Overall I think that my work has improved massively from my preliminary task to my music magazine as I have both better quality of images and text which made it Look and sound more professional. Another thing which I have improved is that I have managed to keep to more of a set theme, using the same colours, text style to give it a professional look. And  I think my music magazine was more successful as seen as I had a set target audience which meant that I would be able to make the magazine suit them, which it did.

Contents Page

I think that my contents page for my music magazine had massively improved from my Prelim as I had better knowledge of Photoshop and I knew some of the basic tool and techniques to make the contents page. I was able to easily add images, text and change fonts quite easily. Another way which my contents page has improved is the title of the page, as I have underlined it an changed the colours  around my music magazine title which makes it standout more and be bolder, it also looks more professional than the prelim. Another thing which has improved is the content, the images my music magazine which makes it look more professional.

Looking back at my preliminary task, what do what do I feel I have learnt in this progress from it to the full product

Preliminary Magazine Music Magazine One of the main big differences in the magazine is the quality of the images I have used, as the main image on the preliminary task is very blurry whilst the image on my music magazine is of a high standard of quality and this makes an immediate difference to the magazine. Another thing that has been improved in my music magazine is that the images which I have used are more organised and have boxes around them so that they become more defined.
The colour scheme on my music magazine has improved since my Preliminary task as it was mostly used by two colours and didn’t look colourful and attractive whilst the music magazine did this and had a wider colour scheme which meant that it was more appealing to my target audience. Another thing that has improved is that the whole of my front cover has a theme and all of the text used for cover lines is the same text which makes it look better rather that it being different text and looking as if it does not fit together. This is also why for the text I have stuck to 3 main colours as it keeps theme running throughout the magazine. My skills have improved on Photoshop as when creating the Preliminary magazine front cover I did not do any editing to the main image apart from enlarging the photo and rotating it.
Researching different front covers made a very big difference in my music magazine as it meant that I had examples to look and get inspiration from. In conclusion I think that my level of skills has developed massively between my Preliminary magazine and my music magazine as I think that my magazine has moved to a better quality of magazine and looks more professional. This is because the images, layout and titles are all of a high standard. Therefore I think I was successful in improving my magazine front cover.

What have I learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

I have learnt a lot from the process of constructing my magazine. From never using Photoshop to now having a completely new knowledge of how it for editing images and designing my magazine pages and identifying and using tools. Before i would use an image straight from the camera, whereas now i edit it using blending tools and brightness and contrast tool. This allows me to make the images look much more professional and suitable of my media product. At the beginning Photoshop was very stressful in that I didn't understand how to edit a simple picture, then with the help of my media teacher and tutorials on YouTube it slowly became more simple to use Photoshop.
I used other technologies such as the digital camera to take the images for my music magazine front, contents page and double page spread.

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

There are a number of stores that would sell my magazine such as:
HMV
WHSmiths
Newsagents and whsmith would sell these magazines because they try and sell a wide range of magazines to capture as many peoples attention as possible so that people feel obliged to go into the shop. Newsagents try and do this so that the customers that buy the magazine could buy something else as well. For example if a teen bought a magazine and saw a bottle  of coke  they would automatically buy it. Because its what the newsagents aim to do any way.
Supermarkets would sell my magazine because they try to sell as much as possible so you could buy as much items as possible from one store to make it easier for the customer. Also record stores would sell my ,magazine because they sell music anyway and it fits into the criteria .

How did I attract/address my audience?

In attracting my audience I had to include things that the specific age group that are suitable like, new signed/unsigned artists, gigs/concert promotion, music entertainment etc. In choosing who would feature on the front cover I decided to feature a young, fresh teen artist, not only the model but the shot type and background. I took many camera shots in various angels before I settled for a close-up shot, as the model looks straight at the camera making eye contact with the reader.
The colour scheme and layout of the magazine is important and how I attract my audience, the colours I chose I feel represent pop music and the magazine theme too.
i also attracted my audience by using web 2.0 and used social networking sites like twitter and facebook to do my questionnaire.

