Evaluation Question 6

what have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing the product?

The different technologies i have used whilst making both my prelim task and my final music press magazine are:
- Slide share                  - www.brusheezy.com
- Photoshop                  - www.dafont.com  
- Preview                      - www.flickr.com
- Pages                         - www.youtube.com
- Powerpoint                - Microsoft Excel
- imovie
- iphoto
 i have learned that using certain programs can seriously enhance the final product. For example i downloaded a smoky effect from brusheezy.com and downloaded my fonts from dafont.com
also with photoshop i found it easier to use then a program like pages which, although was the right choice of program for my double page spread, i feel you can do a lot less in editing. Preview was also a good way to show work to my teachers or if i myself wanted to see the final result of something. I thought imovie was an interesting was in getting audience feedback as you can see their reaction to the magazine and what they feel about how you have represented your specific social group. Slideshare was helpful as i could do a simple powerpoint presentation and it turned into something i can upload on to websites. In particular, one skill i have picked up is the manipulation if images: See Here

Evaluation Question 5

how did you attract/address the audience for your music publication?

I used bands that the audience can relate to, young people dressed in the same style clothes as they would wear themselves. This was easy because stereotypically ‘indie’ boys wear shirts and suits. Whereas the girls are into jumpsuits and high wasted anything. I also used the right kind of adverts, for blackberry phones as the demographic are very into technology. The image on the front cover also has a sense of mystery as you can see the shilouette of one of the band members and you are left wondering who it is, especially if you don’t know who the band are in the first place. I have also listed a number of other famous bands that will be featured in the magazine so if they are not interesting in the cover band they have a number of alternatives

Evaluation Question 4

who would be the audience for your music magazine?

Young males form the ages of 16-28 with a small spending bracket. Their style is widely known as ‘indie’ which originates from northern bands such as ‘oasis’ and more recently ‘the kooks’. These increasingly common male bands with their own 'unique' style are growing in numbers and their indie style (which is an abbreviation of the word individual) is no longer becoming less exclusive as the years go on. 

However, girls would get their style from bands like Florence and the Machine and Marina and the Diamonds. Any girls that read the magazines will also be able to relate with the styles and trends in the photos of the features. Their interests. would be music, fashion, friends and Parties which are depicted during the interview with the band talking about their own lives and what they do in their own spare time. 

Evaluation Question 3

What kind of institution might distribute your music magazine and why?

The type of institution that would be most likely to distribute my magazine would be chain shops like HMV which is already widely known for it’s merchandise and music sales. Also included would be WHSmiths which has a wide variety of magazine options and S would fit in with other magazines of it’s kind such as NME and KERRANG! However, smaller shops should not neglect this music magazine. For example corner shops that, even though have a smaller selection, people living further away from a major chain would be able to purchase this magazine. This therefore makes the magazine more accessible to everyone.

Evaluation Question 2

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

My music press magazine positively represents my key demographic. This is done by studying how people of this particular style talk, walk and dress. On  the contents page I have had the models pose in a particular way without showing their faces. However, you are made fully aware of the genre through their style and the use of instruments being the main focus. On the cover my female model has a seductive look which helps target mostly males and will catch the attention of the males who see it. However, if you’re thinking stereotypically you would think that girls/women would look to see her styling and how they could get that look Throughout my article I have used the correct mode of address, I have kept the interview light and feeling more like a conversation even if it is layout in a question and answer form. This again helps to target the younger end of my demographic but is formal enough for the older end to feel like they're not reading a childs magazine. a  readers of this magazine might go to this music website which although has many different styles of music has it's on section for the indie genre. 

Evaluation Question 1

In what ways does your media project use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media projects?

I simply developed the forms and conventions of this particular genre of music press magazine. I used magazine conventions such as the masthead, and main images to correspond with what the key conventions of an indie music press magazine would be like, for example, I used a black white and red colour scheme, the same of NME this worked because any key information I wanted to pick out I could use the red to highlight it. ‘Q’ magazine is named after the founders name so I thought why not use the same thing for my music press magazine, therefore I named it ‘S’. For the main image on the front cover I used the band I was featuring. I used a bright light, which gave a contrasting feel that also runs parallel to the colour scheme with the contrasting red, white and black. For the font I chose one with a paint splattered effect, which I thought, worked well.  It gave a rebellious feel as you would normally expect fonts from in a magazine to be pristine and polished so this goes against the normal conventions of pess magazines. 

Audience Feedback video - Genre

Finnished magazine

article

This is the interview i wrote for my double page spread on a featured artist in my music press magazine. I actually interviewed my friends and i chose to not make it a simple question and answer interview but an interview that sounded like a convorsation that you might have with your friends. This is important as it helps you get closer to your demographic by letting them know you understand they way they speak and think.

