FINAL FULL PRODUCT

EVALUATION- Audience Feeback

I have made a video of feedback from people in my key demographic so can determine the strengths of weakness' of my media product in regards to attracting the correct audience. I believe that the product is effective at doing this as most of the feedback is positive, for example the genre is immediately recognisable and the audience find the magazine attention grabbing. however there are some improvements to be made but overall the product is effective at reaching out to the target audience.

EVALUATION- Looking back at the preliminary task, what do I feel I have learned in the progression from it to the full product?

EVALUATION- Audience feedback

EVALUATION- What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

EVALUATION- Who would be the audience for your product?

EVALUATION- What media institution might distribute the media product and why?

EVALUATION- How does the media product represent particular social groups?

I used the polls I made to generate a key demographic of younger teens in the working class who don't really have much money. From this is was able to stereotype the audience and aim the magazine at them specifically. This allowed me to create the magazine based on this idea and it allowed me to know what i can use to attract the right audience. For example on the front cover i used a promotional free gift of a set of free posters. I used this because I used the research and the stereotype of the demographic to find out what my key audience would be more interested in. I then used this to design my magazine as i could use the correct connotations and codes which would attract the correct demographic. I feel that these poll's helped me because they allowed me to make the product attract the correct audience and the correct social group which meant that it would be attractive to the key demographic. 

EVALUATION- In what ways does the media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? (Step 2)

EVALUATION- In what ways does the product use develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? Step 1

Double Page Spread Final

This is my final double page spread and i have used feedback from the other pages and drafts to make this more effective. I have used the conventions i have researched like the use of the pull quotes and the drop cap. I believe that the colour scheme of the page also suits the magazines house style and this is supported by the use of the text styles which is similar to the text used in of the parts of the magazine. I believe that this makes the page look more professional and more like a legitimate magazine double page spread. However i think that the spacing and layout is a bit ineffective as the page doesn't look uniform and organised. For example the masthead at the top of the article should be thinner to be the same width as the text, this would make that side of the page look less messy and organised. A previous draft of this page had the same image but the colour scheme was more blue which didn't fit the house style and the text style also didn't fit the house style; making the page look out of place when put with the other parts of the magazine. I have tried to use a similar technique with the edges of the white area which is also present on the front cover. I believe that this has the same rebellious connotations that suit the target audience. Overall i believe that this is an effective double page spread but it could have some modifications to be improved.

Double Page Spread Drafts

FINAL Front Cover

Front Cover re-draft (post unfinished)

Contents Page Drafts

Contents page LIIAR analysis 2

Content page LIIAR analysis 1

Language - red colour used has connotations of being passionate about something (in this case music) this suits the interests of the audience because if they are reading Q magazine they are obviously like music and the higher quality  over higher popularity. The use of the large image of the courteeners shows that the interview would be in the readers interest and it shows that it is one of the main interviews / articles.

Ideology - Q magazine has an ideology where quality is important rather than popularity. An example of this being shown is the white background which has connotations of being pure and good, this makes the articles inside the magazine seem like they are of a higher quality and are respectable.

Institution - Q magazine is well known for being a respected music magazine as it has shown to value the quality of the music instead of the popularity of it, gaining the respect of the industry. This means that  the audience has expectations of the reviews and the interviews being in-depth and trustworthy.

Audience - The main demographic for this audience would mainly be young middle class adults because the music is aimed at a younger adult audience and the higher price means that mostly the middle class would be able to afford it, although teenagers and people in the working class also by it. This means the page must appeal to a wide audience which shows because of the sophisticated looking structure and colours but the bright red contrasting the background will attract the younger audience as well.

Representation - The smooth and structured design used represents this magazine as being sophisticated and respectable which suits the magazines image as being a respected music magazine

Contents page Comparison

These are 3 examples of music magazine contents pages. They all follow the same conventions of a contents page. The main article is given a larger picture to attract the appropriate audience, also the have the pull quotes and feature stories in bold to make them stand out on the page and attract the reader. The same colour scheme is used as well with the white background making the rest of the pages stand out in comparison. The red is also used in all the pages, this is used to represent the feeling of passion and a rebellious nature which fits with the audiences expectations of ideology behind the magazine. However, the two pages from Q magazine are quite different from the one from NME. The NME page is much more crowded and scattered with the feature stories having large headlines which standout and are very noticeable. This means that the magazine will achieve in attracting the correct demographic because the magazine is seen as a more rebellious and rocky magazine which isn’t as serious as Q but it is still a respected name in music so the structure is still organised and ‘boxy’ which has connotations of professionalism. The two pages from Q have much more space between each story, this has connotations of professionalism and makes the page look sophisticated which suits the image the magazine as a brand because it is seen as a professional and serious music magazine that is very respectable where the magazines opinion is well respected as a review for example.

Front cover draft 4

This is the fourth draft i made for my front cover of my music magazine. i believe it id the most visually appealing bit i doesn't really suit the style of magazine my key demographic is interested in. I think the use of glowing text for the main headline make the band look like a K-pop band from a anime comic. However i think the text used for the other pull quotes and feature stories suits the audiences interests because it is in a type-writer format which has connotations of being dirty and rebelliousness which i believe will attract the right audience. The image is a striking image that uses bright bold colours to attract attention. The more dominant red colour in the models hair has connotations of passion and it matches the texts colour which shows the two are related. The use of red has made the image vibrant and bold that contrasts the white background, this has connotations of being anything but innocent and being mischievous, which again targets the correct audience. However i think the positioning of the pull quotes and feature stories is wrong because they look like a list just written on the cover and they don't really match the style of the cover; the same happens with the masthead because it suits the main headline but the rest of the cover doesn't match it which causes it to stick out a bit. This is both a good and bad thing because it means the masthead is instantly spotted and recognized but it also breaks the theme of the cover, making t look unprofessional.

Front cover draft 3

This is the third draft of my front cover. I believe that this is not an effective magazine cover because it lacks enough substance and codes to attract any audience. This is because of the amount of empty space that makes the image look unfinished. However the use of many conventions makes the text of the image look professional as it suits the genre of music and the preferences of the key demographic. For example the sky line at the top and the similar style at the bottom suit the cover well and have connotations of being passionate about music and being fresh and up to date with the music industry. And the use of the bar-code, date and issue info  make it seem professional and more realistic but this is let down by the lack of substance in the image. The picture that is showing cloudy dolls looks like it has just fallen onto the page and has been left there as it landed and has no purpose for being there, this makes it seem out of place and doesn't really suit the rest of the cover.