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

My Front Cover follows conventions of real media products I feel as the layout and colour scheme relate well to most music magazines, much like the magazine ‘Q’. The choice of only having one image for the front cover came to me after looking at more sophisticated music magazines, ones that involve class and a bit of fashion, these are features I feel my Front Cover display well. The Blue and White colour scheme connote a relaxed and clean magazine with no mess or unnecessary text that is just used to fill the Front Cover.

I feel it challenges forms of real media as there is little text on the Front Cover, not a lot of the articles are featured on the Front Cover as I feel that is the function for the Contents Page. It is also very heavily right handed, there is not a lot on the left side which isn’t often done in music magazine, there is usually an equal amount of text and pictures on each side.

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

I feel that my Front Cover represents elder teenagers and young adults, females, who are interested in music, fashion and their idols and are looking for inspiration. I think the general music genre feel for this magazine is Indie Rock and Indie Grime. The language used in the Front Cover connotes youth which may suggest the music genre and age range. These social groups will feel they would enjoy my music magazine due to the laid back yet smart look in my Front Cover.

What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

I feel that Bauer Media is a fantastic media institution for my media magazine to be distributed by; it also publishes Q, the music magazine that inspired my work the most. It ‘reaches over nineteen million UK’ residents which I feel are important factors, to have such a vast audience so my magazine would reach many of the audience’s wants and needs.