Evaluation:
The research and planning I carried out helped me to gain and develop an understanding on how to plan and produce an effective product. Looking at college magazine front covers and contents pages made me understand common conventions and how to apply these to my own work.
My magazine front cover and contents page followed typical conventions, such as placing the cover lines and masthead in the appropriate places and using a medium close up shot of a college student. Arguably my front cover challenges certain conventions because all of my cover lines featured are located down one side of the page.
I tried to create cover lines that appealed to different age and social groups, so I would have a larger audience and therefore more appeal. Including different year groups might attract more interest, because the magazine is involving a wider range of people.
One media institution that may produce my product would be an Internet based company that could advertise my product online. Many members of both my primary and secondary target audience are likely to use the Internet often, so it would be an easy, effective way to advertise my magazine.
The primary audience for my magazine are teenagers of both genders, aged 16-18, as this falls under everyone who attends college. My secondary audience is anyone outside of this age range, but mainly parents or carers of the students.
I addressed my audience by using the appropriate image and content, and I made sure my magazine appealed to them by making my typography stand out. I also used a wide variation of different fonts and colours to make my magazine look more appealing.
In terms of digital technology, the only thing i used was the survey feature, which improved my knowledge on creating survey questions that are appropriate to my audience.
I think the main strengths of my final product are the images I used and the layout of my contents page, as the images follow common conventions and appeal to the audience, and the contents page also follows common conventions as well as suiting its purpose.
One of the weaknesses with my preliminary task is the lack of responses from my survey. I only received one response, which didn't give me enough important information about both my primary and secondary audience. If I had more time I would have requested that more people took my survey, so I could develop my understanding on creating my magazine. I also need to improve on my time management skills, as I didn't get to spend as much time creating the front cover and contents page as I had hoped for. This meant that I didn't get to put in as much detail as I would have liked.
The primary audience for my magazine are teenagers of both genders, aged 16-18, as this falls under everyone who attends college. My secondary audience is anyone outside of this age range, but mainly parents or carers of the students.
I addressed my audience by using the appropriate image and content, and I made sure my magazine appealed to them by making my typography stand out. I also used a wide variation of different fonts and colours to make my magazine look more appealing.
In terms of digital technology, the only thing i used was the survey feature, which improved my knowledge on creating survey questions that are appropriate to my audience.
I think the main strengths of my final product are the images I used and the layout of my contents page, as the images follow common conventions and appeal to the audience, and the contents page also follows common conventions as well as suiting its purpose.
One of the weaknesses with my preliminary task is the lack of responses from my survey. I only received one response, which didn't give me enough important information about both my primary and secondary audience. If I had more time I would have requested that more people took my survey, so I could develop my understanding on creating my magazine. I also need to improve on my time management skills, as I didn't get to spend as much time creating the front cover and contents page as I had hoped for. This meant that I didn't get to put in as much detail as I would have liked.
A good preliminary task. You met the deadline and completed all the tasks adequately.
ReplyDeleteResearch & Planning - your analysis of similar media products is good. You need to comment more on representation but you analyse codes and conventions well. Your audience profiling and survey was sufficient but we need to look at the various methods of identifying and classifying your target audience.
Construction - good flat plans. Your overall pieces show a good knowledge of Photoshop and some layout codes. You need to focus on the composition of your photographs and the typography - cover lines in particular. Font and positioning.
Evaluation - a good, well-explained summary of the process. Well done. For your final task, you'll ned to go into much more detail.