Note to Examiner

NOTE TO EXAM BOARD

To Examiner,

  Over the period of the course I have gradually learnt the importance of research & planning and the evaluation, by doing this I have been able to develop my skills and construct a final media product that you will hopefully enjoy viewing.

Magazine Cover (Stages)

AS Media Music Magazine

Preliminary Task

Media Magazine Evaulation Question 1

Media Magazine Evaluation Question 2

Magazine Evaluation Question 2

Media Evaluation Question 3

Media Evaluation Questions 4

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

• The target audience for my media product is teenagers and young adults both male and female aged from 16-24. I have chosen this age group as my target audience as they are more likely to buy music magazines and be interested in indie music. I have targeted the magazine to both genders as I wanted to target a wider audience.

• To choose my target audience, I did research to find out if there was a gap in the market of music magazines. I found that there weren’t many magazines aimed particularly at the social group of “indies” so I decided to focus my magazine on this genre. I am also interested in indie music so I felt this would be give me more ideas for my product and allow me to relate with my target audience.

Media Magazine Evaulation Question 5

5:How did you attract/address your audience?

• I feel I have attracted my audience in a variety of ways. For example on my front page I have used an image which fills the majority of the page to grab my audiences’ attention. I have used the image of Buxton as he is 17 years of age and is in the age group I have targeted my magazine at. In each of the images I have used I took into consideration what the people were wearing as I wanted the audience to relate to the magazine for example people with the same style in clothes.
• I have used conventions in order to attract my target audience. For example a conventional layout which I felt would attract my audience. The fonts I have used are also conventional and are bold to attract the audience’s attention. I feel the colour scheme I have used also addresses’ my target audience as I have used neutral colours and fonts instead of using a distinctive colour such as pink.

Media Magazine Evaulation Question 6

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

• Throughout the project I have come across lots of new software and technology which I haven’t previously used. I have also expanded my knowledge on other programmes I have used before such as Photoshop. I have learnt about lots of new editing skills using the programme Photoshop using tools such as the magic wand tool and other effects. Learning how to edit images has proved very useful in this project and it will also help me in the future.

• As well as learning to edit images, using new programmes has given me knowledge on how to construct a magazine. Looking at existing products helped with this and I feel confident that in the future I would be able to cerate another magazine from the knowledge I have gained.

Media Magazine Evaulation Question 7