Final Front Cover.

Final Contents Page.

Final Double Page Spread.

Prelim Contents Page.

Prelim Front Cover.

Evaluation 7.

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

My preliminary task was to be based on general conventions of magazines. When i begun to create this magazine cover i didn't know any sort of skills or techniques at all which is able to tell as the cover i created for my school magazine is plain, simple, boring and doesn't look appealing. There is no excitement as the colours are just plain black and white. The picture doesn't show any emotion and if someone was just to be given the magazine, they wouldn't be able to tell what the magazine is based to unless they read the text on the front cover.




As you can see straight away, there is a huge contrast between these two magazine covers. My music magazine cover is bright, colourful and airy. It looks a lot more appealing and attractive, my main image also shows a lot more than the image on the first magazine. The image shows a clear message that it is a pop magazine and that the girl band featuring in it are strong , independent and have a strong attitude. I made the front cover more exciting than the front cover page shown above by adding more information on what the magazine contained inside such as, other bands and artists. I also added different colours to my page such as pale pin, pale blue and pale purple. I made my masthead look more like one on a real magazine, i also used subheadings, barcode, website link with a Facebook and Twitter logo. I improved this step by step whilst getting inspiration from style models.

Evaluation 6.

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

Throughout the process of creating my magazine i was able to use a lot of different technology, i knew the basics of technology but i was able to learn more skills to a bigger advantage to be able to complete the tasks that were needed to be completed. I completed majority of the tasks on an Apple Mac computer as photoshop was available to use to edit my photos to fit my front cover, contents page and double page spread.

To take all my photos during my photo shoot i used a Canon camera. Although i thought the camera was going to be simple and easy to use, i did have to learn certain things to complete the photo shoot successfully. Such as; choosing the right setting, getting the correct lighting, angles and most importantly, how to get the best images.

             Here i am showing through a screenshot the work that i have produced through photoshop. Before i started the course, i didn't know how to use photoshop or how to edit any pictures to a high standard. Whilst creating my magazine i haven't only learnt how to use simple techniques on photoshop, i have learnt how to edit pictures, add text, using blending options, contrast of pictures, adding several pictures onto the same page and how to add several layers to make it easier to edit my work throughout my time to change things and correct. I have learnt quicker techniques and different ways to present my work in an advanced way.

Evaluation 5.

How did you attract/address your audience?

To attract my audience, i used bright and bold colours such as pale pink, pale blue and pale purple as i felt as if this would attract the younger generation of my target audience 13-17. I kept the colour scheme plain and simple throughout by keeping the background on all of my pages white and just changed the writing to pink, blue and purple. I felt as if this worked affectively on my magazine pages as the writing is still clear and able to read which also attracts the audience as it means there is no trouble with them reading it. I chose the option not to use props during my photo shoot as i wanted the main focus to be on my actors and their attitude. When i started making my front cover, i didn't know what colour scheme i wanted and what would fit best to my music genre. Ad i experimented with colours as well as looking at style models i thought that the colour scheme of pale pink, pale blue and pale purple best suited the pop genre as they are all bright and bubbly colours. 

Evaluation 4.

Who would the audience be for your media product?

The audience that i have set my magazine to be aimed at is within the age range of young girls from 13-17. I feel as if the colour theme that i have set my magazine is very suitable for the age range and the gender that i have chosen. Throughout my magazine i have used simple yet very "feminine colours. All my actors that i used in my magazine are females which is why it also comes across as a girls magazine. Inside my magazine, it contains pictures of a popular girl band called Little Mix and a popular artist Ariana Grande. I feel that my audience would be drawn in due these artists as they are very popular and big in the music industry, i think that this would make them want to read on. I believe that the colour theme has a big impact on showing that this magazine is a pop magazine, i selected the colours pink, blue and purple as they are bright, bold colours and the colours are the type that my audience would be attracted to and the colours that are eye-catching and make my target audience feel drawn in. My main image on my front cover is the band my magazine is focused on who are known as "Equalize", i feel as if my main image would play a huge part in my audience being drawn in as it states their attitude clearly and if the readers of my magazine are fans of the girl bad"Equalize" they would want to see what is inside my magazine. Also i feel as if the footer of my magazine would play a huge part in why my audience is drawn to my magazine as it gives away some information what is inside the magazine such as Little Mix, Puzzles and Ariana Grande. 

Evaluation 3.

What kind of Media Institution might distribute your media product and why?

The genre of my magazine Shake It Up, is pop. I chose a pop genre for my magazine as it attracts the audience with the bright, bold colours and considering my magazine is aimed at 13-17 year olds, bright and bold colours will catch their eye. I also chose a pop genre as many artists in the music industry are pop artists, i done plenty of research into pop magazines before i began to create my magazine and also looked at several style models for ideas and inspiration.

"We love Pop" is aimed specifically at the younger generation and they used bright colours also to draw their audience. The magazine style model that i used "We love Pop" have very similar price range as both our magazines are aimed at young teenagers and need to be affordable.

I have made a decision to be sold and distributed in popular and big supermarkets such as Asda, Tesco, WH Smiths. I made this decision as i want it to be as convenient to my audience as it possibly can and easy for them to find, which a big superstore is where they would suspect my magazine to be. I will also be selling my magazine online as it could increase sales and popularity through doing this, just like my style model, We Love Pop.

My magazine will be available to purchase once a month, a subscription is available at the back of my magazine which means the magazine will be sent to my audience addresses automatically every month as they would have already paid their subscription. I feel as if this is a good decision as it turns out to be cheaper in the end, which is a good idea as the audience that my magazine is targeted at are only young. This will have a positive impact on my readers as they can keep up to date with our magazines and don't have to worry about missing out on a issue.

Evaluation 2.

How does your media product represent particular social groups? 

With my magazine, i chose to aim my magazine at girls with the age range 13-17. I thought that creating rectangle boxes on my front cover using my theme colours, and putting text in with what is inside the magazine such as competitions and tour dates, also some information on the band, such as awards that they have won. I feel as if this would work well as on mostly every magazine that i seen during my research had some sort of information of which the magazine contained. I feel as if my magazine states clearly that it is aimed at girls to the girly, colourful theme. Also, my actors are three young girls and they also fit into the age range that my magazine is targeted at. Within my magazine the other bands/artists that are included are also girls. I also feel as if my magazine suits to be aimed at young teenagers as my magazine is only £2.50 and is affordable for them. 

Evaluation 1.

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