Evaluation- Question 5

For question 5 I used Piktochart because it is a clear, visual way of showing my ideas and evaluating my magazine. This question was hard, because I had to look at my magazine from an analytical perspective, similarly to the way I had looked at real products in my earlier research. In conclusion to this task, I have realised that some of the ways I attracted and addressed the audience were done subconsciously, which were harder for me to pick up while doing this question, because I hadn't noticed them during production. For example, the cover lines and features I had chosen were chosen to intentionally attract the audience, whereas the writing style and specific words were subconscious choices I made while writing the article. I think I did attract and address the audience effectively, through different ways such as photographs, writing style and mise-en-scene. I had a particular vision of what I wanted the audience to feel whilst reading my magazine, which I think was achieved with my end product.

Evaluation Question 4

This task was pretty challenging, because I wanted my magazine to be as neutral as possible, in terms of race and ethnicity. Looking back on it, I definitely should have used models from both races, to try and appeal to an even more mass market. In terms of gender, my magazine was targeted primarily at females, because they were my target audience. Age was the easiest category to decide- I wanted my magazine to appeal to a young audience who are interested in mature topics.

Evaluation- Question 3

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The website I decided to use for question 3 was Vocarooo. This was not easy, because I had t pre pan what I was going to say and write notes, which took a long time. I also had to have separate tabs open on my laptop, which I could refer back to. This was time consuming. In this question I had to consider what kind of media institution might distribute my media product and why. I chose a large media company. This question involved me having to research different media companies, both large and small, and compare them. I also had to consider the way people now view media- both electronically and print, as well as where I would want it to be stored.

Evaluation Question 2

For question 2 I used Canva to present my work, which, retrospectively I regret. this is because Canva does not allow you to embed or download work, unless it is paid for. This means that I had to take screenshots of my work, which was time consuming and fiddly. I would say that this is the question where I had to be the most honest about the choices I had made, in terms of social groups and diversity. In conclusion, I would definitely say that race is not represented equally enough, and age was not very broad- my magazine is clearly targeted at a specific age group, which, in a way is positive because my target audience is clear. Social class is clear here, some models seemed stereotypically upper class, and others were of a less obvious class. However, this is objective and down to personal opinion. Neither upper/lower class were presented in a positive or a negative way.