Wednesday, 20 April 2016

Evaluation PLAN

Question 1 (prezi format)


Question 2 (blog post format)(Completed)
Images:
Here are two images, one is my magazines cover photo and the cover of a magazine that I used for inspiration ‘Classic Rock’ magazine. Posture: Both of the models in these pictures are standing up straight, however the Classic Rock cover model has less of a narrow posture than my cover model because he is holding out his hands compared to my magazine where he is holding the guitar. Costume: Both of the models are wearing casual clothes to represent how they are laid back and do not need to use clothing to establish their popularity. Shot type: The shots used for each image are fairly similar except the Classic Rock image is taken from a bit further back including more of the model and the guitar. This makes the magazine more distinguishable as a music magazine.

Both of these images are very similar so I feel that my magazine represents people within that social group in a similar way to other magazines for that genre. My magazine doesn’t include any articles about women which represents how the indie, alternative and  rock music industry is dominated by male artists. Because of this, the majority of my readers are likely to be male because most females will not want to read about all male artists. The colour scheme and house style of my magazine help to represent rock artists and fans as people who do no need the use of a lot of bright colours to make themselves stand out.

Question 3 (blog post format)
I would choose bauer media for my magazine’s publisher because they are primarily a music related media institution. They own a lot of radio stations that can help with promotion of the magazine. They also distribute a few music magazines already meaning they would be experienced in the music magazine industry. Bauer also distribute an existing music magazine called Q magazine which includes all genres. This would mean that Bauer have experience with selling to all types of music fans. A rival institute that bauer would have would be IPC media. IPC distribute the magazine NME which is a very popular magazine.

Question 4 (prezi format)
The audience for my magazine would be mainly male and female 17-28 year olds who have an interest in most forms of rock music. 

Question 5 (possibly video format)
I have used a wide range of artists from the genre to help entice all ages and help to appeal to more people. I have also included a range of articles from interviews, reviews, and lists of upcoming events. I have also tried to use a colour scheme that was similar to other magazines of the same/similar genre. I tried keep the colour scheme and house style simple and quite basic so that the magazine does not look too enthusiastic or possibly informal and possibly put off the target market from buying it.

Question 6 (google slides post)(Completed)
From this process I have learnt that it is much better to use a range of different media products to present my work. This includes presentation software like Prezi and Emaze to present my work rather than always using Microsoft office programmes. I have also learnt how to use Serif PagePlus X6 which is a very good programme for photo editing and creating projects from scratch. I have learnt that using blogger to present my work is a much more creative and unique method than printing everything off of Microsoft word.

Question 7(padlet format)
After the preliminary task I feel like I have learnt how to keep the house style consistent much better, which helps to make my magazine look much more professional. I have also learnt how to make my information stand out much better and appeal to my audience much better. This task has also helped me to improve my skills using software other than Microsoft office programmes and also helped me to see the benefits of using multiple media products like different presentation software.

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