Evaluation of School Magazine

In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge the forms and conventions of real media?When researching for my school magazine I looked at different forms of school magazines and ideas that I could incorporate into my own product. I then developed these ideas into my own product, using real media in my own work. The ideas that I included in my own magazine that have been used in school magazines are; a small print screen of the front page on my contents page, large headings to attract the audience on my front page which are bold and bright, overlapping of features on the front page, and a running colour scheme throughout the front page and contents page.
How does your media product represent particular social groups?My media product represents certain social groups as it portrays art students of a certain level. When researching for my product I realised that using pictures of art students was effective as it drew in attention from readers and gave a positive look to a school or college. It also made the magazine look more creative and give a relaxed and enjoyable feel to not only the magazine, but the school that the magazine is meant to be about.
What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?The type of institution that would distribute my magazine would be an independent company, as it is an individual magazine for one school. It may also be distributed throughout the school that it is about. Furthermore, the magazine could also possible be distributed throughout local companies to the school, as this would commercialise the school and allow more people to know about it. By distributing a school magazine to a large amount of people it would also make the school look more successful as they are able to produce a high quality magazine.
Who are the audience of your media product?When researching my media product I looked at the different audiences that a school magazine would attract. This largely related to the audience that my media magazine would attract as the type of audience would be; students of the school, parents that send their children to that particular school, teachers of the school, and possible students that may join in the future.
How did it attract/address your audience?My school magazine attracted my audience with a vibrant and colour front page, as this was eye-catching and drew attention. The sub headings on the page also engrossed the audience as it revealed relevant features that would appeal to the target audience, and included things that they would want to read and know.
What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?The things I have learnt about technologies from constructing my product are: the function of a camera and how to use it to the highest quality. I learnt that flash is not always effective and the different ways in which manual and automatic change the distortion of a photo, and which would be more relevant for my magazine. I also learnt how to edit and change pictures, on programmes such as photoshop and InDesign. I learnt to make my picture more appealing by editing, for example making the complexion of my model clearer, and changing the background to put the focus on the model and what they are doing.