WHAT SIGNIFICANCE DOES THE CONTINUING DEVELOPMENT OF DIGITAL MEDIA TECHNOLOGY HAVE FOR MEDIA INSTITUTIONS AND AUDIENCES?Critical reflection question 1
1 paragraph: how does your product use or challenge conventions
1 paragraph: how does your product represent social groups or issues
My magazine will be including diversity. The text in my front cover magazine will be in bright red text to capture the reader's attention. Just as the font is in TMZ or any paparazzi magazine, it will be recognizable. My magazine will have the table of contents page very accessible to readers with a big font and bright colors. There will be aesthetic pleasing pictures in the background so that it doesn’t take attention away from the main attention but just enough for the readers to see it.
In my magazine I'm using a several diverse magazine inspirations to draw encouragement and ideas. It will have someone/something ethical for the audience to see as accepted as well. It could have current news issues about what's going on in the world or society. Minorities or diverse social groups are more commonly used upon magazines or in the media, my magazine will have examples of these. The audience will attract itself to my product with their individual interests.
Critical reflection question 2
1 paragraph: how does your product engage with audiences
1 paragraph: how does your product be distributed as a real media text?
Although magazines are physical objects, mine would be digital, having easier access to everyone. My product would be towards teenagers fighting addictions, targeting struggling teens with problems. Majority of teens today read things via social media or digital platforms. Having advertisements for my product projected on social platforms such as Facebook or on the trending page of twitter can draw my audience in.The magazine will be easy access due to the fact that its online. Even though my targeted audience is teens, all age groups could have trouble with addiction. The magazine would have things on it that would attract my audience such as bold letters, more photos than text, and interesting facts.
Depending on the popularity that comes with my product it would be present in some news, social media, conversions, and sites. Thus, bringing in more of an audience. Due to the meaning of my magazine is provide information about teens fighting addictions, it would have to have valid fact. All the research will be creditable, with mentions of authority. Although the magazine will have all the characteristics of a standard magazine, it would be just like everyone else, with unique coloring and text's structure.
Critical reflection question 3
1 paragraph: how did your production skills develop throughout this project?
My production skills improved drastically since day 1. From before taking on this project i had little to none production skills but after conducting my product, i feel more informed and interest in production. skills such as photoshop are specifically interesting to me. Photoshop was a very useful image editing software that helped me bring my imagination into my product. My photoshopping skills allow me to altar and create exactly what i want to project it in my project. Another skill developed would be my understanding of social media and how to interpret it into my product. using the information provided and ideas, im able to use these skills to produce accurate information.
Critical reflection question 4
1 paragraph: How did you integrate technologies – software, hardware and online – in this project?
My project wouldn’t have been possible without any types of technologies. In my magazine the information provided was researched using websites, online blogs, and editing software. Turning my imagination into my digital magazine was possible because of the use of technology. My magazine uses many editing and photoshop software. Hardware such as my computer and keyboard were used.
Critical reflection question 5
What significance does the continuing development of digital media technology have for media institutions and audience?
The significance of the continuing development of digital media effects media institutions and audiences so much. The film industry is constantly changing and adapting in order to find new ways to distribute their product. If compared to digital media technology long ago is very different from now. This is a major impact on the audiences. Media institutions gather data from there targeted audience and interpret that into their viewers and their interests.
critical reflection question 6
Discuss the ways in which the candidates’(this is you) own experiences of media consumption (how you use, access, and produce) illustrate wider patterns and trends in audience behavior.
I have used many different softwares and editing productions for my magazine. my magazine attracts a certain group of audience and feeds of their feedback and behavior. for example, many trends spread around when podcasts or the radio state this trend and peoples response to it. the topic of my magazine could give inspiration to future producers and techniques. its simple knowledge that many people will follow trends and patterns when bigger and known productions promote them, therefore my magazine will incorporate that. simple techniques and strategies used in the production can be easily create a pattern that my audience could be inspired by.
1 paragraph: how does your product use or challenge conventions
1 paragraph: how does your product represent social groups or issues
My magazine will be including diversity. The text in my front cover magazine will be in bright red text to capture the reader's attention. Just as the font is in TMZ or any paparazzi magazine, it will be recognizable. My magazine will have the table of contents page very accessible to readers with a big font and bright colors. There will be aesthetic pleasing pictures in the background so that it doesn’t take attention away from the main attention but just enough for the readers to see it.
In my magazine I'm using a several diverse magazine inspirations to draw encouragement and ideas. It will have someone/something ethical for the audience to see as accepted as well. It could have current news issues about what's going on in the world or society. Minorities or diverse social groups are more commonly used upon magazines or in the media, my magazine will have examples of these. The audience will attract itself to my product with their individual interests.
Critical reflection question 2
1 paragraph: how does your product engage with audiences
1 paragraph: how does your product be distributed as a real media text?
Although magazines are physical objects, mine would be digital, having easier access to everyone. My product would be towards teenagers fighting addictions, targeting struggling teens with problems. Majority of teens today read things via social media or digital platforms. Having advertisements for my product projected on social platforms such as Facebook or on the trending page of twitter can draw my audience in.The magazine will be easy access due to the fact that its online. Even though my targeted audience is teens, all age groups could have trouble with addiction. The magazine would have things on it that would attract my audience such as bold letters, more photos than text, and interesting facts.
Depending on the popularity that comes with my product it would be present in some news, social media, conversions, and sites. Thus, bringing in more of an audience. Due to the meaning of my magazine is provide information about teens fighting addictions, it would have to have valid fact. All the research will be creditable, with mentions of authority. Although the magazine will have all the characteristics of a standard magazine, it would be just like everyone else, with unique coloring and text's structure.
Critical reflection question 3
1 paragraph: how did your production skills develop throughout this project?
My production skills improved drastically since day 1. From before taking on this project i had little to none production skills but after conducting my product, i feel more informed and interest in production. skills such as photoshop are specifically interesting to me. Photoshop was a very useful image editing software that helped me bring my imagination into my product. My photoshopping skills allow me to altar and create exactly what i want to project it in my project. Another skill developed would be my understanding of social media and how to interpret it into my product. using the information provided and ideas, im able to use these skills to produce accurate information.
Critical reflection question 4
1 paragraph: How did you integrate technologies – software, hardware and online – in this project?
My project wouldn’t have been possible without any types of technologies. In my magazine the information provided was researched using websites, online blogs, and editing software. Turning my imagination into my digital magazine was possible because of the use of technology. My magazine uses many editing and photoshop software. Hardware such as my computer and keyboard were used.
Critical reflection question 5
What significance does the continuing development of digital media technology have for media institutions and audience?
The significance of the continuing development of digital media effects media institutions and audiences so much. The film industry is constantly changing and adapting in order to find new ways to distribute their product. If compared to digital media technology long ago is very different from now. This is a major impact on the audiences. Media institutions gather data from there targeted audience and interpret that into their viewers and their interests.
critical reflection question 6
Discuss the ways in which the candidates’(this is you) own experiences of media consumption (how you use, access, and produce) illustrate wider patterns and trends in audience behavior.
I have used many different softwares and editing productions for my magazine. my magazine attracts a certain group of audience and feeds of their feedback and behavior. for example, many trends spread around when podcasts or the radio state this trend and peoples response to it. the topic of my magazine could give inspiration to future producers and techniques. its simple knowledge that many people will follow trends and patterns when bigger and known productions promote them, therefore my magazine will incorporate that. simple techniques and strategies used in the production can be easily create a pattern that my audience could be inspired by.
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