By comparing her preliminary school magazine to the final music magazine product, the student learned to more effectively use conventions like appropriate colors, well-edited photos, discrete dates, minimized white space, and sectioning to engage audiences. She also gained insight into using promotional elements like "Exclusive" more purposefully and adding quotes to pique reader interest in content.

1. Evaluation
BY ELLA CABRERA-QUINN

2. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions
of real media products ?
In a magazine it should have on the front cover it should include a bar code, mast head, photograph, price and date , different fonts , sub
headings and sell lines. Most magazines also coordinate colours throughout the front page into the main pages of the magazine. The
photograph on the front is also coordinated into the magazine through colour to give it a classic look I used the colours red and purple as I
believe red connotates passion and danger and purple connotates power and wealth, I also believe both colours appeal to female and male
audiences. I used purple eye make up on the models and used red lipstick to link in to the purple and red used throughout my magazine.
The photo can either be a close up , medium shot , long shot or extreme long shot. As it is rare to have any other shots as they are the
preferred. A photo can make or break an appeal to read a magazine according to its chosen audience as it may not have a celebrity they
like who are being shown in a magazine that week. A eye catching or interesting pictured urges people on to wanting to carry on reading it.
I used a photo of “The Rebellion” , who are lighting a cigarette as it shows they are more interested in smoking than the photo shoot
showing why they are called “The Rebellion”.

3. THE PRICE & DATE
In my magazine front cover it includes conventions like a price for the magazine its written small
at the top of the front cover as it isn't the most important convention I want to show when
selling to particular audience. Its in a similar font to the rest of the fonts I'm using, the fonts I
used thought the magazine were ones I found on the internet and BODONI MT BLACK
and ROCKWELL EXTRA BLACK. I noticed on magazines the price was written small
normally located in corners of the magazine or near the barcode and sometimes even under
the mast head. The date is generally underneath the master head in small print just to show
how up to date each edition is. I placed mine underneath the mater head , but instead of
saying an a exact date I put the “October issue” , showing my magazine was exclusive and
only came out every month.
Price + Date
placed under
the master
head

4. BAR CODE
The bar code is always in a corner of a front page. As it is only a required thing , for buying
the magazine it is placed in a spot to move it away from the more important
conventions. I put my bar code in the bottom right hand corner , where it was least
attractive to the reader. But as it is a necessity I still included it in my magazine to show
full understanding of all the magazine conventions.
Bar code is
at the
corner of
the
magazine.

5. MAST HEAD
The mast head is the most important convention of a magazine , it is the first thing a
reader is most likely to see , not only because they want to read a certain favourite
, but it also distinguishes it into a category . For example a rock magazine would
have a name relating to that genre of music. Some master head which are widely
known sometimes let other conventions cross over it. Mast heads are always the
biggest and boldest of all conventions.
This shows well known magazines having
famous people covering the master head.

6. SELL LINE & SUB HEADINGS
Sub headings are either small or big depending on what is being shown as an important factor in the magazine. For example
on my front cover it has a big sub heading saying “THE REBELLION ARE BACK” , in capital letters and red and black print
to stand out in the lighter coloured background, red connotates danger and black is a colour used a lot in association
with the rock genre. The part that says “ARE BACK” is in white print to make it stand out to the darker colours in the
background (black leggings). I put my sell lines on the outsides of the long shot of the two girls as I wanted the photo to
stand out more, I used a star behind one of the sell lines to make it stand out and made sure there wasn't “white
space” as magazines never have blank spaces on the front cover. I also used a camera as I believe it looked eye catching
and gave more intuition on what the magazine was going to include. I used the sell line “ free” as the chosen audience
would want to see what was on offer and was including in buying the magazine. At the top of the page I used a small
slogan to show what my magazine was all about . For example “ The first UKS rock magazine !” . This makes readers
want to read it as it implies it is the first and most exclusive magazine out on the shelves. On another sell line I have
chosen the colour gold as I used the word “GOLDEN” , to make it look exclusive and important to show old classic
music.
Sell lines and sub headings are in
different styled fonts as well as
different sized prints, not blocking the
main photograph whatsoever.
Just like my front cover this one
has a large sub heading talking
about the featured artist in the
magazine.

7. PRICE
MAST
HEAD
SLOGAN
DATE
PHOTO
STICKER
SELL
BEHIND SELL
LINES
LINES
SUB
HEADINGS
BAR
CODE

8. “On The Front” , showing
each feature and the page
its on.
CONTENTS
I took inspiration from this
magazine and used it in my
own contents.
“Features” is
commonly used in
contents pages as
the font cover has
different sell lines
but doesn't have
everything that will
be in the whole
magazine.
I challenged their convention as
I used three photographs
instead of one main image.

9. DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD
A quote on the top of
the page , making
the interview seem
more attractive and
interesting. It gives The word
the reader an insight “Exclusive” is
into the interview used to make the
and what's expected. reader feel they
are reading
unique material.
The page number
and magazine
sign is normally in There are always a
the bottom photo of the artist or
corner. artists. Mine has a
few not just one like
this magazines
interview.

10. How does you media product
represent particular social groups ?
Types of
audiences of the
social groups I'm
trying to reach.

