eeMusic Magazine Music Magazine

EvaluationEvaluationby Lars Boisby Lars Bois

In what way does my music magazine use, develop or In what way does my music magazine use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

Influenced by existing music Influenced by existing music magazines e.g. Q, Synthetik – using magazines e.g. Q, Synthetik – using masthead, coverlines, one major masthead, coverlines, one major imageimage

found inspiration for the found inspiration for the fontfont in the in the internet and Microsoft Publisher®internet and Microsoft Publisher®

Searched for front cover of Searched for front cover of electronic music magazines electronic music magazines to to analyseanalyse

Uses conventional Uses conventional BarcodeBarcode

How does your media product represent particular How does your media product represent particular social groups?social groups?

bright colours bright colours are usedare used Colour connotationColour connotation Young language Young language usedused “wild” style“wild” style, wild background creating , wild background creating

night club atmospherenight club atmosphere young, out for a good time, young, out for a good time,

independence of mindindependence of mind

What kind of media institution might distribute my What kind of media institution might distribute my music magazine and why?music magazine and why?

Bauer Media seems to be the best Bauer Media seems to be the best publisher for my magazine, because:publisher for my magazine, because:

Publisher of lots of music magazines Publisher of lots of music magazines e.g. Q and Kerrang!e.g. Q and Kerrang!

Experienced publisher Experienced publisher No electronic music magazine published No electronic music magazine published

by Bauerby Bauer Big publisher can help niche magazine Big publisher can help niche magazine

to become a mainstream productto become a mainstream product

Who would be the audience for your music Who would be the audience for your music magazine?magazine?

My stereotypical target reader My stereotypical target reader is:is:

Between 16 and 24Between 16 and 24 Male or FemaleMale or Female

Enjoys clubbing, social Enjoys clubbing, social drinking, eventual smoking, drinking, eventual smoking,

music festivalsmusic festivals Wide clothes variety (from Wide clothes variety (from mainstream brands like Adidas mainstream brands like Adidas

to underground fashion)to underground fashion) B-C2 classB-C2 class

How do I attract/address the audience?How do I attract/address the audience?

The audience is attracted through :The audience is attracted through : Raffles, free downloads, interesting storiesRaffles, free downloads, interesting stories Addressed is the audience very direct (use Addressed is the audience very direct (use

of “you”), use of “young language”, use of of “you”), use of “young language”, use of bright green and controversial black to win bright green and controversial black to win attention, genre of music is very young in attention, genre of music is very young in itself itself

What have I learned about technologies from the What have I learned about technologies from the progress of constructing this product?progress of constructing this product?

What ICT did I use?What ICT did I use? I used Digital camera, I used Digital camera,

Photoshop, Microsoft Photoshop, Microsoft Publisher and Word, the Publisher and Word, the

internet and Microsoft Power internet and Microsoft Power PointPoint

I learned how to work with I learned how to work with Photoshop at a basic level and Photoshop at a basic level and improved my skills to work with improved my skills to work with Publisher and Power Point and Publisher and Power Point and set up blog (Swedish one set up blog (Swedish one because school blocked because school blocked blogspot!)blogspot!)

Looking back at my preliminary task, what do I feel I have Looking back at my preliminary task, what do I feel I have learned in the progression from it to the full production?learned in the progression from it to the full production?

more exact use of ICT (eg. more exact use of ICT (eg. Photoshop, Microsoft Photoshop, Microsoft Publisher)Publisher)

better understanding of font better understanding of font conventions conventions

better understanding of colour better understanding of colour useuse

More determined at reaching More determined at reaching target audiencetarget audience

General attitude to work General attitude to work changed positively changed positively