Question 1In what ways does your media

product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real

media products?

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Masthead

Kickers

Secondary Leads

Flash

Graphic Feature

Selling Line

Banner

Feature Article Photo

Headline

Menu Strip

Bar Code

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Anchorage

Cover Lines inc. pull-quote

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3. Caption

The Rule of thirds,is necessary for a magazine. The Grid System helps to organise the information, I used

this so my magazine would follow convention.

Magazine cover

The masthead is in the typical place so that it is easily found by the audience.

The usual kickers on a magazine are band names to inform the audience what's inside

The captions give extra information on the article, I have used words like adventure and afraid to intrigue the audience

The secondary lead is information is about what is in the magazine apart from the main feature to appeal to my audience I chose names that are typically associated with heavy metal

The flash is normally plus which give extra information and advertises what's in the magazine

The graphic features is the lettering style and colour. I chose red for the masthead to make it stand out which is typical for a magazine. I use different fonts to add interest but stuck to three so it wasn’t too confusing.

The selling line is the main advert for the magazine. By using the word exclusive it makes the magazine more desirable to the audience.

An improvement could have been to make a slogan to go with the masthead that would have given an explanation of what to expect in the magazine.

This photo dominates the front cover and is quite shocking this is to intrigue the audience

These are a typical cover lines and follow the typical convention

For the headline I have used a white outline to make it stand out the most against the black background and it follows the typical convention of a headline as it is in the centre third and doesn't distract you to much from the main photo.

The anchorage is a typical convention and I used mine to add impact

The menu strip is typical magazine convention, an improvement could have been to add more within the menu strip so that the audience would feel like they were getting more for there money

The bar code is in the normal place you would find it on a normal magazine but an improvement would be to have put the price of the magazine with it.

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Signed Editorial

Pictorial insets

Page numbers (with headers resembling kickers and cover lines)

Section Header

Issue and Dateline

Numbered itemised list

Navigation Panel (with header)

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Banner

At first glance this looks like a typical contents page. This is because it follows the usual convention of rule of

thirds and grid system

The editorial is to add a personal touch but an improvement would be to make it more edgier to keep in tone with the magazine audience.

I have used the same style and colours as the front cover

Pictorial insets are there to illustrate to the readers what's in the magazine. My pictorial insets are in keeping with the audience but I could have included more band pictures and a copy of the front cover

This part follows the normal convention and is necessary because it is what the readers expect.

I could have added a date line here as an improvement

This is clear and in order so that the readers can easily navigate the magazine using the numbered itemized list also helps with this

Magazine contents

This double page spread has some conventions such as :

Graphic features TitleDropped capitalInset picturePull quoteColumns within textBackground photo.However it is not all ‘typical’ of a magazine spread as it is quite plain, though I do think it would appeal to my audience.

Improvements I could make include things such as a fact file, more photographs and to add more branding to the page such as the magazine title and red colour. I also could have included the journalist name and a photograph of them doing the interview as this is quite a popular convention.

Magazine double page

spread

I attempted to make my cover shocking and to have impact and the Rolling Stone cover photo was also intended to shock, though I feel mine is much more obvious . Comparing the two you can see the similar lay out . Having a “shocking” magazine cover is unusual however for media purposes it could increase sales, attract new costumers or become a talking point.

This double page spread is quite similar to my page layout as the article is on the right and image on the left. Some improvements would be to add a strap line and more colour to the written text as this would have created more interest.