The BRIEF!
For my media coursework i have been asked to produce a: front cover, Contents page and Double page spread for a Music magazine.
This is my main task and 100 marks is up for grabs but its broken up into 3 subtasks. There is a total of 60 marks available for
the final products, 20 for the planning and research conducted and another 20 for the overall evaluation. The planning and research stage is divided into three sections:
In the real media text section, i have to complete 5 tasks which consists of textual analysis and conventional diagrams.
these tasks are to do:
Now i must have been able to decide which music genre i will be focusing on which mus be completed to get my final task complete.
This is my main task and 100 marks is up for grabs but its broken up into 3 subtasks. There is a total of 60 marks available for
the final products, 20 for the planning and research conducted and another 20 for the overall evaluation. The planning and research stage is divided into three sections:
- Real Media Text Target
- Audience
- Drafting.
In the real media text section, i have to complete 5 tasks which consists of textual analysis and conventional diagrams.
these tasks are to do:
- Textual Analysis of a Music Magazine Front Page
- Textual analysis of a Music Magazinee Double Pae
- Front cover conventions Diagrams
- Contents Page Conventions Diagram
- Double page spread Conventions Diagram.
Now i must have been able to decide which music genre i will be focusing on which mus be completed to get my final task complete.
Target Audience
This is where i find out which type of audience my magazine will be based on. this will help alot in the type of genre i would like to write about.this part consist of 4 tasks which are: Audience reserch, Mood Boards, Profiling my Audience and a case study of a publishing house.
Audience Research
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This is where i highlight my specific target audience and find out what they like form the specific genre which is; Afrobeats. i will have to communicate with my audienve through various means such as: using questionaires, Surveys, Polls and also communitcating through Facebook, Twitter, iMessenger, whatsapp etc.
Mood Board
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Mood boards are digital collages of elements from A chosen genre. For my project i will make a moodboard based on afrobeats which is likely i will create of Photoshop. This mood board will help both my audience and me a feel more inspired in the specific Genre and feel confident in my chosen genre.
Profiling My Audience
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This is where I have to make a fictional profile of my target audience. The profile should include their name, age, gender, social activities, interests and how they link to my chosen genre.
This will help me get to understand what my audience will like and draw mw closr to understanding what they enjoy in my chosen genre.
This will help me get to understand what my audience will like and draw mw closr to understanding what they enjoy in my chosen genre.
Case Study of a Publishing House
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I have to research on a specific media publishing house and write a report to convince them to publish my magazine. The best thing to do is to look for a current media house who do not publish magazines of my Genre so that while i am evaluating i can clearly identify the progression i have made in the type of publishing i have planned before hand. Furthermore, i also have to write a report to a media house outlinig thier business interests and see how my magazine can link to those interests and make them better.
Drafting
This is where i will draft my first iniatial idea of how my Afrobeats music magazine will look like. i will visualise and note down all my ideas such as:
- Type of typography
- Images
- Colour
- Layout
- Font
- Logo
Mock Ups
Unmanipulated photos
I will note down each photography session i have within my project and take various photos.
These photos i take will be then used either for: my double page spread, Magazine front page or contents page. Furthermore these pictures will also be put on my website which will also include
These photos i take will be then used either for: my double page spread, Magazine front page or contents page. Furthermore these pictures will also be put on my website which will also include
- A range of unmanipulated photos
These images will be unmanipulated and annotated to display why i choose these specific images and why they are good.
Final Product
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At this stage i have to produce a finished copy of a:
This must be completed before the deadline and uploaded unto my website so it can be marked and assesed by my Teacher.
Any errors in doing this will resort to a failed couse.
- Magazine Front page
- Magazine Double Page Spread
- Magazine Contents Page
This must be completed before the deadline and uploaded unto my website so it can be marked and assesed by my Teacher.
Any errors in doing this will resort to a failed couse.
Exemplar Magazine
Post Production Feedback
This is where all my work will be marked and i will be given critical feedback on my magazine design and also be able to notice my mistakes which i can update to make my magazine much better and appeal to my chosen audience succesfully. This part of my feedback will asses my weakpoint and strenghts which will all be altered to make a perfect magazine front page, contents page and Double spread page.
In Addition to, My audience will also Evaluate this magazine and give feedback to what they like and present how successfull to magazine is.
It is my choice to agree to the feedback or alter my magazine to make it better after my feedback
In Addition to, My audience will also Evaluate this magazine and give feedback to what they like and present how successfull to magazine is.
It is my choice to agree to the feedback or alter my magazine to make it better after my feedback
Evaluation
For my evaluation I will have to answer the following seven questions:
- In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media texts?
- How does your media product represent particular social groups?
- What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
- Who would be the audience for your media product?
- How did you attract/address your audience?
- What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
- Looking back at the preliminary task what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to a full product?