1. My media product uses conventions of real media products through the titles as it refers to the image used for the front cover. In addition I have incorporated a website link for the magazine for the audience to subscribe and purchase later and future editions of the magazine. I aimed to mirror my research of the school magazines to create my final product. I feel I could have researched better as I had to change my model and style of the magazine after the first photo shoot. This would have been less time consuming and increased the quality of my work.
2. My media product represents particular social as it was aimed at the ambitious students hence the title ‘Ambition’ however it also targeted the artistic side such as music to involve the particular age group that are interested in such things. In my opinion it reflects very ambitious students as the front cover portrays a student with her head down studying in an educational environment.
3. The kind of media institution that might distribute my media product would be educational magazine companies that focus on ambitious students and achievements. In addition I feel that it would be distributed through educational systems such as schools, libraries and local shops to attract the students.
4. The audience for my media product would be students and perhaps schools as the schools would possibly purchase and then distribute the product. Moreover, students are primarily the audience for my media product as it is aimed at them to be ambitious. As the various features such as a free music album is targeted at them.
5. My media product attracted/ addressed my audience through the colour of the title as it is rather bright and bold and it contrasts with the maroon background. In addition the photograph portrays a ‘famous’ student studying and still working hard to achieve well which will attract such students. Furthermore the product includes an album to win which definitely attracts students as it includes an alternative to studying, however the album is entitled ‘Ambition’ which promotes achievements, aspirations ect.
6. What I have learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product is that detail was very hard to achieve as the internet did not have sufficient information for me to create my original idea, therefore my initial product lacked precision. It also took me a while to grasp ‘blogger’ but I have practised and explored to enhance my use of it. In addition, I had never used Adobe InDesign or Photoshop so I need some assistance but have become more familiar with how it works. I feel more self-reliant to use it in the future however I still need practise to fully grasp and utilize these programs.
7. Looking back at my preliminary task I have learnt that the progression from the beginning to the full product that precision is key in creating a product and that focusing on specification is beneficial to the final product. I had an idea of how I wanted my product to be initially and due to a lack of precise research I had to alter my focus to create my final product. I feel the 2nd set of photos I took were aligned with the research and consequently created a more successful outcome. I have learnt about angles, lighting, shadows and background from taking these photos which has helped to create my final product. The preliminary task helped me become more comfortable with the programs and however I am still not fully pleased with my product. Improvements could be made such as the background being faded or perhaps using a better location as this made it slightly difficult to produce a colour consistency on the product.
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