. This will make
the cover of the magazine seem more interesting to the target
market.
7. Distribution MusicMags The first publisher that may
distribute my magazine is MusicMags. They publish the magazine The
Beatles which means that they would publish other magazines with
similar genre, such as my magazine. However, the other magazines
they publish seem to be more bland and generic, and my media
product would differ from the designs of their other publications.
8. Distribution Future publishing Classic RockClassic ProgComputer
MusicFuture MusicGuitaristGuitar TechniquesMetal HammerRhythmTotal
GuitarGuitar AficionadoGuitar WorldGuitar World LegendsRevolver The
Second publisher that may distribute my magazine is Future
Publishing. The magazines they publish often use bright, colourful
images and are often also edited similar to my product. From the
list of magazines, it is safe to say that the genre of magazine
this publisher distributes is also alternative, which is similar to
my magazine. 9. Audience
- From my research, I decided to make my magazine targeted to a
niche section of the market. This audience has been previously
stated as the alternative teenager. This target market is often
seen as the most uncommon, however, this gap in the market would be
beneficial to my magazine, making the competition limited.
- I took the majority of my inspiration from KERRANG! Magazine.
This is shown in my work with the layout being similar to that of
KERRANG! Magazine.
- I used darker colours to give a dirtier look, to represent the
indie/rock scene of underground.
- Although my magazines attract both genres, I believe that the
magazine will attract more rock music listeners than indie.
However, this would have to be proven after selling.
10. Targeting the audience.
- I made my magazine target my audience by using colours that are
associated with that genre, which have been proven to work by
previous magazines I have researched.
- I also targeted my audience by using an image of a character
that is also associated with that genre. The picture is clearly
shown in the centre, similar the magazines I have researched.
- Informal language is used to make the magazine appear friendly
to the reader, which also means it is more likely to be targeted to
them. The downside of talking informally is that the magazines
looks less professional, which may discourage some readers.
11. Use of technology While creating my products, using
software's such as Macromedia Fireworks, I believe that my skills
of using this software have increase. For example, while creating
my front cover, I learnt how to use the Alien splat edges filter
effectively to create a torn paper effect to use on my product.
Another tool I have learnt to use effectively is the layer styles.
This means I can edit objects effectively to alter its appearance
depending on the other objects. Such tools have a used include
lowering the opacity of an object and altering its blend mode. 12.
Progress from prelim. 13. Progress from prelim.
- Looking back at my prelim task, I believe that I have made a
substantial improvement in the time between the prelim and my final
product. This is due to a better advancement in software usage,
which enabled me to not only produce a higher quality product, but
also meant that the time it took to produce a piece was
decreased.
- Since my prelim task, I have learnt how the structure of a
magazine should look like which meant that the layout of my product
looks professional.
- Since the prelim, I have also learnt the conventions of
magazine design. I have also learnt of to make a magazine
unconventional in order to attract an alternative audience than the
conventional audience.