FINAL PIECES

These are my final pieces. The first image is the second page of my newspaper, the second image is the front cover of my newspaper, and the third is my poster.

Evaluation: What have you learned from your audience feedback?

Throughout my media coursework i have learned that audience feetback is vital for improving my work and getting new idea's. I have also learnt that using different age groups for opinions has helped by getting different feedback which has improved my work a lot. I think that if i didn't use my audience feedback then the information in my newspaper wouldn't be as expanded.

When thinking of newspaper titles i was not sure which one to use, so i wanted to get feedback from my friends. I think that using audience feedback here is vital as they are going to be the ones reading the newspaper!











For my newspaper i needed some serious hitting stories which would make the front page of any newspaper. I chose to use themes such as car crashes and death to catch the readers attention. I mainly did this as i wanted my newspaper to be serious and hard-hitting.









For my Motorbike story i was unsure which picture to use to go with the story, so audience feedback here helped massively, and helped me make up my mind.












Paul and Laura's comments came in useful as i originally was thinking about choosing the same picture as they ended up prefering, so i knew this was the right picture to use! I also agree that this was the right picture to use.

For my radio advert i did a survey because i was interested to find out which type of advert people preferred. I am glad that i did a survey because it made me change my mind about which advert to use! This shows the importance of audience feedback.
If i chose one of the other two radio adverts i think it would have been too long and dragged on a bit, however with the short and snappy radio advert it sticks in your mind and is easier to remember. Taking in mind what my peers and other audience have said has been one of the most important aspects in doing my coursework, it also shows that i can take the negative comments from people and use them to improve my newspaper.

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

For my newspaper i needed my newspaper and poster to be similar, so for my newspaper and my poster i used the same title to show that they were all linked.



I really like this font as it is edgy and people could easily recognise it as my newspaper!
I had to make my newspaper relevant to the Isle of Wight so i chose to take a picture of the beach for my poster! The beaches on the Isle of Wight are very popular and are the biggest tourist attraction to the island.

















I'm pleased with how my poster turned out as it is simple but effective also.
I have used the website for my poster and newspaper also, as i think this is important. I am using the same tag line in my Newspaper and poster which is "Islands first for news, entertainment and sport!"

The green fields on the Isle of Wight and the countryside are also attractive features of the Island, so with this in mind i took a picture of a field with some horses in as i thought it was a sweet picture and i thought all age groups would like it.

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

For people to recognise my work as a newspaper i decided to use the conventions of a real newspaper, these were the masthead 'Island Times', date, website, price, stories and pictures.

I followed the layout of existing newspapers as a guide to make my newspaper look better. I looked at the Islands current most popular newspaper 'Isle of Wight County Press' for guidance.


This is the newspaper that i followed, i found it really helpful with making my newspaper.

My newspaper was aimed at 15+ so my adverts were for all age groups, for example i had an advert for restaurant offers (mainly aimed at adults) and also an advert for driving lessons(mainly aimed at teenagers).





These are my adverts, i am really pleased with these as these look like existing newspaper adverts!

Bus Fares Rise

There will be a rise of 20% on bus fares which has caused a massive uproar with its customers as Hamilton (the islands bus company) is known for its high prices, but there is no other public transport available).
The manager of Hamilton said "From July 20th we will raise the bus fares by 25% due to the recession and the rise in the cost of petrol. We have no other choice, if we do not rise the cost then we will be losing out on a lot of money. Yes i agree it is a shame that this has happened but because of this massive recession it is the decision we have chosen to make. The increase usually happens in February, but we do not have enough money to cover this massive cost."
This 20% rise will definitely happen on July 20th and it is thought that a lot less people will not be getting public transport anymore, which means that Hamilton will will still lose out on money.

Dining Advert

This is an advert for dining out which will be in my newspaper. The Lakeside is a posh hotel which people may find too expensive to eat at, so my advertisement will let eveybody see the offer and attract people to the hotel. Putting adverts in a newspaper is an easy way of attracting people and making them aware.

Newspaper Advert- Driving lessons

This is one of my newspaper adverts about driving lessons. I really like the picture i took of my friend jumping in the air after passing her driving test, she looks so happy and it looks good for the driving company as the students are passing, due to their 98% pass rate. I used bright yellow for their pass rate so that is stood out very well and caught peoples eye, as this is what they will be looking for. For the name of the company ans the tag line 'Trust Elite!' 'You'll jump off your feet!' i made it dark and bold so and slanted it slightly to make it look a bit different. I think that this is a good advert for my newspaper.