EVALUATION QUESTION 7

Question 7 Front Cover Annotated

The difference is quite massive and obvious between my final piece and my preliminary. Within the time I finished the preliminary and making my final piece, I learnt much more conventions hence the quantity of conventional text and information on my final piece unlike my preliminary where only the most basic conventions such as masthead and headlines are placed. The amount of photographs is less in my final but the effect is much better because of how I posed my models and the full body shot I used. When I took the photos for my preliminary task, I was not quite sure of the shots to use and how to capture the perfect mise-en-scenes. After learning the rule of third in photography, I applied it to my front cover so that the image isn’t symmetrical therefore looked more busy.

Question 7 Contents Page Annotated

My two contents pages are very different to each other in style and use of conventions. My preliminary task was based on one main image with text and information working around it using a method similar to scrapbooking. My final piece is a lot more sophisticated, aimed at a more mature and serious readership. The layout for my final piece is in a more organised layout with more conventions and details.

EVALUATION QUESTION 6

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After posting this, I started to use a few more new programmes.

- Scribd is a brilliant and free way of uploading your word documents and pdf files online to view as well as allowing embedding.

- Photobucket is a long-running photo uploading website, free and easy to use and also much more advanced since I last used it which was a pleasant surprise.

 

Some of the cons of the software were:

2. Flickr unfortunately only allows the free users 500mb uploading storage a month and limited 2 video uploads per month. Due to this, I resorted to use other photo uploading websites.

5. Prezi is brilliant in its own way though it does take more than a beginner to fully utilise all its excellent features, especially as it constantly updates.

8. Slideshare allows you to view the powerpoint slide though it doesn’t enable other features of powerpoint such as sound and animations.

10. I later realised Jing was not uploadable and only free to share in the Jing network so ultimately, I did not use the program. I later had to record the script and place it in a video then uploading it to Flickr.

EVALUATION QUESTION 5

I have seen a gap in the market for music magazines that there is no music magazine for unsigned music for young adult/teen readers, more specifically into my music genre of acoustic, indie, pop punk and soft rock. This means I would have less competition if I was to publish this magazine.

Referring back to my reader profile, my target audience is the students of a medium range of 19 years old. This meant that the magazine has to have a lot of aspects that will attract a teenager willing to spend their money on the magazine. Bold colours and fonts are one of my features I used mainly to attract the readers’ eyes as well as many photos of ‘musicians’ the same age as them which they can relate to. The reader profile was created so I could make my own ideal reader.

When I posted my survey monkey results and analysed them, I realised that red & purple were the majority’s favourite colours hence decided the house colours. The research also revealed that my audience prefer a modern and sleek layout which I followed onto with my contents page.  

EVALUATION QUESTION 4

My ideal reader                                              

This is Daisy. She is 18 and just entered university for Performing Arts. At the moment, she is lacking money for survival needs as she likes to go out partying with friends, just like any student. She takes her iPod with her anywhere she goes and has loaded at least 2000 songs onto her iPod. Daisy is too lazy to goto music stores to buy the CD covers so she downloads music from her laptop. Although she tries to download legally, it is hard to get all the music she wants as songs are not cheap when you buy a lot of them. Sometimes Daisy goes on sharing files websites to download the latest tracks or a band she recently discovers. Daisy is crazed with going to gigs and concerts (when she can afford it) and always buys the merchandise like the wristsbands and band tee shirts. To keep up with the current flow of fashion trends, she also goes to stores like Superdry and Hollister to get the hoodies and shirts she needs. To keep a tiny flow of money in to afford this, she has a part-time job when she is not studying for her uni course. Daisy can't drive yet so she takes the public transport like bus and train and she reads the latest magazines like NOM to see the new bands sprouting. If Daisy sees a band she likes, she'll google or youtube the band to listen to their music and see if its worth downloading. This cycle is endless for Daisy because she loves music.

The reader profile is what I rely on to imagine my target audience, to understand what they would like and dislike.

EVALUATION QUESTION 3

Question 3 - What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why? on Prezi

EVALUATION QUESTION 2

Question 2

EVALUATION QUESTION 1

Question 1a

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