Evaluation question 5 - How did you attract/address your audiance

In order for my magazine to attract an audiance, the magazine itself has to be appealing and attracting to the persons eyes. The magazine has to look as if the contents will be interesting, the layout has to be well constructed, and the colour choices have to work together and stick to the genre. The information inside the magazine also has to be correct, upto date and interesting.

Evaluation question 3 - what kind of music institution might distribute your product and why

When producing my media product, it would have to go through a production and publication process. You have to have a picture an idea of what you want your magazein to look like, who the magazines target audiance is, and what genre the magazine will comply with.

Publishing
As my magazine is similar to those such as VIBE and The Source, they are distributed mainstream, instead of niche. So my magazine is also likely to be distributed mainsteam. Companies such as Beaur Media would be likely to distribute my magazine.

Advertising
I will begin by advertising my magazine heavily on the internet, FACEBOOK and TWITTER are very popular and commonly used websites, so I will use this to promote my magazine also, this also being cost free. Also if I have sufficent fund, I could advertise on the television.

Distribution
When my magazine is to go on sale, I want it to be available to a large audiance, in stores that are popular. So I would want large stores such as ASDA, TESCO, WHSmiths to sell my product. I will also have an online facility, so that customers can purchase the magazine from online.

Evaluation question 2 How did you represent social groups?

Within my magazine I have tried to represent the social groups who have a interest and R&B and Hip-Hop. While looking at other magazine which target the same audience, such as VIBE and The Source, I looked at their style of magazine so that the same audience would be interested in my magazine also. The normal stereotype of a male who is interested in Hip-Hop is wearing expensive designer clothing, high tops, baggy clothes, big jewellery. Their main objective is to stand out.

Practical Skills Development

look at the range of shots, their contents and their composition.

Come up with a similar idea for a trailer of your own - be realistic. You're going to film it around college in 1 lesson.

Film 15-20 shots in one lesson.

Import them into final cute express and create a teaser trailer with sound produced from garage band or down loaded from a copyright free source and intertitles.

Export your work as a quicktime conversion.

Upload to youtube.

WHAT SHOULD GO IN BLOGPOST 5

1. Outline of the task
2. Embed the YouTube video of the inspirational trailer
3. A rough outline of your groups idea
4. Your YouTube Video
5. A short conclusion about what you've learnt about trailer construction and what skills you've developed.

Evaluation Question 6 - What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product

Through out the process of making my music magazine I have used many different forms of software. Below will show details of what I used each piece of software for.

 

To begin with I started the whole process by using Blogger. Blogger has been the main thing I have used throughout the process of making my magazine. I used blogger to post about my updates of the different stages of designing and making of my magazine, from the beginning and throughout. When posting updates, I used many different methods to show the progress I have made. 

Once I had started to design my magazine, I used Photoshop to create my front cover. This allowed me to add layers, images, text and backgrounds. I also used Photoshop to create moodboards

I had to use InDesign to make my contents page and my double page spread. In design allowed me to create collumns, margins, and techniques such as allowing me to shadow backgrounds and text of my choice. Once I had finished my front cover, I uploaded this onto InDesign. 

When evaluating my work, I used Photo Booth so that my class mates and peers could give me feedback easily and on the spot.

While taking my photographs, I learned how to use the camera correctly, how to set up the lighting, how to use the studio approriatly, and finally how to upload my pictures onto the computer.

Double page spread construction

contents page construction

Front cover construction

Draft research and planning feedback sheet

Production Update

6 Weeks until Easter

4 Weeks until construction

Monday 5th March - Rough cuts of final products


Monday 19th March - Deadline for final products


Monday 19th - Friday 30th March - Working on 7 evaluation questions 


MONDAY 16TH APRIL - COMPLETED PORTFOLIO HANDIN 


In order for me to meet my deadlines I will make sure that every time I am in class I will complete tasks set and if I don't complete these tasks in class, I will complete the work at home. And also outside of the class I will make sure that I will complete extra tasks so that my work is at my best potential.

Model release forms

Below are my model release forms which are filled in and signed by my models. This just allows me to use and publish the photographs I have taken of my models.  

 

Call sheets

These are the call sheets of the medels in which I am going to use within my magazine. The call sheet will include the date and time I want the model to turn up at the studio in order for me to take their photos. It gives the model relevent information which they need to know such as what their roll is within the magazine and where their photographs will be used within my magazine.