Thursday, 26 February 2015
Evaulation 7- Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to your full media product?
Evaluation 6- What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
What have you learnt about technologies from the process of your product?
I feel through constructing my music magazine I have learnt more about using the camera. Through taking my photos for my magazine I have learnt now to focus the camera and how to manipulate the light so the photos don't look overexposed but bright. obviously in the past I have had experience using a camera before but there was much more to think about this time. I also learnt how to use the flash on the camera and learnt what photos would need to be landscape and what would need to be portrait. Because the camera was such good quality I didn't feel the need to edit the photos that much.
I got to experiment a lot with Photoshop. When I first began to use I hardly knew how to use it at all but it was really easy to pick up. I found it fun to edit the double page spread layout as I didn't want to use 'Indesign'. I really enjoyed using photoshop because it was challenge but was easy to use once I knew how. I tried to use 'Indesign' but did not get along with it as I found it difficult to use and could use photoshop which was easier and gave me the same result.
I also learnt now to use online programs like 'Blogger'. I didn't have any experience using this program but it was like using Microsoft work, so it was easy. I really liked using 'Blogger' and will probably use it in the future. I found 'Blogger' good to show the process of my music magazine and how it came together.
I feel through constructing my music magazine I have learnt more about using the camera. Through taking my photos for my magazine I have learnt now to focus the camera and how to manipulate the light so the photos don't look overexposed but bright. obviously in the past I have had experience using a camera before but there was much more to think about this time. I also learnt how to use the flash on the camera and learnt what photos would need to be landscape and what would need to be portrait. Because the camera was such good quality I didn't feel the need to edit the photos that much.
I got to experiment a lot with Photoshop. When I first began to use I hardly knew how to use it at all but it was really easy to pick up. I found it fun to edit the double page spread layout as I didn't want to use 'Indesign'. I really enjoyed using photoshop because it was challenge but was easy to use once I knew how. I tried to use 'Indesign' but did not get along with it as I found it difficult to use and could use photoshop which was easier and gave me the same result.
I also learnt now to use online programs like 'Blogger'. I didn't have any experience using this program but it was like using Microsoft work, so it was easy. I really liked using 'Blogger' and will probably use it in the future. I found 'Blogger' good to show the process of my music magazine and how it came together.
Evaluation 5- How did you attract/ address your audience?
How did you attract/address your audience?
I used a number of techniques to try and attract/address my audience on my front cover, double page spread and my contents page I had to remember what my audience would like to see and what they would expect from my 'Indie' style of my magazine. I had to make sure the clothes, models and the colour scheme of my magazine matched and portrayed my genre of music.
Also earlier in my planning stage I used a questionnaire to research my audience and what they would like to see in a music magazine. Once I had got my results I analysed them and used them to create my music magazine. There is a link below of my results:
https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4971410128910676560#editor/target=post;postID=7676996472427136718;onPublishedMenu=allposts;onClosedMenu=allposts;postNum=12;src=postname
This question will be further answered in a video
I used a number of techniques to try and attract/address my audience on my front cover, double page spread and my contents page I had to remember what my audience would like to see and what they would expect from my 'Indie' style of my magazine. I had to make sure the clothes, models and the colour scheme of my magazine matched and portrayed my genre of music.
Also earlier in my planning stage I used a questionnaire to research my audience and what they would like to see in a music magazine. Once I had got my results I analysed them and used them to create my music magazine. There is a link below of my results:
https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4971410128910676560#editor/target=post;postID=7676996472427136718;onPublishedMenu=allposts;onClosedMenu=allposts;postNum=12;src=postname
This question will be further answered in a video
Evaluation 4- Who would be the audience for your media product?
Who would be the audience for your media product?
My target audience for my music magazine would be again between the late teens to late twenties. This is quite a big huge age gap but I think it is suitable for my kind of magazine. This is backed up by the price of the magazine as well. My magazine costs £2.99 (it says this on the cover) so it is aimed mostly at the 'Pre cash' market. I think my target audience would be aimed at a mixture of females and males who like a mixture between 'Indie', 'alternative' or 'Folk' music. I think the main aim for my target audience is someone with a real appreciation for music.
This question will be further answered in a video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ311eLgLxQ
My target audience for my music magazine would be again between the late teens to late twenties. This is quite a big huge age gap but I think it is suitable for my kind of magazine. This is backed up by the price of the magazine as well. My magazine costs £2.99 (it says this on the cover) so it is aimed mostly at the 'Pre cash' market. I think my target audience would be aimed at a mixture of females and males who like a mixture between 'Indie', 'alternative' or 'Folk' music. I think the main aim for my target audience is someone with a real appreciation for music.
This question will be further answered in a video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ311eLgLxQ
Evaluation 3- What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
I have answered this question in a powerpoint presentation.
I have answered this question in a powerpoint presentation.
Evaluation 2- How does your media product represent a particular a social group?
How does your media product represent a particular a social group?
I believe my music magazine represents similar group to the magazines 'NME' and 'Mojo'. And I have used this photo from 'NME' to high light this. Both the 'NME' model and my models are holding the same pose, with the records in front of their faces and only their eyes on show. From knowing the artists music, he is in face under the genre of 'Indie' as well.
