Music magazine evaluation- Luke

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

• How does your media product represent particular social groups?

The language that I used in my DPS is quite modern and simple as my target audience do not want to be reading heavy and complex words, they want the information in a style that is to the point yet is still informing. This makes the readers fell as if they are on the same level as the writer and feel as if they can connect. Even though the language is quite simple it is  also very formal, as this shows a quite professional approach that the target audience will be able to relate to. The language also become quite in depth during the interview as the target audience will more interested in the interviewee as an musician. And how they came about to be where they are now. I also decided to make it peer into there social life and indicate towards gossip because my specific target audience are people who are looking for information but not wanting to be bored with all of the technicality of the interviews, I like to give it a social feeling as if they are everyday people as-well as famous musicians.
                 I have represented my target audience, who will probably live in a rural small town near cities, by using a local skate park in on of my photos and graffiti which gives off a sense of an area being slightly secluded and low maintenance. However as my target audience is of a older, more social class, they would also be interested in things a bit more casual than outside locations, such as a recording studio and local bars whilst attending gigs, this provides a sense of being able to relate to the images that I had chosen to use.  Due to my readers seeing these types of locations on a regular basis which like I said gives off a sense of commonality towards the particular artist featured in the magazine. 
                my cover represents my chosen genre of pop punk/indie, I have represented this with the dark monotone colours used on my front cover photograph, as well as this the model is shouting which represents a sense of anger which is what most indie bands are based on. The clothing that my model is wearing is also linked to the genre of music my magazine is based around due to it being casual yet up to date on the common indie/hipster trends. 
                 My front cover is a quite typical male representation of the indie/pop punk genre, with the feelings bases in the picture empathised due to the lighting and the poses made by the model, (baggy shirt, losses whilst taking the picture from below shows a sense of power and dominance due to it construing him as being bigger than he is normally. This all creates a image of being as common as every day people because they are in casual clothing but still with a hint of dominance. 

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

During my primary research I decided that a suitable institution to distribute my media magazine would be Bauer media group, I have decided this because they have a vast knowledge of how to publish to magazine. Not only this but they are already publishing a similar magazine called Kerrang,

After I looked into other suitable institutions to distribute my magazine I am still going with Bauer media group. Whilst researching whether or not this would be a suitable distributor I found out that they distribute over 300 magazines in 15 different countries, which is good because this will help my magazine become bigger at a much faster rate. Not only has this but they also dabbled in radio which again would help advertise my magazine. But the main reason decided on Bauer media, was because3 they are well known and they don’t just publish music magazines, they publish many others like Heat and Empire this gives me a sense of security when it comes to choosing them due to them having such a large success when it comes to magazines.

• Who would be the audience for your media product?, How did you attract/address your audience?

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

when it came to using technology to construct the product i was doubtful at first but now i know how to use the technology to a level of which is acceptable. at first i did not know how to properly use the cameras and all of there setting but now i can take clear pictures with the right depth of field and shutter speed to match my desired photos.when acquiring photographs for my front cover, contents page and double page spreads I had to have a brief understanding of the camera I was using, for example how to use the camera and changing the settings to create different camera shots and picture styles.
      not only this but at the start i only had a novice understanding when it came to using photoshop due to not having any past experience with the program, The issue here was that i wanted many things for my music magazine but did not know how to achieve these. i had to practice using the software so that i could use all of the tools to there full ability and manipulate the photos to come out the way that i wanted them to. 

• Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

Since my prelim task I have gained new skills and adapted some to a higher understanding, during the prelim task I was having trouble using photo shop and understanding what tools did what and now I feel as if that if I was given a tast to do on photoshop I would be able to get on with it without having any issues. Not only this but I am more comfortable when it comes to using a camera for a photo shoot I understand what angels look good and good with genres and what doesn't.

I have also become more understanding with time management because the deadlines for the magazine were quite close together and I had to learn how to manage my time appropriately so that I do not have to play catch up with the work, this was a major issue with me. I have learnt many things throughout the progression from prelim towards the final product, and i feel as if i can now use the softwares to an standard potential.