A2 Fortnight Work

Logo Development on Prezi

Film Marketing




Genre Research

Film Genres on Prezi

Final Post

Evaluation Question 7 (continued)

In order to get from my prelim to my final product I have done a lot of research into over types of magazines that are the same genre of the one I was making e.g. Kerrang, NME and Q. I also put research into the type of audience that would read the magazine. That ended up being indie, scene and emo stereotypes. The audience research helped me take part in photography research and dress and prop research. It helped me take part in photography research as it told me what type of poses they would have to take in the photo and it helped my dress and prop research as it told what type of clothes they wear and what they use. Finally all of these combined helped me produce my final product after I had some practice with Adobe Photoshop and produced my flat plans of my magazine cover.

Evaluation Question 7

My prelim is very basic and not a lot of time
or research has been put into it to make it
look good as well as suit the target
audience.

As you can see my final product is a lot better than my prelim.
This shows that I have improved a lot since I did my prelim.
Also I have took advantage of various softwares on the computer
and used a proper lighting set up to take and edit my photos
with.

Evaluation Question 6

Evaluation Question 5

In my magazine I have used similar poses to what you see in professional magazines as you can see in my audience research and my question 4 answer in my evaluation, but on my double-page spread I have tried to vary it up a little bit and more more of an action shot on it. I have also tried to use similar fonts to what professional magazines would use by using a distorted font throughout most of the magazine. Another way I have tried to make my magazine seem more professional is by using a 3 palette colour scheme of red, white and black as I think them colours look good together, they don't clash and they are similar colours to what magazines such as Kerrang and NME would use.   

Evaluation Question 4

I have used the trends shown in this poster I have made to make my magazine appeal to my target audience. I have done it by including band names, a similar style of clothes, my use of props and by making it targeted mainly to males as well as it been made to attract a certain target age range.

Evaluation Question 3

Evaluation Question 2

Evaluation Question 1

Evaluation Question 1: In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? on Prezi

Final Project

Rough Cut Feedback

I think that the thing i will improve the most on my front cover is the amount of sell lines as this is what most people have told me that needs improving. On my contents page I still need images for it as I have not had enough time to get them yet as the people who said they would be on it were ill on the day of the photo-shoot. On my double-page spread I will be adding some quotes so it doesn't look as bare and i will also need to be finishing my article. 

Costume and Props

Model Release Forms

Recce and Hazard Evaluation

Photography Plan

Flat Plans

 

 These are the basic ideas and layout for my magazines front cover, contents page and double page spread.  The skyline on the front cover will probably be made bigger when it comes round to making the actual magazine as it looks a bit small. Also on the front page I will add more sell lines and use a distorted font. The distorted font I will use will be part of the theme throughout the magazine. The contents page isn't in a lot of detail but I know the basic layout of it and I will build from that. The double page spread lay out will be the same but I'm not to sure about the pose used so I may change that. I also have to include an article yet and some quotes around the pages. 

Focus Group

Font Research

I like this font and would think about using on my magazine although I wouldn't know for definite.

I don't like this font much and will more than likely not use it on my magazine.

This font is a lot different than the other types of fonts in my research and it is a lot more brighter. Because of that I will not be using this font.

I like this font and i would definitely give some thought about using this font in my magazine.

I also like this font but not as much as the previous one so I would think about including this in my magazine.

Pitch Reflection

Photography Research

It is a medium-long shot. Because of that the image wouldn't be a front cover photo. Also the facial expression wouldn't generally be seen on a front cover. The pose she is doing wouldn't suit the type of genre the magazine is based on. The eye line is in the top third of the frame which is good.

It is a medium-close up shot, so it wouldn't usually be used on the front cover. The pose also wouldn't be used on a front cover either. Because of the facial expression it wouldn't be used in the genre of magazine I am going to make. The eye line is in the top third of the frame again which is important.

It is a medium shot which would suit the front cover of a magazine. The facial expression wouldn't fit the genre of the magazine I want though. The pose is okay for the magazine and could suit the front cover. The eye line is once again in the top third of the frame which is good.

It is a medium-close up shot but that image its self wouldn't be very good for a magazine at all. Her facial expression wouldn't suit the genre of the magazine and the pose wouldn't be good enough for a front cover. The only good part is that the eye line is in the top third of the frame.

This image is a long shot. The pose is good and the use of props relating to the genre of the magazine is also good. The facial expression could do with being a bit more serious as that type of expression isn't good enough for the genre of my magazine. I could use this as a front cover image if there is enough room for the mast head but it would be more suited for use in a DPS. Finally the eye line is in the top third of the frame is is good. 

My photography test shots has created ideas for my magazine as I now know that there has to be a variety of different shots in the magazine instead of them all doing the same pose or looking similar.

Photography Research

Photography Research on Prezi

Audience Research

Kerrang Reader Profile

Looking at the reader profile for Kerrang it's apparent the majority of the readers are male between the age of 16-25 (the average age being 19). They are well educated and prefer alternative to mainstream. They are from upper middle to middle class backgrounds.

NME Reader Profile

Looking at the reader profile for NME magazine the majority of readers are male and are between the ages of 20 - 28 ( the average age is 24).  Also a majority of them are working full-time and they spend a lot of money on clothes and the latest electronic gadgets. They also tend to like to be well informed about the latest news and gossip. Since they spend a lot of money they will probably's be in the middle class social standing.

This information leads me to analyse the psychographic profiling of the target audience of this genre of music magazine. Applying the personality traits of using the internet, gaming, buying new drinks and spending a lot of money on clothes and preferring alternative music it could be argued that target audience are a subtle blend between the following tribes;







From viewing these mini documentaries there is a lot of emphasis on hairstyle, fashion and outlook on life. There to successfully appeal to all 3 tribes i would need to find some common denominators such as;

- Hairstyles - They all tend to focus on their hair and boys would have long hair.

- Clothes - They all take pride in what they wear and will not not go out if they look scruffy.

- Music - They all like listening to rock music or music around the rock genre such as: emo, indie, metal etc.

This is a picture of my own reader profile for Kerrang magazine.
I have included in it the type of clothes people who like the
magazine wear, the type of music they listen to and other
images that show that type of person such as shoes, games
and a regular use of the internet.

Textual Research

music magazine on Prezi

Prelim