The Evlauation

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

For my student magazine front cover i used a Masthead, Splash, puff, central image, contents, and house style of red white and blue. I used these colours because they are primary and therefor stand out from each other, and also are androgynous (this give my magazine a more sparse range for target audience). The colours are also not over luminous, so they are formal yet outstanding, giving the magazine a sophisticated and enticing appeal. My central image is of my face and torso standing outside with campfire, smoke and a sunset. The image, initially, was of a dark composition so i had to proses it through a filter to lighten up the key arias (face, backdrop). I have carried the house style through into the contents page where the back drop is an off white and the writing is black and red. I have carried through the Masthead but moved it to the spine of the page. The images used of a different style and composition to show versatility and range. The mode of address on my magazine is non-formal so as to relate to the target market. This way of speech connotes that the readers are being spoken to and not at. The magazine title is 'Arty Farty' and this type of language is not usually used in a magazine because its seen as unkempt and rude, but the use of it is different and i feel it would bring in readers because of its taboo title.

 How does your media product represent different social groups?

To make my magazine have versatility of audience attraction i used an open colour pallet( red, blue, white, and black) so as the magazine is not uni-sex. I have also made the content appropriate for either sex, by including news on harry styles, and news on Will I Am. There is gossip, Fashion, new songs or artists and student discounts are just some content that already shows an androgynous look at target audience. 

What kind on media institution might distribute your media product and why?

Ludlow college would be the primary distributor/instituter for my student magazine as it is made by ludlow college students for ludlow college students. The college would also print and publish it, as well as selling it for £1. I feel it would be good for it to be sold from the reception aria. It would be easier for the students to get hold of but if any of the community wanted it.

Who would be the audience for your media product?

My magazine would be predominantly for the students of ludlow college because its made and sold there, but its not only for them my magazine would be readable by anyone of the local aria, but anyone out of the local aria probably wound understand some of it because of some of it being about the college and the local aria (ludlow). 

How did u attract/ address your audience?

I used my colour pallet to make it stand out as appealing for any sex. I used the central image to give it a professional look, becasue of the sunset and smoke, so that students might see someone they would like to emulate. I have used the content page to show a load of new found information about subjects and hobby's that many students would enjoy reading about. The hobby's chosen are specific to the social groups i know, so there are gaming pages and music pages and so on. 

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

I have learnt many new skills and techniques the the proses of making my magazine front cover and contents page. Initially i had to research student magazines, and from that i learnt a new way to successfully research. This also showed me what to notice about a magazine and why its there, this skill was used for me to see what i needed to ad to my own work. I also learnt some key terms and devises that i didn't know before, such as; Splash, Masthead, coverline, puff etc. I have also been taught how to use 'In Design' which  is a software that i used to make designing and processing my magazine easier and quicker. I have not used 'In Design' before so it is completely new to me ,And at first i really struggled because for ever new part of the magazine i would have to put down a new layer and that confused me, but once i go the hang of it i found it much easier to use and found that it was helping me as apposed to hindering me.