Guide for Evaluation

In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms conventions of real media products?
· Use media terminology e.g. title block, central image, layout
· How did you stick to the typical layouts· How did you challenge it? Why?
· Give specific examples

How does your media product represent particular social groups?
· Sub-cultures?
· Age groups
· Positive/negative
· A sense of belonging?
· Uses & Gratifications?

What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
· Name a company
· What other magazines do they publish
· Audiences
· Why?

Who would be the audience for your media product?
· Age, gender, interests, location
· Are they being catered for by other magazine? Gap in the market?

How did you attract/address your audience?
· Central image/mode of address
· Title block
· Colours/fonts
· Special offers

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
· Blogging
· Photoshop – list the skills you have developed

Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
· Skills audit
· Construction of images?
· Understanding of layout conventions
· How to attract an audience?

Evaluation Questions

Your evaluation must answer the following questions:

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?

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

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?

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

The following must be on your blog!

The following MUST be on your blog:

1. Analysis of 3 Britney covers focusing on the way the images are constructed
2. Research on Magazine publishers
3. Analysis of 2 other magazine front covers
4. Analysis of 4 title blocks
5. Magazine proposal and questionnaire
6. Questionnaire results and conclusions
7. Post your possible title block designs and ask people to vote
8. Analysis of a contents page
9. Analysis of a feature article
10. Up to 1000 word feature article for your mag
11. Detailed layout for your pages
12. At least 10 photographs that you have taken for your magazine cover/contents/feature
13. Edited image for front cover
14. 1st draft design for your front cover
15. Edited images for your contents pages
16. 1st draft contents page

Remember that you should record all your planning too. This could include photographs of possible costumes, props, locations and settings.

Research and Planning

As requested, as list of research and planning tasks:
· Introduction to your blog. What are you overall aims and what are your objectives?
· Analysis of 3 Britney Spears Rolling Stones magazine covers focusing on representation through mise-en-scene and camera.
· Production of preliminary college magazine front cover with an explanation of the conventions you have developed and skills you have learnt in Adobe.
· Analysis of 2 magazine front covers focusing on exploring conventions, meaning created and appeal to the audience
· Analysis of 2 magazine contents pages focusing on layout and house style
· Production of preliminary college contents page and comments on how you could improve
· Analysis of 2 magazine feature article pages focusing on language and style
· Research 4 different publishing companies
· Title block analysis
· Magazine proposal
· Ideal read profile
· Questionnaire example and link to Survey Monkey
· Results
· Comments on results including how you will adapt your original plans
· Development of title block: create 5 examples and set up a blog to find out which your audience prefers
· Planning of page layouts
· Any information regarding the setting up of your photoshoots e.g. weather report for that day, e-mails to your actors, e-mail to media department to book equipment. The blog should be your diary so include all information!
· 30 original images for your magazine. Remember that the front cover and article should be linked however the contents page may have a range of artists relating to different pages in your magazine.
· Evidence of skills development in Adobe – demonstrate through print screens examples of the skills you have developed.

Remember that the blog should not just be used as a place to submit your work. It should really tell the audience the journey you have been on. Each post should therefore begin with an introduction or objective.

First Deadline-the list is intended to help you see where you are going

Deadlines: by January 21st all your planning and research must be finished. Miss Mcleod, the Head of Media has set this deadline.

The following MUST be on your blog:

1. Analysis of 4 front covers focusing on the way the images are constructed
2. Research on Magazine publishers
3. Analysis of 2 magazine front covers
4. Analysis of 4 title blocks
5. Magazine proposal and questionnaire
6. Questionnaire results and conclusions
7. Post your possible title block designs and ask people to vote
8. Analysis of a contents page
9. Analysis of a feature article
10. Up to 1000 word feature article for your mag
11. Detailed layout for your pages
12. At least 10 photographs that you have taken for your magazine cover/contents/feature
13. Edited image for front cover
14. 1st draft design for your front cover
15. Edited images for your contents pages
16. 1st draft contents page

Remember that you should record all your planning too. This could include photographs of possible costumes, props, locations and settings. If you plan to use the theatre for your photoshoot you need to contact Mr Hitchenson in the music department.

Music Magazines of Yore

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Face_(magazine)

The Face was THE music magazine to be seen with in the eighties (when your teacher was your age!!)

Neville Brody was the designer and he was much admired for the work he did on this magazine.

http://www.i-donline.com/i-spy/i-d-covers-1980-2010

I-D is another magazine from this period that is still going.

I believe it was started by a group of people from St Martin's Art School. St Martins is one of the best Art Schools in the country.

Analysing Questionnaire Results

You should by now have handed out your questionnaire to at least 10 members of your target audience.

Now you need to present your findings. As many of your questions were closed questions you should find it quite easy to convert your results into a bar or pie chart. You can do this in Excel and then post them onto your blog.

Once you have noted all your results you need to write up your findings and conclusions. This should form a strong basis for your production ideas.