Audience Response

Evaluation Q7 Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you think you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

Evaluation Q6 (Part 3) What have you learnt about new technologies from the process of creating this product?

When creating my magazine I have used Adobe Photoshop and InDesign, as well as Microsoft Word in order to create my magazine. These tools have greatly enabled me to create something new as well as showing me how other media products are created. Some of the tools I've used include, screenshot, Quick Selection Tool and the Blur Tool.

Evaluation Q6 (Part 2) What have you learnt about new technologies from the process of creating this product?

I have presented my work in various forms using the internet. This has enabled me to be much more creative with my work than to simply write it down; by doing this I understand the importance of presentation and how effective it can be when trying to product a product. Websites I have used include: https://prezi.com/ , https://www.slideshare.net/ , www.slideboom.com/, https://www.emaze.com/, 
https://www.powtoon.com/ , https://www.youtube.co.uk/ , and www.surveymonkey.co.uk/ .

By using these websites I am now a prosumer and not just a consumer as I have created content which millions of people can view from across the globe.

Evaluation Q6 (Part 1) What have you learnt about new technologies from the process of creating this product?

Firstly, I am no longer a consumer and by using Blogger I have become a prosumer in the age of Web 2.0.  The reason for this is that I have created a media text which can potentially be viewed by millions of people. Other websites such as YouTube also have this potential. I have used these website to present my podcasts and other filmed pieces.

Evaluation Q5 How did you attract/address your audience?

Evaluation Q4 What will be the audience for your media product?

Evaluation Q3 What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

Evaluation Q2 How does your media product represent social groups?

How does your product represent social groups? from KBrown1412

Evaluation Q1 In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? Part 2

Evaluation Q1 In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? Part 1

Evaluation Question 1 Planning

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

• Masthead
• Puff (Giveaways)
• Buzz words ("Free, exclusive")
• Barcode
• Coverline
• Main Coverline
• Strip
• House Style
• Splash (Main story plus headline)
• Exclusives

Examples of some magazines similar to mine: RollingStone, Q, Kerrang!.

Contents Page Progression Part 4

Last time, I left off by adding articles to the bottom of my contents page as well as a gap in the bottom right. I was going to fill this spot with an image of an artist who was performing live, but when I asked my target audience, they responded by saying that if an image was there the two contents pages would be too alike, so it was better to simply add more articles.

So, I added more reviews about artists who are relevant to the rock music scene.

An other issue I had was that there was too much space above the image. I decided to fill in this space with a heading. By using the word "Exclusive", I am using buzz words which make my magazine more desirable to my audience.

Finally, I added a page number and website link to my page as these were two extremely common conventions of the magazines I researched. Just like I did with my other pages, I used the grid tool to ensure that all of my text is lined up correctly.

Contents Page 2 Progression Part 3

Now that the top section of my page has been completed I will add some news and reviews articles.

I added the articles, however although I have used the same font as the rest of my magazine, the colouring is different. Where previously the page numbers were green, the words 'Live' and 'Review' now have been. This is so that the reader knows what each article is categorized as. An other thing I have added is a small description of the photo which will intrigue the reader to want to read that specific article.

Contents Page 2 Progression Part 2

I've added the features to this page. The font used is the same one used in my previous contents page as this allows me to have a house style. The green used on the page numbers is also the same throughout my magazine as this will make my magazine more appealing than if they were different throughout the magazine.

Using the same white arrow from my previous page, I have been able to label my my image.

The arrow had now been labelled and now indicates who this artist is.

Contents Page 2 Progression Part 1

I began creating my second contents page just like I did with my first, with a black bar and the same yellow title for the page.

Next I've added the same "features" box as I had on my first page as well as adding the issue number and date.

I added an "exclusive" photo of an artist I wanted for my magazine. I've decided to do this as it will attract an audience as they will want to buy my magazine for this particular article.

 Using the rectangle tool, I was able to create a black bar to section off part of this page just like I did on my first contents page. I've titled it "News 'N' Reviews" as these rhyming words should make the section seem more informal and appealing.

Double Paged Article Progression Part 4

Since last time, I've increased the font size of one of the quotes in my article. This is a common convention in the magazine's I researched and will make my article more appealing to read. I also added a page number, just like in  my other pages, however, I have made it green rather than black as I believe there was already too much black text on the page and I wanted it to stand out.