Evaluation: Question 1

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Question 1

In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? 

How is it possible to recognise your magazine as a real magazine?

The bar code and the price shown on the front cover, is proving that the product made can be purchased, this would make it to look like a real magazine. The image used for the cover would also make it realistic as it was taken with a professional camera and photo shopped where appropriate. The pages that were designed were also the same shape as a magazine would be in real life therefore making it more realistic as a magazine.

Throughout the magazine I tried to make it so that there was a variation of the font size as well as using bold and italic to make reading the article more interesting as well as putting emphasis on some words or sentences more than others.

The masthead would be a giveaway in the magazine being real as it is very common. It is also quite common to have footer or a header to a magazine to hold certain information. Some magazines also take advantage of the space to create splashes of texts to get the reader’s attention. I also used, in the double page spread, a use of columns which magazines also have to make it easy for the readers

How is it recognisable as belonging to you sub-genre?

The font makes it recognisable as an Opera magazine as it is all in serif font. This brings sophistication and maturity to the magazine.  The font is also readable and consistent throughout.

I tried to maintain the same colour scheme throughout, using mostly black, white and blue. I used black and with lot as I thought that it was classic and the Opera magazines I researched did not use a lot of colour. I chose blue because I wanted it to appeal to the younger generation as well as the older generation.

The use of language in the magazine may give away what genre it is as the language provoked is mature and seems targeted to the older generation. However I was trying to get the attention of people in the younger generation as well.

The use of columns, particularly in the double page spread and contents page shows that the magazine is well organised and is easy to read. This may also give away my target audience as well as the sophisticated message I wanted to come across with the magazine

Have you done anything to challenge these conventions and what was your reason for doing so?

There is one way in which I have challenged conventions in that the colour scheme of the magazine is different to regular magazines. I think that this is challenging in that I wanted the magazine to also appeal to younger people. Another way in which I think that I have challenged the conventions would be the use of language. I think this as I tried, when writing the magazine, to be more enthusiastic and to use not as sophisticated language to try and appeal to the younger generation, other than the traditional, older generation.  

Evaluation: Question 2

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Question 2 

How does your media product represent different social groups? 

The Prezi below shows how my media product represents different social groups.

Evaluation: Question 3

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Question 3

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

The image below shows my decision about who my distributor of my product is and why I chose it. 

Evaluation: Question 4

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Question 4

Who would be the audience for my media product?

Demographic

People who I think would buy magazine would be optimistic, ambitious, unique individuals that symbolise the genre itself.

I wanted to have a wide age range from 16-60. I wanted this as I thought that the magazine would have been a way to connect to the younger generation, making the genre more popular. I also made it appeal to the older generation so that it will keep them informed about upcoming shows as well as interest facts.

The Socio-Economic Grouping
for my magazine

I imagined that the level of income that people who buy this magazine would have an income level would be reasonably high. I think this as people who are interested in Opera have quite luxurious lifestyles. For examples, the Operas alone are quite expensive, as well as the dress code to see an Opera is very elegant and sophisticated. The socio-economic grouping therefore I think would be a range of A-C1. I think this as this is the highest level of income of people in the economy. These people in this socio-economic grouping have occupations that range from professional careers to skilled workers.

The dress code for Opera's
according to Opera Atlanta.

Psychographic 

For my magazine, i think the audience would have different lifestyles than others. I think this as Operatic music is very different to any other genre. However I also think that the lifestyle that the audience of my magazine would lead would be very luxurious as the back ground of Opera and how it is presented gives me the impression of that people that would read my magazine would have deluxe lifestyles. I think that the readers of this magazine would be a bit tame and keep to them; the readers of this magazine would obey by tradition as Opera goes back over a number of decades. 

Evaluation: Question 5

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Question 5

Who would be the audience for my media product? 

The Prezi below shows who the audience for my media product would be. 

Evaluation: Question 6

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Question 6

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product ?

The Power Point below shows the number of technologies from the process of making my magazine. 

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Evaluation: Question 7

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Question 7 

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

The table below shows the different parts of what I think that I have learnt throughout the two tasks. 

Main Task: Cover

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Finished Work

Cover 

This is my magazine cover

Main Task: Contents Page

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Finished Work 

Contents Page

This is my finished work on the Contents Page 

Main Task: Double Page Spread

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Finished Work

Double Page Spread

This is my double page spread

Main Task: Changes Made

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Changes 

Front Cover

I have made a few changes to the front cover including:

• Title of the Magazine
• Colour Scheme 
• Mid-Close up instead of a full body
• Other ways of advertising

Contents Page

I have made a few changes to my contents page including:

• Inserted an editors note
• Added more bullet points

Double Page Spread

I have made a few changes to my double page spread including:

• Colour Scheme
• More on the article
• Scrapped the venues 
• Wrote more on productions coming up

Research: Double Page Spread

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Article on Nathalie

Questions and Answers 

The Questions and Answers below are some questions that may appear on the double page spread of my magazine.

1. What got you interested in Opera Music?

'When I was little, my mum kept playing a song that I used to sing and dance to, it was called Madame Butterfly by Puccini.'

2. What is you favorite Opera and why?

'Madame Butterfly because it is nice to listen to and is well written, it is also a romance opera and very over the top with emotion.'

3. Have you ever seen an Opera?

'Yes, three.'

4. How long have you been doing this kind of music for?

'All my life.'

5. Who do you look up to in Opera?

'Maria Callas, she has such a controversial figure. She is more than just a singer, she also acts too. Some people say it doesn't mix well when she acts and sings, but I think she is great.'

6. Where do you see yourself in 5-10 years time?

'As a member of English National Opera (ENO)'

7. Which Opera House would you most like to perform in?

'Covent Garden.'

8. What makes Opera so unique, compared with other genres?

'Opera, to me is an art form, it combines great music, singing, dancing and acting.'

9. What do you look for in an Opera Magazine?

'Information about people in the industry and upcoming shows.'

Models

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Models

Nathalie Kelsey 

Nathalie Kelsey is the girl that I will be using as a model for my magazine. I chose her as she is familiar with the genre itself and could help me with information of what to put in the magazine as well as be apart of an article as some day she would like to have a career in Opera. 

Rough Work: Double Page Spread

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Rough Work 

Double Page Spread

The picture below is a scanned copy of the plan for the Double Page of my magazine.

Rough Work: Contents Page

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Rough Work 

Contents Page 

The picture below is a scanned copy of the plan for the Contents Page of my magazine.

Rough Work: Cover

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Rough Work 

Cover 

The picture below is a scanned copy of the plan for the cover of my magazine.

Tim Management: Time Toast

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Time Managing 

Time Toast 

Time Toast allows me to manage when I do work so that I can reach completion of tasks on time. 

The time line is good as it shows what work I have to do and how long I should spend on it. 

Time Management: Calendar

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Time Managing 

Calendar

The Screen Shot below shows the Calender that is on my Outlook Email. The point of this is to remind me, in the half term, what I should be doing, when and how long for. 

The next Screen Shot is using the categories so that it can stay organised and also makes it more colourful. 

I have also organised a meeting with my model to discuss what I would like her to do, as well as feedback and her ideas of what I can do to improve.

Finally, I have also allowed time at the end of the week to upload all planning into the blog and to also have time for unfinished work. 

Opera Magazine Research: Audience Profile

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Audience Profile 

Opera Magazine Reader

The presentation below shows an Audience Profile of what I think an Opera Magazine reader would be like:

Opera Magazine Research: Double Page Spread

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Double Page Spread 

Opera Magazines: Double Page

The double page spreads below show the main features that I need to include when making my own contents page.