Question 4

Question 6

Question  6

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

Throughout the making of my media magazine I have used a number of different programmes:

• Adobe InDesign
• Adobe PhotoShop
• Blogger
• Prezi
• SlideShare
• Microsoft PowerPoint

A number of these programs I had no idea how to work, before I chose to study Media Studies at AS level. 

The main piece of software used to create my magazine was Adobe InDesign,

a handy piece of software used to create page layouts. It's handy because it allows you to move your page around but keeps it all in line and not messy, all over the page. you can insert columns, used to write my article with easy to use drop caps and pull quotes to make the article much more realistic.

Adobe PhotoShop was used mainly to create interesting images to put into my magazine. I used it to add effects, colour corrections and focuses to
make the images look professional and unique to my layout. I also used PhotoShop to generate my magazine masthead and logo, which is the heart and soul magazine.

Prezi and Slideshare were used to insert my presentations onto my blog. I had some issues in trying to work both programs, in which they wouldn't allow me to embed a code, later on used to insert the actual presentation onto the blog. Because of this, the two programs weren't used to a high standard.

Blogger, ofcourse, was used to create this very post - recording every process made within the year. My step by step guide to make my very own
Music Magazine. My blog is personal to me, customized to my interests. 

Question 3

Question 3

"What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?"

 

if my magazine were to be distributed to various shops and to be sold, i think my chosen distributor would be Frontline, because of their high reputation in distribution; distributing over 800 different magazines, and their close partnerships with big conglomerates, such as Bauer Media.

Frontline’s history started in 1986, when it was created by the magazine publisher Emap.

The vision was to create the first dedicated magazine circulation and distribution business managed by specialist and experts in this field. In 1990, Frontline gained partnership with BBC Enterprises and entered the JV partnership to create the largest magazine sales, marketing and Distribution Company.

As the UK’s leading magazine distributor, representing 42% of the magazine category, Frontline sold 309m copies of 800 different magazines through over 55,000 retail outlets ranging from the biggest superstores to the smallest newsagent.

Also, if I were to possess a relationship with a big conglomerate, that owns many brands, as well as ‘Anthem,’ I would choose Bauer Media. Bauer own 80 brands, ranging from Q to Kerrang! Serving 19,000,000 people. Bauer have a huge audience with 4 out of 10 people experiencing one of their many products. Bauer Media also state on their website: "Our business is built on millions of personal relationships with engaged audiences" this shows that Bauer have close, symbiotic relationships with each individual company that are partnered/owned by Bauer.  

Question 2

Question 2 

"How does the media product represent a particular social group?"

As explained in previous questions, I interpreted a lot of ideas from Q Magazine into my media product; including genre's and similar models used for the magazine.

This is the original image, used on my front cover. I didnt feel the need to include props in my images, throughout my magazine. I felt the images were more effective without them, allowing complete focus on the model, themselves.

Due to my high interest in Q, my audience is relatively similar to their's: young men, pro-dominantly rock lovers, but with a hint of indie - to keep up to date. I used a number of photos, but not a huge clutter - I prefer the use of one big photo that really catches the eye of the reader.

I like to use a mix of gender in my magazine, making it appealing to male and female audiences. I found that the use of females in my magazine allowed my female class mates to enjoy reading it more than when it was pro-dominantly male. But, as you can see, I decided to keep the age of the models the same.

I chose to approach my target audience by using relative information that may interest them. For example, up to date slang words or phrases that only my generation may understand. This makes the audience feel fit for the magazine.

This is my target audience mood board - showing the type of people expected to read my magazine through a series of pictures.

As you can see, I have used both male and female in my magazine to keep both genders interested in my product. Also my target audience tend to be rock lovers, which I found from my audience research. This also relates to my choice of bands featured within the magazine, such as Blink 182, A Day To Remember etc. and my made-up band 'False Society.'

My mood board also shows what the type of people wear, which i interpreted carefully into my pictures; alot of denim wear and black clothing was used to suit the genre.