Evaluation Questions 7 via Prezi Document

Questions 7

Evaluation Questions 5-6 via SlideShare Document

Questions 5-6

Evaluation Questions 1-4 via Prezi Document

Questions 1-4

Note For Moderator

Dear Sir/Madam

The brief for my coursework was to reasearch, draft and construct an informative music magazine on a genre of our choice. On my current blog you will be able to see my 'Final Draft' along with other tasks that ultimately led me to my final construction.

Your Sincerely
Marcus Yeatman

presentation of questions

For my 7 questions I am hoping to present them on a Prezi document. I think this is the best source of presentation as its far from bland and makes the informative text clear and precise. It allows me to present in a fun way and therefore engages the audience.

Final Draft

Evaluation qustions

.In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?  

My Rock magazine follows several codes and conventions of media products. One symbolic convention my pictures follow throughout my magazine is the type of outfit they are wearing. All pictures contain models wearing linkable clothing to those of the reader; my audience being gothic Rock fans. For example my main model Prestigious Wreck, continues to wear long droopy clothing as well as a slack beanie showing the ‘not bothered’ attitude which is stereotypically linked with Rock fans. 

Another way in which my magazine follows and uses the classic forms and conventions of media products is with the continuous use of pugs. In all 4 featured pages in my magazine is a very distinctive square with an ‘H’ inside, which is clearly linked with the title of my magazine ‘Heavy’ which only features on the front cover. Using pugs throughout a magazine give the magazine a brand that consumers would recognise if it was to be on another product that was linked to the magazine e.g a freebie attached to the product. 

2.How does your media product represent particular social groups? 

Several aspects throughout my magazine show a solid link towards my target market, and therefore a particular social group. My continuous font throughout the magazine is either a jet black or a silvery grey. These are very dull colours but fortunately blend well with the more upbeat pictures that bring the magazines to life. The dullness reflects the attitudes and opinions of my chosen target market. 

Another way in which my media product represents a particular social group is through the font of my titles. ‘Prestigious Wreck’s title in particular is very graffiti like, therefore making it recognisable for both my target audience and older generations, that my magazine is linked with a much younger vibe. As well as Prestigious Wreck, my main magazine title ‘HEAVY’ is bold and very dominant on the front page. The word HEAVY itself is very significant to rock (heavy metal), but as well as that I feel the font is very gothic with its slick silvery lines and its dark outlined shadow. 

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

The audience who I have strived to entertain throughout my magazine is teenage Rock fans.  

4.How did you attract/address your audience? 

Throughout all my pages in my magazine I have included linkable content that what primary research would suggest a typical Rock fan would enjoy. This includes content about actual Rock stars that are known throughout the Rock community, general knowledge a fan would want to know e.g. tour dates, and pictures that would be stereotypically linked to Rock and Roll. 

5.What have you learned about technologies from the process of constructing this product?  

Well to start off with, the Seriff application Page Plus was a whole new concept to me. After working out the basics I instantly recognised how much more advanced it was for making such things as a music magazine than a simple Word page. 

There was an endless list of different effects you could include into just one title including shadows, outlines, 3D and reflections. I found myself using at least four effects per title in some cases. Another handy tool I found myself using on particular my first and second draft was the picture cutting tool. With this you could literally eliminate a background of a model in a mere matter of seconds, leaving the picture of just the person. I had a lot of fun and experiments with this tool as I often found id accidently cropped off an ear or in some scenarios half a face. However, after I got the hang of it, I found it quite useful.

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

• The importance of a similiar colour/layout scheme throughout the whole product
• Remain linked with target market throughout product- pictures, colours, diaglogue 
• Sometimes less is best

Draft 5

DRAFT 4

What I did today regarding Rock Magazine

Today I went through my magazine to double check that I had a consistent flow of similiar fonts as well as colour. I also worked on my DPS after feedback from a teacher, making sure there wasnt too much on the page as beforehand it was crammed weith information and it just looked untidy.

DRAFT 3

Dolby

Marcus, you have some good reflective comments with the draft; I look forward to seeing the suggested improvements soon.

UPDATE REPORT

Today I focused entirely on my teacher feedback I received last lesson. Ive  made sure that the font is continuous throught all three pages and that the layout of all three is not confusing but a quality structure.

