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  QUESTION 1: INWHAT WAYS DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE, DEVELOP OR CHALLENGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL MEDIA PRODUCTS? PLUG SKYLINE FOOTER FEATURE STORIES MAIN FEATURE STORY MAIN IMAGE DIRECT ADDRESS MAST HEAD VARIETY OF FONTS AND SIZES
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  Mast head Plug Skyline Feature stories Mainimage Direct mode of address Main feature story Barcode Footer Colour scheme Page title Feature stories Page numbers Sub headings Main feature story Main image Feature story image Social media Plug Pull quote Issue number Price Date Contact information Page title Page number Pull quote Main image More images Body text Stand first Direct mode of address Drop cap CONVENTIONS I HAVE USED:
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  As the twoprevious slides demonstrated, I have used a variety of conventions on my front cover, contents page and double page spread, and since I have followed forms and conventions of existing magazines, the look of my magazine is very traditional and conventional. I have made sure to ensure the continuity between my front cover, contents page and double page spread. I have done this by making the same font types reappear on all three. The colour scheme I have used is the same on the front cover, contents page and double page spread, which also ensures continuity. In terms of page numbers, I have made sure that what it said in the contents matched the page numbers on the double page spread ensuring continuity. The font that I used for my mast head is the font as I used for the contents page title. I have used the ‘E’ from ECHO in the review section on my contents page. I have also used my mast head on the double page spread. The repeated use of my mast head and mast head font ensures continuity throughout the magazine. I have used the same artist for the main image on my front cover, contents page and also double page spread. This means that all throughout the magazine the same artist is the main focus, which is conventional at the same time as it is ensuring continuity.
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  The plug onthis NME front cover is placed in the upper right corner, and I thought it looked quite good Also on NME, there is used a plus to list feature stories. I liked the idea about using a plus, so I put one in the middle of my plug behind the text, which I think gives a good effect. On this Q magazine front cover, the main feature story goes across the main image at the bottom of the page. I liked that feature, because it allows the main feature story to get more attention than the feature stories, and it also gives a nice framing of the main image. The very conventional way of listing feature stories with a variety of fonts and sizes, which I have used on my front cover, can also be seen on this Q magazine front cover. Q magazine is not the only magazine doing it, I just saw this particular front cover and got inspired by the listing of feature stories. For my main image, I used a medium shot. A medium close up would have been more conventional, but after seeing some examples of a medium close ups as the main image, I decided to use that as well. I think a medium long shot looks really good in this case, and it gives a nice framing of the front cover, since the feature stories can go around my artist’s body. HOW I HAVE FOLLOWED FORMS AND CONVENTIONS FROM EXISTING MAGAZINES:
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  When doing mycontents page, I looked at Q magazine’s contents page layout. I used headlines to separate the feature stories. I used the same review box under the main image. However, the text in my box in a bit different, and I have also put social media logos in the box. I liked the fact that Q magazine has used its logo, so I decided to do the same. The position of the main image is the same, however, my main image is slightly smaller due to the fact that my text is bigger. As seen here, they have used a box on the main image to tell what page the article is on as well as they have given a small description of that article. I did the same in my magazine, however, I used two separate boxes instead of one, as I believe it looks better when I have used the pull quote.
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  I got theidea about putting several images next to each other after seeing this NME double page spread. A drop cap is very conventional to use on a double page spread. The use of drop caps can be seen in this NME article Pull quotes from the main body text in the article is also very conventional. This example of a pull quote from an existing magazine is from NME. On this Q magazine double page spread, a pull quote is used as the title. I thought it was a good way of getting the reader’s attention, so I decided to do the same on my double page spread.