Pop Music My Audience Love Listening to.

 Justin Bieber-Boyfriend
http://www.youtube.com/user/kidrauhl?ob=0&feature=results_video&safe=active

One Diection-One Thing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1xs_xPb46M&safe=active

Typical Reader Profile.

Ana is a 15 year old teenager, she lives in London with her parents ,two sisters and pet dog. Ana is a typical teenager as she loves fashion and loves shopping she also enjoys reading magazines and going out with friends. Ana is a great fan of Justin Bieber and she likes to call herself a Belieber (someone who believes in Bieber) Ana also enjoys reading about Justin Bieber and One Direction a lot!. Ana loves to be updated with the latest news of her role model Justin. Ana is looking to find a new pop magazine to read which helps her keep up with the music industry.

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

My media product represents particular social groups by focusing on a specific type of music. I purposely made my products to attract a variety of social groups on the pop hype. I didn't want to attract  one age group who like pop music because in a marketing business this will mean that my target audience would be restricted but mainly I think my magazine attracts mostly girls aged 14-17 and so the cover also shows young pop sensation I thought that it would be better to have a female as my main artist as the music industry is quite male dominated this would reflect the female target audience.

 

Who would be the audience for my media product?

My specific target audience is teenagers aged between 14-17. I have chosen this age group because the magazine is very sophisticated and I have chosen this age because of the sort of artists I have included in my magazine.  E.g. Justin Bieber and One Direction

The artists in my magazine are changed every month as teens always follow trends which are set and changed every couple of months also I aimed my magazine to teens because of the style I have created it in. I didn't target any gender in particular because I didn't want to only attract only one type of gender because that would restrict who would buy my magazine if I were to publish it.

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

In my final contents page I used another contents page to make my magazine look conventional. I used pictures and slogans on the page to explain to the audience what was inside my magazine. I placed the information on the left hand side because I thought it would more realistic.

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

My media product use, develop and challenge the forms and conventions of a real media product. I did this by paying attention to detail in different pop magazines and using some of their ideas in my product that I produced. I also challenge the forms  and conventions by using the ideas off other magazines but displaying them in different way. Overall in my media project I used conventional methods to present my work but in some of my work I did try and use unconventional methods to see what it would be like.

Questionnaire.

1. What is your gender?
Male                           
Female
2.How old are you?
11-13
14-16
17-19
3.Which colour attracts you in a magazine front cover?
Red                                      
Blue
Pink                                     
Purple
Black                                   
Green
4.Do you like reading magazines?
Yes                                       
No
5.What are you interested in the most when reading a magazine?
Celeb Gossip                                
Quizzes
Celeb interviews                        
Fashion tips
6.Who Would you like to read about the most in a music magazine?
Justin Bieber                               
Miley Cyrus
Beyonce                                        
Cher Llyod
One Direction                              
The Wanted
7.What colours attract you in a music magazine?
Purple, white, grey                   
Blue, yellow, white
Pink, Black, White
8.Why do you buy a magazine?

9.What kind of music do you like listening to?

10.How much are you willing to spend on a magazine?
£1.00-£1.50           
£2.00-£2.50
£3.00-£3.50
11.On average, how many magazines do you read monthly?

12.What attracts you to a music magzine?

Pop Genre I chose.

I decided to focus on pop magazines as I noticed most teenagers are into pop or R&B music. In my questionnaire I found that most of the results showed that my audience listend to pop music the most and it seemed that people would rather read a pop magazine then any other.So I decided to research the different pop music magazines available at the moment for teenagers.

Interview

1.      I read once that you try to take off one to two days a week. Does that still happen?

 I try to take one now. When I’m releasing an album, I don’t really get time off because I’ve got to work to promote the album. But other than that, I try to take one to two days off a week.