3rd review via podcast on DPS

Construction timetable

Construction timetable

Mock Ups of Rock Magazine

Dolby

The layout of the blog is confusing Marcus. Please label and order the work clearly. You needed to start with the prelim then an evaluation of it followed by the research then the planning. This will reflect the processes of the coursework and also gain you marks in the research and planning component.

2 reviews on magazine via pod cast

Todays Lesson

Today in lesson Ive been constructing my first draft of my magazine. Ive been flicking back and forward to my layout designs and have been following it carefully. Next lesson I will focus on finishing this task and maybe starting my contents. I also need to take some more photos as Ive found most of them are of the same content so need to vary my range. This will be done for homework.

Dolby

Marcus,
As discussed, have a few more ideas for the title/name of your magazine- something more sleek and catchy. You have most of the research and planning here but could do with more detailed planning, colours and styling in order to get level 4

Test shots and potential actual magazine shots

Font Ideas For Rock Magazine Heading

Font Ideas

                                                        Prestigious Wreck

   Prestigious Wreck

Prestigious Wreck

    Prestigious Wreck

Prestigious Wreck

Prestigious Wreck

Prestigious Wreck- I’ve chosen this font because I think it really portrays the punk image. I like the emphasis on the starting letters of each word, and think it’s big and bold enough to fit nicely with a greyish background which is what I am hoping to do.

Mise-En-Scene

LAYOUT DESIGNS

letter of consent to be photographed

Dear potential media A level Model

By signing this form you have agreed to being photographed by myself (Marcus Yeatman). The photos will stay within the restrictions of the school, and remain appropriate throughout. The A level student may choose clothing and accessories for their model, and decide upon their position to be photographed, however models can intervene if they redeem the position or outfit innapropriate in the circumstances.

I hope that the rules and regulations suit you and that you are happy to partcipate.

Your sincerely

Marcus Yeatman

By signing below, you agree to the above statement.

(NAME)  ………………………………………

(SIGNATURE) ........................................

Questionaire for magazine ideas

Questionaire

Product Placement for Rock Magazine

Product Placement

Kerrang analysis

survey analysis- For Rock Magazine

Survey Analysis

Research and Planning- For Prelim Task

Research + Planning- For Prelim Task

For this particular task I virtually did no planning. I did not blueprint design ideas or text ideas, I simply made it on the day and went with the flow. But as for research, I did actually go online and look at past magazines issued to the public, in order to see how a front cover is usually laid out and what type of stuff it features. As well as this I took advantage of the magazines the school had to offer, and looked into the layout of them. From this I noticed the variety of colours used, and also noted that it fit very well with their audience. For Rock as an example, the colours were very dark such as black and a dull red. Each magazine was therefore different as they all had different target markets. As well as the front cover, I also looked at the contents page. From this I observed that it is very important to make clear what the magazine has to offer. The contents page was in theory, what sold the magazine and it would describe everything featured in it. When flicking from the front cover to the contents, I noticed several similarities between the two pages. From this I gathered that it is important to keep the same colours on each page so they had a similar connection, and also the font of the headings were similar. From looking at these I also came to the conclusion that pictures are a very influencing factor in selling a magazine, as it gives the audience a visual image to what it contains inside.

What I used

Technology wise, we were instructed to use the serif application, as these gave us more freedom to edit our pages than sites such as Word or PowerPoint. With this app, I was entitled to a range of colours and different editing for both my pictures and text. One of my favourite features about the site, was the range of different editing techniques available for titles and headlines. With this I could bend, stretch, make 3D and much more with my chosen title. As well as the computer, I also used my IPhone to snap some great shots of other classmates to use in my magazine. The pictures a chose looked really good and definitely would give a source of connection with my audience as the pictured people are probably widely known within the sixth form.

Problems

The task did not come without its difficulties. One difficulty I struggled with most, was choosing a colour that would work with my background picture. Megan my model was wearing a navy woollen coat in the snap, which you would think would be no problem concerning a title. However I found that dark colours would simply blend in with the coat making it invisible, and that bright colours were simply unreadable to the audience’s eyes. For some reason I found difficulty in this most, but eventually chose a pinkish red that fitted with my background picture really well. Along with this I also struggled to think of ideas for my contents page. I had mentioned only 3 things that were going to feature in my magazine, and then my mind went blank. Looking through example magazines were not helpful as it was for a music market mainly whilst mine was for a school. I decided to take more of a personal approach following on from this, with headlines including teachers names and students, that audiences could relate to. As well as this as I couldn’t think of many ideas, I set my magazine price quite low.

Prelim school magazine