FINISHED!!!!!

Finally the student magazine is done. Now onto the music magazine

Evaluation of my Student Magazine

Evaluation of my student magazine

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

The key ingredients to a student magazine are to attract students to buy the magazine. They have a masthead at the top of the title page of the student magazine. Also on the front cover there is usually a picture or a few pictures and description of the picture. A typical student magazine usually has a competition in it and has reviews of music, TV or movies in the contents page. Here is a typical student magazine contents page and my contents page which I made in Microsoft publisher.

Typical student magazine contents page                                                 my contents page

As you can see they look very different but also have a few similarities, for example they both have clear contents sections and have a main picture that our eyes focus on. I have tried to put the conventions of a student magazine into my magazine, but I think I have a better contents page, than the real student magazine, because it appeals to students, because of the pictures and the fonts that I have used. The masthead and the layout of my content page were done by audience feedback. I posted the contents page layout, masthead and title layout and I asked people to vote for which one is best.

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

I think that I have represented students in my magazine, because of the fonts that I have used and the content I have put in my magazine, for example I have cover lines about first cars and also have a competition to win tickets to see a band, which students are into. I have also used the pictures to be the centre of attention, because students like looking at pictures than reading a lot of text. Also my student magazine layout would appeal to students, because I asked students to give me feedback about which content layout they liked best and masthead. I have tried to not stereotype students, however I think that there are a few sections in my magazine that may be stereotyping students.

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

The types of media institution that would buy my student magazine would be institutions that have contact with students on a regular basis. Most likely institution that would publish my magazine would be the college, because my magazine offers information about students that live in the local area and go to Ludlow College, because some of the information is for people that go to the college, for example the competition that I created to win tickets is only for the people at Ludlow College.

Who would be the audience for your media product?

The audience for my media product would be students that go to college. The age would be, between 16 – 19 years old. The gender would be either, because I have parts in my magazine that would appeal to both genders. My audience would also have to be into music, films, cars and games.

How did you attract/address your audience?

I attracted my audience by having a good looking masthead, which I think shows style and modern. The Cover lines I used talk to the audience, which attracts them to read and have a look inside. When you first glance at the front cover your eyes are fixed at Jake holding the guitar, which would attract students which are interested in music. I also have a picture of Bullet for My Valentine and in bold yellow writing, a description of how to win tickets to see them live, which would attract students who like the band and wouldn’t mind going to see them. I also asked students what they would like to have in the student magazine by doing a questionnaire and I used the feedback to come up with the three main headlines for my front cover.

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

The technologies that I have used to create my front cover and my contents page of my student magazine were publisher, Camera and paint. I used publisher to create the layout of my front cover and content page, I used the Camera to take pictures for my magazine and create a photo shoot and I used paint to create my masthead. I have also learnt how to create a blog and how to create polls online, by using poll code.

Photo shoot

Here are the photos that i took for my Student magazine

Final Content Page

This is the final copy of my contents page. please comment if you don't like some parts of it.

Final Title Page

This is the final copy of my title page for my student magazine.

Title styles

Please comment on which you think is the best one 1 or 2.

Content page layout drafts

 

Voting time again =). Please comment on which one is your favourite 1 or 2.

Title page drafts

              

Please vote for which one you like best. Please comment 1 or 2.

Contents page of a student magazine

Textual analysis of the contents of a student magazine

Firstly the colours of the contents of the 'Student ID' magazine are all similar colours. they have tried to use the same colours as the student made graphic tablet. the colours are vary from brown to red, and it gives off a calm feeling when you look at it. it is also the first thing you look at. the contents page is split into three sections, a letter from the editor, the graphic tablet and the contents. the word contents stands out, because it is a bigger font than the other writing on the contents page. The contents are also in big writing, i think they did this so that people could see what is in the student magazine and also they can look at specific features. It makes it easier to navigate through the magazine.

Name of magazine

The name of my magazine will be what the people voted for which is 'Chunner'.

What i am going to put in my student magazine

After recieving information from my questionnaires and the comparison of three student magazines, i have decided to put into my student magazine these features:

• First cars
• Student trips
• Competition
• About music and music reviews
• University reviews
• Movie reviews
• Advice from ex-students about university and what they are doing now

Comparison of student magazines

Youth Action

Young people global issues
Ask ann
Young volunteers stories
Planning future

Student ID

Bash photos
Student trips
Artist review
New teachers
Competition
Student ID - whats happening
Love/Hate - Big Brother
University and TV reviews
Film and game reviews
Horoscopes

Smaart Talent

Isington council work
Different people - Values
Career options
Vetenery sciences
Get the taste - Apprenticeships
Sociology
Trip to Dubai

ATM Worldwide

Texual analysis of 'ATM Worldwide' magazine

'ATM' is a masthead and is always in the top left corner of every ATM magazine. it covers half the width of the front cover. I think they have done this so that you will never forget the name of the magazine. It is written in a special font which symbolises technology and a new era, which shows drum and bass, because of the technology in the genre drum and bass, for example turntables and mixers. Also drum and bass is a newer genre coming from the genre jungle. The way the to people are position on the front cover is to show who is a more respected drum and bass dj, because Hype is the person who is in the front and middle of the page. Hazard is in the background and is smaller in comparison to Hype. Also they put i shadow onto Hazards face. i think they did this to show that Hazard is in the shadow of Hype in the drum and bass world. When you first look at the front cover of ATM your eyes first look at Hype's eyes. Also Hype is one of the most well known drum and bass dj's and artist and is role models for many and so is Hazard, for people who listen to drum and bass and play it. ATM did this, to attract drum and bass fans and it would make them want to buy it, because it will have an interview with Hype and Hazard. If they had a dj who wasn't well known it wouldn't attract as many people.

Analysis of Questionnaire

I printed off five copies of my magazine and gave them to students, because that the target audeince of my magazine.

For Question 1. 'How mcuh would you pay for a student magazine?'. Three out of the five chose 'Free'

For Question 2. 'What would you prefer the name to be for the student magazine?'. Three out of five chose 'Chunner'.

For Question 3. 'What would you like to gine in the student magazine?'. Four out of five chose 'Music'.

For Question 4. 'Would you by the student magazine?' Four out of five chose 'Yes'

For Question 5. 'Do you think a student magazine is a good idea?' Five out of five chose 'Yes'.

Questionnaire

1. How much would you pay for a student magazine?

£2.50
50p
75p
20p
free

2. What would you prefer the name to be for the student magazine?

Chunner
Crystal maze
Girth
Skittle
Earl greys

3. what would you like to find in the student magazine?

Information about festivals
Reviews of movies
Information about what the college is doing
Sport
Music

4. Would you buy the student magazine?

Yes
No

5. Do you think a student magazine is a good idea?

Yes
No

Fill in the POLL!!

Magazine names, which one is best?
	Chunner
	Crystal Maze
	Girth
	Skittle
	Earl Greys
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Action Plan

17th Nov 2010 week 1

• Create blog
• Write action plan

22nd Nov 2010 week 2

• Comparison of student magazines audience
• Questionnaire
• Textual Analysis-cover and context

29th Nov 2010 week 3

• Creat layout design
• Create coverand context
• Organise photo shoot

6th Dec 2010 week 4

• Edit photos
• Draft pages
• Audience feedback
• Evaluation

10th Dec 2010 - Deadline