Notes for Evaluation

Notes for Evaluation 1 (Conventions of real media products) 

Comparison between colour schemes

• K! uses White/Black/Red whereas UP uses Blue/Yellow/Grey/White

Similarity between UP cover and K! cover (Internet example)

• Layout : Skyline/ Bottom Border/Placement of barcode

Differences between UP cover and K! cover (Internet example)

• Mastheads : K! has a single color and shattered glass effect whereas UP uses two colors and a fade between both of them
• Layout : Placement of cover line K! has a 2 cover lines whereas UP uses multiple
• Cover Line Placement : K! is in the middle whereas UP is placed on the bottom left.
• Shot of model: K! uses medium close up whereas UP uses a medium shot.

Similarity between UP contents and K! contents (Case Study)

• Contents are in columns and are sorted by type.
• Single picture at the top of the page
• Promotion at the bottom right
• Smaller pictures used.
• Both feature an editors letter

Differences between UP contents and K! contents (Case Study)

• Color scheme
• UP uses less pictures

Similarity between UP DPS and K! DPS (Case Study)

• Set in columns
• Album art featured

Differences between UP DPS and K! DPS(Case Study)

• Shot used : K! used a close up whereas UP used a long shot.
• Lighting: K! used artificial lighting whereas UP used natural lighting.
• Costume of model : K! had formal wear whereas UP's model wore casual.
• Model : K! had a group whereas UP had a single model. 

Notes for Evaluation 2 (Social groups) 

•  55% Males and 45% Females
• Aged 15 - 24
• 40% in the ABC1 Profile
• Around the UK
• 62 % White - 33% Asian - 2% Black/African

Notes for Evaluation 3 (Institution) 

• Egmont Publishing
• UK + gap in the market + expand their audience
• Close link with education so input from secondary school and college students can be used in what is featured in each issue
• Online distribution
• Shops around the UK that sell magazines that Egmont publish : WHSmith, Tesco, Asda

Notes for Evaluation 4 (Audience)

• 55% Males and 45% Females
• Aged 15 - 24
• 40% in the ABC1 Profile
• Around the UK
• 62 % White - 33% Asian - 2% Black/African

Notes for Evaluation 5 (Attract Audience)

• Journalism based on a young musician who is part of a band formed 6 years ago.
• Popular artists they would listen to featured in the magazine.
• Spotify Playlist of popular bands that the audience may listen to. 

Notes for Evaluation 6 (Technologies used)

• Word to write journalism
• Photoshop for the cover
• Illustrator for elements of the front cover
•  InDesign for the Double Page Spread.

Notes for Evaluation 7 (Improvement) 

Overall improvement – show comparison between college magazine and music magazine
Show differences between the college mag cover and music mag cover  : use of illustrator, different shapes used ,  model and shot
Show differences between the college contents page and the music contents page: layout, conventions used.