Evaluation 2

With my media product I was attempting to attract a mass audience but my product may just attract a niche as maybe indie music isn't a popular genre with everyone as may only attract a certain group of people, which are fans of the music and the genre may not be a big hit everywhere. But my magazine could attract a mass audience as it the magazine is aimed at teenagers and indie music could be really popular and attract a mass audience, I am trying to attract a mass audience but maybe people from the indie niche audience would also buy it as well so again attract a greater audience but if would attract a niche it would make my magazine less commercial and more unique for the music fans .If it were to a niche audience it would become more about the music and less commercial and also very unconventional but if it would attract only a few people it would not make a lot of profit . However starting out as niche audience could therefore develop into a mass audience. As news of the magazine could spread around and it can become more popular therefore attracted more and more people.

Who would be the audience for your media product?

How did you attract /address your audience?

To get the attention of my audience I would use advertising in music shops such as posters in the shops or leaflets but maybe a television advert do it would be seen by a bigger audience than posters in a music shop as not many people go into shops but most people or giving free samples of the magazine not the full article but almost like a sneak peek at what the magazine is all about and giving them away in news agents and also music shops as well so the magazine can been seen by lots of people, the mass audience and also by the niche audience as well. Also these enables feed back from the readers to whether its good or not, so I am advertising the product but also gaining back reaction from the readers as well.What also could be a good idea is again only a send a free sample of the magazine with bits of the article but send it via email so they don't even have to go out we could send it to them but they may just delete the email, but this is a good way of reaching again a wider audience.

What would attract the audience most about my front cover is maybe the photograph as it is the dominating thing on the page it also stands out very well from the dark black background. The photograph itself would attract the audience as its posed in mysterious yet mischievous way which would attract the audience and would make them read on further to find out who she is or what the article is about.

The colour scheme could also attract the audience as a dark background and the lighter text and effects (white and purple) would also attract attention as it really stands out from a distance and close up and the white text really works well with the dark background but also the photograph to make it eye catching.

Also I think the name would also attract the audience as ‘unzipped’ used as music but the things behind the music which would intrigue the readers into reading the magazine.

Also how the magazine name is set out as it has little items on the letters but also as its on angle shows its different from other magazine and this unique style would grab the audience/readersattention.

The fonts on the cover would also attract the readers attention as ifs different sizes and thicknesses for the artists name also different letters are different fonts which make it different . Also the sub headings are also in a similar font but different to again makes this cover artistic and unique. Which would stand out and catch the eye of the audience.The effects on the front cover could also

attract the audience as they stand out from the black background and the photograph.

My products have been written in a formal why but an informal way almost casual. As its a magazine it has to have some formality to it such as how it is written but I have tired to make this very casual but if it was too casual it wouldn't be very professional.I have tried to make it casual enough to relate to my target audience as teenagers want to read something fun but it isn't complex or complicated so I have tired to appeal to the teenage market but still trying to keep it formal and professional.I am trying to address my market in a professional formal manner but also I am trying to address them in a casual informal way as well.

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product ? What I have learnt about in construction process I discovered how to use

fireworks especially the magic wand tool. As this allows to get rid of the back ground or bits that I didn’t want on the photograph easier that the rubber.

I also learnt how to manipulate photographs to change the colour of the them or photo effects using the hue and saturation

These are things that I have learnt to use of fireworks the schools computer programme

Font button

I also discovered how to use the font button and how to change fonts and also how to give the font different colours or gradients. But what was important was changing the outside colour of the font as I have done that a lot in my magazine product.

I also used another program like fireworks but hugely different I used Adobe Photoshop as well in my magazine making process.I learnt how to get different brush effects such paint splatters and spray paint effects which I used on the magazine the front cover, contents and the double page spread.I also learnt how to change its colour and the size of the brush so it would easily slot on to my magazine as i could change the size but also the colour as well to fit in with my colour scheme

Also during the magazine process and research I have become skilled at how to use Blogger where everything I have created, planned or researched as been posted on my blog to show my process.

I learnt how to write a post with Blogger and also how to place photographs on there as well so everything is kept neatly together.

I also figured out how to save posts as drafts so I am able to keep the on going but also save the work and do it from home as well before I actually post them so I am able to check spellings and punctuation.

Also to link with Blogger was slideshare a place where I could load up my PowerPoint presentations and this will allow to placed on my blog as well to show I have used different ways of communicating my product and its research.

I learnt how to upload my presentations and how to post them on my blog and on the website you are able keep the presentations and edit them as well.

I also discovered a website called dafont.com and this website allows access to a massive variety of fonts and styles with hundreds of different themes as well. I learnt how to download different types of fonts and the one highlighted is the one I used for my media product.

I have also downloaded more from this website for parts of my media magazine.

These fonts I was able to download them, and then use them on fireworks were I was able to change colours and do a many different things to the fonts to suit my magazine.

I also learnt how to use my camera properly as I was able to take different photographs I also learnt that the lighting would have to be right and how to take photos from different angles as well. I also learnt about Mise-en- scene as I made my artist wear something that had part of the colour scheme on it to link back to my magazine and the magazine colour scheme.

What I really learnt was how to link all my pages together with effects, photographs and colours in a professional manner.