In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
• My media product develops and challenges forms and conventions of real media products with the use of images and shots, the fact that all of the images and shots have been used in my research and in real media products, it makes my media product seem more realistic. I also used the colours for the writing for the same reason I used the images and shots in my magazine.
How does your media product represent particular social groups?
• I reckon that my media product represents particular social groups by first, mainly focusing on young or older people who have a fascination with the world of rap and grime, commenting on the lives of rappers and how they live their lives everyday. It secondly represents them by talking about issues that people go through in their everyday lives, for instance, one topic my magazine covers is rappers in the city of London. In conclusion, I believe that my media product represents particular social groups in both a good and a bad way.
What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
• I think that an underground media institution who isn’t really known would consider distributing my media product and I think this would be a way for the institution to promote the rapper.
Who would be your audience for your media product?
• My audience are people from the age of 15-30, but my magazine is also aimed at people who are experienced in terms of going to rapping raves and that know some rappers, I would believe that mainly mid aged people would read the magazine.
How did you address/attract your audience?
• In terms of attracting a young audience, I have included pictures of a rapper which has been mentioned in my main article and as the rapper look mid aged, young people might feel more tempted to pick up the magazine and buy it. In terms of attracting an older audience, I have included the names of certain rappers that have been around for years, the fact that I have mentioned those kinds of rappers will mean that older people will want to be updated on what is going on recently.
What have you learnt about technology from constructing this product?
• I have learnt that because of technology, things like magazines can be created quite quickly on the computer when using the right programs like InDesign and Photoshop, without those sorts of programs around today, magazines could take quite long to make and wouldn’t be able to be distributed as often as they are.
Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
• In terms of my progression from the preliminary task, I feel that I have learnt how to use the program InDesign and Photoshop a lot better for creating magazines than when I first started out and when it comes to manipulating my images, I have learned some techniques from the program Photoshop, something I didn’t use for my preliminary task. I have also learnt to manage my time more efficiently when it comes to planning and creating the product, because if I don’t, then I would end up falling behind and not accomplishing things when I am meant to be, which in turn, could leave me with a grade that I perhaps do not deserve to get due to missing pieces of work.
