Final Version - Contents Page

This is the final version of the contents page within 51:50 (Fifty-One-Fifty) magazine:

This product has been a success as the house style has been maintained throughout, making the sub-headings are in a bold purple font, followed by copy in a sans serif font of which is in a itallic red to show a brief overview of the article. A range of images have been used of which have been placed in for the target audience, as research was taken to see what artists are more popular then others, so there a range of artists for all of 51:50's audience. Again different colours have been used to make things stand out to the rest of the page as this may be important or key information. The 'Sean Kingston' special was a developed idea of which was influenced by a contents page in the research task.

Overall, this magazine has been a success matching up to the codes and conventions of real life media products, everything which has been placed into this front cover have been from different elements of the research undertook to create such a powerful product.

Final Version - Double Page Spread

This is the final version of the double page spread within 51:50 (Fifty-One-Fifty) magazine:

This double page spread is a success as once again it maintains the house style of Red, Blue and Grey, but other colours are used throughout, to make certain information stand-out and highlight the importance of the page. The use of pull quotes and captions in a bold red font with a white highlight around it makes them stand out and draw the target audience into the page. 

The purple shows the main information such as, the name of the artist being interviewed, the introduction to the interview and the questions to the artist. On the other hand, the red also shows importance as these show pull quotes, captions, and answers, the red represents Sean Kingston. 

Colloquial language has been used throughout the interview as this will address the target audience and fit the codes and conventions of the Hip-Hop genre.

A range of images have been used showing 'Sean Kingston' in a range of locations. The one of him placed in Times Square, New York, is effective because the Hip-Hop genre was originated in America, so this also fits the codes and conventions of Hip-Hop.

Lastly a page number has been placed in the bottom right hand corner as this tells the audience which page they are on.

this magazine has been a success matching up to the codes and conventions of real life media products, everything which has been placed into this front cover have been from different elements of the research undertook to create such a powerful product.

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

In the video below will discuss the ways in which 51:50 use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real-media products.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlveICb__zw&safe=active

Evaluation - 2. How does your media product represent particular social groups?

This video below show how 51:50 music magazine represented particular social groups, and explains how this has been used to great effect.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK_S8tBvsfk&safe=active

Evaluation - 3. What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

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

The most common media institution that distribute other media magazine products are mainly News Agents and high retail stores, like WH Smith and Waterstones. The media production that has been undertaken has been created in enable to fit into the same media institutions as real media products.

News Agents

A newsagent's shop is a business that sells newspapers, magazines, cigarettes, snacks and often items of local interest.

Magazines can be distributed through sales by newsagent's, bookstores; or through free distribution at selected pick-up locations.

Newsagent's would be a good media institution as many of the target audience visit newsagent's to buy magazine's, with the bold fonts, bright colours and the courageous key images would stand out to the rest, which would attract more of an audience.

                                                                                    Book Stores (WHSmith, Waterstones)

WHSmith plc is a British retailer. It is best known for its chain of high street, railway station, airport, hospital and motorway service station shops selling books, stationery, magazines, newspapers, and entertainment products.

WHSmith would be a good book store to distribute the production of fifty-one-fifty magazine, as it attracts a wide range of audience and is a very trusted company with great success.

Distribution Company

The distribution company that would be trusted to distribute the media production created, would be Future PLC. "At Future we base everything we do around clusters of like-minded individuals who are passionate about their interests. From video games to film, from cycling to music-making, we provide magazines, websites and events that inform, entertain and unite these communities. We share the same passions as our consumers."

Useful link for the 'Future PLC':

                                                                                     http://www.futureplc.com/

                                                                                    

Evaluation - 4. Who would be the audience for your media product?

The video link below discusses the audience for 51:50 music magazine and how this has been successfully put into place.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iM6nSMmFQSw&safe=active

Evaluation - 5. How did you attract/address your audience?

How did you attract/address your audience?

"What words can you use to describe 'Fifty-one-fifty' mazine?", this question has been asked to several media students and the target audience for this magazine. This question covers front page, contents page and the double page spread. To show the words of which the target audience and media students had used, a wordle has been created to show this. The larger words are the words that were most common and the smaller were more uncommon.

The words above have helped attract the audience to fifty-one-fifty as the colours are vibrant, it stands out to real media products, the magazine is professional, the house style has been consistent, key images are eye-catching and the magaine overall is creative and easy to read.

Language and Writing Style

The following wordle describes the language and writing styles used within the fifty-one-fifty magazine which is effective to attract and address the target audience.

The colloquial language is used as people in America, were hip-hop was orignated, use there own slang terms, which has been taken in to consideration, so hip-hop slang has been used within the interview. Also 51:50 is a slang word in Hip-Hop meaning insane and powerful, this reflects Hip-Hop and the magazine produced, as it includes insane and powerful information that will attract and also address the audience targeted.
Informal writing style is used to inform the target audience on new albums, artists and what's happening within the music industry, this adds the serious factor to the magzine.

Use of Artist

The research undertaken for the production of fifty-one-fifty magazine, the question was asked "Who is your favourite Hip-Hop artist?" to the target audience of fifty-one-fifty magazine enabling more of an audience to be attracted to this magazine. The bigger words are the more common artists that the audience are attracted to and like to listen to, and the smaller are the less common artists that the audience do not enjoy as much. These are the results:

The artist, Sean Kingston, has been used within the Front Page, Contents page and the Double page spread, addressing the target audience's opinion hoping more of an audience will be attracted. Also the other atrists have been used within the contents page which has addressed the audience that like other artists.