Evaluation – notes
Planning research 20
marks - everything up to task 10
Draft your answers in
word
You have to
demonstrate excellent use of ICT software – a range of different technologies
to answer those questions
You will use a range
of technologies to answer the question
Use a minimum of 4
completely different technologies – Prezi and slide share are the same
*YOU HAVE TO USE TECHNOLOGIES THAT ARE APPROPRIATE AND FIT
THE QUESTION
Begin in each technology explaining which technologies you
have used and why, then move into the content
If you use Prezi for 2 questions you shouldn’t do the same
questions on the Prezi. They have to be two different Prezi’s. (You have to
make a new Prezi for the second one)
Excellent ability to communicate – good writing
7 Questions
Q1) in what way
does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real
media products?
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(Media products is the music magazine) Start
with explaining what your genre is. Identify the codes and conventions of that
genre. Think about language, structure.
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Refer to case studies
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Take print screens of parts of the magazine
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Show masthead when you’re talking about it , if
needed show vibes
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Talk about the front cover, contents and DPS
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Think about fonts, colour, models/images, size, layout,
language used and terminology.
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Use semiotic annotations, denotations +
connotations
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Mode of address – Model looking at the camera or
off
Q2) how does your
media product represent particular social groups?
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Q2 = Has your magazine got a sub-culture, how
does it represent the sub-culture
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Let the audience know who you social group is
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Colour , mise-en-scene, clothing, lighting, use
of models, language/style , price
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Is your model wearing clothes that that social
media group would wear
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Are you using adverts that that social group can
relate to
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Have you got language in that magazine that only
that social group will understand
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Show the clothes that your model is wearing and
that social group
Q3) what kind of
media institution might distribute your media product and why?
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Reflect on distribution task, news-stand task ,
magazine pitch/proposal
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Explain why you have chosen them
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Do they have links of YouTube, IG, Facebook –
use stats
Q4) who would be
the audience for your media product?
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Refer to press packs/Media kits – don’t just
copy the press pack/Media kit
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Refer to your pitch
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Demographic, socio-economic profile
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What sort of hobbies/products/gadgets should
your audience buy
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Create your own press pack/media kit
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Does it have a gender base
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Do you have a specific society
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Is it going to go out to the masses/niche?
Q5) how did you
attract/address that audience?
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Techniques used (main thing) what have you done
, how you’ve done it, why you’ve done it
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‘New media technologies’
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QR Code
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Apps
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Models, colour scheme, fonts, vocab , register,
use of language
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Use of language is it relevant? Can the audience
relate? Is it appropriate? Is it scandalous?
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Did you put a Free CD?
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Think about feedback that you got in your
incomplete work
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Review audience feedback that you have received and
comment “He recommended I changed “this” she thinks “that” fit with my house style
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Have you made adjustments to work?
Q6) what have you
learnt about technologies from the process of construction this product?
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What + why have you used Photoshop?
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In-design
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Blogger
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Photography studio
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Illustrator
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Technologies in evaluation
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Magazine Pitch
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Photoshop – Moe technical , image manipulation
purposes, /might have changed brightness and contrast
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In Design – Professional for page layout,
correct use of column/alignment (Grids/Rulers)
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Give an overview of the tools you have use
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Refer back to workshop
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*Why have
you used Blogger? It’s part of the new media technology, shows your
journey, it’s an appropriate platform for audience feedback, Interactive
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Photography
studio - Professional area to take photographs, discuss use of professional
lighting.
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Illustrator
– What does it do with different layers and text , compare to photo shop or
any other media
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Time
toast –
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Have you used twitter, Facebook?
Q7) Looking back at
your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from
is to the full product?
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You need two visuals 1=Music magazine 2=
Preliminary task , compare to show what you have learnt on both , a technical
level, quality of image , Aesthetical level – Have you got the correct use
font, all your own original material , appropriate language
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Theoretical level – Terminology (Semiotic
Analysis) main cover on front page, you’ve learnt the meaning of a pull quote, teaser,
masthead.
