Evaluation 5

What do you feel have learnt?

Asides from enhancing my creative and design skills, I think the main beneficial thing I have gained and learnt is being brought into and having a clearer insight and understanding on the magazine trade.

I was also introduced to a new website, called ‘survey monkey’ A website which I can use to design surveys and questionnaires and distribute easily to my social networks.

When conducting this task, I was introduced to a number of new technologies. One of which was survey monkey, a website I was unaware of before, this meant that I was able to design surveys online simply and almost instantly distribute them.

Evaluation 4

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

I used Photoshop CS5 to do my pages, and Microsoft Word to do all the article writing. Seeing as I was already experienced in the fields, I did not learn anything new, but I did however gain the basis of being more precise in the skills and knowledge I already have. Doing this task was a good reminder to refine my skills.

Evaluation 3

How did you attract/address your audience?

• Bright Colours
• Font
• Language

By using colours which complement each other on my front cover (Gold and Grey) and also those being  the overall housing colour; my model was able to stick out more and I enhanced on this with the model’s name and the feature he’s in; ‘Jhaleel’s Ideals’ by doing this, I am able to attract my audience with curiosity and a basic interest into the glimpse of what my magazine has to offer.

The housing font used was BAUHAUS 93, as it gave a modern look, as well as a somewhat, younger feel, in which the informality, which keeps it from looking like a college pamphlet, which will in turn attract my audience.

The language I used was common language I would use when normally writing. More formal than as how I would write to a friend, through Facebook or Twitter for example, but still sticking to my formality of educated English but still within my age bracket. My title for example ‘Liberated Interlude’ which is directed at students who would understand the words, therefore being able to understand the concept and contents within the mag.

Evaluation 2

Who would be the audience for your media product?

My target audience for this media product would be students aged 16-18. Seeing as it is a sixth form magazine. In regards to the content of my magazine, I aimed to keep it open to all classes, races, religion and genders. By using images of both genders, people will be able to distinguish it as a unisex magazine and not confuse it with a men’s magazine for example. In regards to my feature article and contents within it; the article I have written is suitable for everyone. The article which is on food will have no problem fitting into that open criteria. The food reviewed, did not conflict with such religions with certain boundaries on what you can consume which is what I bared in mind when choosing what to write about.

Evaluation

What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

Seeing as my magazine is aimed at students aged 16-18 and is a sixth form magazine. Worldwide distribution and commercial success would not be expected. However,  seeing as there is not a dominant magazine in the Sixth Form magazine market, if my magazine is widely critically acclaimed a publisher such as IPCmedia would be preferred as a publishing house. Firstly, due to their success with starting off independent magazines into mainstream mags in the media, and their quality funding.

If my magazine was to be independent, I would get it to the target audience via ‘word of mouth’ I would put reminders in my mag, to ‘tell a friend’ if they enjoy it. Advertising at this point would be too costly. Furthermore, going by ‘word of mouth’ my magazine will be new on the market and ‘cool’. Not plagiarised by mainstream media, or big controlling customers. I will envision my target audience to see this and spread the word.

Ideally, I would want my magazine to be away from the book shelf on shops, away from other magazines. This is due, to the want of my magazine to stick out, and appeal to my target audience of 16-18. I therefore would appear my magazine at school receptions, library’s, HMV, Game shops etc. This is to filter out people who have interest elsewhere, and focus on the main place where my target audience go to.

Preliminary Magazine; Liberated Interlude.

Grotesqcue

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9vfWilQX78&feature=related



Grotesque (グロテスク Gurotesuku) is a 2009 Japanese splatter horror film written and directed by Kōji Shiraishi. The film is about a sadistic doctor who tortures people for sexual stimulation. The torture scenes include a couple who were out on their first date, but kidnapped and shackled in a basement. The doctor in turn tortures and mutilates them. Initially, he punctures one's belly with a screwdriver and slices his tongue, then rapes both, one at a time, forcing the other to watch. Sometimes he stops the torture to provide medical assistance and cure the couple's wounds, so they can continue to live for a long period of time. This way he cuts off all their fingers, makes collars with them, pops out the male's right eye, removes the girl's nipples and cuts off her right arm. (see link for torture scene)


This film was considered controversial, due to the amount of torture scenes, gore and some scenes showing rape of both genders. This film was banned by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) as it was refused an 18 rating, and was quoted by BBFC director David Cook "Unlike other recent 'torture' themed horror works, such as the Saw and Hostel series. Grotesque features minimal narrative or character development and presents the audience with little more than an unrelenting and escalating scenario of humiliation, brutality and sadism.


Since this movie was banned in the UK, finding sources of audiences and reactions proved difficult. I therefore took the reviews from Imdb.com and used that as a guidline. Firstly, the majority of reviewers were, horror enthusiasts, therefore preferred readers. The movie had 6 nominations for different awards but the reviewers had mixed critical reception. One horror enthusiast wrote; ''the film was quite well shot and the acting for what it was - was good. All and all the production values are great. I wouldn't say gore wise this over-tops anything else that is out there especially from Japan (thinks Ichi the killer) but it is as full on as it can go.'' This gave me the impression that Japan had the norm of violence to this degree already, therefore being exposed and numbed to the hypodermic syringe theory. Thus, in which British audience were not ready for yet. Another reviewer states; ''m a big fan of Horror and especially import Horror movies, But this wasn't my thing at all. The new wave snuff films (or rebirth of 70's uber violent films) are just not my taste... this movie is a prime example of these pointless torture movies,'' This person is an oppossed reader as he is against the movie, quoting it as 'pointless and wasn't my thing'.