Evaluation : Question 1

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltPxz4PinDA

That kind of image is what the whole magazine is based around. A carefree , individual kind of look. They like to dress differently in this video , so I thought my magazine will be different hence the red design to it . Red connotes danger yet a fun feel as black would be the ultimate dark dangerous look. But as the long shot picture shows with the model turned away with the guitar casually hung against his back it’s a carefree feel. And the brick wall background really does connote the look I am trying to find.

Main sell

I noticed that on other indie magazines such as nme and q magazines there was a large strap line across the front cover picture this was normally the main sell I inputted this feature into my magazine as it really shows what to expect in my magazine as in content. And it also it gives the cover a structure which makes it look respectable.

Puff

I used this as yet again in other similar genre type magazines this feature was used . As it gives a brief introduction of what the magazine is about.

BIG MASTHEAD

I used this as it very common in indie magazines and stereotypical of the target audience.

Direct Address

This specifically points out the audience and invites them to read the magazine as their getting directly spoken at by the writer . This is very popular in indie magazines that being the main reason I used this feature.

Contents Page

Subscription box

This is very frequent throughout indie magazines such as nme and q . It’s very commercially successful so it adds a realistic element to the magazine.

Tracklist

Yet again used a lot in indie magazines , it makes the readers want to buy weekly as they’ll get to see track lists each week as well.

Logo

I used the Original sounds logo to represent the magazine on its contents page this was used in nme and q magazine also.

DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD

Layout

I found this layout very popular as in nme it is used so an image can be placed largely on one page and the other large amount of writing . This so you get a feel of what the page is about.