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Evaluation Question 1

In What Ways Does Your Media Product Use

                                                                   
Looking back at your preliminary task (the continuity editing task), what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to full product?
I believe the main progression from my preliminary is my ability to use all the software available and the broadening of my understanding as to how a magazine is created and all the key features and conventions as to what attracts an audience to the magazine . Firstly i have developed greatly my ability to use Photoshop , to begin with during the prelim stage i only had very basic skills and knowledge of Photoshop such as being able to edit and roughly cut out and add affects to photos .My ability to use this program has gradually progressed throughout the making of my magazine, and after producing my draft it is clear that i have a much more in depth understanding of all the elements , tools and effects of this program . I think you can see for yourself that in comparison to my prelim the editing and precision of the magazine is of a much higher standard, showing my improvement throughout the course.For example my ability to add shadow effects to photos , I also am much more efficient; getting simple tasks such as editing objects and layers completed quickly.


My understanding of how magazine should look , and the context of magazines had majorly improved , and this was mainly due to the amount of research  as I was learning how magazines appeal to an audience and the techniques, conventions and features they use, such as the rule of three and the use of the golden spiral for photographs. I learnt that it was key to have a CVI which is why i then went on to base my magazine around the CVI to make it powerful and have an impact towards the reader.

As you can see , the points of interest are not as strong in my preliminary magazine, there is not enough going on in the points of interest , for example the top left hand side of the page there is nothing going on except for a few letters, this in comparison to my final Front cover , as you can see there is a massive improvement with lots going on inside the hot spots.

With regards to my double page spread , there is one side of the page where there is a lot more going on than the other . But on the left hand side in the top left hand corner , there are words inside the three triangles so i have hit that well , also in most hot spots there is thing going on except for one , which showed me that maybe i need to add a third column to my double page spread.

From the beginning to the end i have come a long way in developing my skills and knowledge on the technologies used like Photoshop. I have developed a more deeper understanding of where things should go on the page , and where to put things so that it would attract the audience.

Audience of media product

Who would be your audience for your media product ? 

Matthew Hopkins is a 17 year old male from Narborough , Leicester. He attends Lutterworth College where he is currently studying for his A-levels .Matt works part-time at castle freight a warehouse loading arctic lorries .He is a keen footballer , and plays most weekends . He enjoys socializing with his friends , weather it be attending parties or just a relaxed Friday night . He also likes spending time with his girlfriend and enjoys going out for meals with her and going to see films . Matt very much dislikes any form of screamo music and punk rock . He is a competitive lad and one of his pet hates is loosing at anything in life , he dislikes anybody that tries to be somebody their not , and also hates his vegetables .As Matt is studying business , he hopes one day he will be able to set up his own business in the music/fashion industry . But really at the moment Matt sees the world as his oyster and any opportunity that comes along in life Matt is willing to grasp with both hands .He has always had a huge interest in Alternative music , some of his favorite artists include : Crystal Fighters , The Wombats , Peace and Arctic Monkeys . Matt has been to Reading Festival 3 times in a row , and now plans to go to Glastonbury 2014 . He Idolizes David Beckham not only for his incredible footballing career , but also his work off the pitch . Matt feels he is a very genuine guy and all of the work he has done to help charity and help our country make a name for itself is amazing .Matt has to do long distance journeys both to college and his close family therefore he listens to a lot of radio. His favorite stations are XFM radio and the Radio 1 Breakfast Show. Matt doesn't really have any films that link with his music preference as not many films are made with an alternative soundtrack .  
For research on my audience I went on Chanel 4 UK Tribes and looked at the different types of people that could potentially read my magazine and I went for Hipsters as being the type of people who would read my magazine mainly because of their dress sense, which would be the same as what the magazine would consist of, and also how Matt dresses very alternative and hippie fitting him in this audience group . Also the type of music that would be in the magazine because that would also match what hipsters listen to e.g. Crystal Fighters and The Maccabees . Also for my audience research i found Indie scenesters , From what I have been reading from this, I have learnt that Indie crowd are the people that are the most interested in music, and they would do anything to find the newest and upcoming music . They also have reputation to bring back the fashion from a long time ago, such as bringing back the flares look most recently which has come from the 80's time period. I could use this for my magazine because it then gives me the idea that I should be introducing a new band so that which is what I would be able to emphasise the whole magazine on. Another thing about Indie scenesters is that they are known for going to festivals, so this could be introduced in my magazine as I could hold interviews with bands and also the indie crowd that have been to a festival like Reading or Leeds . In my magazine to be able to appeal to this audience I will need to keep it specifically about this time of genre and not go off on a tangent talking about other things irrelevant to this genre as pretentious fans of the indie/hippie genre would not appreciate it . I will also need to incorporate the language terms that will relate to this group and not talk to formally or informally but get the balance jut right . I will need to maintain the iconic fashion that the indie/hippie group have made so famous throughout this lifetime throughout my magazine , using relevant models and relevant clothing to connect with this group on a personal level . .