Evaluation7.

Looking at your Preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to full project?

Comparing my magazines, my final definitely looks more professional. The name of the main story is less cheesy and looks alot better. The CRANK i think looks better as the red on black adds a good contrast. Also the name is more relevant to the type of magazine.

Even though the music magazine looks better, i still prefer my prelim text, in terms of the positioning and layout.

I used the same effects in the music mag to the prelim, where i desaturated the image slightly and revelled a little colour. The music magazine is based on a theme unlike the prelim magazine which was just an effect i liked.

These videos are of Ben explaining what he liked about my magazine.

This video is of my friend Charlotte explaining what she likes and dislikes about my magazine. I know from her feedback previously that the double page spread has errors and did the front cover.

Before choosing my images i posted them on facebook. The one i have used got the most feedback so i decided to use that one.

Using feedback i have taken the audiences opinions and used images they suggested and made changes refering to the results they made.

Evaluation 6

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

Software i used in my magazine was Adobe Photoshop. I used this because it was the design software available to me in college. I also knew my around the programme before making my magazine making it alot easier to add effects.

I also used Microsoft Publisher to do my Double Page Spread. I used publisher as it was much easier to around text.

I used an SLR camera for my photoshoot.

Effects for Front cover and DP Spread

Duplicate layer

Desaturate

Erase top layer

Increase Saturation

Burn Tool

Quick selection

Invert

Cloud Render

Add Rain using motion blur.

Evaluation 4.

Who would be the audience for your media product?

My target audience is between the ages 15-22. The audience would have swing of the male population due to the images and music type. All people in the picture listen to rock/pop music so they are the perfect audience to project onto my magazine.

My audience are unique and open-minded about new music and sounds. They would be expressive and have a true passion for music.

Evaluation 3.

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

By researching marketing of magazines i found about advertisement spends.

From the site, http://www.isubscribe.co.uk, i found how much prices of magazines cost.

I researched distributors responsible for NME, Blender, Kerrang! and Q.

Dennis media, is the production company for Blender.

Bauer Media Group produce Q, NME, MOJO and Kerrang!.

I would let Bauer distribute CRANK, as it is european and from the amount of magazines they advertise they are reliable and successful.

Evaluation 2.

How does your media product represent particular social groups?


I made these models more of a indie/rock style.


This model i made as a rock song writer type.


This group i made more indie


I made her like flourence with an individual style and music.

I made this model more R&B

I made my model compare to a dark rock look.

I wanted a variety of styles in my magazine so i made the images into a variety of looks. The main story about CHloe mac expresses her as a rock / R&B artist so i stuck to this theme for the other pictures. This means the magazine can be aimed at a wider audience.

Evaluation 1.

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

Contents Layout

My contents breaks all convetions of a media magazine. Looking at research and excisting contents pages mine uses a grunge look to the exteme. With the splats, tape, polaroids and worn edges it is an exteme contents in comparison to Q, NME and Kerrang!

Front Cover Layouts

For the front cover layout i kept within all conventions of music magazine. The title i kept at the top of the page. The main story running about two thirds down the page across the width of the page and the stories running along the sides.

Again i think i kept with the convections for my DP spread. I had a title on the top saying the name of my artist, a sub heading and quotes. I think maybe the arrangement of the text is unconventional as it slides off in a diagonal line.

Props And Costume.

The only prop i used in my media was a 1950's style microphone. I used this because it is quite modern now to use these in video's and magazines. And example of this is in Miley Cyrus's Party In The USA.

( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M11SvDtPBhA ).

The biggest prop i used has to be the location. Without the graffitied walls, wet concrete and run down surrounding i wouldn't have created the genre or style for my magazine. Because the location, and prop are used alot in magazines i think this keeps to the conventions of a music magazine.

To suit the music and magazine genre i chose clothes with a rocker theme. Slasher leggings, leather jacket and military boots.

Images

The photoshoot i dressed my model in the sutible clothing and styled the hair with a full fringe and the make-up with bright red lip-stick and dark eye shadow.

The effects i used sin city as inspiration. With the location being wet it made adding rain and "wet look" clothing alot easier. It also made it look realistic. This dark gothic look suited my magazine genre perfectly.

Contents

The pictures and poses of my contents represents the type of magazine i have made. For the rock front cover to the indie and R&B contents it shows how i have made the magazine quite broad .

Fonts

Most of my fonts keep with conventions of a magazine except for the second font. This "scratchy" font i have never seen in a magazine before. I think this could be because it is scruffy. Scruffy writing is hard to read and can confuse a reader, however i like this font. I made sure on Photoshop that the letters were spread from each other so it was legible. This font is bold and unique. It keeps with my theme and it works in my magazine.

The Title.

The title CRANK IT UP is very typical of a magazine and it suggests music. Like the magazine Q which stands for Que The Music, i used a common phase reference in music for my magazine. This therefore keeps with the conventions of a magazine.

People

I used a range of people in my magazine. I used all teenage models (16 - 19) as it suits my target audience. This doesnt really fit the conventions of a music magazine but if i had more time to create a whole magazine i would have definitely used older people.

last delvelopment and FInal Piece

When i printed my contents i saw that the word CONTENTS wasnt very bold. i therefore increased the size of the text and added a black stroke.

This is now my final piece.

Contents development

My background i created using brush tools and the grunge sets online.


For the title i used CRANK but made it grey and transparent. This keeps the focuse on the word CONTENTS. I made it red to stand out.



I liked the idea of polaroids in my work. I used a square with a photo filter on to make it look aged. The picture i desaturated slightly to match the photo filter.



Using my photo's of bands i created and arranged them on the page. leaving space for my main image and the stories at the bottom.



I wanted to put the text along the bottom of the picture but it didnt look right.



This font i put a red stroke around. I really like this but i need a way to show it clearly.

Using my inspiration, i thought about using tape to show the text. It looks like now the tape is sticking the polaroid down while showing the text.

I added my main image to the background. I thought about using a polaroid but so it stood out i left it on the background.

Using my inspiration, i wanted splats on for page numbers. I used the grunge brush set to get the splats.

For the page number i used my type writer font. This meant that i kept the continuety of fonts high thoughout the magazine.

I needed more text on the page so the text i made very organised seperated by lines

I also finished the stories and added a line with page number to match my double page spread.

I needed to specify what the pictures where. so i whote Front Fretures along the side so the audience would understand better.

I finally needed some page numbers for the stories at the bottom. I used a white splat with red text to seperate them from the front cover splats. Because the brush set was huge i was able to use different splats for each page number.

Lastly to keep the them of double lines i underlined front features.