(evaluation question) looking back at your preliminary task, of designing the front page of a school magazine, what do you feel you have to learnt in the progression from it to the full product

When I compare my preliminary task and main task side-by-side like this I realise how much I have learnt over the course of only a few months. I had to take into account that while models, props and backdrops were easy to come across at school for the preliminary task as i was doing it in school and just grabbed any student i could find, however this would not be the same for the main task. so as soon as we got our real task i went home and organised the photo shoot which was in a studio so there were instruments and other music equipment i could use as i had in mind what i wanted as the main headlines however, I didn't think it would be as hard as it actually was to get good photos first time, however i took a few photos the next day so i didn't loose out.Comparing the front covers of my school magazine and my music magazine, there is a lot more content in my music magazine this is because the front cover is the most important in bringing in an audience and all space should be used effectively. I decided to see how my music magazine cover would look if it had roughly the same amount of content on it as the school magazine cover. but it did not work it looked more like a CD cover than a front page of a magazine.

Another thing I learnt in the progression from my preliminary to my main task was how modes of address differ in different types of magazines. In my school magazine, despite there not being much written content, it is obvious that there is an innovative tone with the slogan 'we ant your work on our walls'. On my music magazine's front page, however, there is the slogan 'we have everything on our radar'. this difference brings in the target audience that wants to find out about music news.

another thing i learnt in my preliminary task was from feedback by my classmates we did a video response on their likes and dislikes of our front pages. through this we could take notes on what to improve and what to keep the same and through time i found the perfect way to effectively attract the demographics and phsycographics of what should be my target audience.

Overall my progression through this project has taught me a lot. I learnt that just having a magazine that looks visually like a real product isn't good enough as there are many other factors to take into account e.g mode of address and codes and conventions and more included in this post and previous posts to reach my target audience. I am pleased with my music magazine and it is a lot better when compared to my school magazine. If I were to go back and re-do my preliminary task I am confident that, using what I have since learnt, I would be able to make it to a much higher standard.

(evaluation question) what have you learnt about technologies from the progression of constructing this product

before i took the pictures i sketched some images to give myself an idea of what i wanted in my picture and how it would affect the theme for my target audience it was my first time using a digital camera taking a photo shoot, i had to think about shot types, angle, framing and lighting i chose a mid shot eye level to show equalnes. i then had to put it on the computer and choose the ones i thought were best for the magazine. i had to think about the back ground for example if there were lots of trees then it would be a lot harder to crop if i didn't want them in the magazine.







the hardware used for my front page and my content page was on a mac computer and using photoshop i have learnt how to edit the smallest details and make an image i took with a camera look real by using the crop tool rubber and effects for example changing the contrast or brightness. i also learnt how to change a text for example changing the colour or making the outline glow to make it look more special.
i also used a program called pages, i used this for my double page spread it was easier to use for my double page spread  as it was easier to work with for the amount of writing i was using. safari i used to get special text to suit my audience. the site was dafont.com.






 
overall i learnt alot about all these programmes especialy photo shop.

(evaluation question) how did you attract/ address the audience for your music publications

my music magazine front cover instantly attracts all kinds of audiences and the bold red letters catch peoples eyes. but what makes them want to read more and what brings my target audiences is the text, i want people who are interested in the indie/rock/pop genre of music which is why i named it 'indie radar' it says in the name radar this is because i want my viewers to instantly know that my magazine is a radar, and a radar represents knowing everything, and my tag line backs it up.
makes the point stand out even more that 'everything is on our radar'. my readers want to know or find out about new bands or news on existing bands  and my magazines radar catches everything. in my viewers spare time they want to be up to date with music so my magazine brings all of these needs to the table. on my front page i put in a bubble album of the week, this is a good way of anchoring the reader in, they ask themselves question and want to know but to know they need to open up the publication. the contents page has gripping headlines in it and also has  every subject the reader wants to know. and has 'the UK's no 1 gig guide'. so obviously y target audience being the kind that like to go out will want to read this to get information on the latest events.

(evaluation question) who would be the audience for your magazine

by my research of Q magazine they describes their readership as being "Open minded experience seekers, the Q audience don’t define themselves by the music they listen to unlike nme. Music is an important passion, but their love of music will never be to the detriment of their other passions, such as film the statistics are shows in previous posts to prove this." This seems to be showing that Q is aimed towards a mass audience rather than a controlled specific one, as opposed to a magazine like Kerrang! which focuses almost entirely on rock.my audience are young people and if they had extra cash they would probably go out and spend it at the cinema, things to do with friends e.g amusement parks, food, clothes shopping and music. my audience are the kind that would save a bit of money for festivals and gigs which is why i keep them up to date with the latest and most popular events, in my magazine. all this information is shown in my magazine i have based my magazine on nme as they are similar. my target audience are the sort o people who will use it as a diversion from everyday pressures or read it for surveillance, even personal companionship. diversion is an obvious aspect as my advert is about festival tickets which is a diversion from every day pressures.

double page spread for my music magazine

my double page spread

contents page for my music magazine

my contents page

front page of my music magazine

my music magazine