Re-Summited Coursework

I have be looking over my AS music magazine work and I have decided that I would like to re-summit my work to hopefully achieve a higher grade. From looking back at my work I have realised that the work the I did was poorly put together there wasn't my planning or research put into it and after studying for long I fell that I have learnt new skill and feel that this work could of been a lot better quality.

 



After looking at my front cover I feel the the placement of the text and images was sloppy and there isn't enough images or information on the front cover making it look too empty. I feel that the colour scheme isn't great and I didn't think it though and the colours clash. The text should be bolder and clearer and I think that they blend in with the background too much. I feel like that I should have used a different software so that the images are clearer and a better quality, so instead of using web based editors I would use Photoshop to edit my images. The clothes located in the puff are irreverent and shouldn't have been used as this is a music magazine and not a fashion magazine. In my opinion I feel that the front cover of the magazine is childish and badly constructed.

 

I feel that the colour of the contents page is too bright, and doesn't match the rest of the magazine. I shouldn't have used the logo of other bands at the bottom of the page as they are copyrighted and I didn't get permission to use them. I also feel they are images were badly placed and doesn't look like a real contents. 

 

Evaluation Q7

Looking back at your primarily task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to full product? 

I have learnt a lot about the programs and how they work throughout the course of the tasks, so from learning more as I went along my music magazine is of a higher standard than my school magazine. 

This is my final school magazine cover, it looks really plain and simple and doesn't look very professional. There is no barcode (but on a school magazine you don't need one), there are no cover lines or puffs to show what is going to be included in the magazine and there is no colour coordination. There are white boarders around my title and logo which makes it look messy and untidy. 

Not a lot of planing went into my front cover and contents pages as I wasn't sure of what I wanted my magazine to look like and I didn't know what I wanted to include.

A lot more thought, planning and research went into my music magazine, as I knew more on what was expected of me and I wanted a better out come than the one I got from my school magazine. 

There is a lot more detail in my music magazine as there is a barcode, cover lines, puffs and sell lines on my front cover. More thought went into my masthead as i was trying to create the theme and genre of country on my magazine. 

I spent more time researching the type of music magazine i wanted to produce so i could see what was successful and what was not, on a music magazine. 

When making this magazine i had a lot more confidence with the programs and sites in which i had to use to complete the task. Which helped a lot when it came to actually making the final magazine cover, contents and double page spread. 

Also by having more time to complete the music magazine helped so i had more time to research the genres and make the magazine, and i was able to add more detail to my own research.

Over all I learnt that knowing how to use the programs and having primary and secondary research to look back on is key in making a good quality magazine. I am happy with how my music magazine turned out and I think it reflects well from the work in which i produced.

Evaluation Q6

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

Evaluation Q5

How did you attract/address your target audience?

Evaluation Q4

Who would be the audience for your media product?

This is Chloe Ghaznavi, she is a 16 year old that lives in Orpington, Kent. She generally wears jeans/ shorts, converse/ vans, tops and hoodies. She quotes 'I enjoy wearing these types of clothes as I like them and I feel comfortable in them' she generally buys her clothes from Hollister, Office, New Look, Jackwills, River Island and Bank. Chloe wears make up like mascara, eyeliner and foundation but doesn't, unlike others her age 'paste' it on. She enjoys to wear different types of jewelry like the odd necklace and always likes to wear rings and earrings. 

Chloe enjoys hobbies like going out to London with friends, going and watching a movie with friends, going to the gym or swimming for some exercise, listening to music and just hanging out with friends.

Chloe enjoys listening to different types of music not just country from artists such as Taylor Swift and Carrie Undrerwood, she also enjoys pop music from artists like One Direction, Frankie Cocozza. She also enjoy pop/rap from Nicki Minaj. 

One her favourite country artists is Taylor Swift.

Evaluation Q3

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

Evaluation Q2

How does your media product represent a particular social groups?