Question 7.

Question 7

Video Answering Question 7.

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

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Question 6.

Question 6

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

Prezi answering Question Six.

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Question 4 and 5

Question 4 and 5

Video Answering Questions 4 & 5.

Who would be the audience for your media product?

How did you attract/address your audience?

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Question 3.

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

Prezi answering Question 3.

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Question 2.

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How does you media product represent particular social groups?

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Question 1.

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

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Evaluation Plan

Question 1: In what ways does you media product use, develop or challenge media forms and conventions of real media products?

Edited video with images of magazines, subtitles overlayed etc and animations.

Question 2: How does your media product product represent particular social groups?

Video- interview.

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

Created a prezi evaluating this question.

Question 4: Who would be the audience for your media product?

Will be a video that is interlinked with question 5.

Question 5: How did you attract/address your audience?

Will be a video that is interlinked with question 4.

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

Created a second presentation evaluating the different types of technologies I used and how I adapted to using them.

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

Video, voice over with text.

Contents Page

Double Page Spread

This was my final design for my double page spread, eventually i decided on this layout after hours of evaluating different styles. I stuck with the regular/original design and kept a large main image on the left hand side, focusing on the fashion and style of the model to represent my genre of grime. I decided to keep the background of a brick wall because it suited my style of format and went went as apposed to a blank boring white background. Above the image is the title of my magazine which I chose was sound, and I chose to add a small additional piece of editing to the word as i changed to the colour to fit the rest of the page and gave a glow/outline to the word. When making the title it seemed to blend in with the bricks type background and so I thought of an idea to give it a misty effect which reduces how it blends with the bricks and now makes the title stand out.
My left hand page consists of many key media forms and conventions. Firstly a heading 'life was rough' is a small quote that gives the understanding of the story which is told in the article below, along with a quick small interview that talks about a grime artists. A small picture is used which consists of the same model as the right hand page, however this type giving a first person view as apposed to a side view, showing off looks and also a direct gaze engaging the audience.

Designing Double Page Spread

 Originally I decided to start with a title that was appealing from the beginning, I decided to use the same font as I used on my Front cover simply because I thought it suited the genre.

This section was a little interview about Patrick O'Meara or ''MC Paddy'' the questions were all relevant about the genre of grime and his past, as-well as his lifestyle as an upcoming grime artist.

Secondly I added additional text and wrote it as three mini articles which were created/made up.

Furthermore i proceeded to add a smaller made up name for who my double page spread was based on and created a second masthead for the second page using the made up name ''MC Paddy''.

Additionally I added a photo of Patrick facing his name on the opposite page, to create the image of him staring at his name, connoting that he likes it, also the background was used to show the image of how grime artists of audiences look.

Lastly I added a small image of 'MC Paddy' to fill some space  as my double page spread had lots of space that made it look slightly unorganised.

Grime Magazine Front Cover

Creating Front Cover

Firstly I created a Bold standout masthead 'Sound' was my chosen masthead in white with a black outline to make it visible during the creation of my front cover I used black outlines with white text a lot due to the colours being easy to read with the addition of the background/setting that the photograph was taken. I chose this setting for my front cover because the lighting was quite easy to work with. The model was centred so this gave me lots of room to work with when producing adverts and taglines.

Secondly I added some text involving some of the biggest grime artists in the hope that this would draw attention, I decided to use a grey bold text with a black outline of the text to force the names 'Stormzy, Skepta and Jme' to stand out more so than the texted used prior to their names. I thought this was a good idea because, this is a key aspect aiming to grime as a genre's targeted audience.

After this I added a small section using the space in the bottom left hand corner of the image, I decided to create a phrase in white text with black highlights, describe a piece of advertisement, about a popular grime artists in recent time period known as 'Little T' my outcome of this was to be an eye catcher for any of the target audience.

I decided to add a bar-code and price marker, to give my magazine cover a professional approach. This following the key media forms and conventions, and this piece of editing was only small so I decided to add this earlier rather than later, as it gave me a view/idea of the room that I had left to work with.

