Welcome to my AS Media Foundation Portfolio Blog. Throughout the blog, I have researched and developed the necessary skills in order to create a Music Magazine. In addition, there is a link on the right hand side which will present the Preliminary Task of creating a Student Magazine. In creating both magazines, I have tried to include the specific codes and conventions known to most conventional magazines.
Wednesday 13 April 2011
Friday 8 April 2011
Monday 4 April 2011
Product Evaluation
In what ways does you media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
How does your media product represent particular social groups?
What kind of Media Institution might distribute your media product and Why?
Who would be the audience for your media product?
How did you attract/address your audience?
What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
Below are all the various types of technology I have learnt to use and developped skills in, whilst producing my media product:
Blogspot
As technology in society is increasing at a rapid speed, all of my research, development and production of my music magazine is displayed on a blog. I had never used a blog before and did not know the purpose or how to use one, therefore this was a new experience for me. After completing my project on Blogger, I feel confident in using it for all purposes. I believe it is a successful, multi-modal program for this type of project, allowing text, images, links and videos to be embedded. I would definitely consider using Blogspot again as it also helped to organise my work.
iPhoto & iMovie
Again, I had never used both of these programs before, primarily as I do not have an Apple Mac, however, I have enjoyed developing skills in editing both images and videos. Without both programs, I feel my magazine and research would not look particularly professional as the effects give a sophisticated look.
PhotoShop
Before creating this magazine, I had only had very little experience using this software. Despite this, PhotoShop has been the main tool in creating the media product. It has been used not only to edit images and insert text, but also as the basis for each page of the magazine. PhotoShop has allowed me to insert pictures onto a page and edit images, insert text and position it accordingly. Consequently, using this program has been a fundamental part of the process as it definitely would not have looked as professional without the use of the software. At first, I had some difficulty adapting to the various tools, such as "layers", however, I soon grasped the concept of PhotoShop.
SLR Canon Camera
Previous to this media project, I had never used an "SLR Canon Camera", but I definitely would use one again. The quality of picture that the camera produces is of a very high standard giving a professional-looking image. Additionally, the various effects also add to the originality and quality, allowing you to zoom in and out and also the different modes add to the realism. By using this camera, as opposed to a normal camera, it has without a doubt improved the quality of the magazine.
Throughout the research and production, I used various programs such as, "Prezi" which at first, I did not like at all as it was difficult to use and I felt it did not present my research as well as other programs. However, I have used "Prezi" to answer an evaluation question and I believe it worked well, displaying the information in an easy to read format.
Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
Looking Back at Your Preliminary Task, What
How does your media product represent particular social groups?
What kind of Media Institution might distribute your media product and Why?
Who would be the audience for your media product?
How did you attract/address your audience?
What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
Below are all the various types of technology I have learnt to use and developped skills in, whilst producing my media product:
As technology in society is increasing at a rapid speed, all of my research, development and production of my music magazine is displayed on a blog. I had never used a blog before and did not know the purpose or how to use one, therefore this was a new experience for me. After completing my project on Blogger, I feel confident in using it for all purposes. I believe it is a successful, multi-modal program for this type of project, allowing text, images, links and videos to be embedded. I would definitely consider using Blogspot again as it also helped to organise my work.
iPhoto & iMovie
Again, I had never used both of these programs before, primarily as I do not have an Apple Mac, however, I have enjoyed developing skills in editing both images and videos. Without both programs, I feel my magazine and research would not look particularly professional as the effects give a sophisticated look.
PhotoShop
Before creating this magazine, I had only had very little experience using this software. Despite this, PhotoShop has been the main tool in creating the media product. It has been used not only to edit images and insert text, but also as the basis for each page of the magazine. PhotoShop has allowed me to insert pictures onto a page and edit images, insert text and position it accordingly. Consequently, using this program has been a fundamental part of the process as it definitely would not have looked as professional without the use of the software. At first, I had some difficulty adapting to the various tools, such as "layers", however, I soon grasped the concept of PhotoShop.
SLR Canon Camera
Previous to this media project, I had never used an "SLR Canon Camera", but I definitely would use one again. The quality of picture that the camera produces is of a very high standard giving a professional-looking image. Additionally, the various effects also add to the originality and quality, allowing you to zoom in and out and also the different modes add to the realism. By using this camera, as opposed to a normal camera, it has without a doubt improved the quality of the magazine.
