Conclusion

I am very proud of how the final magazine has turned out.

From the beginning of the task to the end there has been a diversity of skills which have been gained. The magazine "Passion" is appropriate for the target audience. In my opinion I think the front cover will attract the audience I have set because of the main image that draws the suitable target group in. The layout of cover lines and masthead work well, they follow the codes and conventions of the magazine layout. I think the photography and fonts suit the genre too. Both the contents page and double page spread again follows the codes and conventions well - by making the alterations from the opening draft I think they work well, as it gives of a professional style.

Question 7

From the initial task to the end of the main task, I have learnt how to use different software programs such as:
- Photoshop
- InDesign
- Blogger
- Prezzi


I have also learnt how to develop their features. There has been a diversity of skills that I gained. I am now able to understand tools used in Photoshop such as the lasso/crop tool. Being able to use this device I feel confident and able to do this again if the task were to come along.

I have learnt various things to catch the eye. That a special font and number of the writing can change the aspect of the magazine completely.

Guaranteeing Passions cover, contents page and double page spread look professional was necessary. To make it look professional I did research into different front cover and content pages to see the outcome to their specific page. Gaining that knowledge I was then able to work on my preliminary task to improve it further. I was able to find out that a variety of magazines use logos and a tagline ; so from this I added it in. I also changed the image for the front cover as I didn't think it would catch attention. I then used an image of a close up girl which stood out.

While I was doing research into different front covers, contents pages and double page spreads I was able to gain motivation and get a more positive attitude. Compared to the final task the preliminary version was far less professional. The image I used wasn't very strong where as my final magazine image looks very strong. The masthead also didn't look eye catching.

The preliminary contents page was worse than my front cover. I didn't use professional techniques, it looks very amateur and plain; as if it was made in 15 minutes. The font I used was plain which wouldn't stand out to the public.

One of the similarities between the preliminary cover and final task is the price, issue number, barcode and date. The masthead was placed at the top of the page, where as the price and barcode where at the bottom left hand corner. The differences where; the image, fonts, colours and cover lines. The photos of Nicole and Hamish have been cropped and positioned accurately to create the right outcome. I have added the logo of "Passion" throughout the front cover, contents page and double page spread. Originally the magazine contained page numbers but this got taken off as it didn't become relevant.

Question 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xquosHWLOco

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

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Question 3

Media powerpoint evaluation question 3 from Craigoo

Double page spread - focus group

Contents page - focus group

Question 5 - Front cover evaluation focus group

Question 1

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

Question 6 :What have you learnt about technologies etc

Question 6



What have you learnt about technologies during the process of creating your media coursework?

Prior to the start of this project I had minute understanding of the technology we were going to use. The main images I took were taken from a Canon. Taking the images and uploading them wasn't a challenge as I've taken photography - this was simple.

I used Photoshop to put together my front cover and contents page. I found this software to be the one I gained most my knowledge in. I spent a lot of time re doing my front cover as it was never up to scratch

- Digital cameras: I used the digital camera in many ways such as different angles and different shot types. The use of the digital camera was to provide images for my front cover, contents page and double page spread.



- Photoshop: I used Photoshop by taking the image I took from the digital camera and uploading it onto my desktop; from there I edited it to make the image fit with the genre but to also make the image look better and more professional.




-InDesign: InDesign was the hardest software to use but after a while I got used to it. Personally I wouldn't use this software again as I didn't find it useful nor did I gain a greater page/image from it. I used InDesign to create my double page spread. I used an image of my brother as the background and then used the pencil to put dots around him; this was to have the writing around him instead of overlapping him - this made it look professional. 





-Blogger: Blogger was a good site to use as it was very easy to use. I was able to add everything onto blogger apart from not being able to add in seperate new blogs to parts in the past. Overall this site helped a lot and was simple to use as its like a social network site.

Question 4 : Who would be the audience for your media project?

Question 4

Prezi screen shot mindmap

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Emo

Emos tend to stick to wearing black clothes. I think this is because black tends to be a colour that is percieved as dark and evil. The image used for a emo magazine would either have one emo alone or a group put together. It's not hard to tell if someone is an emo or not because they usually wear black all the time, see slits on their wrists or rarely wear other colours apart from black. Unfortunatly their the type of people who don't value their life much due to personal problems or difficulties they can't deal with anymore. Make up for emos can take up to 3 hours! Emos tend to also have a variety of piercings. Some can be perceived in the wrong way. As well as the public finding it disturbing. They normally hang around in a group as they all try to help each other with difficulties/or to share the same problems. This is because they can't stand feeling a burden to others.

