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. Like CLASH magazine

• 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.

Whilst researching R&B magazines “CLASH” was the one which stood out the most. I analysed several

issues and then I was influenced by the house style because I liked the use of colours which stood out

and were very effective. The house style colours were white, red, blue and black. My magazine has a

similar house style as “CLASH”. For my front cover, I have used the colours white, black and gold. I

used red but I decided to go with the gold, the use of simple yet elegant colours, create a good effect

which strongly stands out from other magazines on the shelves. My masthead is placed over my cover

image like CLASH which shows a sense of importance. I didn’t want to put it underneath the cover

image like VIBE because my magazine is unknown, I have researched it and only the popular magazines

cover their masthead due to the fact their magazine is recognisable.

SIMILAR FRONT COVERS

• CONTENTSI have challenged usual

conventions by not stating

it is a contents page like

NME magazine.in my

research this proved to be a

rare convention

• 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. I have seen this done

on Q magazine

• 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

I have used a similar housing to NME and . Although these magazine

are aimed at a different audience I felt their contents pages were the

most effective as they give a lot of information about the magazine

on 1 or 2 pages. I have used the same colour scheme as my front

cover to give my magazine an authentic feel and I have seen that all

magazine use this technique. My contents page has been split into

different sections in order to make it easier to read and give me the

opportunity to put pictures on the page which will attract a younger

audience as they would rather visual images than block text.

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

For my double page spread, I split the pages into 2 sections; a poster and the article. This

was because I feel the image on the one page is more powerful than smaller images placed

on both pages, it immediately attracts the attention of readers because its so big. The

image can also be turned into a poster which appeals to my younger readers. On the right

page I have placed my article, I have copied this convention from the Q magazine

because I feel like they are popular and know the best presentation to appeal and attract

their target audience. I have also use a transparent R which can be found in Q magazines.

I have carried the colour scheme of black, white and gold to keep consistency in the

magazine. This makes my magazine look like 1 whole piece rather than different sections

of different magazines put together.

SIMILAR ARTICLES