Music Magazine Evaluation
Josh Smith
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
Use:
• Model’s poses
• Terminology
• Contents layout
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
Develop:
• Layout
• Positioning of images
• Colour scheme
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
Challenge:
• Costume styles
How does your media product represent particular social groups?
• Mid/late teens, early twenties
• All cultures
• Most classes
• Either gender
What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
• BBC Radio 1 / 1Xtra
• MTV
• HMV
• International
Who would be the audience for yourmedia product?
• People who enjoy R&B
• Mid/late teens, early twenties
• All cultures
• Most classes
• Either gender
How did you attract/address youraudience?
• Magazine research
• Questionnaire– Interview style
– Colour scheme
– Layout
• Feedback
• Interview
What have you learnt about technologies from theprocess of constructing this product?
• Photography– Framing shots
– Variety of shots
– Lighting
• Photoshop– Editing photos
– Text layout
• Blog– Creating posts
Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
Preliminary task
• Low quality pictures
• Poor text layout
Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
Rough cut
• Higher quality picture
• Better text layout
• Barcode
Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
Final cut
• More text
• Higher quality picture
• More realistic barcode
• Sticker effect
Interview with target audience/peers who commented on your rough cuts
I asked Josh to comment on my rough cuts and final cuts