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Wednesday, 28 March 2012
Tuesday, 27 March 2012
Evaluation 2 Final
2. How does your media product represent particular social groups ?
Both bands that i'm comparing my band to have a same sex group. This is something i had to consider carefully, I didn't want the magazine to give off the impression that it was predominantly for women. However by having a girl group on the cover it also persuades men to buy the magazine (male gaze). Therefore it wasn't that much of an issue, I also researched other existing music magazines and they feature girls on the covers.
The band featured on the cover of the magazine match the social group i wanted to originally represent. I wanted strong female characters that would be photogenic, have a layed back approach and seem fun to be around, as well has having great musical talent. The girls on the cover of my magazine don't look too glamerous, they look fairly 'normal' meaning that young girls can aspire to be like them.
The top girl band (Warpaint) have a similar style to that of my band. Although their music style might be different in the sense that it's more indie/rock compared to Vex. Their costumes are similar my bands and strike a casual pose. However Stooshe (bottom) seem more miss matched and not very co-ordinated, their music style is more 'pop' and would therefore not suit readers of Download. The girl bands in all three photo's have a simular age group that match my target audience (and audience profile) of male and females in the age range of 16-25 years old with a disposable income.
The band featured on the cover of the magazine match the social group i wanted to originally represent. I wanted strong female characters that would be photogenic, have a layed back approach and seem fun to be around, as well has having great musical talent. The girls on the cover of my magazine don't look too glamerous, they look fairly 'normal' meaning that young girls can aspire to be like them.
The top girl band (Warpaint) have a similar style to that of my band. Although their music style might be different in the sense that it's more indie/rock compared to Vex. Their costumes are similar my bands and strike a casual pose. However Stooshe (bottom) seem more miss matched and not very co-ordinated, their music style is more 'pop' and would therefore not suit readers of Download. The girl bands in all three photo's have a simular age group that match my target audience (and audience profile) of male and females in the age range of 16-25 years old with a disposable income.
Evaluation 1 Final
1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? (i.e. of music magazines)
I have changed/developed some of the elements in my magazine to go against the 'normal' conventions of music magazines. For example the colour scheme (green,blue,pink pastel colours) do not match typical red, white and black colours used in music magazines such as NME and Q. The placement of the text on the double page spread is also a developed layout, although it is still in columns on the page. In terms of the masthead on my magazine, it is most similar to that of Wonderland magazine. I wanted a bold masthead that wouldn't clash with the busy background on my cover. The band is looking directly into the camera and so is Lana Del Rey on the cover of Wonderland, both displaying a relaxed yet eye-catching glare. The extended mid-shot of my band show off their individual style and figures that could potentially contribute to the male gaze. Another similarity would be the colour scheme on these two covers, both have used pastel colours. However in my magazine I made the conscious decision of not having too much pink because the girl band have a more feisty side and aren't the stereotypical 'girl band', also it could put male buyers off the magazine. My magazine cover is minimal. This could go against conventions due to some music magazines (kerrang) being very busy and full of cover-lines. On the other hand there are some magazines that do use this minimal approach such as Indie magazine.
Tuesday, 20 March 2012
Evaluation task 7 draft
Evaluation Task 7
Before constructing my music magazine I carried out an extensive amount of research on successful magazine's already being published to gain an insight into what is selling and what people like. From doing my research on music magazines I could then begin planning mine. I had to consider, layout, text (fonts), images e.t.c.
When deciding the layout of the text on my double page spread I had to consider and learn about the rule of thirds and whether my magazine would be bounded or stapled. I decided it would be best for the magazine to be stapled so that when it was published the model in the centre wouldn't have a distorted face.
Before constructing my music magazine I carried out an extensive amount of research on successful magazine's already being published to gain an insight into what is selling and what people like. From doing my research on music magazines I could then begin planning mine. I had to consider, layout, text (fonts), images e.t.c.
Monday, 19 March 2012
Evaluation 6 Draft
Media evaluation technologies
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Computer/Laptop: Allowed me to work from home as well as completing tasks in the lesson. I was dependent on the PC's at school in order to construct the magazine using Photoshop.
Internet: By using the internet i could research music magazines already in the industry and come up with my own ideas. It also allowed me to access my blog, so i could update my work at each stage of the task.
Camera: My camera skills e.g framing have improved vastly during this task. The camera i used was a Panasonic TZ20, it was borrowed so i learn't from scratch how to use it.
Animoto: Using animo allowed me to put my work into a short video and display it to the class. For example i used animo to create my pitch.
