Main Task

Introduction:

For the main task I produced the front cover, contents page and double page spread of a new music magazine. I have chosen the genre of hip hop and used a variety of different technologies such as Prezi, Movie Maker, Slideshare, etc. to present my research and feedback.

My Final Magazine Production

Front cover:

Contents Page:

Double Page Spread Article:



Preliminary Exercise

Introduction:

For the premlinary exercise, I used DTP and an image manipulation program to produce the front cover and contents page of a school magazine. My front cover featured a photograph of a astudent in medium close up and some appropriately laid-out text and a masthead. I also used QuarkXpress to produce my contents page.

Production of School Magazine

Front Cover:

 Contents Page:

Evaluation

For my evaluation, I answered 7 questions about my music magazine production, using different methods of presenting my answers on my blog. These methods vary from PowerPoint presentations to audio and video clips.

In what ways does your media product use or develop the codes and conventions of real media products?

I presented the answer to this question using Prezi.com.

In what ways does your media product use or develop the codes and conventions of real media products? on Prezi

How does your media product represent particular social groups?