Print screen of the seperate layers

When I first started editing my magazine I made this. After a few adjustments I completed it by using a logo but also more cover lines and a better use of drop shadows


Final front cover:

The effect the logo has is to make the magazine stand out. It also gives the magazine a specific identity.

intro evaluation

Introduction

For my magazine I designed a front cover, a contents page and a double page spread.I did this by using various software programmes;

-Photoshop

-Indesign

-Illustrator

These helped me to edit my photos to a better standard but to also make my magazine look professional.

I looked at other magazines to give me a rough idea how to lay it out.

I chose to base my magazine for 17-23 year olds because they tend to buy more magazines than any other age group. I based my music genre on a variety of different types but stuck to indie and rock. 

Introduction

Introduction

I gained ideas for my front cover by analysing other magazines. I was able to see the different angles used by the photographer: birds eye, worm eye view, mid shot, long shot etc. The colours used for magazines were also important as this drew attention for readers.

With my magazine my aim was to show student life at the college as I feel this is one of the most important parts. I was going to show this by getting bands to play at the open evening but to also have students come in to give their personal opinion to possible students. I included a questionnaire to see if the student would fit in/enjoy the college, the food available, pictures to show what happened throughtout last year, extra actitvities the possible students may enjoy trips and finally courses that we offer. These are the reasons why I included them in the contents page.



Recorded response

Textual analysis

Magazine, contents page (NME);

The header has bold italic letters in the middle to state what the page is about. On the left hand side it contains 14, 66 and 30 - the artists positioned in the charts. With each number comes the name of the band/artist and a small quote about there music or new album. On the bottom right there's an advertisement for the magazine. It states the discount you get if you subscribe and tells you the cheap price in yellow to make it stand out and appeal to the customers.

The main image is in the middle and is the biggest image on the page.

Day to day updates

October 24th: Today I took pictures for my front cover

October 25th: I looked through the images I took to see which one would suit best.

October 26th: I edited the image to make it look more professional

October 27th: I changed my front cover image 3 times due to the fact I didn't like how it looked and it didn't suit my genre well.

October 28th: I started taking pictures for my contents page

October 29th: I decided which images to use, and which to not use

November 1st: I started planning what I would include in the contents

November 2nd: Today I got inspiration from billboard - Beyonce

November 4th: I started laying out and using a similar font to the billboards magazine as I was using that magazine as inspiration.

November 5th: I laid out the structure of the magazine and started filling in the cover lines

November 8th: I started adding my images in and finishing off the page

November 10th:                            

Images used

Double page spread feedback

Could have more cover lines and make it look more professional. I'd also prefer it if the image was in colour instead of black and white - luke


More cover lines should be included and make the font bolder - sammie

Contents page feedback

Jill feedback: Try defining each article by having a summary/title or name in bold or a different colour at the top of each page number. You need one morecontent number underneath the black line on the left as there is too much white space. The photo's may be too uniform in the way that they are aligned at the moment. Perhaps try tilting them or using a polaroid type of framing to make them stand out.


Luke feedback: It looks professional - the use of the red borders around the images as well as having the artists name bolder/bigger than the rest of the writing.


Sammie: the title of the page should be 'contents page' and the masthead of the magazine should be small in the right top hand corner of the page.
the pages of the storys on the photos would be better in a different colour.
the photo of the cover would be better in the bottom right hand corner with a slight slant on it.

Feedback front cover

Front cover from Luke: Likes the use of red for "Nicole Magnus", the red also goes with the title showing continuation. Looks basic. Nice title font. Could add more. The image is good. It could be organised further as well as including more cover lines

Contents page

This is my contents page.

Front cover

This was one of the images I took but I decided not to use it as it was too blurry and this could make the magazine look cheap and tatty,

This is the logo I designed for my magazine that I used throughout the magazine

The front cover on the left is my final one, but the cover on the right was  the one I was designing and changed parts of it to make it look more professional. 

This is a screen shot of one of the cover lines on my magazine.

 This is a screen shot of the colour level that I adjusted it to to make the black and white image look good.