Thank You for looking at my magazine and I hope you like it. I put a lot of time and effort into creating it and I made it exactly how I wanted it to be. The magazine links to my genre and context I chose and enabled me to create THE LOOT.
I've completed all my research and planning and thus finished my final magazine.
I hope you like it.
Vishal Kumar.
Friday 30 March 2012
Evaluation Question. 3
What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
As Harris Productions are already a well-known production company, they will be able to distribute my magazine easily and sufficiently as they will have experience about selling hot spots and so place my magazine in such places so it sells well. My magazine has a niche about it as it is top quality and contains a music context in it, which allows it to have a USP and sell better to a specific target audience who don't have as much information and quality like my magazine. XXL is the best magazine which can relate to mine and so I believe that the best publisher for my magazine will be the same people that publish XXL so that they can distribute my magazine easily and know how to establish it on the market.
As i have taken a lot of inspriation for my magazine from the well established magazine called XXL. The publishers for this magazine are called Harris Publications who were founded back in 1977; they would be the perfect for publishing my magazine as it links to the genre they create their magazine over. XXL magazine consists of many Hip Hop rappers which also links to the genre of my magazine and again makes them best publishers for my magazine. Due to XXL being such a established and popular magazine, by having the same publishers as them could hopefully take my magazine to a high level and allow the thousands of copies to be produced per month. XXL is a magazine which has the average price range on it which is around $2 per issue once they suscribe on it. The price of my magazine is £6 per issue and after it but also has a subscription box which saves the buyer a £1 and still leaves it in the top scale category. There is a massive gap in the market for this and will hopefully allow it to attract more people.
They ways in which my magazine can be distributed is mainly through being placed in shops and having large posters and flyers to promote the new and upcoming magazine. Once customers like the magazine, I could make a virtual magazine which can be viewed online as many people use the internet for their entertainment for artists and the music industry so I could produce and online version (which still comes at a price). When looking at the price range of magazine Harris Publications, they all have set price ranges and this is what I will do with my magazine when it is distributed and as it is a high price which takes it to the top quality price range for magazines, lowering the price by any means will not allow the magazine to stay at this prestigous position. This is known as Paid Circulation as the price of it will not change. The target audience for my magazine are people who love the hip hop culture and live by the rules of it; as it also appeals to the GET PAID crew social group who have good money which they will spend on the magazine and not think twice about the price of it. The reader can also suscribe to it which will mke it cheaper in the long run. As Harris Productions are already a well-known production company, they will be able to distribute my magazine easily and sufficiently as they will have experience about selling hot spots and so place my magazine in such places so it sells well. My magazine has a niche about it as it is top quality and contains a music context in it, which allows it to have a USP and sell better to a specific target audience who don't have as much information and quality like my magazine. XXL is the best magazine which can relate to mine and so I believe that the best publisher for my magazine will be the same people that publish XXL so that they can distribute my magazine easily and know how to establish it on the market.
Evaluation Question. 7
Looking back at your preliminary task (the continuity editing task), what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to full product?
The main thing I improved on during the making of my magazine is the use of the software we used to make it. At first Photoshop was one of the most complicated softwares I have ever come across but then as I started to get used to it. The tools on Photoshop were perfect for creating a magazine as it allows you to work on the smallest detail on the magazine for example the 'spot healing tool' to cropping out a huge image with the 'magnetic lasso'. It took time to get used to the software and was quite a long task to make the magazine and get it right but it allowed to me make the magazine how it I wanted it. At first, I was not even able to crop out a image properly (as you can tell by the front cover on the prelim) but as I used the software I got used to it and it allowed me to perfectly crop out images, which you cannot even tell have been cropped from another background. In comparison to my prelim, my final magazine looks much more professional and has the effects on it that a normal magazine would have and I could picture it being on a shelf in the shops. My prelim was very minor, it looked tacky and looked as if it was made at school by a child. If there was a task to be done in which I had to use Photoshop, I'd be more than happy to do it, whereas when I first used it I was getting upset that it was a rubbish programme and so hard to use- but now I can manage it with ease.
