Evaluation
What have you learnt from completing this task?
While undergoing this task I have learnt about many different conventions and why they are important, I have also learnt what 'LIIAR' means which will be helpful for whenever I am creating a magazine as I will think about all the different meanings. Before this task I only knew a small amount about Photoshop but now I know a lot more and I am able to edit a photograph and also add text to it. I have also learnt that there is a lot of preparation that goes behind a magazine as you have to plan it beforehand. For example, you have to think of a house colour, feature stories and you even have to think about what is going to be in the image, where it is going to be and also how the model should be interacting with the camera. I have also learnt what all the different camera angles mean because before I would have thought there isn't much difference between a Extreme close up and a close up, I would have just thought that one is closer to the face than the other, but now I realize that there is a lot more to it than just that. I have also learnt about the two different fonts, 'Serif' and 'Sam's Serif'.
How have you used technology?
During this task I have used many different pieces of equipment, I have used a camera, a phone and a computer. Without all these pieces of technology I would not have been able to create this magazine cover. Firstly, I used my own phone to take photos of different camera angles so that I was able to explain what each different one meant and why they would be used. Secondly, I used a camera so that I was able to take photographs for my front cover and also I needed some photos that I would be able to analyse and say why they were good and why they weren't. Next, I used a computer so that I was able to edit photos and use Photoshop to add text to my image, a computer was also used so that I was able to get onto my blog and post all the different pieces of work I had done. Using a computer was also useful because I was able to look at different magazines to get ideas to how I should make my magazine look.
What conventions have you used and why?
I have used a variety of different conventions when making my magazine cover. All of the conventions I have used are; a Mast Head, a Price, a Barcode, Feature Stories, a Skyline, a Footer, a Main Image, a Plug, a Main Feature and I also created a Strapline (including the date, issue number and website address)
I have used a Mast Head because it is what a reader will always be able to relate back to,when someone talks about a magazine they will have to be able to say the name of the magazine otherwise other people won't know what they are talking about. I also had to make the Mast Head bold and I had to make it stand out so that it would attract people. The price and barcode were both used because they would both allow a person to buy the magazine, if there was so price or barcode than the person wouldn't be able to buy it because the person at the counter won't know how much it would be so they wouldn't be able to sell it to them. The features stories have been used because they give the reader of the magazine an in site of what is going to be inside so they will be able to decide if they like the magazine or not. I tried to make the titles of the feature stories short and seem interesting so that people would actually want to buy the magazine.
The main image was one of the most important conventions, this is because it will be the main thing that people look at when they see the magazine and so it has to be big and has to be related to the magazine because if it isn't then people will look at the image and pick it up because it may look interesting and then they read the feature stories and realize that there is nothing related to the image so they don't get the magazine. Another convention I used was a plug, this was good to use because I was able to put a tag in it which would engage readers and so they would look at the magazine, also I used the plug to say that there was free things inside the magazine which means that people may buy it because there is a free revision guide inside. Lastly, I also used a strapline, I used this because it allowed me to show the date and the issue number of the magazine, the strapline shouldn't be used to show lots of information it should only be used to tell the person a little information about the magazine and the gave information about how to contact the magazine agency.
I think I wouldn't change that much if I did this task again,but I may change a few things. Some of those things may be, getting someone else other than me to model my cover so that I can get the photos the way I want them, I was able to use Photoshop well but I would have liked to have learned a little more about it and how to use all the tools that you may not use, but for this I could have looked on YouTube if there was anything major that I needed to know. Another thing I would probably change would be looking at different colour schemes, I feel as if I didn't spend enough time looking at different colour schemes and that I may have had a better looking end product if I spent more time on that. Overall, I think there wouldn't be much that I would change as I think I have worked well and have done all the things that I have wanted to do.
I have used a Mast Head because it is what a reader will always be able to relate back to,when someone talks about a magazine they will have to be able to say the name of the magazine otherwise other people won't know what they are talking about. I also had to make the Mast Head bold and I had to make it stand out so that it would attract people. The price and barcode were both used because they would both allow a person to buy the magazine, if there was so price or barcode than the person wouldn't be able to buy it because the person at the counter won't know how much it would be so they wouldn't be able to sell it to them. The features stories have been used because they give the reader of the magazine an in site of what is going to be inside so they will be able to decide if they like the magazine or not. I tried to make the titles of the feature stories short and seem interesting so that people would actually want to buy the magazine.
The main image was one of the most important conventions, this is because it will be the main thing that people look at when they see the magazine and so it has to be big and has to be related to the magazine because if it isn't then people will look at the image and pick it up because it may look interesting and then they read the feature stories and realize that there is nothing related to the image so they don't get the magazine. Another convention I used was a plug, this was good to use because I was able to put a tag in it which would engage readers and so they would look at the magazine, also I used the plug to say that there was free things inside the magazine which means that people may buy it because there is a free revision guide inside. Lastly, I also used a strapline, I used this because it allowed me to show the date and the issue number of the magazine, the strapline shouldn't be used to show lots of information it should only be used to tell the person a little information about the magazine and the gave information about how to contact the magazine agency.
LIIAR Analysis
While doing this task I had to stick to the idea of LIIAR as this would help me figure out what needed to be on my magazine and what didn't. Firstly, the L stands for Media Language, when creating my magazine I had to plan out photos, colours, props, locations and many other things. When deciding what type of photos I wanted I had to look at a variety of different types so I would be able to compare different camera angles so that I would end up with the perfect one. The colours were also important as I had to make sure that the colours I wanted to use would go well with the type of magazine I was creating.
The next letter stands for Institution, the institution for my magazine is the college that is trying to sell the magazine. I am the producer of the college magazine but the institution is the college. When a magazine is created it should always have a message that needs to be put across, the magazine that I have created should try to make the audience want to come to the college that I have advertised and it should also make them see that the college makes people happy.
The next I in LIIAR stands for Ideology. When planning my magazine cover I wanted it to show that education was good and I wanted other people to believe that too, I do think that I put that message across. This can be seen because again the student is happy and we can see that because the Medium Close Up image allows the reader to see the details on the students face and they can see their expressions. I also wanted the magazine to show that students should be happy when they are working at college because it is a fun and interesting experience.
The next letter is A which stand for Audience. The target audience for my magazine are students that are hoping to go to college or that are already at college. Different college magazines can be targeted at different people, some are targeted at parents so that they will be able to see if the college would be good for their child and other magazines are targeted at the students. I have made my magazine targeted at the students because I want them to be able to read it and see how good it is themselves without their parents saying what it is like and they should be allowed to make their own decisions to see if they like the college or not, If they do hopefully they would go to that college, if they don't then they wouldn't have to go.
The last letter is R, this stand for Representation. On my magazine cover I have used an image of a student smiling and holding their folders, this shows that the student enjoys college and their work as they are smiling. Also, they are holding folders which shows that they work hard and are dedicated to their work. I also made the student look directly at the camera which meant that they would engage the audience because they are looking directly at them so they want to get them involved.
What would you change if you were to do this task again?
I think I wouldn't change that much if I did this task again,but I may change a few things. Some of those things may be, getting someone else other than me to model my cover so that I can get the photos the way I want them, I was able to use Photoshop well but I would have liked to have learned a little more about it and how to use all the tools that you may not use, but for this I could have looked on YouTube if there was anything major that I needed to know. Another thing I would probably change would be looking at different colour schemes, I feel as if I didn't spend enough time looking at different colour schemes and that I may have had a better looking end product if I spent more time on that. Overall, I think there wouldn't be much that I would change as I think I have worked well and have done all the things that I have wanted to do.
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