Friday, 15 December 2017
Friday, 1 December 2017
evaluation,
In what ways does your media product
use, develop or challenge forms and conversations of real media products?
I
believe my media final does use forms and conversations of real media
products as the whole image and layout of my magazine is inspires by famous
music magazines such as 'Billboard', 'Fader' and 'Vibe'. The style followed out
by these three magazines was really eye catching with their presentation
of the masthead, photograph, cover lines etc. I can see the way billboards
masthead hugely inspired mine to be vertical instead of the generic horizontal theme.
I would say my cover and contents page was hugely developed by these named
magazines, the layout especially, as I was going to keep the cover lines very
bland and follow the basic down the sides when instead I thought why not
challenge it by transforming my font so that it is placed above the model but
instead of just coming down it is placed at an angle which all the other cover
lines will proceed to follow. I think my mission was to make sure it would
leave an impression on the consumer.
How effective is the combination of
your main product and ancillary texts?
I
assume the combination of my main product and the ancillary texts involved are
quite effective as I had a way of trying to make sure both of the participants
had a link. The texts which I made sure to include on the cover and the
contents page were both related to the genre of R&B music, this being my
goal from the beginning, I managed to make up some headers and cover lines
which I believe follow the patterns of current music magazines in today’s day
and age. I believe this was a success as already making a magazine for a genre
of music I myself enjoy; I was already up to date with the artist involved and
their current situations, this then making it not at all difficult to put them
into eye catching reading material.
What have you learned from your audience feedback?
The
overall effect it had on people was interesting as they all seemed to really
support the choice in having the font look different from the mainstream
magazine layout. Also with the masthead 'Diversion' being placed vertically and
coming down the side was an interesting change added to this final piece. The
feedback I got from others on the photographs I took of my model were
supportive as most of them agreed that they fit my genre really well and looked
like some of the covers on the magazines I was inspired by. Overall I would say
that the feedback I received on my cover was all positive as all liked my non
controversial ideas and agreed it was put together well. Though the
feedback on my contents page was the opposite as I received
comments saying it didn't stand out or how the theme didn't match
really well with the cover. I would say that I have to agree with
them on the latter as I myself don't see much resemblance on this at
all, I will blame my use of time management involved
though and know if I had spent more time on the contents page then I would
have been able to feel proud of the comparisons.
How did you use media technologies in
the constructions and research, planning and evaluation stages?
I
used quite a bit of media technologies in the stages of making this final as
there was the use of Photoshop which was the main technology in this overall
product. Whereas, in the research, planning and evaluation stages I can say I
made sure to use some software websites to help me plan out my overall design.
In my deconstructions I make sure to really go into detail on the magazine
covers chosen as I wanted to see if what I was critiquing in my deconstructions
was something I was going to make sure to include in my actual final. I would
say I succeeded in some areas and failed in others. I would have liked to use
more media technologies when going through the stages to get to my final.
Wednesday, 15 November 2017
lucozade,
Analysis,
By having done deconstructions on both Lucozade ads, pre 1980’s and one contemporary, the overall point i have easily discovered it that this was once a drink aimed at tired children who needed to restore their energy while playing to now being aimed at older athletes and with the mix of extra sugar and chemicals this really does help them revitalize their energy on the pitch, court, track, gym, course, ring, rink, field or hall. The marketing of the older ads were a lot more simple and very family friendly and targeted to all members in the house positively, whereas now people don't see them as positively as the consumers would hope, they are really seen as unhealthy to younger children with the mix of extra sugar and the overall mixture of caffeine is what puts adults of from purchasing.
Monday, 6 November 2017
genre,font and model,
After creating this mood board of famous music magazine mastheads; I was inspired to choose a few for my own cover as well as choosing a name.
brief,
In this brief I have been asked to complete a number of
posts which will then eventually lead to my magazine cover and contents page.
For this i am planning on going with a R&B themed music magazine, i will go
and deconstruct mostly R&B magazines and artists but will try to include alternative rock and pop
for the task. I plan on researching to get my focus group with
intended target audience which will depend mostly on them enjoying R&B and
really being fond of that music genre in particular. I am then going to have to survey to identify gaps in
the market to make a reader profile and directed target audience, i can do this in public or use social media. I will have to be final with the genre as i will then
have to research font styles and features also the model’s style and the final
name of the magazine. When i have decided and can imagine my basic layout i
will have to complete a shot list which will include the six key images i plan
to take. Once i have completed that i will go on to complete a
flat plan which compares the real media texts. However i will need to feedback on my design and
complete model consent forms to certify my blog. To do all this i will have to really put in a lot of effort and research quite a bit to expand my knowledge to produce a good final piece.
Wednesday, 1 November 2017
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