Facebook/Twitter: I used these social networking sites when asking people about music magazines (questionnaire) and to also get some feedback on the images i took, which were well received.
Youtube: I listened to music with a electro/indie genre, to gain a better understanding of bands an artists i could feature in my magazine.
Computer/Laptop: Allowed me to work from home as well as completing tasks in the lesson. I was dependent on the PC's at school in order to construct the magazine using Photoshop.
Internet: By using the internet i could research music magazines already in the industry and come up with my own ideas. It also allowed me to access my blog, so i could update my work at each stage of the task.
Camera: My camera skills e.g framing have improved vastly during this task. The camera i used was a Panasonic TZ20, it was borrowed so i learn't from scratch how to use it.
Animoto: Using animo allowed me to put my work into a short video and display it to the class. For example i used animo to create my pitch.
Facebook/Twitter: I used these social networking sites when asking people about music magazines (questionnaire) and to also get some feedback on the images i took, which were well received.
Youtube: I listened to music with a electro/indie genre, to gain a better understanding of bands an artists i could feature in my magazine.
Evaluation 4 Draft
Who would be the audience for your media product?
The audience for my music magazine would be females and males aged 16-25 years old with a disposable income e.g students. It's also important that the audience have an interest in the electro/indie genre of the magazine as i have conveyed this genre with the bands features on the cover (Vex) and contents page, i've created a band that are of a similar age to readers and the language used in the magazine is informal, making it easy for teenagers/young people to read and enjoy.
The audience for my music magazine would be females and males aged 16-25 years old with a disposable income e.g students. It's also important that the audience have an interest in the electro/indie genre of the magazine as i have conveyed this genre with the bands features on the cover (Vex) and contents page, i've created a band that are of a similar age to readers and the language used in the magazine is informal, making it easy for teenagers/young people to read and enjoy.
audience profiles
Name: James Jones
Occupation: Student
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Music taste: The Horrors, Howler, Bombay Bicycle ckub, Friendly fires. Here are just a few of his favourites and an idea of the indie genre James like to listen to/buy.
Location: East London
Shops: For clothing James often shops at highstreet and vintage stores such as, Urban outfittes, Cow, Beyond retro. When it comes to buying music James often downloads free mixtapes of new artists from Soundcloud. He occasionally buys vinyl discs from independent music stores as, in his opinion they have a nicer sound.
James Jones is similar to my audience profile. Music taste can be extremely varied, however my music magazine features indie, electonica bands as well as a mixture of the two. With James having an indie/rock music taste, disposable income (student) and individual style he would be a perfect example of the target audience i am aiming my magazine at.
Name: Kate fields
Occupation: Part time photographer and student studying music/music production.
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Music taste: electronica/house music. Listens to bands such as SBKRKT, The xx, James blake, Gang colours and Shangaan shake.
Location: Manchester
Shops: Kate buys most of her music online. She also creates her own playlists using different softwares, one being Spotify. As for clothing, she shops at Topshop, Vintage stores or charity shops due to her being a student and not having that much money to spend on clothes.
Considering that Kate enjoys listening to electronic bands and is studying music, she would fit the target audience that 'Download' is aimed at. The only issue with having an audience of 16-25 year olds is that some may still be in education/ at university. Meaning they most likely have depts to pay off or are tight for money. This is something i had to consider when making my music magazine. However i believe i have overcome the obstacle and priced the magazine reasonable (for a weekly magazine) at £2.75.
Name: Kate fields
Occupation: Part time photographer and student studying music/music production.
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Music taste: electronica/house music. Listens to bands such as SBKRKT, The xx, James blake, Gang colours and Shangaan shake.
Location: Manchester
Shops: Kate buys most of her music online. She also creates her own playlists using different softwares, one being Spotify. As for clothing, she shops at Topshop, Vintage stores or charity shops due to her being a student and not having that much money to spend on clothes.
Friday, 16 March 2012
Evaluation 3 Draft
3. What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
Publishing a magazine is the process of production that involves making the media product available to the public. A publishing company will publish magazines, newspapers, literature and other forms of material. The publishing process involves development, purchase, copediting, graphic desing, printing and then the marketing and distribution, that also deals with electronic media.
I would use IPC media to publish my magazine because it produces over 60 iconic media brands (including NME), with prints alone reaching almost two thirds of UK women and 42% of UK men. The IPC inspire division would best suit my magazine and be well representative of my social groups. This didvision of the company is prodominatently aimed at men, however NME reader are 24% women and collectively the magazine has medium age of 23. Which also matches the age range of 16-25 year olds that i am aiming the magazine at.
