Evaluation (Preliminary task)

Constructions of 6 key questions

1) In what way does your media products use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

My product, the the front cover of a school magazine uses real forms of images taken from children in their school uniform present the school's image through their body language and their dress code. Also it challenges forms of conventions of real media products through the structure and representational features, This makes it look like a real school magazine.

2) How does your media product represent particular social groups?

My media product presents particular social groups through the variety of age groups, the magazine consist of all age groups in the school, ranging from year 7 to year 11 and also sixth former's year 12 and 13, including primary school children who want to  embark an adventure at my school. This magazine also refers to the audience of older people such as parents who's students attend the school on the front cover of the magazine, this will increase the amount of parents who will talk to one another at opening evens. Also, it expands the idea of other students talking about the school magazine and who take part in it.

3) What kind of media institutions (publishers) might distribute your media product and why?

The media department of the school.

4) Who would be the audience of your media product?

Firstly, one of the audiences of the school magazines are the students themselves who would purchase these magazine on school site to be clearly aware of what is going on in the school and how the school's developing through education and reputation. Also, the teachers themselves would be the audience of the media products to find out how the each part of the school is developing through aspects such as the media, English sports and mathematics and the achievements of their students. Thirdly, the parents of the students and the parents of year 6 primary school students will be interested as they would like to be engaged in the school's development and students opinions and what the head teacher and the what the head of year likes to say about their year groups.

5) How did you attract/ address your audience?

One way in which we attracted the audiences is through the contrast in colours, connotation different ideas on the front cover of the magazine. Also the features on the side of the page surrounding the main image which gives extra information about whats going to be inside the magazine. Another way in which the audience is engaged with my magazine is through the images, using the students themselves for the cover of the magazine shows that its a optimistic school involving the students as much as possible.

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

I have learnt to effectively use blogs in my work to promote my work. Also, I have learnt to collect detailed information for my independent research to produce information relevant to the success of my work.