Final Products

Evaluation Question 7

Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
Here is a side by side of my preliminary task and full product.

Evaluation Question 6

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

What have you learnt about technologies from the from Caitlin Jackson

Evaluation Question 5

How did you attract/address your audience?

Evaluation Question 4

Who would be the audience for your media product?

My Reader Profile

I did some research before I made my final products so that I could figure out who would be reading and I made this reader profile.

This shows that my audience would mostly be young girls aged 10 - 17. This means that most of them probably don't go to work therefore they wont have lots of money to spend on a magazine, This is why I made it quite cheap. I think this is a good target audience to have as the bright colours and fun, bold magazine are suitable for these people. The stories that I have included in my magazine are suitable for this audience because although it is a music magazine, some of the stories in it aren't music related because my target audience also have different interests such as clothes. make up and relationships. This is why I based some of my stories around these things because I know that is what they would like to read.

This is the answers to the survey that I did to help me get to know my audience. 

Evaluation Question 3

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

Which media institution would distribute my product from Caitlin Jackson

Evaluation Question 2

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

These are some existing pop artists that people said were their favourites when I did my survey. 

The artists I've shown are Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato, Beyonce, Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber, Ed Sheeran and One Direction. You can tell that these people are pop artists straight away because they are nice to look at and most of them are wearing bright colours. The clothing they wear is also fashionable and relates to a young target audience because they dress in a similar way that would appeal to them. For example, Ariana is wearing a floral dress and this is something that looks pretty but also, younger people will look up to that and may even wear the same thing themselves as it is a part of her own clothing range. They also have a flawless image that younger people look up to and wish to look like themselves. They all appear to have clear skin because they are wearing a lot of full coverage make up to make them look perfect. Many photos are also edited to give this impression. They also almost always smile which makes them look happy and re-enforces their music as it is usually upbeat and uplifting. 

When I did my audience survey, most people said that Beyonce was their favourite. This gave me inspiration for the artist that I created. I tried to make her look bold but also quite sophisticated. this goes against the stereotype of pop however I think it worked quite well. I did this by choosing a top for her that has bright colours such as pink and green on and also has a bold pattern of squares but also floral. Floral patterns are good for pop as they are seen as girly which makes it suitable for my target audience. I think the clothing was a good choice because it has a lot going on however it doesn't take the focus off anything else on the magazine. 

Facial expressions 

Most pop artists usually don't take themselves very seriously and this is shown through facial expressions. For example, they are often seen pouting or blowing kisses. These are the types of poses that I got my artist to do and I picked the best ones. They also smile a lot so they appear happy and fun. This is a good way to spread positivity other than through their music. It also makes them appeal to the target audience as they are young. 

Make up 

Evaluation Question 1

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

These are some existing pop magazines with their conventions labelled.

This is my pop magazine with the conventions labelled.

I placed my masthead at the top of the magazine and made it quite big so that it is noticeable and because it is at the top of the page, it will be the first thing that is seen by people in shops. I also made it pink so it matched with the colour scheme of my magazine and also so it is bright and eye catching. I made sure that the font of my masthead was really easy to read so it can be easily noticed and people will know what it is as soon as they see it so they are more likely to pick it up. I also used a sans serif font which is conventional for pop magazines as it appeals to the target audience and is also informal.

My main feature story is large so it follows the conventions. This means that after the masthead, this is what the reader will see. It also has the extra information in a smaller font so the name really stands out. I also made it a bright colour so that it is really noticeable and also, the colour of the outline matches with the colour scheme on the rest of my magazine.

My secondary images follow the conventions because they have direct mode of address and also have a white background to make it look like a photo shoot made just for the images that are in the magazine. This will make people want to buy it because they know this is the only place to get those posters. 

I used plugs to promote things in my magazine. I followed the conventions by making them quite large and I also used yellow to make them bright and also make sure that the writing on them was easy to read because yellow is a bright colour. I also made them both the same colour so that they fit well together and bring the magazine together. I chose to use an iTunes voucher because it is a music magazine so this enforces that and makes it even more obvious for the audience. 

Front cover, contents page and double page spread

Contents and DPS Guideline

Contents Page

Multiple images
Elements
Subscription feature
Contents divided into sections eg gigs, albums, features
Number of pages - at least 60 - half = adverts (weekly)
page number
contents should reflect cover stories
not all contents is on the contents page
largest feature is cover star
main story towards the end of the magazine

DPS
use photoshop for the photographs + graphics
use publisher for the text
300dpi A3 RGB
magazine branding (logo and colours) are the same across all 3 products
all text must be in columns
no less than 6 words per line
no more than 12
design elements (drop cap, pull out quotes)
margins and borders