Final Note

Hello Moderator,

 

Below, beginning from September, you will find my 'Research & Planning' posts. You will then find my Evaluation posts (1-7), and also my completed product - my music magazine.

I have attempted to present my blog in a neat and organised layout, so that it is easy for you to read and understand information promptly.

 

I hope that you enjoy scrolling through my blog!

 

Many thanks,

Sarah.

Evaluation Question 7

Below I have created a VoiceThread to explain the progression from my college magazine to my final pop magazine product:

Evaluation Question 6

Throughout the production of my music magazine I used a number of different technologies. Some I improved my skills and knowledge of how to use them, others were completely new to me, which led me to learn how to use certain tools etc.

Above is a Canon DSLR camera. This is the camera model that I used to take my photographs for my music magazine. The camera has many various settings and I had not, before this task, used one like this before. Therefore it took me a few attempts to get used to it and be able to use it confidently without assistance. A particular setting that was extremely helpful was 'AutoFocus', this is because I do not have the steadiest hands and so, when taking the photographs, I would have struggled to get a HD result without this setting on the camera. The professional effect that this camera is able to give really helped and made a difference to the photographs for my magazine - especially when compared to photographs taken on my iPhone.

I used a programme called 'IShowU' to demonstrate how I used different technological software's such as:

-Photoshop

-Blogger

-iShowU (ft iMovie)



Evaluation Question 5

Below I have created a presentation which explains how I attracted and addressed my audience with my Cover/Contents/Double Page Spread with my music magazine:

Evaluation Question 4

Below I have placed a drawing of a figure that I would deem to be part of my target audience. The drawing depicts the stereotypical individual who would purchase my music magazine:

The drawing is of a 14 year old teenage girl named Chloe who is dressed casually, but also with style. She wears fashionable clothes, but these clothes are not highly expensive as my target audience are only teenagers and therefore will most likely still in be school and so will not be able to afford designer clothes.

Chloe loves to listen to artists such as Demi Lovato, One Direction, Katy Perry and Justin Bieber. Apart from listening to their music, she also loves to read about their personal lives; relationships, arguments and their opinions on certain issues. 

When Chloe grows up, she wants to be a professional dancer and maybe even become a new big pop artist - she is considering going to the X Factor Auditions when she is old enough!
Chloe loves animals and has a pet dog called 'Sammy' who she takes for walks every day in the countryside whilst singing along to her music. Chloe's favourite season is summer and she regularly wears summer dresses when going out.

Chloe is 'white-british' and quite slim, she has long blonde hair and blue eyes - this is the stereotype for young british girls who love to dance and sing. She dresses/looks like an aspiring celebrity. She takes great care when doing her makeup, and she cares about what she looks like more than most other things. She has a large friendship group and her favourite subjects at school are Art and Technology - she enjoys to learn English as well.

Evaluation Question 3

By clicking on the Flickr slide above, it will take you directly to my Flickr account where I have annotated my music magazine regarding distribution.

Evaluation Question 2

Above is a GIF that I have created to show how my magazine represents a certain social group.

Expression: Both of the artists are smiling at the camera, this shows that they are happy and friendly. They are welcoming and warm to the audience, and this reflects how my audience would be with them.

Posture: Both artists have a strong posture, although their heads are tilted slightly to the right, and this gives the effect of hiding one side of their faces; this indicates that may be a little shy, but it also shows that they are 'cute'. This reflects my audiences social group as young teenage girls stereotypically 'pretend' to be confident when really they are insecure about certain things.

Shot Type: Both shots are mid-shots and this is important because it makes the shot more personal - a long shot would alienate the audience as it would make it look as though the artist did not want to be part of the magazine. This reflects my audiences social group as they are quite upfront and want to be involved in most things - just like the artists.

Hair/Make-Up: Both of the artists are wearing makeup, just as female teenagers do. Also, both of their hair is styled down as this shows that they have made more of an effort rather than just putting their hair up; this reflects the social group as girls care a lot about how they look, and therefore hair/makeup contributes a lot to this.

Overall, both of the artists look happy and welcoming, and they both look very confident although there is an element of shyness with their side glance posture. This represents my social target audience as they are confident but also have some insecurities because of their age and looks.

Evaluation Question 1