My advertisement had to be relevant to Grime, So i decided to do Adidas yeezy's because a majority of grime artist's and their fans were yeezy's or are a huge fan of them try to follow their trends, due to yeezy's being extremely expensive therefore I believe these are teh perfect giveaway.

 I followed this with a brief phrase, of what is to come inside on Page 7.

Lastly I created a header which includes names of high end grime artists/rappers in the community because they're relevant, I had to add something here otherwise there would have been so much open space that would have looked unprofessional, in the top right corner i decided to create my own personal magazine logo, which i will include on both my magazine contents page and double page spread.

Draft Of Double Page Spread

My double page spread will be a simple and easy double page spread, It will revolve around on large main image, which is positioned on the left hand side of the first page, the left hand page has a large title with the persons in the images name, for example 'Joel's' grime name 'Mc Rouet' with an article about him, possibly even an interview, the top right corner consists of a logo called 'Grime time tv' which is used on each page of my magazine and the word news because these two pages would be seen as a news page.

Front Cover Draft

I like the style of this front cover draft, as it displays numerous key media forms and conventions, however i feel like there is too much going on, weather is be too much text or imagery around the cover. I will most likely stick to this style of front cover due to there being a fully planned perspective as well as following a format where I will be using media key conventions and concepts the magazine.

Pictures for magazine.

This photo is a potential photo that i will add to my double page spread as a smaller image, due to the image showing character of the grime audience but nothing else is happening also there is a large shadow behind the character which would have to be edited out if this was to become a large/main image. Also The image is slightly blurry so wouldn't be a good option.

This image is the photo that I am going to use for my front cover because the model is centralized, the lighting is fair and easy to work with so colour contrasting would not be a problem, I will use simple black and white fonts for my masthead and additional text including and advertisement for a giveaway.

I chose to take this picture as it was a very different photo that I hadn't seen used before, because 'Patrick' is turned to his side this shows that the camera shot is indirect but this could work well when creating a double page spread. Although i think positively about this photo i most probably wont be using this due to the large shadow mirroring 'Patrick'.

This is a full on side portrait of 'Patrick' that i will most definitely be using for the first page of my double page spread as the large main image. This is because i want to create the effect that the main character is looking/gazing toward the second page, of which will have a written article, interview and title/nae dedicated to him.

Finally this photograph will also be used during the creation of my double page spread, i will use this on the second page as a smaller image just to give the audience a view of what the typical grime artist looks like, also the picture is shot in the same location as the side portrait picture but as a front straight direct gaze image.

Location of Photo's.

I need a rough plan/variety of ideas on where I could potentially take my photos for my magazine, this could give me a brief overview of location.

Location 1.
Estate.

An estate would be an ideal location because it shares similar features to a town centre regarding that both are "hang out" places for people who listen to grime and meet with there friends, an estate is more quiet and less publicised so is usually the backdrop of their music videos.

Location 2.
Town center.

An example of a good location would be Ryde or Sandown town centre preferably when its dark outside (night) as this gives a dim affect which merges with grime media. My reason for this being because grime is also known as street music, and the location would be ideal for this genre as lots of music magazines / videos share the same setting as using the streets as the location.

Location 3.

Anywhere. ie, House, Streets.

This would just be a plain background with an image on the foreground, would be edited in or just a default straight forward colour such as black or white, however the downside to this would be that it may be quite dull and boring. 

     

Potential Masthead.

 Potential Masthead choices:



As I decided that "sound" was going to be the masthead I will be using, I decided to go hunting for the font that I will be using for my chosen magazine. The websites i used consisted of Dafont.com, Photoshop.









First:
The first font I chose was a random/default Photoshop font that i slightly edited, the shape of the 'D' was slightly adjusted. GIving a bold and stand out effect.

Second:
My second font was from an online source called Dafont and would be used on my magazine along to top of the page stretching from the left all the way to the right hand side.










Third:
This chosen font would be ideal and unique because it is very bold, eye catching and easy to read. Also would stretch easily from right hand to left hand side.

Magazine Masthead Ideas.

Magazine Masthead Ideas.

