Post on 08-Jul-2015
QUESTION 1
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge
forms and conventions of real media products?
• MASTHEADMy masthead is placed in the
middle for maximum effect
as it’s the first thing you see
drawing your attention. The
use of white on greyscale
maximises this.
• TAGLINEI have used two taglines
and placed them above
and below to give it a clean
look and encourage people
to buy it as it’s a collectable
copy.
• COVER STORYI have used white writing to
draw attention ton this section
as it gives the reader an idea of
what’s inside the magazine. I
have also rotated a word to
create a visual interest point.
• COVERLINEThe use of popular artist
will draw the attentions of
fans who may want to read
up on their favourite artist.
Which in my research have
found, is quite a popular
convention
• MAIN IMAGEGreyscale image to make the writing pop. It’s a mid-
shot which is popular within the magazine industry
• BARCODEBarcodes are a necessity of
all magazines as they allow
it to be bought in shops.
SIMILAR FRONT COVERS
• CONTENTSI have challenged usual
conventions by not stating
it is a contents page like Q
magazine.in my research
this proved to be a rare
thing
• MASTHEADI have used a masthead on my
contents page to link it to the
cover page which is popular
in the magazine industry
• SUB-HEADINGUsed to divide stories making it
easier for readers to find the
story they want.
• IMAGESUsed an image to create
special segments that will
appeal to my target
audience
• COVER STORYit is popular within the magazine
industry to mention cover page
story twice
• DATEI have mentioned
the month of the
issue so people are
aware when this
was released
• EDITORS LETTERI have used this because it is a
popular convention that
interacts the audience to the
editor and gives a brief
overview of what’s in the
magazine
SIMILAR CONTENT PAGES
MAIN IMAGEIn my research I
fond there was a
divide between
images and articles
on both pages or
sing one image on
one page and the
article on the. I
chose to go with the
second option
because it gives my
target audience the
chance to make it
into a poster
• QUOTEI have blown up a
quote which is
popular in the
magazine industry
BACKGROUND
I have used an R
That is transparent
To make my DPS
look more
professional. I have
seen this in several
magazines like Q
PAGE NUMBER: I have placed the
page numbers at the bottom to resemble popular
magazine conventions
HEADING: I have used the similar
technique to Q magazine that has a small heading