1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
My school magazine is for a nursery, so I my idea was to make the fonts clear and easy to understand with bright colours which drew in attention to the reader and made it stand out. I gave my magazine an overall theme of a fun, happy environment to work in, as this is how nursery schools are presented in society. I was sure to match all of the colours on my magazine cover to my own photography, for example my title 'KIDS UK' was in pink, the same colour and the child models bow. Researching school magazines proved more difficult than first expected, so I went with my initiative and drew ideas from my own creativity and knowledge of schools in general.
2. How does your media product represent particular social groups?
By using a child model, it would be easy for the reader to identify that this is the age range for this nursery school. I wanted the front cover to be energetic and exciting, as for most people primary and nursery school was said to be the 'easiest' part of schooling. The high majority of young children in nurseries are energetic and playful, and I feel that by having an extremely happy child on my front cover helps to convey this message to the public.
3. What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?
It is likely that St Mary's C of E Primary school would distribute this magazine, as the model I have used is a member of this nursery and the main idea I have of nursery schools are that of my own and my models opinion on them. I feel the target audience that would read my magazine would mostly be parents as it would contain application forms for new nursery students and show dates of important events; as parents are interested in their child's school life.
4. Who would be the audience of your media product?
The audience for my school magazine would be the parents and children who attend the nursery school. As it contains all the information about starting a new school, in an aspect it acts as a newsletter as well as a magazine.
5. How did it attract/address your audience?
My magazine contains all the information needed for starting a nursery school and the information for parents whose children already attend the school. It has news bulletins on the front cover to convey the information inside, and the contents page contains bright colours, photographs of a happy child in a nursery school and this would hopefully have helped to attract people into wanting to read the inside of the magazine.
6. What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
The main thing I have learnt how to do is use Adobe Photo shop for editing my photographs. I have conveyed this progress in my blogging, and explained the steps in which I have gone through to complete my photographs. I have learnt how to 'clone' and 'erase' unwanted shadows and lights in my images, to make them clearer. I have also learnt how to use Adobe In Design to create my final pieces. I learnt how to place images into the document and layer the images and text in an eye catching way to grab the attention of the reader. I learnt the basics of font and colour use, I hope to go on and familiarise myself with both of these programs to ensure that my final task is properly completed to the best of my ability.
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