At first, I knew what magazines looked like but I never thought I would have to design on but when I did, I thought i've got a good idea on what to do. When it came to making it, i stared at a blank screen because I had no idea. But as the course went on, I looked at a range of different magazines and analysed them carefully to get to know all the features used on it. After I had done my research and planning, I had a very clear idea on what I can include on my magazine and how to make it look professional aswell as stand out from the other magazines. I learnt different things about magazine, for example the reader always looks in the top left corner when the look at a page or the F and Z models on magazines and so I tried to adapt this onto mine as it would give it that professional touch. I also learnt how these convetions will appeal to my target audience. An example of this would be how I used a big mid shot image of my artist on the front cover so it catches the eye of the audience and the costume he is wearing will allow the audience to recognise that it is a magazine of their favourite genre and it will encourage them to want to buy the magazine. As you can tell from my front cover, I still used a big image of a person on it however, I didnt look at the way I was taking the image, the costume he was wearing or the pose he did. However, then on my final front cover, I really concentrated on these convetions and allowed my artist to put forward that image I wanted people to see him as which is rich, has attitude and likes to show off. Although, some points from my Prelim I did keep the same which are the big image and little text on the front cover; I had an idea of this when I started my Prelim because I have a magazine at home which I like the look off and tried to copy.
Finally, the colour scheme on my final magazine is much more creative and links to the genre better. On the prelim, I stuck to basic colours on the front cover but on my contents I tried to play around with colours and try and make it look more interesting. However, looking back at it now it did not work and it just looks a mess with no target audience, genre or a decent layout. For the final magazine, I stuck to a straight colour pallette which links to the genre of my magazine.
The main thing I improved on during the making of my magazine is the use of the software we used to make it. At first Photoshop was one of the most complicated softwares I have ever come across but then as I started to get used to it. The tools on Photoshop were perfect for creating a magazine as it allows you to work on the smallest detail on the magazine for example the 'spot healing tool' to cropping out a huge image with the 'magnetic lasso'. It took time to get used to the software and was quite a long task to make the magazine and get it right but it allowed to me make the magazine how it I wanted it. At first, I was not even able to crop out a image properly (as you can tell by the front cover on the prelim) but as I used the software I got used to it and it allowed me to perfectly crop out images, which you cannot even tell have been cropped from another background. In comparison to my prelim, my final magazine looks much more professional and has the effects on it that a normal magazine would have and I could picture it being on a shelf in the shops. My prelim was very minor, it looked tacky and looked as if it was made at school by a child. If there was a task to be done in which I had to use Photoshop, I'd be more than happy to do it, whereas when I first used it I was getting upset that it was a rubbish programme and so hard to use- but now I can manage it with ease.
At first, I knew what magazines looked like but I never thought I would have to design on but when I did, I thought i've got a good idea on what to do. When it came to making it, i stared at a blank screen because I had no idea. But as the course went on, I looked at a range of different magazines and analysed them carefully to get to know all the features used on it. After I had done my research and planning, I had a very clear idea on what I can include on my magazine and how to make it look professional aswell as stand out from the other magazines. I learnt different things about magazine, for example the reader always looks in the top left corner when the look at a page or the F and Z models on magazines and so I tried to adapt this onto mine as it would give it that professional touch. I also learnt how these convetions will appeal to my target audience. An example of this would be how I used a big mid shot image of my artist on the front cover so it catches the eye of the audience and the costume he is wearing will allow the audience to recognise that it is a magazine of their favourite genre and it will encourage them to want to buy the magazine. As you can tell from my front cover, I still used a big image of a person on it however, I didnt look at the way I was taking the image, the costume he was wearing or the pose he did. However, then on my final front cover, I really concentrated on these convetions and allowed my artist to put forward that image I wanted people to see him as which is rich, has attitude and likes to show off. Although, some points from my Prelim I did keep the same which are the big image and little text on the front cover; I had an idea of this when I started my Prelim because I have a magazine at home which I like the look off and tried to copy.
Finally, the colour scheme on my final magazine is much more creative and links to the genre better. On the prelim, I stuck to basic colours on the front cover but on my contents I tried to play around with colours and try and make it look more interesting. However, looking back at it now it did not work and it just looks a mess with no target audience, genre or a decent layout. For the final magazine, I stuck to a straight colour pallette which links to the genre of my magazine.
As a whole, I learnt a lot from this experience and gained new skills which will enable me to use new softwares more efficiently instead of sticking to the same old Powerpoints etc. Softwares like Photoshop, Scribd and Prezi have been useful during the making of my magazine. The final magazine, suits the standard and genre I wanted it to be and brings across the correct personality I wanted my artist to represent. The magazine can fit into a gap in the target market and relates to the genre very well.
Monday 26 March 2012
Monday 12 March 2012
Thursday 8 March 2012
TARGETS.
Now we're close to the deadline, every thing must be perfect so there's some things i still have to do:
- change the colour on the background of the dps
- make the font more outstanding on the dps
- make the contents look more crisp and neat.
- change the fonts and colours on the contents.
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