7.Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

I feel like i have learnt a lot from my preliminary task and this is evident in the outcome of both my pages

One thing I learnt was to include a colour scheme. In my preliminary task, the page looks too plain with the exception of the media convergence logos such as Twitter and Facebook and the puff. I think that now that I included a colour scheme in my final magazine page, it makes it look like a real magazine and it shows which bits are exclusive or not.

Another thing which is evident after my preliminary task is the use of my Photoshop skills. I have honed my skills through various drafts of my music magazine pages and from the preliminary task such as putting the masthead behind the image of the model and not fade it within the image so that it can be seen.

Through my research, along with what I have learnt from my preliminary task, I found out that it was much better to include more sell lines in a smaller font rather than having less in a bigger font. The more sell lines you include, the more information is given to the audience who sees the magazine which makes them know what can be included within the magazine.

I also learnt from my previous task is that it would be much better if I cropped out the background or had a plain background for the images. It makes you focus on the image and the information which surrounds it just like existing magazines have done. On top of this, I also took more care into what picture I should use and how it links more to my audience and not just use any picture which I could find. 

6. What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

 Whilst I was making my pages, I used a variety of different technology in order for me to make my magazine look professional and the best it can be.
I used the camera to take the pictures myself so it can allow me to experiment on which lighting would be best used for the pictures and whether or not it was better to do plain background or one which includes a scenery in it. From taking these pictures, I found out that the lighting works best against a plain background such as white or black and it works better for the angles I have chosen to do for all my pictures. From all of this, I learnt how to improve my photography skills to show a range of different types of personalities through either the body language or the mise-en-scene used for each image.

I used Photoshop to construct my pages in order to give it that professional look. From this, I learnt how to construct pages just like magazines which exist today. I learnt how to crop pictures and it allowed me to see which colours would look best for my pages against the images used.

Dafont.com was the website I used for me to choose the appropriate text for my pages. It allowed me to see which type of sans-serif text would be more appropriate to use for my particular genre. It also helped me make my magazine look like an existing one as it allowed me to compare what texts work and what does not.

I also used Prezi, Microsoft power point to help construct my evaluation questions. This allowed me to present my work differently and so that it is much neater and looks more sophisticated.

5.How did you attract/address your audience?

4.Who would be the audience for your media product?

My main audience for my magazine would be mainly aimed at 14-25 year old, either female of male. This age range is the type of people who would usually listen to this kind of  music since music is listened to more around these ages. It for both male or female audiences because I included both sexes so that it not either male dominant or female dominant so its not for one particular sex.

It could also be aimed at people who are interested in the gossip or sports because I included other industries within my magazine. From this, my target audience will be even bigger because now I can appeal to athletes such as people from the NBA like LeBron James to also read my magazine as he is also into this kind of music. As for the people into the gossip, I included information which they might want to know so if the music side of my magazine doesn't appeal to them, then this extra information may be suitable for them instead.

3.What kind of media institution (publisher) might distribute your media product and why?

2.How does your media product represent particular social groups?

1.In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?