My Finished Piece.

1. In what was does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

I have put together a Collage to show how i have developed and challenged forms and conventions of real media products, i have shown some aspects of real media products such as titles, stickers, contents text, and shown how i have developed these and gained inspiration from in my media product.

2. How does your media product represent particular social groups?

My media work reflects those from NME,Q,VIBE and rolling stones, i have tried to make my models the same sort of style as the artsts from the genre of rnb/pop I Researched pop/rnb artists and looked at their style.. I really like the bold hair colours i think it really makes the artist appear unique, expressive with plenty of individuality. So i took inspiration from current artists and photo-shopped my models hair to make it iconic and vibrant. Artists Niki Minaj, Jessie J, Rihanna.

My model. My Artist " Marina" is a young adult who belongs to the pop/rnb culture, and as a role model for all her audience she reflects the partcukar group of all young adults aged from 16-25 who admire her, therefore she represents her audience of the group of people who are young, confident, unique, bold, and have a lust for life. She represents the social culture that is people who listen to and support rnb/pop music. My Magazine also is uni-sex, and represents that there is something for everyone, I have done this with non-feminine or male weighted language, there is an even proportion of male and female artsts featured n my magazines, which also support the musical genre.  I researched male artists to get some inspiration for my models and how they represent the social group of my genre. 

Rap/pop/Rnb Artist; Drake

My Model

Arctic Monkeys Drummer

My Model

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

By Researching Magazine distribution i found out about the dfferent strategies industries use, different methods, and the involvement of the costs, e.g advertisng costs, distribution costs..

I also Researched Magazine cover Prices.

The Production Company for NME is IPC.

The Distributor for Q is Bauer Media

Bauer Media also distribute kerrang and FHM. I wou

l would allow Bauer to distribute my magazine because it already has proven success with 'FHM KERRANG AND Q, it is reliable and successful shown from the amount of already successful distributions..

4. Who would be the audience for your media product?

My Magazine is Aimed at people aged 16-25 who Listen to Music such as POP, and RnB. with a mix of Gender due to the fact it is fairly uni-sex, there is no direction to whether it is for males or females, it has something for everyone. All people who buy my magazine listen to pop/rnb music so they are the perfect audience to project onto my magazine. My target audience are open-minded and optimistic about new music and sounds. They would be inspired and have a true passion for music and would like to read about the latest modern music so they can be always up to date.

These are a Mix of Males and Females who would be the perfect example of my target audience, They are all confident, forward people who like to listen to loud music and have a good time. The Type of Artists they listen to are drake, Li'l Wayne Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, Jay Z, Kanye West.

5. How did you attract/address your audience?

I Created a powerpoint to express this question.

6. What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

Photoshop The main programmes I used to create my magzine was photoshop. When I began this project I had never used photoshop and had no clue how to use the software. This task has taught me so much about photoshop, i struggled at the beginning but as i progressed my skills grew along the way. I used the programme to create my front cover and my contents page. I learnt how to edit photos, using the 'healing tool' to get rid of any blemishes of the image i didn't want, in order to make the photo look more proffesional. I Also learned how to use the 'clone stamp tool' to recreate the same pattern, i used this on natasha's hair to make it look bigger and longer. I also used the colour effects to brighten the contrasts of the colours to make the image stand out a whole lot more. I also used features such as,textures and shadows on differenet texts and shapes on my magazine. This created a really nice effect and added to overall look of my magazine so that it didn't look plain and simple and unprofessional. Without photoshop I think my magazine wouldn't have looked as proffesional and appealing as it does.

Publisher When i started this coursework i had very little knowledge about publisher, i had only ever used it for small little tasks, however the technology has taught me a lot. I have Learned how to use the 'Master Page' to edit things such as the background ad boarders for example that you want to stick to the page without having to accidentally knock them out of place whilst handling other things on the page. I have also learned how to use the 'drop caps' tool which makes a large letter at the start of a new block of text bolder, larger and stand out. I used publisher to create my double page spread, and i couldnt have really done without it, it has helped a lot.

Blogger To create my blog for the magazine I used this website, blogger. I have never created a blog before, so i was totally oblivious to the technology. However with help from my classmates and my teacher I Learned how to upload text, photo's, slides, and videos to my blog in order to express the progression of my work.

Youtube Another way which i presented my work was through the method of doing it through uploading videos to youtube which is a website in which you can upload videos onto your blog. I created a powerpoint, and converted it to video. I used this when doing my evaluation becuase i felt it was a good way to present a lot of information easily and effectively and yet made the blog a little more interesting.

Dafont Is Another website i used to help me present my work was 'Da Font' Which i used to help me find various different and unusual fonts to use within my work. I found this very useful in my project because it allowed me to use unique and apealing fonts in my text so that my magzine didnt look boring and plain. I downloaded the font 'PERPETUA TITLING MT' for my main title along with a collection of other fonts that i could use throughout my magazine