The distribution off the magazine can be carried out in many ways, one being to post the magazine to subscribers, the magazine could alos been sold in shops as this is a common way of distributing magazines. I could also publish the magazine online to make it more accessable for readers from different countries, such as NME who have 4 million unique users across the globe. This method would also benifit individuals who cannot travel to the shops that distribute the magazine. Magazines online have become increasingly more popular, with my target audience (16-25) being highly involved with developing technology. Advertising headphones, gigs, or clothes in my magazine would also increase the saleability of my music magazine.
I would use IPC media to publish my magazine because it produces over 60 iconic media brands (including NME), with prints alone reaching almost two thirds of UK women and 42% of UK men. The IPC inspire division would best suit my magazine and be well representative of my social groups. This didvision of the company is prodominatently aimed at men, however NME reader are 24% women and collectively the magazine has medium age of 23. Which also matches the age range of 16-25 year olds that i am aiming the magazine at.
The distribution off the magazine can be carried out in many ways, one being to post the magazine to subscribers, the magazine could alos been sold in shops as this is a common way of distributing magazines. I could also publish the magazine online to make it more accessable for readers from different countries, such as NME who have 4 million unique users across the globe. This method would also benifit individuals who cannot travel to the shops that distribute the magazine. Magazines online have become increasingly more popular, with my target audience (16-25) being highly involved with developing technology. Advertising headphones, gigs, or clothes in my magazine would also increase the saleability of my music magazine.
Tuesday, 13 March 2012
Evaluation Draft 2
Both bands that i'm comparing my band to have a same sex group. This is something i had to consider carefully, i didn't want the magazine to give off the impression that it was predominantly for women. However by having a girl group on the cover it also persuades men to buy the magazine (male gaze). Therefore it wasn't that much of an issue, i also researched other existing music magazines and they feature girls on the covers.
The band featured on the cover of the magazine match the social group i wanted to originally represent. I wanted strong female characters that would be photogenic, have a layed back approach and seem fun to be around, as well has having great musical talent.
The top girl band (Warpaint) have a similar style to that of my band. Although their music style might be different in the sense that it's more indie/rock compared to Vex. Their costumes are similar my bands and strike a casual pose. However Stooshe (bottom) seem more miss matched and not very co-ordinated, their music style is more 'pop' and would therefore not suit readers of Download. The girl bands in all three photo's have a simular age group that match my target audience (and audience profile) of male and females in the age range of 16-25 years old with a disposable income.
The band featured on the cover of the magazine match the social group i wanted to originally represent. I wanted strong female characters that would be photogenic, have a layed back approach and seem fun to be around, as well has having great musical talent.
The top girl band (Warpaint) have a similar style to that of my band. Although their music style might be different in the sense that it's more indie/rock compared to Vex. Their costumes are similar my bands and strike a casual pose. However Stooshe (bottom) seem more miss matched and not very co-ordinated, their music style is more 'pop' and would therefore not suit readers of Download. The girl bands in all three photo's have a simular age group that match my target audience (and audience profile) of male and females in the age range of 16-25 years old with a disposable income.
Evaluation 1 Draft
1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? (i.e. of music magazines)
I have changed/developed some of the elements in my magazine to go against the 'normal' conventions of music magazines. For example the colour scheme (green,blue,pink pastel colours) do not match typical red, white and black colours used in music magazines such as NME and Q. The placement of the text on the double page spread is also a developed layout, although it is still in columns on the page. In terms of the masthead on my magazine, it is most similar to that of Wonderland magazine. I wanted a bold masthead that wouldn't clash with the busy background on my cover. The band is looking directly into the camera and so is Lana Del Rey on the cover of Wonderland, both displaying a relaxed yet eye-catching glare. The extended mid-shot of my band show off their individual style and figures that could potentially contribute to the male gaze. Another similarity would be the colour scheme on these two covers, both have used pastel colours. However in my magazine I made the conscious decision of not having too much pink because the girl band have a more feisty side and aren't the stereotypical 'girl band', also it could put male buyers off the magazine. My magazine cover is minimal. This could go against conventions due to some music magazines (kerrang) being very busy and full of cover-lines. On the other hand there are some magazines that do use this minimal approach such as Indie magazine.
Thursday, 23 February 2012
Magazine evaluation task
'Rhythm n beatz'- Level one, 17
The cover seems a bit vague and the colour scheme isn't really identified. The mixture of four different colours and the placement of them makes the cover look messy and ammeture. However the title fits well with the genre of the magazine.
