Evaluation

Evaluation

My media product uses conventions as it is has strap lines and a kicker, also it has a mast head, which are all conventional of a magazine. Also it has a main image which appeals to the audience of the magazine.
The media institution, which would distribute my magazine, would be the sports industry as my magazine is aimed at basketballers and therefore would allow easy sales for the sports industry. The audience for my magazine is pupils aged 15- 18+. I have aimed the magazine at them by using a pupil playing basketball, on the front cover, and strap lines giving tips and scholarships competitions which would attract young players interested in developing their skills and interested in taking their sport to the next level.

I have learnt that manipulating an image is not straight forward, as it seems, as you have to make it blend in with your strap lines and portray the same message. For example, using an image of a pupil playing a sport but used fancy curvy writing would clash, as it would appeal to the audience. Instead you should use bold writing or something. Therefore planning is essential.

This is my final magazine front cover and also i have done my magazine contents page.

This is my edited image which i am going to use on my magazine front cover.

i have erased the side of the picture, and got rid of the lighting and windows, but i have left the other side of the picture which shows the basketball hoop

This is the image i have taken, to use on my magazine front cover. Now all i need to do is edit it and then start to add my straplines.

Planning practice magazine

I am going to produce a magazine for Lordswood Girls School and the theme for it is going to be basketball. I have choosen this theme as it is relevant to our school and easier to access to take images off.
The potential images i could use is a basketballer dunking the ball into the net or a team picture of the squad. Others could include just a hand throwing in a basketballinto the hoop. It is important to get a good picture as it will reflect your magazine before you read anything on the magazine. Also the image is what draws the redaer in, as it is the first thing they see, therefore a magazine needs a good eye catching image.
I am going to produce my own logo, which i will manipulate in photoshop. My logo will consist of the school logo and an image to represent the basketball academy, so maybe a basketball. However i might not use the school logo but just manipulate a basket ball but i'm not too sure about this yet.

Dwell Magazine

I was given a draft of a magazine called dwell, and i had to alter it into my own magazine front cover, appealing to my own target audience and choosing my own colour schemes.

I used an image of the net, which i edited in photoshop to get the right effect i was looking for. This front cover is made up of roughly 3-4 layers in which the image is on layer 2. On the first layer is my mast head which i have covered with the model as the magazine is well known by its audience and therefore don't need to see a full masthead.

The colours i choose were bright yellow and oranges as my target audience is people of Keiras era, 20-30 ish, and it would stand out more to them.

For the kicker i have used the Keria Knightley story as it relates to the image. The straplines are also conventional as they run along the side of the magazine. Also i have used the barcode in the bottom right hand corner which is conventional of a magazine front cover.

Also i have used a price, which is on layer 3, also covering the mast head, and quite big to show that the price for the magazine is essential as it is at a reduced price and that is a unique selling point for the magazine.