Evaluation question 7: Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

Evaluation question 6: What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing the product?

Evaluation question 6 from agyik

Evaluation question 5: How did you attract/address your audience?

Evaluation question 4: Who would be the audience for your media product?

Evaluation question 3: What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

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

From my research I have concluded that the institution that my distribute my magazine would be Immediate Media Company.

Immediate Media Company is one of the biggest consumer media businesses in the UK, they sell over 70 million magazine each year. People read their content across 36 websites, 58 magazines and have over 70 brands. This company also publishes magazines such as 'Top of the Pops' which is a extremely popular pop magazine in the UK.  I believe that this institution may distribute my magazine as it it targeting a mainstream mass audience which has been proven popular and profitable. Although IMC already publish Top of the Pop I believe that a fresh new pop magazine would allow their company to expand and gain more readers. 

My magazine targets an older more mature age group (15- 18) than Top of the Pops which has an average target audience of 12 year olds, allowing Immediate Media Company to close the gap in the market and to expand their audiences age range. 

http://www.immediate.co.uk/

http://www.immediate.co.uk/brands/top-of-the-pops/

Evaluation question 2: How does your media product represent particular social groups

Evaluation question 2 from agyik

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

Media evaluation question 1 from agyik

Time management

I am on task as I have finished making the adjustments which were suggested by my audience feedback ad posted the final magazine pages onto blogger. I have successfully completed my task on time as shown on my action plan. All I have to now is complete my evaluation.

Final magazine pages

Audience feedback

Front Cover:

• Do you think my magazine reflects my chosen genre of pop? 
• What features enable you to recognise my magazine as a magazine?
• Do you think my language choice is suitable? 
• How could my front cover be improved? 

From my audience feedback I have learnt that my magazine does reflect my chosen genre of pop, as I have a good colour scheme, lots of coverlines, a puff which is stereotypical for any type of magazine. The puff and barcode, price ,date and website allows the audience to recognise my magazine as a music magazine. My language choice is suitable as I have used abbreviations and informal language to relate to my target audience. Overall I am happy with this feedback as I have met my expectations. 

Contents page:

• Does my contents page resemble a pop magazines contents page?
• Is my language choice suitable? 
• Do you think my pictures suitable?
• What do you think needs to be improved on the contents page?

From my audience feedback I have learnt that I should include some more features on my contents page, the language choice is suitable as I again have used abbreviations which would appeal to my target audience of teenagers. The pictures are suitable as they can be imagined as teenage pop stars. Some of the text on my wins and offers blends in with the box, so I will make the text stand out more. 

Double page spread:

•  Describe the layout of my double page article
• What do you think of my main image? Is it suitable?
• Do you think my language choice is suitable? 
• What do you think could be improved on my double page spread?           

The layout is good as the main image is on one side and the text on the other which is a common feature of double page spreads, as wells as three columns of text. The main image is suitable as the pose and style reflects my chosen-sub genre of pop. The langue choice which I have used is suitable. The features of the double page spread all link in well together which is what I hoped for. 

Magazine development continued

Here I have started to develop my double page spread by first inserting the article that I had written previously. I have chosen to use a question and answer format as I found out that this format is frequently used in pop magazines. I have used a different colour for the questions which allows the reader to navigate around the article easier; the colour also makes the text stand out. 

Here I have added a pull quote as my headline as this is a generic convention of a pop music magazine. I have also added a drop cap to attract attention to the article, the drop cap is also a generic convention of a pop magazine article. 

In this screenshot I have added a main image, a small portion the image bleeds across to the next page to connote the importance of the photograph. I have to chosen to used this image as it is a stereotypical image to use; she is smiling connoting happiness. The style of clothing and pose reflects the 'pop' genre. I have also drawn a pink circle around the pull quote, the pink colour connotes femininity and reflects my house style. 

Here I have added the title of the magazine in the top right hand corner of the magazine which is a generic convention of pop magazine, it also makes sure that I continue my house style throughout my pages. I have also included page numbers and a website which is there throughout my magazine pages. 

I have adjusted my website and page numbers; I have made them bold so that they stand out and are coherent. 

Time management

It's the start of week eight all I have to do now is complete my double page spread and get some audience feedback.

Time Management

It is now the end of week seven, I have managed to complete my contents page and I am not on task. I now need to gather some audience feedback from my front cover and contents page so I know what final adjustments I should make.

Magazine development continued

 In this screenshot I have added what the magazine will include, using informal language to connect to my target audience of teen girls. I have also added a 'wins & offers' box as I have found out from my research that it is a frequent feature for pop magazines. I have used a pale pink tone to draw the circle, as the pink connotes femininity.