The angle of the model on the contents page doesn't really work and is slightly distracting. It's also clear that the image hasn't been cut out well, making the contents page just look unfinished and unprofessional. 'Rhythm n beatz' focuses on one specific act and the act fits with the genre, however i think there should be some smaller images on the contents page to appeal to a wider audience that are interested in that genre of music.
The double page spread layout looks very basic and not particularly creative and the images are of a poor quality. The article itself is written well but it lacks content and the fonts are also pretty basic.Making the magazine unappealing and uninteresting to read/look at.
'Voice' - Level 2, 26/60
Good conventional colour scheme of red, white and black. The layout of the magazine is good and the text is appropriate to for the magazine and artist featured inside. However, again the photo is not a good angle or framed very well but it's clear this person has good photoshop skills when cutting out the image.
The pictures on the contents page are slightly ammeter and the numbers on the contents aren't chronological, making it confusing for readers.
The double page spread has a good layout but the colour scheme hasn't really followed through, perhaps a black background would be better suited. images work well with the style of the magazine and look professional. It's clear this person has used conventions of actual magazines e.g the use of the stamp.
'Drowned in sound' Level 3, 47
This magazine has an informative and interesting layout on the cover. I would say that the colour scheme is also to varied in this magazine, however there is attention to detail with the blue stamp on the cover and the models blue hair. I like the use of the 'free' banner, this is a good marketing technique, looks intriging and would attract buyers.
The contents page is well detailed and there is a clear/appropriate colour scheme.
The spy hole on the double page spread isn't really relevant because it doesn't pick out an important feature in the text.
'Supremacy' Level 4, 50
Interesting and unique layout on the cover with conventional colour scheme that continues throughout the magazine. The only doubt about the cover would be that it looks more like a fashion magazine rather than a music magazine which shows a lack of understanding with the brief, but the magazine has been created well.
The images on the contents page are lacking in creativity and don't seem to be enhanced/edited. Making them look unprofessional. Although the contents page is well detailed and informative.
Again the double page spread is showing creativity e.g the huge drop capital. The text is layed out well and the colour scheme works.
The cover seems a bit vague and the colour scheme isn't really identified. The mixture of four different colours and the placement of them makes the cover look messy and ammeture. However the title fits well with the genre of the magazine.
The angle of the model on the contents page doesn't really work and is slightly distracting. It's also clear that the image hasn't been cut out well, making the contents page just look unfinished and unprofessional. 'Rhythm n beatz' focuses on one specific act and the act fits with the genre, however i think there should be some smaller images on the contents page to appeal to a wider audience that are interested in that genre of music.
The double page spread layout looks very basic and not particularly creative and the images are of a poor quality. The article itself is written well but it lacks content and the fonts are also pretty basic.Making the magazine unappealing and uninteresting to read/look at.
'Voice' - Level 2, 26/60
Good conventional colour scheme of red, white and black. The layout of the magazine is good and the text is appropriate to for the magazine and artist featured inside. However, again the photo is not a good angle or framed very well but it's clear this person has good photoshop skills when cutting out the image.
The pictures on the contents page are slightly ammeter and the numbers on the contents aren't chronological, making it confusing for readers.
The double page spread has a good layout but the colour scheme hasn't really followed through, perhaps a black background would be better suited. images work well with the style of the magazine and look professional. It's clear this person has used conventions of actual magazines e.g the use of the stamp.
'Drowned in sound' Level 3, 47
This magazine has an informative and interesting layout on the cover. I would say that the colour scheme is also to varied in this magazine, however there is attention to detail with the blue stamp on the cover and the models blue hair. I like the use of the 'free' banner, this is a good marketing technique, looks intriging and would attract buyers.
The contents page is well detailed and there is a clear/appropriate colour scheme.
The spy hole on the double page spread isn't really relevant because it doesn't pick out an important feature in the text.
'Supremacy' Level 4, 50
Interesting and unique layout on the cover with conventional colour scheme that continues throughout the magazine. The only doubt about the cover would be that it looks more like a fashion magazine rather than a music magazine which shows a lack of understanding with the brief, but the magazine has been created well.
The images on the contents page are lacking in creativity and don't seem to be enhanced/edited. Making them look unprofessional. Although the contents page is well detailed and informative.
Again the double page spread is showing creativity e.g the huge drop capital. The text is layed out well and the colour scheme works.
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