Research and planning mark

Level 2 (Basic): 11 marks

Add more analysis of pages (cover, contents, DPS), evaluation of results in graphs, picture for reader profile, discussion of final photos, draft sketches of pages (show next to professional pages you based your ideas on)

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Media Evaluation - Question 7

Question 7 - Looking back at the preliminary task what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to a full product?

Looking back at the preliminary task, I feel I have learnt many skills in the progression from it to a full product. Before this course, I did not know how to use Photoshop at all, literally. Now, I feel that I can produce a good piece of work using many features and skills on Photoshop, such as the 'Paint Bucket' tool. I used this many times within my pages to colour either an object, or the background of the page. As well as this, I also used the 'Crop' tool while creating my magazine pages. This was to cut out a certain part of an image that I had wanted to remove.

As you can see above, there is a clear difference between my preliminary task home page, and my main task front cover. In my main task front cover, the masthead looks a lot more professional than the masthead in my preliminary task front cover. This is due to many things. First off, the font of the title on the page to the right is very basic, and does not have any nice features to it. Whereas the masthead of the left page has added effects to it, such as a drop shadow, an outer glow, etc.

Another way in which my main task front cover differs highly from my preliminary task is the images. I put a lot more thought into the image of my main task front cover, and a lot less before into my preliminary task front page. The artist on the page to the right does not have any props or anything to back up the image on the magazine to make it look better, whereas the artist on the left front cover is wearing many things that enhances the fact that it is a rock magazine. The black hat, along with the guitar entices those who enjoy rock music to buy the magazine, as it fits their lifestyle standards.

Finally, one other major difference between the two pages is the level of detail and information on the cover itself. On the front page to the left, there is a lot more writing and information about the magazine, and what is in the magazine. However, the cover to the right has very minimal detail and information on it, thus making it an ineffective magazine page. As well as this, the information on my preliminary task front cover just looks as if it was thrown onto the page blindly, whereas the information included on my main task front cover seems as if it was written with some structure, making it look like a professional magazine.

Media Evaluation - Question 6

Media Evaluation - Question 5

Media Evaluation - Question 5: How did you attract/address your audience?

One way how I tried to attract/address my audience was with my costumes of my artists. For the artist on my front cover, I chose for them to wear a black hat, along with a black t-shirt. This was because my target audience is stereotypically represented wearing black clothing. Also, I made the artist on the front cover hold a guitar. This was again to entice my target audience to buy my magazine and to read on. This is due to my target audience very much loving rock music, in which guitars are used a lot by most artists/bands.


Another thing that I did to attract my target audience was with the masthead. As you can see to the right of my main task front cover, my masthead of 'Rock Gods' is very big at the top of the page. This is to get the attention of my target audience so that they know the magazine is about their favourite genre of music, and to draw them in to buy the magazine.

Another thing that I did was make the double page spread article very interesting and relatable to my target audience. As it is about a famous artist, especially being the artist of my front cover, this would engage a lot to my audience. As well as this, the colours used throughout my pages are not the same, and are not too dull to look at. This too I hope would draw my target audience in to read my magazine, and to see what the double page spread article is about.

Finally, one other thing that I did to address my target audience was use professional looking pictures. On all of my pages, the images that I have used look professional, and make my magazine look very effective. This too I hope would entice my target audience in to buy my magazine, and to test it out to see if it fits their standards of a good magazine.

Media Evaluation - Question 4

Media Evaluation - Question 3

Media Evaluation - Question 2