Evaluation Question 1

Evaluation Question 1 - In What Ways Does Your Media Product Use, Develop Or Challenge Forms And Conventions Of Real Media Products?

The real media artifact on the left has a large, bold heading that spans across the entire page behind the main image. The main image is almost a full body shot and is in the center of the page. The magazine has quite a few images on the cover which fill what would otherwise be dead space. The banner across the top adds colour to the magazine and helps the audience to see other main stories. The cover of this magazine is actually quite busy with a lot of images and other stories featured. The barcode on this cover is actually quite large for a magazine the price is also featured in this area.

My cover on the right also has a large bold heading but it doesn't span across the page like in the real media artifact. The main image also contrasts as it is an extreme close up but like the real media artifact it covers the whole page. My cover is quite busy witch, as you can tell from the real media artifact, is something that is associated with the stereotypical 'Country' magazine. My barcode is small and out of the way but like the real media artifact I have put the price by the barcode.  

The real media artifact on the left has a double page contents page; the main story image is the largest and takes up over half of the left hand side of the left hand page. The 'other stories' take up whats left of the right hand side on both pages, the font size of these stories is the smallest featured on the pages. The page numbers are really big and help to clearly show which are the main stories; it doesn't really have a heading as such but smaller titles.

My contents page on the right is a single page contents page; the main story image is the largest and covers a large section of the top right corner. The 'other stories' are spread down the left and have the smallest font on the page. My page numbers vary in size depending on the importance of the story for example my main story page number is larger than all the rest. My heading is large and obvious and helps to clearly depict what the page is for, next to the heading is the date and the edition number.

The real media artifact's double page spread heading spans across both columns, has a large font size and is bold. The image is mostly on the right page but it carry's on across both pages.The story has 2 columns. One has writing and the other has pictures. It doesn't use any pull quotes although it does have a drop caps.

My double page spread's heading has a very large font, this makes it obvious to the audience that it is the heading and like the real media artifact it spreads across more than one line, it also spans across all three columns of my story. My image takes up all of the left hand page and is overlapped slightly by a quote and a red banner in keeping with my house theme. My story has 3 columns and a drop caps.



Evaluation Question 2

Evaluation Question 2 - How Does Your Media Product Represent Particular Social Groups?

To use click on the link and click on the picture of the car next to the image of the two girls. This will allow you to hear my comment.

Evaluation Question 3

Evaluation Question 3 - What Kind Of Media Institution Might Distribute Your Media Product And Why?

What is an institution? 

An institution is a company that distributes a media product for audience consumption.

What else can an institution do?

Before making the magazine, the producers can go to an institution to pitch their idea and ask if the institution would fund the project.

What institutions might distribute your music magazine?

After a some research I found that the top three institutions most likely to distribute my magazine would be:

• IPC Media
• Emap
• Bauer Media

Upon further research I found that Emap are most likely to distribute my magazine. This is because Emap are famous for taking on magazines where the genre isn't the most popular. Emap describes themselves as "Always independent  relentlessly inquisitive, Emap embodies quality, market leading journalism. We act as the ultimate industry for everything and anything!"

Where would you distribute a magazine product to?

A magazine would go straight into shops either nationally or internationally. However for a music magazine it makes sense to distribute it to shops in countries where the genre is popular.

Where is Country Music most popular?

Country Music is most popular in America. However it has recently become more popular across other countries, like Britian.

This is because of artists such as Lady Antebellum and Taylor Swift making it into the UK charts. Other country music artists, such as Bruce Springsteen and Carrie Underwood have been touring in the UK. 

Evaluation Question 4-5

Evaluation Question 4-5 - Who Would Be The Audience For Your Media Product? How Did You Attract/Address Your Audience?

 



Evaluation Question 6

Evaluation Question 6 - What Have You Learnt About Technologies From The Process Of Constructing This Product?

This is the link to my website about question 6 of the evaluation.

 

To view please right click the link and open in a new tab. 

http://nicolemargetts.wix.com/mediasoftware 

Evaluation Question 7

Evaluation Question 7: Looking Back At Your Preliminary Task What Do You Feel You Have Learnt In The Progression From It To The Full Product?

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Evaluation Question 2

Evaluation Question 2

To use click on the link and click on the picture of the car next to the image of the two girls. This will allow you to hear my comment.

YOU NEED TO OPEN THIS IN A NEW TAB

https://voicethread.com/?#q.b4511516.i22992950

Update 17

Update 17

I have re-done question 3 and posted it. I will now start on question 2 using the website Voice Thread and then post it once it's finished. I will also have to update my website on Wix.com and add in my use of the website Voice Thread.

Evaluation - Question 3 - What Kind Of Media Institution Might Distribute Your Media Product And Why?

Evaluation Question 3

What is an institution? 

An institution is a company that distributes a media product for audience consumption.

What else can an institution do?

Before making the magazine, the producers can go to an institution to pitch their idea and ask if the institution would fund the project.

What institutions might distribute your music magazine?

After a some research I found that the top three institutions most likely to distribute my magazine would be:

• IPC Media
• Emap
• Bauer Media

Upon further research I found that Emap are most likely to distribute my magazine. This is because Emap are famous for taking on magazines where the genre isn't the most popular. Emap describes themselves as "Always independent  relentlessly inquisitive, Emap embodies quality, market leading journalism. We act as the ultimate industry for everything and anything!"

Where would you distribute a magazine product to?

A magazine would go straight into shops either nationally or internationally. However for a music magazine it makes sense to distribute it to shops in countries where the genre is popular.

Where is Country Music most popular?

Country Music is most popular in America. However it has recently become more popular across other countries, like Britian.

This is because of artists such as Lady Antebellum and Taylor Swift making it into the UK charts. Other country music artists, such as Bruce Springsteen and Carrie Underwood have been touring in the UK. 

Update 16

Update 16



Today the website Empressr has deleted the work I did for evaluation question 3. So I will now re-do question 3 onto Blogger and in order to keep my range of ICT up will use the website voice thread to do question 2.