Foundation Portfolio in Media Kayleigh Stevens - Keatley 6449

 • In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?   I think my preliminary task fits the brief well. My cover shows a mid shot of my model on a school magazine, and the masthead is shown at the top of the magazine, conforming to the normal conventions that the mast head is always at the top of the front cover so that is stands out and the audience are able to see it clearly.   • How does your media product represent particular social groups? The front cover has a male model wearing the uniform that represents the Chatham 6th form, as well as having the primary colours that represent the school (Silver and green). The front cover also has the school emblem in the corner in order for the target audience to spot the magazine clearly.   • What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?   A school would distribute my media product as it was focused towards students and those un

Billboard Magazine is an American music magazine, it specializes in the music industry and the most popular music at the moment. Its headquarters are in New York City and is owned by Prometheus Global Media. The target audience for Billboard magazine are college graduates as well as the age range that varies from young teenagers from the age of 16 to adults at the age of 26. This is because the magazine provides its readers with the latest updates from the charts and has a variety of music artists to interest people of different ages. Billboard sells 17,000 magazines per week. For my focus group I have decided to have a group of 20 between the ages of 16 and 26. I will show them 4 Billboard Magazine covers and ask them to choose their favorite. I created a Survey containing my 4 favourite covers from the brand and asked my focus group which one was their favourite. https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/S5PBGH7