Critical reflection question 1
- 1. CRITICAL REFLECTION QUESTION 1: HOW DOES YOUR PRODUCT USE OR CHALLENGE CONVENTIONS AND HOW DOES IT REPRESENT SOCIAL GROUPS OR ISSUES?
- 2. HOW MY PRODUCT USES CONVENTIONS MAGAZINE CONVENTION 1: CENTRAL IMAGE - FRONT COVER • DIRECT MODE OF ADDRESS – THE PHOTOGRAPH OF MY MAIN STAR FEATURED IN MY MAGAZINE IS DIRECTLY LOOKING AT THE AUDIENCE. THIS IS A CLASSIC CONVENTION TO ENGAGE THE AUDIENCE AND DRAW THEM INTO BUYING MY MAGAZINE • PHOTOGRAPH OF THE MAIN FEATURE STAR – THE MAIN FEATURE ARTICLE IS ONE OF THE MAIN PIECES OF TEXT ON THE FRONT COVER TO ADVERTISE TO THE POTENTIAL AUDIENCE WHAT IS INSIDE MY MAGAZINE. PLACING THE PHOTOGRAPH ON THE FRONT COVER TO PROMOTE THE ARTICLE IS A CLASSIC MAGAZINE CONVENTION • COLOUR SCHEME – THE BRIGHT AND BOLD COLOUR SCHEME I HAVE CHOSEN IS ALSO A CLASSIC MAGAZINE CONVENTION – ESPECIALLY FOR POP MUSIC MAGAZINES. I THINK THIS HELPS TO SHOW THE AUDIENCE THAT THE MAGAZINE IS TARGETED TOWARDS YOUNG ADULTS AND TEENAGERS AND THE COLOUR SCHEME HELPS TO COMMUNICATE THE CONTENT AND TARGET AUDIENCE.
- 3. HOW MY PRODUCT USES CONVENTIONS • MAGAZINE CONVENTION 2: FRONT COVER TEXT COLOUR SCHEME OF TEXT • THE COLOUR SCHEME USED IS BRIGHT AND BOLD WHICH IS A CLASSIC CONVENTION OF POP MAGAZINES. MY MAGAZINE WILL STAND OUT ON A SHELF AND HELP TO ATTRACT THE AUDIENCE. • THE TEXT HAS A GLOW EFFECT MAKING IT SEEM AS IF MY MAGAZINE IS LIKE A STAR WHICH IS A GOOD IMPRESSION I WANT TO GIVE TO MY AUDIENCE. TITLE OF MAGAZINE: • THE TITTLE OF THE MAGAZINE IS A CONVENTION BECAUSE IT A SHORT SNAPPY TITLE.; THERE FOR MAKING IT EASIER FOR THE AUDIENCE TO REMEMBER AND RECOGNIZE. LOGO: • LOGOS ARE A WAY THAT AUDIENCES (OF A MAGAZINE) CAN IDENTIFY THAT MAGAZINE FROM MANY OTHERS, ON A SHELF. IT IS A CLASSIC CONVENTION FOR WEEKLY MAGAZINE PUBLICATIONS TO HAVE A LOGO THAT IS EASILY REGONIZE – ALSO THIS LOGO CAN BE ON THE TWITTER ACCOUNT AND THE FACEBOOK ACCOUNT FOR MY MAGAZINE. MY LOGO : • MY LOGO WILL GIVE THE MAGAZINE THE ABILITY OF BEING EASILY IDENTIFIABLE; WHILST ALSO CONVENING BRAND IDENTITY TO THE AUDIENCE. WHY I THINK MY FRONT COVER USES CONVENTIONS WELL: • I THINK THAT, THE WAY I HAVE USED COLOURS TO CREATE A CATCHY BACKGROUND HAS HELPED MY MAGAZINE TO DIFFERENTIATE ITS SELF FROM OTHER KINDS OF MAGAZINES. • ALSO THE MASTHEAD I USED CONTRASTS WITH THE BACKGROUND STANDING OUT, BECOMING MORE VISIBLE TO THE AUDIENCES THAT WILL BUY MY MAGAZINE. • FURTHERMORE THE IMAGERY USED ON THE FRONT COVER WILL ATTRACT FANS OF THE ARTIST, CREATING A WIDER AUDIENCE FOR MY MAGAZINE. WHAT I WOULD CHANGE ABOUT THE CONVENTIONS I HAVE USED: • IF I WERE TO RE DO MY FRONT COVER AGAIN I WOULD: CHANGE THE TAG LINE OF MY MAGAZINE AND TRY TO MAKE IT MORE CATCHING OF THE READER’S ATTENTION.
