Q3: What kind of media institution might distribute your media product?

Q4: Who would be the audience for your media product?

Q5: How did you attract/address your audience?

Q6: What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

Q7: Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

For my First set of coursework, my preliminary task was to produce the front cover and contents page of a fictional college magazine. This was done in preparation for the final task, and to assess my initial skill and ability to create a professional looking magazine.It also allowed us to try, as well as get used to the process of creating a magazine. This also served as an introduction to the different conventions of a music magazine.

Since my first attempt, I have learnt many things such as the correct terminology for a lot of the magazine's important components, like Masthead, sell lines, picture anchor and plug. I have also learnt to use Photoshop more effectively, more specifically the image editing tools such as the spot healing tool and the magnetic lasso. The LIIAR analysis is also a new acronym that I have learnt, and a good method of analysing work.

My preliminary front cover is extremely unconventional when placed in comparison with my newly finished one. However, in making this magazine I learnt why my magazine should not break too many conventions at once, as this leads to an unprofessional looking magazine as well as an unattractive one.I have learn for example that almost all magazines use three set colours, in my later magazine's case gold, brown and black, whereas in my earlier magazine I only used green and white, leaving the whole magazine looking rather unfinished. This also introduced me to the conventional placement of sell lines, the masthead's location, and where the date and issue number should be located.

Throughout my magazine's creation, I consistently compared it to feedback from the preliminary magazine. Although the two were from different topics altogether, it made for good reference for the conventional positioning of elements as well as the identifying of god fonts and colours. This was invaluable for the final product to look professional and please it's intended audience.

Double Page Spread Progress

The double page spread works from a largely toned down version of the front cover's colour scheme, opting for a more simplistic light gold background with a dark streak where the model is to highlight her amongst the background. This form of simplistic page is conventional of classical music magazines, as they often have an audience more interested in the article then the visuals of the page. This therefore attempts to highlight the text more while keeping in theme with the rest of the magazine. While a centre line is used in the Photoshop document for editing and layout purposes, it is not present in the final double page spread.

Double Page Spread Article Finalised

Having read through and gathered feedback on the original double page spread article, I have revised it to have all correct spellings, correct grammar, points expanded on and shrunken where needed and have altered the text to better help it flow. Here is the final version of the article text:



In one of our most exiting interviews this week, we are able to talk to Bethany Arrowsmith-Cooper, the up and coming Trombone-wielding classical music star. “I never expected to be here, they never said that I was good enough!” Bethany told us, commenting on how her musical tutors had always held her back.
Q: What was it about music that grabbed your interest when deciding what you wanted to do with the rest of your life?
A: It was the thought of being able to create music, share it with others and have them enjoy something that I have made just makes me so happy!
Q: When you were growing up, did you have a lot of support in music? What did your parents think of your choices?
A: My parents were fine with it, they gave me all the support I needed, but my musical tutors were the real problem. I never expected to be here, they never said that I was good enough!
Q: What drove you to pursue music if you were never given the proper support from your tutors?
A: They told me I couldn't do it and I was determined to prove them wrong!
Q: How do you think that has influenced the way you feel about music?
A: Every time that I play something new I think about the time that they sat me down and asked me to stop playing music because they didn't think that I could do it, I think about how sad I felt that day,
and making others happy with my music makes all that sadness feel worth it.
Q: So after all that, you still like to make people happy with your music?
A:Yes, of course! There would be no me if I wasn't my happy bubbly self. I just couldn't carry on doing music if I wasn't happy.
Q: What are your plans now? You've already become a huge star, what’s next for your music?
A: I really don’t know, I've already brought happiness to so many people, I just don’t know what to do now! I will continue with my music, and will tour around the UK bringing my music to new people every day!
While Bethany continues to bring music in the form of ITunes and CDs, she is also going on tour around the UK later on in the year with the dates to be announced. Whenever she does, we’ll be there!