Thursday, 21 March 2013
Evaluation question 7-What have I learnt from the preliminary task up to now after the completion on my music magazine?
Here I am going to look at how my media knowledge has increased from the start if the year up to now at the end of making my music magazine.If you scroll to the bottom of this post you will see the IshowU where i explain this post and look at what I have learnt.
Evaluation question 6-What I've learnt about the technologies used?
I have learnt to use many new technologies during my time in media.There are some that I have already used but in a different way.Facebook is a technology that I have used before but just for social networking rather that helping me with feedback.
One of the main programmes we have used is Blogger.
Our Blogs have proved to be a diary of our work.Using Blogger has enabled us to show videos , photos , links and more.Before starting media I had never heard of Blogger so my knowledge has come a long way and I now feel confident using it.
Then there is Prezi
Prezi is a website where you can create a presentation showing the links between different topic areas and photos.I have used Prezi to show my thought paths through making my media magazine.Although at first Prezi seemed to be quite complicated it proved to be easy produce a nice show for work and make information easy to look at.
Flicker
Flicker is a photo sharing website .For the purposes of media I have used it to show off my finished magazine in photos and use the descriptions to describe the distribution(you can find this in question 3)
Slideshare
Slideshare has been used to present our Powerpoint made presentations.It works by uploading our powerpoints onto the site .It then puts them onto our accounts on the internet and from there we can use an embed code to connect them to our Blogs where they will be viewed along side our other work.
Powerpoint
Powerpoint along side Microsoft word has been used as a way of displaying information.PowerPoint has been used to display information on slides.I did use Word occasionally if I needed to jot anything down and It was the software I used to write my magazine article before then moving on to Photoshop to finish editing and any adjustments.
Photoshop is the main program I used to create all of my music magazine.
Photoshop has allowed me to edit photos , create shapes and add texts.With the use of layers I have been able to add different elements to try them , if they prove to be unsuccessful then they can be removed just as easily.Another advantage of using Photoshop is that my work could be saved as a Photoshop file meaning it wouldn't be flattened and could be worked on again and again.Using Photoshop also gave me the option to photo edit , such as using the spot remover tool.
Indesign
Indesign was used during the making of my college magazine.Its a good software to use because of its layout meaning that columns are easy to create and use.Although I could have used Indesign for my double page spread I found Photoshop easier to use so I decided to use that.
Iphoto is the software on Apple Mac computers that allows you to import photos from a camera.
Iphoto is a simple software that automatically pops up when a camera or device is connected to the Apple Mac computers.From there you can select which photos you want to import and then they are ready to use.
The final pieces of equipment I have used are the SLR cameras themselves.They are the best type of camera for the job as they have a good resolution and can produce crystal clear images as well as having a good flash to light up images.The SLR camera also allows you to focus the camera yourself as well as it doing it automatically but it's your choice.
Wednesday, 20 March 2013
Evaluation question 4 -Who would be the audience for my media magazine and why?
To answer this question I have drawn a member of my audience , scanned the image onto a computer .I then used the software Paint to add the text and detail.I wanted to use a software that I haven't already used before.
Here is a member of my target audience.As you can see there are a number of pieces of information surrounding her.Heather would buy my magazine because Country and western music is one of here favourite genres.As heather is only nineteen the magazine will appeal to her age group because of its style and layout.I think the fact that Heather seems to be someone who likes to spend her time outdoors could be a contributing factor as country and western magazines tend to have an outdoors feel(through the settings used etc).Heather may also be interested in the fashion side of a country and western magazine and so I think the costumes I have used would really attract Heather.
Evaluation question 2 -How my media magazine represents particular social groups
Both photos represent similar social groups and below I am going to look at the similarities and differences between my photo and an existing one.
Firstly I am going to start by talking about the posture of both models.Both models look fairly relaxed but there bodies are taught to show how they have been positioned for the photo.Both models have been positioned in the centre of the image showing them to be the clear focus of the articles.Both models also have one or more arm raised and I think this reflects their confidence.
The expressions on each of the models faces differs between my magazine and the existing one.My model has a friendly smile whilst making eye contact with the viewer which I think reflects how relaxed and natural I wanted my model to look.The Up country model is making the same eye contact but with a much more serious expression on her face and one that I believe does look posed.I also think that the Up country's model looks to have quite a stiff tight face in contrast to my models loose and friendly smile.
Both photos have been taken from roughly the same distance with mine being slightly further and showing more or my model.Both are long / medium long shots and I think that this shows confidence as the models are not cut out of view from the reader.
The lighting that has been used for each is different.My magazine photo used natural lighting as the photo was taken outside whereas the other photo has clearly had lighting added.This is high key lighting and I think this is to brighten up the model and make her stand out from the plain white background.Although both ways of lighting the images are different I think both are equally as successful with the backgrounds, as the whole model is clearly visible including the details such as hair and makeup.Neither artist is surrounded by shadows and I think this reflects the genre of country far better than an image where low key lighting had been used for example.
Both models are dressed very differently.My costume was chosen very much to reflect the genre of the artist and designed to look quite casual whilst still being able to tell she was modelling.The Up country model has been dressed to show off her feminine side as well as her body in my opinion, the colour of the dress compliments her skin tone but the outfit is still basic and doesn't detract away from her face. Jewellery has been added to the Up country magazines model to add glamour to the overall photo.
The hair in each photo is very different .This is due to the lengths and styles of hair of the artists although both photos show that effort has been made with their hair and both are down and on show.
The makeup worn by both models is fairly similar as both are simplistic, however Up country's model is wearing lipstick and slightly more make up but I believe this is because there is such a plain background being used and that the style of the photo means that most of the viewers attention would be on the models face and therefore more make up is needed.I am happy with my model only wearing a touch of makeup as I didn't want to loose the natural relaxed look she has.
My magazine very much represents females as all of my photos are of women models.Due to the ages of my models used I would also say that my magazine represents younger people.I feel that my magazine is by no means at a disadvantage because it represents young girls ,as I feel it just gives me a more direct market for advertising and selling my product In the same way that a traditional car magazine would be directed towards older men.
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