Throughout the research and production, I used various programs such as, "Prezi" which at first, I did not like at all as it was difficult to use and I felt it did not present my research as well as other programs. However, I have used "Prezi" to answer an evaluation question and I believe it worked well, displaying the information in an easy to read format.
Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
Looking Back at Your Preliminary Task, What
Sunday 3 April 2011
Live! Music Magazine Feedback from selected members of Target Audience
Gender: Male
Age: 18
I think the Live! magazine is aimed at both males and females aged between 17-21 that are interested in the Indie genre of music. The colour scheme fits the demographic audience well and I feel it could be a success if offered to music fans of this genre. Despite following the forms and conventions of a music magazine, this magazine still manages to look unique.
Gender: Female
Age: 17
As I don't particularly like the Indie/Rock genre, I believe that this magazine is directly aimed at boys due to the colour scheme and bands featured on the cover. However, I do believe the title, logo and colours are eye catching therefore making the audience want to read inside the magazine.
Gender: Male
Age: 17
I am very fond of this style of magazine as I like this type of music. I know there are many other magazines which targets the indie/rock genre, such as NME, this magazine adopts the same forms and conventions but still manages to look unique due to the language and style used.
Age: 18
I think the Live! magazine is aimed at both males and females aged between 17-21 that are interested in the Indie genre of music. The colour scheme fits the demographic audience well and I feel it could be a success if offered to music fans of this genre. Despite following the forms and conventions of a music magazine, this magazine still manages to look unique.
Gender: Female
Age: 17
As I don't particularly like the Indie/Rock genre, I believe that this magazine is directly aimed at boys due to the colour scheme and bands featured on the cover. However, I do believe the title, logo and colours are eye catching therefore making the audience want to read inside the magazine.
Gender: Male
Age: 17
I am very fond of this style of magazine as I like this type of music. I know there are many other magazines which targets the indie/rock genre, such as NME, this magazine adopts the same forms and conventions but still manages to look unique due to the language and style used.
Monday 24 January 2011
Thursday 16 December 2010
Creating the Double Page Spread
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Firstly, I inserted the edited image I wanted to use for the Double Page Spread onto an A3 sheet of paper on PhotoShop. This was the basis for the DPS and left space for text and more images.
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Next, I entered page numbers in the left hand corner of each page which is a particular convention of any magazine. According to my target audience, this provided a more professional-looking image. After, I had downloaded a specific font in order to create the title to convey a specific indie image, providing the reader with the artist's name.
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Next, I added a brief summary of what the article is about, giving the reader an insight into the artist's life. This is a well-known trait of music magazines of the Indie genre.
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After, I added text which is the interview with the artist. The questions are in bold, allowing the reader to decipher the answers.
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This is the final draft of the Double Page Spread of my music magazine. I added three more edited pictures onto the page of the artist to give a professional-looking image. Overall, I am happy with the outcome as the theme flows throughout both pages.
Wednesday 15 December 2010
Creating the Contents Page
Here I will show the stages I went through in order to create the Contents Page of my Music Magazine in PhotoShop:
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This is the final product of the contents page, I believe that the language and colours used adopts the particular unique codes and conventions for an Indie type of Music magazine.
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Firstly, I decided that the magazine's logo should be featured throughout the magazine so that the reader can see the magazine's particular brand identity. I have used the same font, "Vador" for the month of the magazine so that the audience knows that there is a particular theme featured throughout. I am not happy with the font of "Contents" so I feel this needs to be edited so that it flows with the rest of the page. I have inserted several pictures which have been edited to black and white, I believe makes the text on the page stand out to the audience as the font is displayed in bright colours. I chose a different font for the "Win tickets..." text as the purpose of this information is to catch the reader's attention into entering this competition.
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This was my first draft for the contents page, however, there were some issues that I still had with this draft, such as, the title font for "contents" does not suit the indie/rock genre. Additionally, the colour of the writing at the bottom of the page is orange along with the rest of the writing on this page. This was not ideal as this writing was created as a competition, which the primary aim was to advertise a competition therefore it was required for this section of the page to stand out attracting the attention of the audience.
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This is the final product of the contents page, I believe that the language and colours used adopts the particular unique codes and conventions for an Indie type of Music magazine.
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