- 1. DUBBINMagazine Project Evaluation
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I used a lot of different media products such as: Skyline
Masthead Lead article Main Image The left third Bar code 3.
Pull quote Main image Front cover image Features, what else? 4.
Double Page Spread Large image Large image Masthead Quotes from
article Website Page numbers Columns of text 5.
- Masthead I wanted my masthead to grab the readers attention by
making it colourful and attractive. I did this on Photoshop. I
specifically used this colourful masthead because the idea of
dubstep is that it is vibrant and has a rhythm to it that makes the
masthead attractive to dubstep listeners and readers. My masthead
allows the reader to relate to and recognize for future purchase
because it is so vibrant.
- Main image With my main image I wanted to follow the dubstep
style of the magazine and keep it attractive and unique, like my
masthead. The artist shows that he is a secret and looks like they
are in the middle of a performance. The artist shows he is nice and
alive and ready to perform, this makes the page look a lot more
alive. This shows that DJ BUENO5 is the main focus and this could
persuade them to find out what his secret story is and see if he is
going to identify himself.
- Skyline A skyline is usually at the top of the magazine to give
additional information about what will be included in the magazine.
I chose to have my skyline at the top of the magazine and have made
the background of it white to draw the reader in to look at what is
in the magazine. I put Whats inside the magazine so that the reader
will get drawn into buying the magazine.
Ways in which my media magazine develops forms and conventions
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- Left third/ cover lines The left third is usually used for
advertising andpromoting magazines. By putting up attractive cover
lines helpsattract the reader to become interested and consider
purchasingmy magazine. I used the left third because it is on the
left handside of the magazine so when my magazine is stacked in the
shopspeople will be able to see my main cover lines.
7. How does your media product represent particular social
groups?
- I feel that my artist has been portrayed in my magazine as a
dubstep legend. This is the way that he has posed in the images
like he is performing at the time that the photo has been taken,
which was my main aim to portray him as a dubstep legend, I mainly
did this by the way he poses in the pictures that I took.
- The main way my magazine represents a particular social group
is through the artist, DJ BUENO5. This is done through my article,
my images and the overall appearance and how the artist is
represented.
- Alternative focuses on the clubbing attitude, an energetic view
on which my artist portrays through the images. The main image on
the front page provokes the reader to feel his energy and
liveliness and be able to relate to it as they want to relate to
it. Visually DJ BUENO5 will appeal to my social group as he is
dressed with a colourful top and has sunglasses which is usually
associated with dubstep because people want to be in a world of
their own by not being able to see anything. One of the images on
the double page spread show a different side to DJ BUENO5 and shows
that he can be calm and normal and welcoming as well as alive and
energetic.
8. What kind of media institution might describe your media
product and why?
- I would choose Bauer Media Group to publish and distribute my
magazine because they are the same group which publish other rival
music magazines such as, Kerrang, Q and MOJO.
- This means that as these magazines have proved to be a success
in the market they wish to target, then DUBBIN could do the same as
it is in the same market, it also means that my magazine not only
fits into the dubstep category, but also fits under other music
groups such as dance. My magazines dubstep style is different from
Kerrang or Q so its something different for the publisher.
- Bauer Media are a UK-based company and to have a
- UK based magazine within their company would show
- how the UK are just as successful in producing media
- products as much as any other part of the world.
9. Who would the audience be for your magazine? These images
show my results from my survey to find out who my target audience
is. From this I found out there age and their gender. My magazine
is more aimed at young males.From this survey I found out how many
people brought magazines, their age, their favorite music genre and
how often they brought a magazine.One of my main features of my
survey was the obvious love for dubstep music comparing to the
other styles of music. My main target audience for my magazine
would be males aged between 16-20. 10. Audience Feedback As you can
see 100% described my magazine as mainstream. As you can see 96% of
my audience said that the images suited the style of the magazine.
11. As you can see that 85% of my audience would buy my magazine.
As you can see that 83% could see that my magazine was a dubstep
magazine. 12. As you can see 96% of the audience liked the style of
writing on the double page spread. As you can see 100% of the
audience said that the contents page was easy to navigate. 13. What
have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing
this product?
- To edit my magazine I had to use a lot of Photoshop, which I
have had a bit of experience with in the past but wasnt completely
confident with, however after spending a good few months working on
my magazine using Photoshop I feel a lot more comfortable with it
and familiar with it too. I learnt how to use a lot of effects that
really make my magazine look a lot more attractive and
technical.
- The process for the construction of my magazine involved a lot
of technology that I have already used. There was also a lot of
technology that I haven't already used such as blogger. Blogger was
a new experience for me and I found that putting all of my
coursework onto a blog was a lot easier and lessons the risk of
losing my work. All the work that I have done has been put on my
blog and makes my work look more presentable.
- I have also learnt how to use survey monkey which has helped me
a lot with audience feedback.
14. Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you
have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
- During my time doing AS media studies, I have learnt to use new
programmes that I had only used a couple of times before this
product. A the beginning my knowledge of Photoshop was quite good
because I had used it before in GCSE media studies. I still found
it hard to get the effect that I wanted when editing photos and
text. By the end of the magazine task I felt a lot more confident
with Photoshop and know how to use most of the effects and how to
use them in the best possible way that I feel best suits. I have
learnt that you represent your artist in a way that appeals to your
target audience because if they dont like your artist then they
will not buy your magazine. Ive learnt how to appeal to my target
audience by using survey monkey to see what my audience responses
are. I have learnt the conventions of a music magazine and now
understand why magazines wish to present certain views and values
to their readers. After researching into other magazines, I have
learnt how they present and advertise there magazine and how they
find their target audience. This taught me how to grab the
attention of my target audience and how to keep them
interested.
- This project has encouraged me a lot to study A2 media because
I enjoy editing and analyzing other mainstream magazines.
15. How did you address your target audience?
- To attract the audience for my magazine I used techniques to
catch the eye particularly in the photographs. The language used on
the cover follows a style that grabs the audience. It gives the
appearance of being cool to buy this magazine. In the bottom left
hand side there are often giveaways and I have followed this
convention by offering a free CD.
- The cover lines are ones that will attract the target audience.
I changed them around to make them more eye-catching. There was a
gap on the left hand side and I moved some of the cover lines down
to repair it.
- Once inside the front cover, the contents page has a photograph
of a young couple. My target audience is predominantly young males
and the photograph shows the young man with his arm around the
young woman. This is to promote the idea that by buying the
magazine will make you more attractive to women giving the
impression that the boy gets the girl.
16. Screenshots of comments on my front cover 17.