Front cover evaluation

How does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
My media product is based on findings and idea's I gathered from looking at the different media conventions of the magazine. I took idea's and gathered inspiraction from my findings. When I got the information that I needed, I placed the conventions into the magazine, I tried to make sure I got them all in with my double page spread, contents page and front cover. I tried to make my magazine simailr to those I researched. Those conventions I used were fonts, the masthead and the photographs. However, I challenged the other magazines by using differnt colours to the fonts and the background. I think the various colours that I used do work well.

How does your media product represent social groups?
My magazine represents those people who are particulary interested in rap, hip-hop, dance and techno. The fonts have a soft edge to them, which with rock, you would expect hard edges, I used softer fonts because it's not a rock magazine. The main image is someone who is young and he has a microphone in his hand, that represents those who do like technno music.

What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
I think that the media institution will be a company like Emap as they publish a wide range of different magazines. They publish Mix Mag, which has a similar genre to what mine is.

Who would be the audience for your media product?
The audience of my magazine would be those who are interested in techno music and are aged from 16+ but I would say that the maximum age would be 30, if that. The language used is appealing to the younger end of the spectrum.

How did you attract/address your audience?
I addressed and attracted my audience by using subtle colours and an image that is of someone young and what seems to be 'mysterious'. Readers are unable to see the face so may be curious as to who the 'new rapping sensation' is.

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
I have gained quite alot of knowledge on how to use graphic devices such as photoshop, of which I did not know how to use before hand.

Looking back at the preliminary task, what do you feel you have learned in the progression from it to the full product?
I have become more confident in using various techniques in photoshop. I have also learnt about the various music industries and conventions.