MUSIC MAGAZINE.

Jodie Leigh Holmes

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

products?

Eye contact

Full body shot

Solid structural pose

Short and snappy title

Bold colour used throughout

Celebrity endorsement

Fluent text style used

Celebrity informationMain celebrity name

Typical magazine stamp

Date and issue date present

Consistent heading style

Heading strip

Eye contact

Unusual body position

Long distance shot

Bold headings

Celebrity information

Fluent text styles

Typical page numbers

Softer house style colours

Full image covering page

Consistent text style

House style is the same

Face shot

No eye contact

Prop used for effect

Typical page number

Bold text

Typical stereotype of males in magazines:

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

Aggressive expressions

Fierce

Anger/Danger

Gangster

Direct eye contact

Intimidation

Power

Solid body positions

Passionate

Focused

Opposite of typical stereotype

Gentle

Enthusiastic

Unconventional stereotype of my model:

Relaxed

Softer expression

Softer pose

Less eye contact

Focus Passionate

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

DistributionVibe magazine:

• InterMedia Partners

•Total assets: 1 billion

•Private equity

Who would be the audience for your media product?

My audience would be:

Teenagers who love music

Older age range who enjoy hip-hop/pop music.

Male and females

How did you attract/address your audience?

Colour:•Red•Black•White•Grey

Young model

Bold, vibrant colours

Young model, not the stereotypical image

Artists match chosen genre

BUZZ words

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

Learnt to use tools on Photoshop e.g.:

Inserting images from external websites.

Edit contrast, saturation, colour etc of images.

Cut out tool.

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

I have learnt:

Editing skills using Photoshop

Understanding the music magazine market

Putting documents onto my blog