Deciding the masthead for my chosen magazine:
My masthead would have to be relevant to the genre of grime, so for example single words that are commonly used in the "grime scene" also known as slang  or words that are less commonly known for what people think, example being "Peak".

Sound-
Sound is a typical word used for both the music industry aswell as a typical word used in day to day teenage lanaguge(slang) "sound" typically a positive word meaning for something being good or acceptable. As its related to music this means that it would be the perfect masthead to use as sound as a word would be a great idea.

AUX-
Aux would be an ideal masthead to use for my magazine because a common phrase used is "pass me the aux cable" meaning that the person saying that would like to be in control of the music/song that is played.

Fresh!-
Fresh! is another example of slang that is commonly used when something is particularly slick or looks nice an example of this would be how a person dresses or an item of clothing they have. This could also be an ideal masthead that could be used.

My Chosen Genre.

Chosen Genre.

The Genre that i have chosen to do is Grime, this is because its a genre of music that i have recently been listening to regularly, this therefore as a whole potentially being an easier option as there will be more information that i know of about grime as apposed to a genre such as rock.

What is Grime?
Grime is in the indie genre of music rather than mainstream this is due to the existence as grime has only been around since early 20th century and was based only in London for a majority until recent years (2010). Due to the recent increase in popularity id say that grime is becoming more mainstream as a genre. Grime is a more modernised type of rap and stereotyped for audiences such as chavs, popular grime artists consists of:
Stormzy, Jme, Dizzie rascal, Lethal Bizzle, Tempa T and many more.

Examples of Magazine.

Audience of Grime:

The gender of grime is mainly aimed at males as apposed to females  however some females may still listen to grime, For my magazine I will have to use a large image of a figurative grime artists such as Skepta or Stormzy, People who usually listen to grime as a genre would be most teenagers and most ethnicity's, However more people of the black ethnicity listen to grime in general. Overall the audience I will target will be aimed toward the lower/ middle class sectors.

Magazine Double Page Deconstruction 2nd.

The Masthead is in a big and bold font in a bright colour (bright pink), this is because it is the name of the artist that the interview is focused on, "Nicki Minaj". The bright pink colour specify that this could be for a more female audience or seen as feminine.

The picture of Nicki Minaj is very effective because it will interact with and attract her fans , The denotation of the colour scheme is simple three colours, black, pink and white. After some research on Nicki Minaj i found out that her fans are known as the "Barbz"this is a referral to Barbie dolls hence why the background and foreground consists of these colours. The bottom right hand side states a quote that Minaj once said, it is extracted from the interview to attract her audience and have a deeper meaning to her life story as it could be a mystery to her fans. The quote connotes that Minaj has a conclusion about how her life has changed dramatically within recent years. The main image is seen as a mid shot with a direct gaze, This magazine cover could appear to the male gaze as Minaj is seen as a sexual figure in the eyes of some men, this therefore potentially attracting a larger audience.

The genre of this magazine is a pop/rap magazine because these are the teo genres that Nicki Minaj is commonly known and successful for.

Overall i'd say that this double page spread is well designed and unique because of the style/layout that was used as it was intriguing to view for any viewers, it was different but successful.

Double Page Spread Deconstruction 1st.

The large image is the only image on the double page spread therefore it stands out as it is the first thing your eyes are drawn to. As the image is a mid head on shot it could be representing the article being very personal due to him gazing right at his audience. The smoke also links to the "How High?" masthead due to him having a reputation of smoking, could also connote that thee reader has an impression that they are in the same room as him. The masthead "How High?" gets the audiences attention as it is in bold and stands out giving an opportunity for the audience to further read a out him, the information about the artists is below in the lengthy but quite brief article. It could be trying to be personal to the audiences to get them to read and feel like they are talking to him personally. The layout of the page is structured simply as there a large image used on the right hand side, with text describing and with mentions of Wiz Khalifa. Also there is a masthead, strap-line and an introduction. The colours used in the article are relative to the artists these colours consist of  Black and Yellow which are very unique as Wiz Khalifa wrote and produced an incredibly famous song called "Black and Yellow".
Overall the format/design of the double page spread is fairly standard and would be seen as a normal design.