Final Front Cover

Final Contents Page

Final Double Page Spread

Prelim Contents

Prelim Front Cover

Evaluation Question 7

Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

Here i am going to compare both products from my preliminary task to my final magazine now.

Preliminary task:                                             

 When comparing both pieces of work i have completed it is obvious that a lot has improves, this is because as time went on i became comfortable using PhotoShop and was able to experiment with a lot of new things.

The front covers have changed a lot, there is now much more detail on my music magazine, this is because i learnt from style models, in order to attract your target audience you have to make it into something they would want to buy.

The contents pages are very different because now it is full of the right information, it has a lot of colour and is no space left.

Even though my preliminary task did not include a double page spread, my 'JUICY!' double page spread fits into my pop magazine.

Although one is a magazine advertising a school, and the other is a music magazine, they both need to have the same conventions, just like any other magazine.

Things like the size of writing and text has also changed in my newest product, this is because i came to understand that it needed to be clear in order for my audience to understand.

Final piece:  

Evaluation Question 6

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product? 

When making my magazine, i learnt how to use new technologies in the process.

Camera

When taking my pictures for my front cover, contents page and double page spread i had to make myself familiar with the Canon camera i used in order to get the right quality pictures. I had to learn new techniques such as the rule of thirds, also before taking my pictures, it was important to take practice shots, this helped me get the right angle i needed and also the right lighting.





Computer

When making and putting together my magazine, i used an apple mac, i had to learn how to use things such as Photoshop and InDesign. In order to put my product together, i had to become familiar with the tools i was going to need to learn. One important reason it was important to create my magazine on this computer is because Photoshop was installed, which had the right tools i would need.






Programmes   
Photoshop is what i used the most, i had to experiment with the tools on this, this is what i created my full magazine on, i done this because it gives it a professional finishing look that i needed. Before i used this my knowledge wasn't great, i spent time getting use to photoshop and the different ways to use it. Before creating my media product, i had not used Photoshop before, but i quickly started to understand.

Evaluation Question 5

5.How did you attract/address your audience?

How i attracted my audience on my front cover:

The colours used will generally attract my target audience. The bring colours will catch a lot of peoples attention.

Sweet promise is the main writing because it is the main story, this will get my audiences attention, also the buzz word "exclusive" draws attention because now, when a person read it, they know that the information inside can not be found anywhere else.

Using bigger writing to advertise free give aways inside the magazine, or giving people a chance to win free stuff will make my audience want to buy the magazine, even a lot of people who are fans of the big superstars, will purchase the magazine just for the free posters of there idols.

Another way i attracted my audience was using all three females for the pictures, even though it could still attract males there is more of a chance females will be interested in buying it.

My contents page colours have been kept the same, this is so there is a theme through out. I made the layout clear to read even though it contains a lot of information.

I used justin bieber in this because i know it will get a lot of attention, also a different genre will be drawn in because there is a new CD advertised which isn't just pop music.

Facebook and twitter have been introduced to the audience through my contents page because i think social media plays a big part in getting word out. I made this stand out by making it a large box with a black background, so that it is one of the main parts a person would look at first.

Also by showing i have featured 10 different pages, it will cover a lot of peoples interests, it is more likely they will want to read and buy the magazine if they see something they are intrigued by.

The quote i used,'we made our dream a reality', makes others want to read this to see if the 'band' has any advice for the aspiring teenagers, the writing i included is kept simple to read and the questions will interest the teenage audience i am aiming my magazine too.

The 6 images i included of the girls show different sides to them, that 'fans' want to get to know, it shows they can be serious or can have fun.

Evaluation Question 4

4.Who would be the audience for your media product?

When i was thinking about the audience for my magazine, i done some research on some similar magazines, which helped my understand what my final aim would be. 

i found that doing this gave me an idea on my audience for my magazine, these two magazines are aimed at people the same ages as mine, it also gave me ideas on the layout and colours i needed to attract the people i wanted too. Most of the people who purchase these two pop magazines are female, just like what i was aiming for.

My target audience would be teenage girls, who have an interest in pop music. This is one of the reasons i chose girly colours through out my magazine, another thing is that teenage girls are pictured on every page i have done which will help to draw in the teenage audience i am trying too. On my front cover, world famous stars are advertised, they are again both female, making it seem appealing to girls who listen to their music, also a way of attracting the attention of the people who are fans because i am advertising free things inside.

The colours play a massive part in identifying the audience, the colours pink and purple are bright and stand for, happiness, fun and joy. Even though they are mainly colours that would stand out to girls, boys could also be attracted to this type of pop magazine.

Evaluation Question 3

3.What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?


Immediate Music distributes top of the pops, this magazine includes fashion, pop music and posters. I chose this company because it already advertises a magazine that is very similar to mine, but it may not be the best for this company because having two magazines similar to each other could start to effect sales of 'top of the pops'. Even though Immediate music would be a good to distribute my media product, it may not be a good idea for them to do so.

The genre of my magazine is pop, i chose this because bright eye catching girly colours will be used, my target audience is 13 to 18 year olds. Another reason i decided to make my magazine pop is because a lot of artists are pop artists, these will make my magazine popular because a lot of people are fans of the stars shown inside or on the cover of my magazine, JUICY!
When researching, i found that many other similar magazines have the same price range, or the same conventions.