Audience Feedback 1

I set up a computer in my media class with my magazine cover on one half and a word document in the other so that people could be viewing the product whilst they commented on it. I asked them 4 separate questions and only picked important ones that were relatively easy to answer as this meant that they wouldn’t get bored and would try and answer the question properly. By using my media class I have feedback from my target audience and from people who have also done this project before so they know what they are looking for.

First impressions and Comment on the layout of the magazine dot he pages link together?

 The layout of the magazine is clear and easy to follow; the bold font and use of newspaper letters allows it to be easy to read but prevents it from being boring. The use of the colours on each page helps them to link together. I like the use of black and white pictures because it creates a professional look.

Does it appeal to a target audience of 15-30

 Yes appeals more to the younger end of the target audience maybe 17 to 24 as a lot of the pictures are of a younger artist.

Does the magazine follow what other magazines are like in what ways?

 Pictures and fonts can be easily differentiated it includes large titles and competitions to enter which you often get on real magazines

What particular bits you like and why? Would you change anything?

And why?

The contrast between colour and black and white is effective. The only thing I would change is the double page spread need more colours include previous ones like the red because it seems a bit bland.

Font Choice

For the front cover I used a font called impact.

IMPACT

I used this specific font because it was clear and easy to read and this style of font conformed with the media conventions of some of the magazines which I had looked at before and I was trying to liken magazine to Q magazine with its simple large font helping it to stand out on the newsstand. I used this throughout my magazine mainly because of its ease of reading.

I used 2 other different fonts in my magazine both were on my Double page spread. I used a font called Tiza for the name of the artist because it was different and funky and It stands out loads because the other fonts used int eh magazine are simple this makes the diffrrent ones stand out even more. I used andother font on my Double page spread American typewriter. I used this because it added some dynamics to the page and a different style. It also fitted in with the old style French shutters with the font looking a little decrepid and the fact that typewriters are classed as an older type of writing instrument.

TIZA

American typewriter

Final Production Production Process: Double Page Spread

This is me talking through the creation of my double page spread

Final Production Production Process: Contents Page

                        

This is me talking through the creation of my magazine contents page

Final Production Production Process: Front cover

This is me talking through the creation of my magazine front cover
(due to the length of the video it has had to be split into 2 halves and made into one playlist so the 2nd part should automatically start after the 1st one)

Final Magazine Pieces

I have decided to re do my AS media practical production as I was dissatisfied with the grade I first got and believe myself to be capable of more. Below is my second piece of coursework my music magazine. I have kept some things the same and changed others. The style of the magazine has changed quite a bit however the double page spread has stayed very similar. All of the reasons why will be explained in my final evaluation. Make sure to click on the images to view them larger!

Photo Shoot And Analysis

These are some of the images from my second photo shoot. I used a Canon digital camera, the same one that I use in my first photo shoot, to take pictures. Although some of these images look dark it didn’t matter as these can all be brightened and have the contrast adjusted in postproduction. My first mistake I made was to walk into the school canteen and pick a random student as my model, the problem with the person I used was that they had never done any modelling work before, couldn't be serious about what we were doing, and wasn't wearing the right clothing. I then decided to get different model and chose one of my friends from my media class, as I knew they would understand the seriousness of the occasion and do as I asked, and not mess around. However after getting him to jump twice, he hurt his ankle so then I had to move on to third model. My first loads of shots were designed to make the artist look fun, active and energetic. However after reviewing them they did not work as I'd hoped and would not fit in to my magazine, as one of the problems was that the background was too cluttered and this was distracting attention from the main character. I then decided to do some still shots with the character looking more thoughtful and serious, these photos came out a lot better and I found a few that would work for my magazine. I had not planned well for this, as at the same time as trying to rewrite my AS media work I've been trying to do my A2 was well this meant I had to split my time between both. The photos were taken at Richmond School around the site. This worked, as I was trying to present my artist as a fun character in an urban environment also in touch with nature. The site allows me to do this as it is surrounded by green fields and trees this contrasts with the concrete paving, and the hard edges and linear structure of the nearby buildings. Overall my photos shoot was productive although it took a long time to get it right I was pleased with the results and felt that I had some good, interesting and evocative shots. If I were to do my photo shoot again I would plan more carefully and make sure I had a proper model first time, so as not to waste time trying to find one. If I did do the photo shoot again I would still keep the location the same as I think it worked well.