Evaluaion 5: How did you attract/address your audience?

Evaluation 4: Who would be the audience for your media product?

Evaluaion 3: What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

www.nme.com

Evalution 2: How does your media product represent particular social groups?

The postures of both people are slightly similar because, we are both sitting down and it appears that Mark Ronson is looking directly at the camera. However, the positioning of our arms is different. My positioning suggests that I am more serious, whilst Ronson’s suggest that he is carefree. Our facial expressions suggest the same thing. Also, our gestures are differing as well. My gesture suggests that I am ready to face the questions that I was going to be asked. Ronson, on the other hand, appears to be uninterested in answering questions and appears to insist that the interview happens on his terms.

We are both wearing dark clothing, which suggests that the music genre we specialise in is similar (i.e. if I was wearing bright clothing, it would suggest that I would specialise in pop music). Also, my positioning suggests that I am very serious about producing good music for my fans, keeping them interested or perhaps attempting to attract more fans. However, Ronson appears to simply enjoy making music and isn’t actively seeking a fan base. Instead, he appears to allow the reader to make a judgement on whether they will follow him or not and that he wouldn’t care either way.

In conclusion, I think that both images possibly represent the ‘emo/hippie’ social group because, of our dark clothing, the genres of music we specialise in (rock, jazz and funk) and our facial expressions (serious and carefree). The reason why I brought two different social groups together is because, they are both associated with individualism. Both are unique, stand out and often challenge social norms.

Evaluation 1: In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

Third Draft (Double Page Spread)

I have now received feedback on my double page spread for my AS Media coursework that will enable me to carry out the third and final draft.

To carry out the third draft, I will rearrange the location of the article title and move it to the left hand side of the page to make my double page spread look more lively and engaging to the target audience. I am also going to ensure that the article text is organized into columns, as it is currently disorganized and it looks slightly unprofessional and more of a powerpoint presentation than a magazine double page spread.
I am also going to improve upon my editing, as you can still sees aspects of the original image.
Below, is the third and final draft of my double page spread. I only made minor improvements to the double page spread because, I was otherwise satisfied with the finished result of the second draft. For the third draft, I managed to cover the unnecessary background of the original image. I also rearranged the text to make the article look more organised.

Third Draft (Contents Page)

Before                  After

This is the third and final draft of the magazine contents page for my AS Media coursework.

The feedback from the second draft stated that I simply needed to add more features because, there was some vacant areas that were large enough for more features to be added.

I agreed with the feedback and I indeed, added more features to make the contents page look more lively and to offer the target audience more choice, as you can see in the comparison images above.

Initially, I found it difficult to undertake the third draft because, I was unsure of what to do. However, I was able to recall current up to date artists in the music industry and then, I started to include more features on my contents page. I also changed the date of the issue from November 2014 to the current moth/year, April 2015.