Here I have changed my main picture as I feel that a wider variety of camera angles were required as pop magazines include a wide range of photographs. I also thought that my previous main image would be more suitable from my double page spread. 

In this screen shot I have changed the shape of the 'wins & offers' circle into a star shape, due to the fact that it now is more eye grabbing and connotes fun. A similar star shape is utilised on the contents page of We Love Pop which grabs the attention of the reader. 

Time Management

Week six is now completed, I have finished designing my front cover hand have now begun to develop my contents page. I have almost finished desining my contents page, I couldn't complete it due to problems with edditing the pictures which I took.

Further development of magazine

I have added a strip of colour at the bottom of the magazine, which brings it to life as predominantly the colours are dark and somber. The colour also connotes femininity, lipstick and candy floss as my target audience is female teenagers. 

Here I have added more writing; I have used words such as 'fab' and 'celebs' in order to connote youth and relate to my target demographic of teenagers aged 15-18 years old. Further on in my designing process I will include direct motive address such as 'you' and 'you'll', as this will enable me to connect to my target audience. 

I have also produced a barcode using 'www.dafont.co.uk' as any type of magazine features a barcode which is one of the main features. 

Here I have began to develop my contents page; I have used fonts which I think are appropriate and connotes a current style and youth. I have also written the masthead in the top left corner of the contents page, this will produce a brand identity for my magazine. 

I have also started to include some photograph which I have taken in my own time. Further on in my development I will incorporate a variety of images to compose a professional and visual magazine, as I have learned from my research that pop magazines have a wide variety of images. 

I have added more pictures that connote fun and youth, I have added the headline of my magazine in the top left corner of the contents page.  

I have rearranged the picture to produce a more professional aesthetic to my consents page. In addition I have started to add some page numbers in the 'inside this month' box. 

Time management

I have finished week five in which I have started to develop my front cover using ID (in design) I have used this program before so I should be able to stay on task. I have experimented with various font styles and colours.

Developing front cover

Here I have taken various screenshots of my progression of designing my magazine front cover: These numerous screen shots depict how I have improved my front cover by using similar features to the various pop magazines that I have researched. For example: they all have had striking and eye catching main images, Puff, a eye grabbing splash and coverline.  

In the screenshot above is when I began designing my magazine starting the front cover and the font styles. I so far have shown three types of fonts, I will use more when I further develop my magazine, as from my research a typical pop magazine features at least five different fonts which connote fun, youth. 

Here I have added a central image to my front cover, as I feel that it is appropriate to my chosen sub-genre. This photograph is quite striking and connotes dominance and power which relates to my research, as the central images for the front covers were dominating and striking; due to that the central image will grab the audiences attention which will make them want to buy the magazine. 

Here I had included a puff which is a typical feature for any pop magazine.

In this screenshot I have added a splash, which again is a typical feature of a pop magazine. I have not yet included much writing but when I will add more writing I will use typically slang, as this will connote youth and will allow me to connect with my target audience. 

Here I have used photoshop to edit my main picture which will feature on my contents page. I have created a pinhole effect, which makes this photograph seem more professional. I will use this image as my main image for my contents page, as this picture connotes happiness this will make the reader intrigued and read the main article. 

Photo-shoot

This picture I have taken whilst being at a concert, I though this picture would be suitable for my magazine as it will enable by magazine to have a wider vertiey of settings. Also for my research I have found out that a picture taken from a concert is usually used. In addition I feel that this photograph connotes fun which is due to the hands in the air. 

In this photograph I have tried to capture the "boy band" vibe which would appeal to my target audience of teenage girls. I have used a long shot for this picture to show the full body image and background. This photograph also connotes fun as they are smiling, this is a stereotypical element in pop magazines as boy bands are portrayed as happy and fun. 

I will use this photograph as the pop magazines front cover as it is a strking image that would grab the readers attention. Furthermore the white background and pinhole effect create a professional aesthetic. I have chosen to use a close up shot to allow the reader to focus on the face.

I have taken a group photo which connotes youth and fun, I have used a medium long shot to produce a wider variety of images for the magazine; as I have found out from my research that a wide range of shot types have been used to keep the reader inserted.

Here I have used a long shot to show the full body image which is a frequent element in pop music magazines to show the artist's style.

This is quite a stereotypical image which connotes happiness

Time Management

The fourth week is now completed, I have successfully managed to complete the weeks task. I have gathered audience feedback from my pitch, produced mock-ups , style sheet and organised a photo-shoot with my friends as they were easily accessible.