However, i will not be able to use this entire article because it's too long and i will cut out some of the text.


Interview.

So guys, how did you come about the name bean and the boy? “Basically I call my brother balb and he used to called me beanf [giggles to flynn] and then that turned into bean face which shortened to bean, and flynn is the boy!

I’ve gone to her house for a few band practices and I was banting and I was really loud one time and her brother jack came in and shouted who’s that boy bean?! [laughs hysterically] and instantly in my head I thought boy and the bean but bean and the boy, we think sounds better.

Sorry about the photoshoot bit cold right? It was cold but I liked it, it reminded me of americas next top model.
loser.
wasteman
why you calling me a wasteman
sorry.

Bit of a band mate domestic guys! No we never really have fights.. [flynns phone buzzes with a text] he’s not allowed his phone too many girls text it, it’s the band rule. When has that been the band rule? We only have one band rule! And that’s it.

Another rule is to not be late.. [looks at edith]
I don’t mean to be late! I’m always late I can’t help it.

top 3 favruoite gigs and bands
when I was last at reading I had a really got Saturday cause I saw dizze rascle “who was shit” really?! Yeah but he was after giggs and I like giggs. Yeah but what I mean is dizzle rascle got me dancing and I really enjoyed it. And the libertines play who are my favrouite bands. Yeah they were sick. It was the best gig I’ve evr been to I love them. Bless them they’re so cute. 
OH best gig I’ve been to.. jayz at glasto at the beginning there was loads of stuff on the screen, like a 3 minute clip which was everyone who was douting him and the last thing was noel galleger saying jay z shouldn’t headline glasto he was totally doubting him and he came out singing wonderwall and they lyrics were im gonna throw it back to you. It was sick. Yeah I saw that too.

And after the libertines we went to see pendulum and I was on such a high from seeing the libertines it was such a good night.

We both love the strokes it’s our joint faveoutie bands, our band practiecs are mostly us listing to them, I pull out my air guitar an go mental. We get depressed because we’re not as good as them. We were really gutted cause we might have had the chance to see them but we both and a science GCSE. 

Would you aspire to play at reading? Yeah I love reading. Yeah but glasto is the big one. I don’t know about edith. Well I’ve never been but it’s huge. Glasto pyrmid stage Saturday night headling. Dominating main stage. We could do a montage like the libertines, but it wouldn’t be the same. 
‘who’s the best band member’ ME!, yeah edith agrees.

I’ll kick you out soon ‘’the bean has lost the boy’’ oh s**t I mean the boy has lost the bean.  my mistake!

If I were to look in your fridge what would be in it right now? Definitely a bit of lyod grosmans. Errr what’s that? It’s for pasta.

A bit steak

And we always have cheese. We got cheese in mine too but it’s normall dominated by meat in my house
 and if you were to cook me one meal in 15 minutes what would it be?
steak and broclii, healty it’s the food of sportsman

And edith?
let me think.. beans on toast with cheese. Flynn would add the pepper.

If you could be one charcter from misfits who would it be and why?
curtis, because I think his is most beniftial OR simon so I could sneak into peoples houses. You freak. To steal money
mine would be natha, he’s immortal and got bant  put them together you create bant get killed come back and do it over again. But al your family would die! You’d get more family and friends.

[flynn get’s another text and edith looks at him] shut up
im just self conscious that I never get texts!

If you had a million pounds how would you spend it?
I’d give some charity. Errrm, and buy msyself I nice house in a nice area I’d pick really carefully and a Gibson les paul.

I’d buy a nice house with a big football pitch with flood lights concrete and Astroturf. And there’s a really beautiful fender I want.

Flynn starts tapping out a tune on the table and they break into a freestyle. They seem so relaxed in eachothers company it’s refreshing. 

Well guys I think that’s the perfect place to leave it. Thanks for the mini gig

Organising Photoshoot

i've chosen to do my photoshoot for the front cover, contents and double page at night time. I think this will attract my key demographic as most are teenagers who on the weekends go out themselves, my photo shoot will simply rein-force the idea that night time is 'cool' in one of the 'models' garden there is an easy power source for a lamp so lighting will be taken care of through a lamp that has different intensities. The two people that i will use are in the process of forming a indie band and therefore have the style that i need to this publication.
A common feature of style for indie girls are jumpsuits/playsuits. I will style the girl in the photo shoot in a similar way. however, i will add a big jacket so nobody freezes to death in the cold, it's also lucky that  big jackets and jumpers are another common feature.

before i've taken the photos i need to plan them so i've taken pictures of my plan and added them to a powerpoint presentation and then added the photos i've taken

Powerpoint presentation

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