Product - Level 4

To achieve a level 4 i will need to show creative use of technical skills such as:

• Use different shot type for photos
• Use mise-en-scene such as colours, setting, and props to appeal to the target audience
• Edit photos using photo editing software to improve the photos that i have taken
• Use appropriate language to relate to the audience and genre of magazine
• Effective integration of pictures and font to look appealing
• Show understanding of conventions of layout and page design
• Use different fonts and texts sizes
• Use ICT appropriately to create my magazine

What other students done well and how they achieve a level 4:

• Use of colour - relates to the genre of the magazine and stand outs - would appeal to the target audience
• The shot types of the photos
• Photos relate to the genre of magazine
• The language was appropriate and would appeal to the target audience
• The layout + page design followed magazine conventions
• They used a variety of fonts and text sizes to make certain parts of the text stand out more that others

I think that both magazines got a level 4 because they followed the conventions for a music magazine. The language, text, layout, pictures and font that they used appealed to the correct target audience. The colour schemes that they used made the pages stand out also they linked in well with the genre of magazine. The shots that were used for the images were good and they appealed to the target audience. The pages didn’t have to much information on them therefore it was easy to read and everything on the pages stood out.

I think that I would be able to achieve a level 4 as I am going to use a colour that stands out and that appeals to the target audience, also the colour scheme relates with the genre of the magazine. The images that I am going to take will also fit in with the music theme and would appeal to the audience; I will use a variety of shot types, distances and locations so that the magazine isn’t full of similar photos. The questions and answer I plan to use for my interview will be informal because this is what the audience would want to read. The layout for the magazine pages follow the conventions of a music magazine. I will put things such as the issue number and date on the front cover. The fonts that I am going to use are suitable for the magazine genre and I have a variety of font, I will also use different font sizes.