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

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

I have learnt how to use photo shop in a more in depth way for example cropping and shading some photos which lead me to the final images used on the front cover of the magazine. I have also learnt how to blog different sections of the magazine which helps to show how I created the final product.

5) How did you attract/address your audience?

5) How did you attract/address your audience?

This is represented in my media product through the use of images, text and font colours. The images used represent Sacred Heart High School; this is to ensure that when pupils read the magazine they can relate to it because they are used to the images that are used on the front cover.  The colours used are bright such as greens and purples this is because I believe that colours would stand out more to those younger than colours such as black and whites all over would. I used different fonts to show different sizes of fonts, some of the writing is big to show which titles are more important than others and ensure that the audience reads the most important parts. The language used is quite formal but direct this will ensure that the readers will relate to what is written as it is not too formal because those reading it are young which means the magazine needs to be appealing and fun for the pupils to show interest.

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

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

The target for my media product are those pupils of Sacred Heart High school but due to Sacred Heart being an girls school the language used such as “she” is throughout the magazine because this is who it is aimed at. This is aimed at pupils so the images used refer to those of the school so that the readers can relate to the images being used.

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

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

I choose IPC Media to distribute my media product as I believed they were best suited to reach my target audience. This is because they use the media when distributing there magazines  I believe this would be best to use because the target audience are pupils who are in school which suggests they would much prefer magazine to read through mobile phones and other devices. Although IPC main target audience is usually women. I believe that through my magazine this would mean they would appeal to a larger target audience and would not be such a niche market magazine anymore. This also has a great amount of experience when publishing different types of magazines because there such a high profile Media Company. I chose not to go with other media institutions such as Bauer, although this media institution has a lot of experience as they have produced more than 570 magazines they only had a strong focus for the “weekly women magazines” which suggests they wouldn’t be interested in a market for pupils of a secondary school.

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

2 How does your media product represent particular social groups?

The social group for my magazine are pupils from sacred Heart High school, this media product represent this through the images of the uniform being worn and the images of different places around the school. This represents these social groups as those who go to school and want to learn. This is also shown through different examples of what the school offers there pupils.

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

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

 

The layout of my magazine cover for school follows the convention of how a reader reads a magazine (From the top left to the bottom right) this is why the main stories are to the left of the page. The main stories are all linked together to make it easier for the reader to view and decided where to read. The photos are laid out on the centre of the page; this is because the pictures are the most important part to make readers choose this magazine as it is eye catching. The main headline is in the corner left page because, the viewer s need to be able to see the title of the magazine to see what they are actually going to read.  I added a barcode to the bottom right of the magazine this ensures that the magazine has all the elements that a professional magazine has traditionally. I also added page numbers so the readers find it easier to find the key sections in the magazines that are the most important parts of the magazine which I want the viewers to read. Some of the images where cropped to fit with the other images that where put onto the magazine these where cropped through the use of photo shop.