Evaluation: I show you

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Evaluation: Question7

College/Music magazine
Front covers

These are the two front covers the first one being my final music magazine and the second one being the college magazine that I produced at the start of the year.

• When looking at the two front covers there is a distinctive difference in terms of technology used. With the college magazine it was the first time I had ever used Photoshop so the amount of technology used was limited. However the front cover of my music magazine there was a lot more technology used. This can be seen by the amount of different shapes, angles and colours of the items placed on the front cover. 
• The photography between the two magazines is considerably different.The taking of the college magazine image there was no real stance and shot type in mind. The image has just been placed in the center of the page which does create a good size focus point but it had very little adjustment in terms of brightness and contrast. On the other hand the music magazine has more than one image , and the main image was thought out in terms of position and lighting to bring out the best out of the image.
• There has been improvement between the layout of the magazines. the college magazine has a very basic straight forward layout, with everything being in a horizontal structure. However the music magazine layout is very fitting with the genre style of the magazine, as its busy and brightly coloured.

Contents page

• The technology used between the two has developed. On the music magazine with my skills that have developed, I was able to add a white stroke line around my images to make then stand out more and look more defined. The music magazine has less blank space which is great for the target audience I had in mind.
• The photography between the two pages is much more thought out. The college magazine was very quick random photos which had no real intention for the magazine before hand. Where as with my final music magazine contents page the images were directed to look a certain way so that they would fit better in my magazine.
• Looking at the layout for my college magazine there is a lot of blank space which doesn't really attract the student audience which it has been aimed for. Where as my music magazine is more full and compact which makes it more interesting to look at and fits with the Pop genre.

Evaluation: Question 6

Technology I have used:

I-mac PC
I have used the I-Mac PC to produce all of my Media coursework. This PC has got all of the software that I have needed to make my media magazine.

SLR camera
I used this camera to take the photographs for my music magazine, and also other work that I have done leading up to the music magazine; for example college magazine and audience research. Using the SLR camera was a good choice because the images where of a high resolution.

Photoshop
I have used Photoshop to create the majority of my magazine. This software aloud me to add effects and create realistic look for my magazine. I used a variety of different effects especially working with the brightness and contract on images to help create a more impressive image.

Blogger
I have used blogger to help with the tracking of my progress from the start of the year. This has been a really good site to be able to upload images of my work, creating my own portfolio. I have found this really useful because not only has it aloud me to keep on track with my work , it has also a great 'follow' tool where other people in my class can follow my progress and give me feedback and advice.

Prezi
I have used Prezi a number of times too present information about my music magazine. This is a more creative way in presenting information, as you can create paths as to which way you want the eyes of the viewer to go.

Flickr
Flicker has been used during my evaluation. I uploaded pictures to Flickr and then underneath two of them I have answered questions based on how my magazine would be distributed and which company my magazine would go with.

Slideshare
I have used slide share to help with the uploading of Power-point presentations. This software is on the internet and after you have created an account you can then you can upload the power-point so that when it goes onto the blogger you can view the Power-point straight on there.

Evaluation: Question 5

Evaluation: Question 5 on Prezi

Evaluation: Question 4

Above is a drawing of who the audience of my media product would be . How ever now I am going to look at why they would buy my magazine.

They would buy my magazine becuase of the following:

• My magazine genre is Pop which the younger girls are mostly into
• There are articles on the latest celebrity gossip which they love to read about,
• Competitions are a big thing within my magazine, this will really appeal to the audience,
• The magazine is reasonably priced, as it can't be too much money as its a weekly magazine and also the buyers of the magzine can't afford a great deal with not having jobs,
• There is fashion advise and examples of great items that are available on the shops inwhich they shop , for example New Look,
• There is also the chance for them to purchase CD's for vouchers off downloads , in the issue I have just created there is a download voucher for Katie's new album.

picture 61

picture 61 a photo by Abbey: Media Coursework on Flickr.

Final Front Cover

final front cover a photo by Abbey: Media Coursework on Flickr.