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  CONVENTIONS ANALYSIS OFMY OWN PRODUCT: I have placed the mast head on top of the front cover, first of all because it is conventional, and second of all to promote the name of my magazine. My choice of main image is very conventional, since it has direct mode of address; it is located in the middle of my front cover; it is a posed shot; and it is a medium shot, which is also conventional for a front cover. My choice of mise-en-scene reflects the fact that it is a music magazine, as there are tapes on her t-shirt, which relates to music. I went for a tom-boy look, because I think has the right connotations of the indie genre. However, as I wanted to appeal to females, I chose to have her hair down, as that gives a more feminine look to my artist. I chose to let the main image overlap the mast head slighty to emphasise the dominance of the artist in the main image. I have used a skyline and a footer, because it gives a nice framing of my magazine. The information provided in the footer and skyline appeals to my audience by telling them that this issue is extra big and that there is much more inside of it than what is written on the front cover. It also tells them whom is on the posters, which is also apealing to them. I chose to have a plug here , as it fits perfectly into this corner of the front cover. It is also appealing to my audience, as it gives short and precise information about the contents of the magazine. I have made the feature story lines look dominant by using contrasting colours to the white background. My use of famous artists wihtin the indie genre appeals to my audience, since they would most likely want to read about these artists. I have used adjectives such as ’exclusive’ to make my audience feel special and appeal to them. The barcode follows conventions in terms of locations and information provided by the barcode. By the barcode the date and the price of my magazine is stated. This information is usually provided by the barcode, and it is therefore where my audience will expect to find it. I have made the main feature dominant on the front cover by letting it overlap the main image. However, since it overlaps at the bottom of the main image, it does not take too much attention away from the main image. Since the main image and the main feature story is about the same artist (which is a convention), it only gives the artist more attention and focus. I have used all three colours from my colour scheme in this main feature story to emphasise the importance of the artist.
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  CONVENTIONS ANALYSIS OFMY OWN PRODUCT: I have ensured continuity between the front cover and this contents page spread by having the same colour scheme. I have used subheadings to seperate the page and to make it easy for readers to find what they are looking for. This is very conventional and can be found in a majority of existing content pages. These are official social media logos, which I have used to appeal to my audience by making my magazine easy to find online. Following the development of the popularity of these social media sites, it has become very conventional to have these logos on the contents page. I have used a pull quote to represent the main feature story, because it draws in my audience and makes them want to read the main feature story. For the main image, I have used the same artist as on the front cover to ensure continuity. It is also conventional to have the artist that is featured in the main feature story used in the main image, which is why I chose to do so. I have used this secondary image to advertise for other feature stories, and also to have a varitey of artists featured in my magazine. From the research I did on existing magazines, I found that this is very conventional. From the research I did about existing magazines, I found that it is conventional to have the contents page seperated into coloumns, which is why I chose to do that. I believe it has given my contents page a much more professional and real look. I have placed the page title on top of the place, since it is conventional, and therefore the place my audience would expect to find it.
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  CONVENTIONS ANALYSIS OFMY OWN PRODUCT: The main image on my double page spread takes up the whole page connoting dominance and power. I have kept the mise-en- scene simple, because I thought it would be too confusing for the reader if my artist was wearing a complicated costume now that I have four images of her in this double page spread. I also wanted the pull quote to be in focus and to stand out, which it would do more on this black t-shirt. I have used the ECHO logo to represent my brand and also to ensure continuity throughout my magazine. The use of the adjective ’exclusive’ makes my audience feel important and special since they get to read something exclusive. I have used these two pull quotes to draw the reader in with the text and also to give an idea about the topic of the article. The main body text is in columns, as I, from doing my research, found that this is the conventional way of producing a double page spread. I have used a drop cap, since it is conventional and during my research I found that it was used in nearly every magazine. I believe it gives a realistic look to my magazine. The stand first gives the reader an idea about what the article is going to be about. The location of this stand first is conventional, as it is usually placed before the main body text.It is also often in a bigger font size than the rest of the text, which is the case in this double page spread. The location of these page numbers are conventional and readers would expect to find them at the bottom of every page. I chose to have my main feature story in the beginning of the magazine (page 12+13), as I through my research found that it is a conventional way of doing it.