In terms of gesture the pictures are very similar as well. Both the images have the same sense of seriousness. The reader can only really tell the readers expression through their eyes as it is the only facial feature showing from behind the record.
As for the angle and shot type of the photos, they are both similar. They both have eye line and on both the eyes are the only feature showing. The lighting is similar as well, both photos are bright but not over exposed.
I tried different features when creating my music magazine and an example of this was what my models looked like. I dressed my models in earthy, stylish clothes. The earthy and pastel colours was so they would match my music genre and colour scheme but I also tried to make the models look different from each other so they would appeal to a wider audience. With the models poses, I tried to make them more casual then posed so they would look friendly, hence why in majority of the photo's the models are either laughing or smiling, this also shows the models as being close.
I think my magazine can represent my chosen social group simply through the general style. There is a earthy and pastel colour scheme, which are colours that can be easily associated with my target audience because their connotations. The connotations of 'Indie' music is the era of hippies, where everyone listened to acoustic and upbeat music.
I researched many other "Indie" magazines when deciding on the colour scheme and camera shots of my magazine. For the front cover, the most popular shot would either a close up or a further away shot but on every cover I looked at the eye contact was always there. So this was my main focus when creating the front cover.
I had to make my models age appropriate to appeal to my audience. In a way, I am my own audience because this magazine would appeal to me and I like the music I am showing, so I made the age audience teens to young adults or anyone that appreciates good music.
Of course, when a consumer is buying a magazine, the front cover is the first thing they will see. So when creating my cover, I tried to make it represent the music genre really clearly, so that it is very apparent to the buyer. Hence the records and the polaroid's .
I believe my music magazine represents similar group to the magazines 'NME' and 'Mojo'. And I have used this photo from 'NME' to high light this. Both the 'NME' model and my models are holding the same pose, with the records in front of their faces and only their eyes on show. From knowing the artists music, he is in face under the genre of 'Indie' as well.In terms of gesture the pictures are very similar as well. Both the images have the same sense of seriousness. The reader can only really tell the readers expression through their eyes as it is the only facial feature showing from behind the record.
As for the angle and shot type of the photos, they are both similar. They both have eye line and on both the eyes are the only feature showing. The lighting is similar as well, both photos are bright but not over exposed.
I tried different features when creating my music magazine and an example of this was what my models looked like. I dressed my models in earthy, stylish clothes. The earthy and pastel colours was so they would match my music genre and colour scheme but I also tried to make the models look different from each other so they would appeal to a wider audience. With the models poses, I tried to make them more casual then posed so they would look friendly, hence why in majority of the photo's the models are either laughing or smiling, this also shows the models as being close. I think my magazine can represent my chosen social group simply through the general style. There is a earthy and pastel colour scheme, which are colours that can be easily associated with my target audience because their connotations. The connotations of 'Indie' music is the era of hippies, where everyone listened to acoustic and upbeat music.
I researched many other "Indie" magazines when deciding on the colour scheme and camera shots of my magazine. For the front cover, the most popular shot would either a close up or a further away shot but on every cover I looked at the eye contact was always there. So this was my main focus when creating the front cover.
I had to make my models age appropriate to appeal to my audience. In a way, I am my own audience because this magazine would appeal to me and I like the music I am showing, so I made the age audience teens to young adults or anyone that appreciates good music.
Of course, when a consumer is buying a magazine, the front cover is the first thing they will see. So when creating my cover, I tried to make it represent the music genre really clearly, so that it is very apparent to the buyer. Hence the records and the polaroid's .
Evaluation 1- In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
I have answered this question using a powerpoint presentation.
I have answered this question using a powerpoint presentation.
Thursday, 22 January 2015
Powerpoint of Photo's
This a powerpoint of my photo's taken on my photo shoot. I will not be using all the photos in my music magazine, because as you can see from the powerpoint, not all of them are useful. Although I will be using a good amount of the photo's taken here.
I took these photos in Stourhead Gardens. I picked this location because it had the perfect light, also it was outside, and nature is very common in indie music magazines. I have also use props like the guitar and some records, because again they are common in professional indie magazines.
Tuesday, 6 January 2015
Ideas so far
Magazine name:
- Solo
- Uprising
- Echo
- Voice
I think I have decided to go with the name "Voice" because it has a lot to do with music, and matches my music genre well.
Location:
Plan A:
Wardour Castle
I think I may take my photos here, because works well with my music genre of "Indie", also it is easily accessible because I live quite close to Wardour Castle. This location will be easy for my models to get to as well.
Plan B:
Stourhead gardens
If I can not get to Wardour castle for any reason then my plan B is to go to Stourhead gardens. I have picked Stourhead because it has perfect light no matter where you are in the gardens and also I can easily get here. The amount of nature here will also work really well with the theme of my magazine.
Possible model shoots:
This is a group photo of the band Nirvana, and I really like the way this photo is from above, because it doesn't matter so much about the background, also it could work well if I was going to do a photo of more than one person. I think this fits my genre really well. I like this way this photo is black and white as well, because its looks very dramatic and would work well. I may base one of my photos for my music magazine on this photo because I think it is very effective.
