Evaluation Question 6

Throughout the production of my musiz magazine I have used and developed my skills in numerous different technologies.

The first bit of technology I used was the Canon 1000D DSLR camera to take the photographs of my various models. This peice of technology was completley new to me, so I had to learn how to use all the different settings available on this model of camera, this took quite a bit of getting used to but all in all the photos I took were a complete success. To begin with I took a few photos with my phone but these photos were badly lit, and quite blurred compared to the photos taken with this camera, so the camera was a nessecity for my model photos.

A very handy piece of technology that I used throughout the production of my magazine which I took full avdantage of was my phone (Samsung galaxy s5). I used my phone to message my friends to organise times of when to take photos, and to gain feedback. I used facebook and whatsapp to gain my social networking feedback, I took screenshots on my phone of these comments and continued to post them to my blog.

To record the software I have been using I have used Ishowu when demonstrating Adobe Photoshop, and for recording software that I used at home I used TinyTake by MangoApps to record voicethreads and videos. Both these pieces of software were completely new to me, I didn't know that software like this was so easy to use, it also provides another way to record evidence during the production stages.  

The video below shows a little tutorial of how I have used Adobe Photoshop as another piece of technology. I filmed the video using Ishowu and the voiceover using TinyTake. 

In case the audio quality isn't fantastic here is an overview:

I decided to create a simple masthead and manipulate one of my photographs of my model Josh.

For the masthead I created a text layer and chose the font and then changed colour by using the colour picker tool. I then added a black box behind my mastehad, by drawing a rectangle using the shape tool and then using the paint bucket to change colour.

When manipulating my picture of Josh I showed how to adjust the brightness/contrast, the hue/saturation and the levels of the photo to add various filters and to enhance the photo. I then showed how to smooth out a skin tone by using the spot healing tool across Joshs jawline.

Other peices of technology I have used are Flickr, Prezi, Slideshare and Blogger.

Flickr was a new platform for me to produce question three of the evaluation regarding distribution. Flickr can be used as an alternative to regular powerpoint presentations to show and present my work in a more creative way.

Prezi is something I have been familiar with for a long time now, and I prefer Prezi to Powerpoint because it is more interactive and is really easy to present your ideas.
Below I have added a short video of how to use the basics of Prezi and how Prezi can improve an average presentation.

I had never come across Slideshare before, but I have learnt that Slideshare is a way to post your own powerpoints for public viewing, which could give a lot of extra feedback.

And finally Blogger, I had never used Blogger before AS Media the closest I have ever had to a blog is a Tumblr blog, but Blogger is completely different. I really like using Blogger and how simple it is to use to post your progress online for everyone to see, again it has a comment feature which encourages feedback. I have learnt how to embed links into blogger which was a nessecary part of a few of my other evaluation questions.

Evaluation Question 5

Evaluation
Question 5: How did you attract/address your audience?

Below is a link to my annotated presentation using a Prezi format.

Evaluation Question 4

This is one example of my younger target audience for my music magazine.

A teenager with a punk inspired mise en scene is likely to buy my magazine since the artists mentioned are part of their music taste.

The mise en scene of the models inside my magazine is very similar to the actual audience meaning the magazine will be more relatable and will inspire them to maybe go into a punk/rock music career.
My genre of magazine would make more sense and would be more intriguing than a pop magazine purely because of their individual music taste which I have portrayed on my front cover.

Evaluation Question 3

Clicking on the link above will take you to my Flickr where I have annotated my front cover, contents and double page spread regarding distribution.

Evaluation Question 2

I have taken a screenshot of my main model used on my front cover and double page spread feature, and compared this with a photograph of Sid Vicious (John Ritchie) from the Sex Pistols.
My double page spread feature was based on this era of music along with the punk genre. I took a lot of inspiration from the sex pistols such as their logo, the colour scheme and their mise en scene.
Firstly I changed my image to black and white to work with the punk style, and added pink to continue the well mown colour scheme. The photos of my model were take against a brick wall to show a slightly urban atmosphere, this can also be compared to the photograph of Sid Vicious because of the punk/urban background.
Sid Vicious has dark messy/spiky hair, a motif style ts-hirt and a leather jacket on in the photograph, so I tried to mimic that by making my model wear a leather jacket, a guns n' roses ts-hirt and also styled his hair very messily. For my magazine however I decided to use a younger artist than an older artist in order to appeal to my audience better.

Construction of my image
I originally took a mid shot of my model which was similar to the photograph of Sid Vicious, however to work in the style of a Kerrang! magazine I enlarged the image slightly to cover the full A4 side of the double page spread. My model is stood quite straight and awkwardly unlike the photograph of Sid Vicious, because my model is a lot younger and in-experienced I wanted that to emphasise his "innocence" and this would also appeal to my younger target market as they could relate to him. I used natural lighting to take my photographs to produce a clearer image as the photographer would have done when taking the photo of Sid Vicious. My models expression also shows his slight "innocence" because he is partially smiling, which shows he is care free like the other artists in the punk genre.

Evaluation Question 1

Evaluation
Question 1: In what ways does your magazine use, develop and challenge form and conventions of real media products?

Below is a link to my Powerpoint uploaded onto Slideshare

Evaluation question 1 media from stephgracey

Music Magazine Update: Front Cover 13/04/15

I made some final changes to my front cover to achieve the punk/rock look, I made the text pop out more by adding alternate drop shadow colours. I also moved the pull out quote to cover my models neck/chest and enlarged the text and quotation marks again adding the drop shadow.