MUSIC MAGAZINE. Jodie Leigh Holmes
MUSIC MAGAZINE.
Jodie Leigh Holmes
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media
products?
Eye contact
Full body shot
Solid structural pose
Short and snappy title
Bold colour used throughout
Celebrity endorsement
Fluent text style used
Celebrity informationMain celebrity name
Typical magazine stamp
Date and issue date present
Consistent heading style
Heading strip
Eye contact
Unusual body position
Long distance shot
Bold headings
Celebrity information
Fluent text styles
Typical page numbers
Softer house style colours
Full image covering page
Consistent text style
House style is the same
Face shot
No eye contact
Prop used for effect
Typical page number
Bold text
Typical stereotype of males in magazines:
How does your media product represent particular social groups?
Aggressive expressions
Fierce
Anger/Danger
Gangster
Direct eye contact
Intimidation
Power
Solid body positions
Passionate
Focused
Opposite of typical stereotype
Gentle
Enthusiastic
Unconventional stereotype of my model:
Relaxed
Softer expression
Softer pose
Less eye contact
Focus Passionate
What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
DistributionVibe magazine:
• InterMedia Partners
•Total assets: 1 billion
•Private equity
Who would be the audience for your media product?
My audience would be:
Teenagers who love music
Older age range who enjoy hip-hop/pop music.
Male and females
How did you attract/address your audience?
Colour:•Red•Black•White•Grey
Young model
Bold, vibrant colours
Young model, not the stereotypical image
Artists match chosen genre
BUZZ words
What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
Learnt to use tools on Photoshop e.g.:
Inserting images from external websites.
Edit contrast, saturation, colour etc of images.
Cut out tool.
Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
I have learnt:
Editing skills using Photoshop
Understanding the music magazine market
Putting documents onto my blog