EVALUATION ACTIVITY 4
Who would be the audience for your media product?
Information on my target audience can be found here.
A profile of an example person who would buy my magazine can be found here.
Saturday, 22 March 2014
Evaluation Question 3 draft
EVALUATION ACTIVITY 3
What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
The information on what kind of media institution might distribute my media product can be found here.
I have chosen not to change my choices as they fit my genre and it would be more likely for my magazine to be successful this way. As my magazine would have a very niche market, institutions (Bauer group etc.) would not be likely to even consider distributing my magazine because it will not be worth their while and would cost more that it would make. However, if my magazine is independently distributed, all costs will be accounted and budgeted for, so my magazine would be successful and make a profit. All aspects would be planned out carefully and my magazine would have no loyalties with any other company, no contracts and all control over the company will remain intact.
Money could be raised by advertisements within the magazine, but would have to be appropriate for the magazine and they should, on some level, appeal to my target audience.
Loud and quiet and The Wire use this method of raising finance.
The price of my magazine will also cover the costs of making it. The Wire magazine uses its price as a way of earning profit, while The Fly relies only on advertisements for funding.
What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
The information on what kind of media institution might distribute my media product can be found here.
I have chosen not to change my choices as they fit my genre and it would be more likely for my magazine to be successful this way. As my magazine would have a very niche market, institutions (Bauer group etc.) would not be likely to even consider distributing my magazine because it will not be worth their while and would cost more that it would make. However, if my magazine is independently distributed, all costs will be accounted and budgeted for, so my magazine would be successful and make a profit. All aspects would be planned out carefully and my magazine would have no loyalties with any other company, no contracts and all control over the company will remain intact.
Money could be raised by advertisements within the magazine, but would have to be appropriate for the magazine and they should, on some level, appeal to my target audience.
Loud and quiet and The Wire use this method of raising finance.
The price of my magazine will also cover the costs of making it. The Wire magazine uses its price as a way of earning profit, while The Fly relies only on advertisements for funding.
Evaluation Question 2 draft
EVALUATION ACTIVITY 2
How does your media product represent particular social groups?
I feel my magazine represents the social group of indie scenesters in an accurate way in terms of the usual conventions of media produced with the indie/alternative genre. My artist does look 'indie' due to the choices I made concerning styling and photography.
My artist
Most indie artists these days are young but dress in clothes associated with older people.
Passion Pit
In terms of clothing, my artist is dressed in items that are typical of the genre, which have been listed here. I chose to go with a knitted jumper and a checked shirt as it was readily available and suited both my artist, my genre, and the mood I attempted to create.
Angel Olsen
Angel is another indie artist. I have included this image of her because it shows a similarity between her hairstyle and my artists hairstyle, and Angel is of a similar age to my artist. It also gives an example of the filters that are often used on photographs of indie artists. Indie artists aren't typically styled to look 'perfect'.
Kelela
This image also shows filters being used, a typical feature of photos showing 'indie' artists from 'indie' magazines. The subtle pose is another frequently used feature that I have incorporated into my image of my artist.
The make up styling in each image of the female artists is natural looking, so I thought I would keep to this style, but to make my artist stand out from other indie artists and to make her even more 'indie' I put no make up on her at all. Having a completely natural artist on the cover of my magazine assists in creating a 'down-to-earth' feeling, making it more humble and refreshing as I had hoped.
Friday, 21 March 2014
Evaluation Question 1 draft
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? (i.e. of music magazines)
My magazine
My magazine follows the conventions of magazines by including the key features which indicate that it is in fact a magazine. This includes the barcode, price, bold, capitalised font used for the masthead at the top of the cover, issue number, and date.
The title of my magazine is phonologically similar to the tile of the Wire in that is is a simple, monosyllabic word which relates to music.
Like other indie magazines (the Wire, Loud and Quiet, The Fly), my page layouts are simple and clean looking; lots of negative/white space with little text cluttering the page.
My images of my artist reflect my genre. The clothing, backgrounds, filters and poses I have used in my images of my artist conform to the conventions of typical 'indie' photography, which can be found here. I used the same type of camera angles as other indie magazines (close up), and I did not frame any of my images because most other magazines of my genre do not.
The layout of my article is typical of others of my genre, with columns and a plain background. I included the following to indicate that the interview on my double page spread is a feature within the magazine:
Loud and Quiet magazine is one of many magazines of my genre which also does this:
However, I have deviated from the music magazine conventions through my methods of presentation.
The size of my issue number, barcode, date, artist name and price are unconventionally large to make my magazine all the more 'indie'. My language register is informal to appeal more to my target audience than the formal register that a lot of indie magazines use e.g. the Wire.
My magazine follows the conventions of magazines by including the key features which indicate that it is in fact a magazine. This includes the barcode, price, bold, capitalised font used for the masthead at the top of the cover, issue number, and date.
The title of my magazine is phonologically similar to the tile of the Wire in that is is a simple, monosyllabic word which relates to music.
Like other indie magazines (the Wire, Loud and Quiet, The Fly), my page layouts are simple and clean looking; lots of negative/white space with little text cluttering the page.
My images of my artist reflect my genre. The clothing, backgrounds, filters and poses I have used in my images of my artist conform to the conventions of typical 'indie' photography, which can be found here. I used the same type of camera angles as other indie magazines (close up), and I did not frame any of my images because most other magazines of my genre do not.
The layout of my article is typical of others of my genre, with columns and a plain background. I included the following to indicate that the interview on my double page spread is a feature within the magazine:
My colour scheme is also typical of indie magazines; greyscale with the colour of the pictures.
However, I have deviated from the music magazine conventions through my methods of presentation.
The size of my issue number, barcode, date, artist name and price are unconventionally large to make my magazine all the more 'indie'. My language register is informal to appeal more to my target audience than the formal register that a lot of indie magazines use e.g. the Wire.
Friday, 14 March 2014
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