CCR - Compulsory question 4

 

CCR - Compulsory question 3

CCR question #3 (Youtube Link): 

https://youtu.be/oVxInnA2Wis

Transcript:

Hello everyone. I would like to welcome you all back to today’s business meeting. For those who don’t know me, my name is Devin Gacita. My candidate number is 0709 and my center number is US154. 

This meeting will be focused on answering the compulsory question #3 that the higher-ups at Cambridge have sent down to me. The question asks “How did your production skills develop throughout this project.”. For this meeting, I put together a brief timeline of the improvement in my production skills. Alright, let's begin everyone.

When I started out, I had no clue what I was doing at all. To solve this, the first thing I did was start learning how to use programs like Canva to help me start putting my ideas into the real world. I did this all the way back on September 6th, but the skills have helped me up to this day.

Then, by September 17th, I had learned about camera shots and angles. This includes their effects on an image and a little bit of practice taking these shots. These would later help me when taking pictures for my magazines

Using the rudimentary and unrefined knowledge that I had, I decided to make a preliminary magazine on October 4th. This helped me learn what I needed to work on and served as good practice for the final magazine.

Having analyzed my preliminary magazine, I took the next couple of months to research any other conventions of magazines that I was missing. This included things like house style, magazine design, demographics, etc. This information would later help me to create a more professional product

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By January, I was starting to do market surveys, trying to find what my target market would be.

Finally, in February, I devoted all my effort and attention to creating my final magazine product. By the 5th, I had finished work on my feature article and by the 28th, I had finished the entire magazine.

In conclusion, all of the things I did throughout my time in the media studies class were all in preparation for creating my final magazine. This preparation is what developed my production quality into what it is today. Initially, I started out not knowing how to use important and relevant software, namely Canva. After figuring out how to use Canva, I then started learning about things like camera shots. This research later continued and evolved into my research blogs. In these blogs, I focused on learning about all the conventions of magazine production, improving my production quality. Additionally, you can clearly see the development in my production skills by comparing my preliminary magazine to my final one. In my preliminary, there were many conventions missing as I hadn't done much research yet. By the end, my magazine can be seen having all the necessary conventions and appears much more aesthetically pleasing for consumers.

I hope that this meeting will help you all and I thank you for your time.

CCR - Compulsory Question 2

CCR question #2 (YouTube Link): 

https://youtu.be/P6xx9gRXjb4

 Transcript:

Hi! My name is Devin Gacita. My candidate number is 0709 and my center number is US154. Today I will be answering compulsory question #2 as part of the Creative Critical Reflection for my AICE Media Studies class. 

Compulsory question 2 asks “ How does your product engage with audiences and how would it be distributed as a real media text?”. This question is extremely important as a magazine’s audience and distribution are two of the cornerstones to its success.

To begin, I would like to focus on how my magazine engages with its target audience. My magazine is aimed towards fashion-savvy men between the ages of 16 to 25. I believe that these ages are often the most interested in fashion, a belief supported by my research and survey responses. To cater to this audience, my magazine has the more mature name of “Audax”, the Latin word for bold. Additionally, the fonts used throughout the magazine, like here in the table of contents and here in the double page spread, help to strengthen its refined and mature nature. Finally, the contents of the magazine all focus on things that would be important to the target audience. For example, the table of contents has articles such as “ 2024 Fashion Outlook” and “Custome Designed Shoes”. These articles, combined with eye-catching pictures, are what would ultimately engage my audience. This can also be seen in my final article, featuring an exclusive interview about the future of footwear.

As for the distribution of this magazine, let's go back to the cover. Here, you can see that there is a barcode and price on the bottom right of the magazine. This is an important feature because it means that my magazine could be sold in a variety of stores, such as supermarkets and gas stations. These are places that young adults would frequently pass by, increasing the chance that they see my magazine and buy it. Additionally, the table of contents has an advertisement for a monthly subscription to my magazine. This would help improve customer retention and allow my readers to stay up to date.

Thank you for your time.

CCR - Compulsory question 1

 

CCR #1 (Animaker link): 

https://app.animaker.com/video/AKOTZ24O8C6SGIFA

Transcript:

    Hello There! My name is Devin Gacita, candidate number 0709, and center number US154.

    Compulsory question #1: How does your product use or challenge conventions and how does it represent social groups or issues? Let's start with my magazine's use of conventions!

    Here's my magazine! Here you can see some of the conventions that I've followed. These include:

• a masthead with the magazine title, issue number, and the publication date.
• A main image that uses the rule of thirds
• shallow focus to create a blur in the background 
• a main article and description
• supporting articles and descriptions
• and finally, a barcode and price

You can even see just how similar it is to a real magazine! This is also true for my table of contents and double page spread.

    Now let's take a look into how my magazine represents social groups.

    My target audience is fashion conscious men between 16 and 25. In the world of fashion, men and their styles are underrepresented and often left on the sidelines. Because of this, I wanted to give young men a way to better develop their sense of style. Additionally, my feature article talks about the future of fashion. This could further help young adults develop their sense of style and find their place in the growing world of fashion.

    Thank you for your time!