Evaluation

Evaluation question 1 - In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

Evaluation question 2- How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts?

This mind map is to go with the way that I created my brand identity, the first thing I did was created this mind map of brand identities which already exist on the market, I was looking at the styles which I could take forward to create my final identity piece.

I also then considered using synergy. Synergy- Is where the film or magazine company in this instance gains money by using some of there advertisement, in a films case this is adding the name of a distributers name at the start of the film and in this instance with a magazine this is releasing advertisement, usually seen on double paged spreads. This gains money for the magazine company from the company or business they are promoting.
Another major factor of regional magazines is subsidization, this is where the magazine company gains money for promoting products for other brands or promoting businesses. As regional magazines are free to the public to read, they would  need to get money somewhere to pay for things like staff and printing so as I saw in my research they are filled with advertisement. If I was to release my magazine as a real regional magazine I would be adding lots of advertisement of company's which sell clothing, or advertisement linked with fashion. So It all ties in with the theme of the regional magazine.
I have also used Convergence within all of my products.   Convergence- Is where something in each of your products are tied in together, for example when a film is released they will also usually release, billboards, posters, action characters, kids accessories etc... this can  be seen lots within releases from Disney films.
I have considered this when I came to creating my main products and ancillary tasks because I have used the same colour of a textured pink, and I have also used the image of Shannon on most of the items which I have released, she is shown on both of my HTML webpages and is also shown on my front cover of my magazine and also on my double paged spread.
All of these area's I have considered when I came to create all of my products, and I am happy with the outcome at the end.

Evaluation Question 3- What Have You Learned From Your Audience Feedback?

Evaluation Question 4 -How did you use Media Technologies In the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?

 What is a media technology?

Media Technology is anything which you will use to create something. Some examples of media technologies are a camera, blogger, word etc… and I have used lots of these when coming to create my final pieces.