1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
As i have used a normal idea for my school magazine name, which is to use the schools name itself, and add something extra, i have stuck to the norm where it is concerned. I have placed a logo on the front page, which would commonly be seen on a school magazine, as it would help the reader identify what school it was made for. I used features like an issue number, and date. I also included various events as advertisements for what would be within the magazine. The photograph i used was a typical choice for a school magazine, as it shows two students studying. The contents page also follows the norms and conventions of a school magazine, as it has an image of students working, with the text placed around it, with a plain background that will not distract the reader from the content. The name of the school has been included at the top of the contents page as well, which is a common feature.
2. How does your media product represent particular social group?
My school magazine photographs represent the average school student, which would be associated with homework, and school uniform, which is why they has been included on my own images. The image features 6th Form students wearing the typical black suit that would be required in most schools, and so i feel that they would be the most likely to read my magazine. I also think that their parents would probably read the magazine as well, as it features articles on charity events, interviews with new teachers, and information on the upcoming parents evening.
3. What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
As it is a standard school magazine, the funds to produce would probably be quite low, as obviously, it is only for one particular school, and so no one else can benefit from it. This is the reason why i would say the magazine would be distributed by the school itself, as they would know what can and can't be included, and have access to information about the school, that could help with the magazines development. They would also be able to keep control of the distribution, resolving any problems that may arise because of the access they would have to it.
4. Who would be the audience of your media product?
The target audience of my school magazine would be the 6th Form students themselves, as well as their parents, and most likely, the staff at the school itself. I don't think that the younger students would find much interest in the magazine, as the contents is mainly geared towards those in the upper end of school. Some students in year 10 and 11 may also read my school magazine, as it would involve information on higher education, which would be something they would need to research themselves.
5. How did it attract/address your audience?
I think i attracted and addressed my audience by including photographs of people they could relate to. Older students would be interested in the magazine because it would feature people that they study with, while younger students may read it because they respect older students or want to gather some information on the school. Parents would be attracted to the magazine as it features many articles on things that they would often be involved in, like parents evening, pamper evenings, and open day dates, and the school calender.
6. What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructiong this product?
Since the beginning of the course, i have not had much time to investigate many other types of software, but the main ones that i have recently learned how to use, and am slowly becoming more confident with, would be Adobe Photoshop CS4, and Adobe InDesign CS4. Photoshop allowed me to edit my photographs, by changing the brightness/contrast of them, and cropping the image to change its size, as well as enabling me to remove any blemishes on the models faces. InDesign allowed me to create different types of text, using different fonts, colours, effects, and sizes, which meant that i could experiment slightly when creating my school magazine title.
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