- 4. HOW MY PRODUCT USES CONVENTIONS • DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD CONVENTIONS OF DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD LAYOUT: • MY DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD USES CLASSIC CONVENTIONS BY THE ARTICLE WRITING BEING IN COLOUMS AND THE TEXT IS SMALL. THE LOOK OF THE ARTICLE IS DESIGNED IKE REAL MAGAZINES SHOWING HOW I RESEARCHED THE CONVENTIONS AND USED THEM IN MY OWN PRODUCT. CONVENTIONS OF DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD TEXT: • THE TEXT DESIGN AND FONT USED IS SUITED TO A POP MAGAZINE. I ALSO USE LANGUAGE SUITED TO THE AGE RANGE OF TEENAGERS AND YOUNG ADULTS – THIS IS ANOTHER CONVENTION THAT I PICKED UP ON FROM RESEARCH OF EXISTING MAGAZINES. CONVENTIONS OF DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD CONTENT: • THE ACTUAL CONTENT OF MY MAGAZINE IS UNIQUE – IT IS AN CONVENTION BECAUSE IT IS AN EXCLUSIVE TO MY MAGAZINE WHICH MANY MAGAZINES USES EXCLUSIVES. BUT IT ALSO GIVES THE AUDIENCE DIFFERENT INFORMATION THEY MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT THE ARTIST. WHAT CONVENTIONS WORK BEST: • I THINK THE DESIGN OF MY DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD WORKS REALLY WELL AND LOOKS PROFESSIONAL. THE TEXT DESIGN WORKS BEST IN MY OPINION. I ALSO THINK THE SMALL IMAGE WORKS WELL AS IT MEANS THAT RATHER THAN JUST AUDIENCES LOOK AT PICTURES THEY ACTUALLY READ THE ARTICLE. WHAT CONVENTIONS I WOULD CHANGE: • I WOULD CHANGE THE COLOUR BLUE THAT I USED FOR THE TITTLE OF MY DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD. ALTHOUGH THIS RELATES TO THE COLOURS PREVIOUSLY USED THROUGHOUT MY MAGAZINE, I FEEL IT DOES NOT DO A GOOD JOB AT GRABBING THE ATTENTION OF READERS.
- 5. HOW MY PRODUCT USES CONVENTIONS TO ATTRACT THE AUDIENCE • DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD • WHY THE AUDIENCE WILL READ MY ARTICLE – CONVENTIONS OF ARTICLE WRITING • THEY WOULD READ MY ARTICLE BECAUSE IT IS AN EXCLUSIVE – THE ARTICLE EXCLUSIVE WILL BE ADVERTISED ON THE MAGAZINE TWITTER AND THE MAGAZINE FACEBOOK – ATTRACTING AUDIENCES AND USING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY. • ANOTHER REASON MY ARTICLE USES CONVENTIONS IS THE LAYOUT OF THE TEXT AND IMAGES- THE SMALL TEXT AND BIG TITLE LETS THE AUDIENCE KNOW IT IS QUITE A SERIOUS ARTICLE. • ON REFLECTION AND THINKING ABOUT MY DESIGN A BIT MORE I THINK I MIGHT OF INCLUDED PICTURES OF THE ARTIST ACTUALLY DOING THE CHARITY WORK AS THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE OF AN EXCLUSIVE AND THEN THE ARTICLE PHOTOS COULD HAVE ALSO BEEN POSTED ON THE MAGAZINES TWITTER AND FACEBOOK ACCOUNT
- 6. COMPARSIONS BETWEEN MY PRODUCT & EXISITING PRODUCTS • IF YOU LOOK AT EXISTING MAGAZINES AND MY MAGAZINE PRODUCTION YOU CAN SEE HOW I USED THE CONVENTIONS REALLY WELL BUT SOME AREAS CAN BE IMPROVED LIKE THE LAYOUT AND MORE TEXT ON MY FRONT COVER AND MORE PICTURES ON MY DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD WOULD HAVE MADE IT EVEN BETTER AND LOOK MORE PROFESSIONAL.