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Monday, 28 November 2011

Critical Evalutation (Q1 +Q2)

Definition: Evaluation is where something is assessed, considering the positive and negative aspects, giving an overall concludion on the assessed object. Strenghts and weaknesses are taken into consideration, and improvements and targets are put forth.

Do not write a "diary" of the tasks.
Write "why" tasks were done.
Discuss - representation / audience / institution

Question 1

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

Use - Develop - Challenge
  • Forms and conventions of real media products
  • Semiotic
  • Change
  • Challenge
Newspaper
Use
layout - barcode / header / mast head / date / logo
Basic generic conventions
Font size - research / mention of size difference / mention of format font
Same audience
Captions underneath images always in bold. Anchors the image.
Images accompany the story - a very crucial feature
Adverts - local business
Stories - news values

Develop
Story length
Layout - taken into consideration
Ideology - ultra local paper with +/- stories
Just Harrogate

Challenge
Number of columns

Not many challenges as people would not recognise it as a newspaper. It would also make the paper seem more professional and conservative. Keeps the "Status Quo".

Poster
Use
Basic generic conventions - slogan / picture / website name / mast head / colour / cost
USP - Unique selling point
Variety of fonts
Cohesion

Develop
National newspaper adverts used for research for ultra local newspaper advert
Value for money
Sell the fact that you keep the paper for reference

Challenge
Different colours
Selling through a sense of community not national issues
Selling reliablity and trust not national news

Website
Use
Genric Conventions - Scrolling text / mast head / pictures / interactive features / hyperlinks / articles / adverts / weather and dates /  links to local services / jobs bar / apps / cohesion of colour / scheme of newspaper / picture gallery / news values /

Develop
Own unique picture galleries
Colour schemes
Ultra local stories
Variety of font

Challenge
Colour schemes
Ultra local
Changed the main layout


NB - A newspaper and a website are selling reliablity and trust and therefore keep many of the conventions of newspaper and website because they've been designed to maintain this formal style. Can't be too complicated to put off visitors, but may attract a younger audience.

Question 2

How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts?

Cohesion (Websites / Poster / Newspaper) of colour and fonts, mast head, style and repetition of image. These are all LINK the product.


USP (Unique Selling Point) - All the same


Ultra-local target audience for all three products


News Values - Only for newspaper and website (not poster)


Photographs - Some in website ans newspaper


Adverts - Replication of adverts in newspapers and website


Hyperlinked to archive material only in Website.

Newspaper - Website
  • offers advertising for local businesses and products
  • ultra local = community page
  • additional details for newspaper
  • forum for contribution
  • BIG STORY - more to say
Newspaper - Poster
  • advertising the website and newspaper
  • in a simplistic way of representing a local trusted community
Symbiotic Relationship
- What Issues?
- Buy Paper for local development

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