This is a photo of Hozier, I like this photo because of the background. I think I could base one of my photos off of this. The photo looks like a ruin of maybe a house or something, which is very similar to where I will be taking my photos for my music magazine, because I am doing it a ruin of a castle. I also like the way his blue denim jacket stands out against the earthy colours within this photo, again something I may use in my photos.
This is a group photos of the band Arctic Monkeys. I really like this idea of putting photo in a polaroid form. Although I am not having band in my magazine, I think it will be as effective for an alone singer or a duet. Although I may not use this idea for one of my main images, I could use it for images that would be on my double page spread.
Finally, I like the idea of changing the background, like this photo, the background of this photo really fits my genre and so does what this model is wearing. Although I am taking my models to a certain location to take the photos, I could add a background to one if it does not fit in to my magazine.
Final Models:
Lauren Stevens
I will be using Lauren because I think she fits my genre of "Indie" very well. Also she has distinct features such as her hair, which will work really well and make her stand out amongst the background. Lauren hair colour will bring out earth colours as well, which will be the main colours of my magazine.
Hannah Weeks
I will be using Hannah because again, she fits my genre of "Indie" well. I also like the fact that Hannah has short hair compared to Lauren, because this makes them different from each other and could widen the audience for the magazine. Hannah also has very distinct features such as her eyes. Her eyes are very blue and large, making her stand out.
Gabriel Roels (Photo coming soon)
I will be using Gabriel also for my music magazine. Gabriel has dark hair, much like Grace, but will add diversity to my magazine as I do not have another male model. He will also fit the genre well and will open the audience up to males as well as females.
Font Choices
I found choosing fonts quite hard because I found so many fonts that would work really well, it is also obvious that I will not be using only one font for the entire of my magazine. But I have choosen these two fonts because they look the best.
Font: Milkmoustachio
I have choosen this font because I love how it looks like its been written, not typed. It looks like someones draw it. I think it fits my genre well because its not necessarily neat, but looks very careless, it reminds me of the music.
Font: Autumn font
This text is very different from the one above it but I have choosen it for this reason. The text above it I could use for something like a double page spread, or the title. But this text I will be using for quotes from the singer/bands. I will be using it for this because it stands out and looks a lot more serious than the one above it.
Location:
Plan A:
Wardour Castle
I think I may take my photos here, because works well with my music genre of "Indie", also it is easily accessible because I live quite close to Wardour Castle. This location will be easy for my models to get to as well.
Plan B:
Stourhead gardens
If I can not get to Wardour castle for any reason then my plan B is to go to Stourhead gardens. I have picked Stourhead because it has perfect light no matter where you are in the gardens and also I can easily get here. The amount of nature here will also work really well with the theme of my magazine.
Possible model shoots:
This is a group photo of the band Nirvana, and I really like the way this photo is from above, because it doesn't matter so much about the background, also it could work well if I was going to do a photo of more than one person. I think this fits my genre really well. I like this way this photo is black and white as well, because its looks very dramatic and would work well. I may base one of my photos for my music magazine on this photo because I think it is very effective.
This is a photo of Hozier, I like this photo because of the background. I think I could base one of my photos off of this. The photo looks like a ruin of maybe a house or something, which is very similar to where I will be taking my photos for my music magazine, because I am doing it a ruin of a castle. I also like the way his blue denim jacket stands out against the earthy colours within this photo, again something I may use in my photos.This is a group photos of the band Arctic Monkeys. I really like this idea of putting photo in a polaroid form. Although I am not having band in my magazine, I think it will be as effective for an alone singer or a duet. Although I may not use this idea for one of my main images, I could use it for images that would be on my double page spread.
Final Models:
I will be using Lauren because I think she fits my genre of "Indie" very well. Also she has distinct features such as her hair, which will work really well and make her stand out amongst the background. Lauren hair colour will bring out earth colours as well, which will be the main colours of my magazine.
I will be using Hannah because again, she fits my genre of "Indie" well. I also like the fact that Hannah has short hair compared to Lauren, because this makes them different from each other and could widen the audience for the magazine. Hannah also has very distinct features such as her eyes. Her eyes are very blue and large, making her stand out.
Gabriel Roels (Photo coming soon)
I will be using Gabriel also for my music magazine. Gabriel has dark hair, much like Grace, but will add diversity to my magazine as I do not have another male model. He will also fit the genre well and will open the audience up to males as well as females.
Font Choices
I found choosing fonts quite hard because I found so many fonts that would work really well, it is also obvious that I will not be using only one font for the entire of my magazine. But I have choosen these two fonts because they look the best.
I have choosen this font because I love how it looks like its been written, not typed. It looks like someones draw it. I think it fits my genre well because its not necessarily neat, but looks very careless, it reminds me of the music.
Font: Autumn fontThis text is very different from the one above it but I have choosen it for this reason. The text above it I could use for something like a double page spread, or the title. But this text I will be using for quotes from the singer/bands. I will be using it for this because it stands out and looks a lot more serious than the one above it.
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