2.      And then what do you do?

 I just hang out with my friends, go to the movies. In London I go round to see my Best friends all the time.

3.      Who Is Your Inspiration or Role Model?

Without a doubt, I am inspired by my mother. She has been selfless and made me number one in her life throughout all the ups and downs. I'm happy and well on my way to a successful career so I can repay her any way I can so she can enjoy her retirement.

4.       Your next record will be coming out soon, and let’s say that’s number one. Is this the new goal?

 There are different goals. Like in London, I played at the O2 arena. I hope to set the record for the most sold-out performances in a single tour.

5.       But what does that mean to you? Just a goal to have?

 My goal at the end of the day is that I want to be successful and be great at what I do. But eventually, I want to become the best at what I do. I want to be the best. I want to be better than anybody that’s ever done it. And in order to do that, I need to strive to be the best, be good to people and treat people with respect, and work as hard as I can.

6.       So who’s the best now?

Right now? I mean, I consider Michael Jackson the best. If I could be at his level… But I’ve got a lot of work to do. I’m not saying it’s going to happen within the next few years. But hopefully by the time I’m 30, people will remember me. I think people will remember me at this point, but I don’t want people to just think of me as a teen sensation. Because I could probably just sell out, and then in two years not put out another album, and just become Marie Black the teen sensation. But I don’t want to be that. I want become the greatest.

7.      You’re going to be 18 in July. It’s a big benchmark from childhood to adulthood. Do you feel like you have to play the role of a kid still?

 Here’s the thing: I think that I don’t need to try to do anything. There are people who try to grow up too fast—they’re 18, so they’re like, I’m not a kid anymore. People need to know I’m not a kid anymore. But at the end of the day, I’m not completely grown-up. I’m still learning. I’m going to grow up how I grow up. I’m not going to try to conform to what people want me to be or go out there and start partying, have people see me with alcohol. I want to do it at my own pace. I want to be able to do what Michael did—he always sang clean lyrics—and it was always that little kids loved Michael and grandparents loved Michael. I don’t want to start singing about things like sex, drugs, and swearing. I’m into love, and maybe I’ll get more into making love when I’m older. But I want to be someone who is respected by everybody. Because right now, the young people are who make society. Young people determine what’s cool. Young people determine what’s going to be in style. So I always stick with the young person.

8.       You’re talking about keeping clean and making music for everybody, but a lot of the artists you look up to, like Lil Wayne, Kanye—a lot of what those guys rap about is drugs, sex, and money. So what is it that you like so much about them? Is it the music? The rhymes?

 I can’t say I look up to them, but I definitely like what they do. I think that they’re amazing. But are they on Michael’s level? I don’t think they’re on Michael’s level.

9.      So right now predominantly girls listen to your music. How are you going to reach out to a wider audience?

 It’s all about making good music, and people hate me before they even listen to my music. I know a lot of people say they hate Marie Black who haven’t even listened to any of my music. They just hate me because they hate the idea of me. I feel like the more I put out, people will realize it’s really good music, and they’re going to come. I’m not worried about the guy fans because they’re going to come. If they listen to the music and they like it, it doesn’t matter if they go and act like they don’t like me. They’re going to go home and listen to it.

My contents page.

My Contents page.

My Front Cover.

These are the 3 different magazine plans I planned/designed.

 This is the first plan i did which was not very detailed and i did not think about my layout.

This is my second planned magazine I added some colour but I didn't think about the font size and text.

This is my final flat plan I coloured it in using purple and grey and I also added detail to the text and font.

Questionnaire research.

Use of Semiotics.

For this task i had to analyse how semitoics are used in the two magazine.

Pop Wordle.

These are my two pop wordle i made from my pop keywords.

Front Cover Deconstruction.

I chose to deconstruct this magazine because my magazine is based on pop music.

Front Cover Deconstruction.

 I chose to deconstruct this magazine because my magazine is based on pop music. 

Music Video

Chris Brown ft Justin Bieber- Next To You