Question 1 evalution media

Question 1 evalution media

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  Q1. In whatways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? The masthead is a convention you will see on any magazine and it clearly shows that it is the name of the magazine. I chose to use the colour black for the masthead because I conducted from my research that this was the most popular colour for a rock magazine and it also goes with the colour scheme of black, red and grey. I chose the font ‘Stencil’ because I think it has an edge to it and it suits the type of magazine in which I wanted to produce. The cover lines on a magazines front cover are an extremely important convention because they attract the audience as they reveal what is featured inside the issue. I have used my colour scheme of black and grey for my cover lines as this colour scheme is through out the whole magazine. Like most magazines, I have placed the cover lines around the main image on both the left and right side. The main cover line is always tied in with the main image and is usually a quote from the person/people in the main image. This main cover line gives you an insight as to what the main image is about. It should also be bolder and stand out more than the other cover lines, which mine has. I chose this font because it is clear and bold. The barcode on a magazine is a typical convention of a magazine. I challenged the convention because I placed the barcode in the bottom right corner instead of copying where other magazines place theirs. The main image is such an important convention of a magazine as it is the first thing you focus on when you first look at the front cover. I have stuck to the colour scheme with my main image as the member of the band Frequency is wearing grey, black and red clothing. She is also wearing red lipstick showing she has an edgy/rocky look which fits in with the style of my magazine. I developed the strip at the bottom of the front cover which is a convention that not all magazines use. I used it to show some of the bands/artists that are featured in this issue and this also attracts the audience as they will be more tempted to buy the magazine if they see that a band they like is featured in it .
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  My front covercompared to a professional magazine front cover My rock magazine Q rock magazine Both mine and the professional magazine covers have a large bold title which makes it obvious to the audience that this is the name of the magazine. Both magazines have cover lines which locate around the main image and they also are different colours on both magazines. This catches the eye of the target audience and makes the front cover look less boring and plain. The professional magazine has a splash advertising the free gift in the magazine. My magazine does not have a splash as I didn’t necessarily need one. Both magazines have a positioning statement which is located underneath the title of the magazine. Both magazines show a clear barcode which is vital for any product. My magazine has a banner at the bottom of the cover but the professional magazine does not. The banner is used to advertise things in the magazine and in my case I have used it to list some of the bands featured in the magazine to create a bigger audience.
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  Q1. In whatways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? For the title of the contents page I have copied the title of magazine and also added the word contents to show what it is. I have chose to use the colour red for the word contents because it ties in with the colour scheme. I have used sub titles on my contents page to break up the text into two categories- Regulars and Features. This makes the contents easier to read for the audience as it isn’t just one massive list of what is in the magazine. The photos I have used on my contents page are all relevant to the content that’s listed on the contents page. I have also stated the page number on the photos to show which page the reader can find the article related to the picture on. The regular content and feature content is what is regular to the magazine every month and what is only featured in each issue. I have listed the page numbers next to the content to clearly show the reader where they can find the content they want to read. I chose to list the page numbers in red so that it stands out and so that it also ties in with the colour scheme which carries on throughout the whole magazine.
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  Q1. In whatways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? The title of my double page spread is bold and catches your eye straight away. The band the double page spread is wrote on are called ‘Sly Digs’ which is why the title is “MAKING A SLY DIG”. I chose this font because it looks professional and the colour white has been used because it goes with the colour scheme of the article and the magazine. I have used a drop capital to start my article because this signals to the reader where to start reading from. The positioning statement is placed underneath the title and it basically sums up what the article is all about. This is to attract the reader as they get a tiny insight as to what is in the actual article and if they like the sound of it from the positioning statement then they are more likely to read it. The image for my double page spread is of the band member who I interviewed for the article. I used this image because it looks like he is facing the text and it fits in well with the whole page.