11. TYPES OF MUSIC
The music genre I have chosen to reach to a particular audience is people
who listen to bands like Paramore and The Pretty Reckless , as they are
female bands like my all female band The Rebellion. I noticed that the
females are portrayed in a sexual way also in a strong manner, most seem
rebels also. My magazine can be portrayed negatively to audiences as
they are smoking and drinking in the pictures I have used. My lifestyle it
promotes is a “rock and roll” one which is normally showed very
negatively as they are known to take drugs and stay up until late at night
also they are known to be very moody and seem negative not
enthusiastic and happy people. My magazine isn't very mainstream as it
is classic/punk rock which would be known as sub cultures this normally
is promoted to niche audiences. My magazine gives the audience I'm
reaching a way of belonging as there is a magazine reached out to them.
This picture is used
on my double page
spread as it shows
the power and
rebellion of the band
I created, For
example they are
holding down a
security guard whilst
Kez has a cigarette in
her mouth also
keliah is holding him
and laughing.

12. What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and
why ?
IPC Media produces over 60 iconic
media brands, with print alone
reaching almost two thirds of UK
women and 42% of UK men almost 26
million UK adults.
Kerrang! TV is a digital
television station owned by Box
Television, which is loosely
connected to the
magazine, Kerrang!.

13. The best media institute to develop and distribute my
magazine as they already distributes music magazines such as
“NME”, which is similar to mine as mine is associated with the
rock is IPC. As it already distributes well known music
magazines means that they have the most experience and have
regular consumers who might be interested in a new branch of
music magazines. Distributors get the magazines to their
audience by distributing them out to different shops all over
the country, such as places like news agents, airports, train
stations, supermarkets and even promoted on the internet.
KERRANG! Is a well known magazine and radio station, I want
my magazine to compete with other top magazines like this one
, but mine may have a unique gap in the market as it is also
associated with 80’s classic rock.

14. Who would be the audience for your media product and how did I attract/address your
audience ?
My main image on my front cover is of two fierce girls who are confident and show
attitude. This appeals to females and males as the show sexuality but look like strong
powerful women. The camera shot of my models in the main image on the front cover
is a long shot , showing and the style of hair and make-up, along with what some would
see as provocative outfits, gives sex appeal to the front cover showing that this
magazine is also targeted at young males also. I made the Masthead in particularly the
most clear to stand out and to grab the audience's attention as it showed what type of
music genre I had chosen as it had funky jagged writing and it was written in black.
Throughout my magazine I used a vast majority of images as the audience I'm reaching
out to may only want to read as minim as possible and look at the interesting imagery I
have used, including the different shots and edits.

15. DEMOGRAPHICS
Age : 15-25
Gender : Both female and male, but mainly males around the age of 19 it will be most
popular to.
National Identity : All races as I don't want to generalise it to a certain race as rock
music is associated to every race.
Social class : Middle class as it will be promoting negative images which higher class
wouldn't relate to.
Occupation : Most who will buy it will be still in education, so the price is £2 which is
acceptable and quite cheap for a monthly issue.
Lifestyle: People who like to go to a lot of gigs and stay out late at night , drinking and
smoking.
Attitude: Laid back & party animals
Race & Ethnicity: All races, my front cover has a mixed race girl and a white girl showing
it isn't just for white people.
Education: Students = Secondary school, College and Universities.

16. QUESTIONAIRES FOR MY MAGAZINES

18. What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product ?
Throughout creating my music magazine cover, contents and double page spread. I have used
Windows publisher to create all three types of products for my music magazine. As I took a night
to take my pictures, I took a range of pictures in different mise en scenes and angles, also different
shot sizes ranging from close ups to extreme long shots. I edited my photos on Photoshop were I
changed the colour on some to sepia to make the photos look mysterious and seem more
important and exclusive.
I used a Nikon camera to take my pictures. I also edited them so the models looked “picture perfect”
and where able to stand out to my chosen audience. I also used the internet to help me find
unique font styles to show a better understanding of the convention of a individual master head.
Throughout the creating of my product I used the internet to find a bar code for my front cover as
every magazine has one and needs one to sell there magazine.
When creating this evaluation I used PowerPoint to make my evaluation seem fun and exciting to
read. All my media work is on the internet site blogger where I made my own page to my taste
and put all my research and contents of all my drafts and completed work. Finally I used a
memory stick to help me transfer work from home to school so I could always work on the course.

20. PROPS I USED
A Lighter & Cigarette – I
used a lighter lighting a
cigarette to add rebellion to
my band showing audiences
negative role models and
showing a “care free”
lifestyle.
A Microphone stand &
Microphone - I used a
microphone to show
audiences what type of
magazine it is I'm
promoting , as its a rock
magazine bands are
known for touring and
doing gigs more than
being in the recording
studio. A band and
instruments are a
Champagne & convention for rock music.
Tobacco – Again I
wanted to show why
they are called “The
Rebellion” , I want to A Security guard - I used a
show the audience male model to show how
what they are like on “The Rebellion” our with an
tour. This can also authority figure showing and
give them a negative how the act with him, this
image. picture shows they do not
care who he is and they will
do as they wish. They are both
laughing at him trying to
remove them from a club.

21. Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the
progression from it to the full product ?
My school magazine which is for 6th form students at my school. I took my experience from creating this to help me to
create my music magazine.

22. At the start of the course I created a school magazine relating to 6th form students.
When I created the front cover and contents page I used the colours yellow and purple as they
seemed colours that would relate to my choice in audience. When I created my music
magazine I found using the colours purple and red were more grown up and worked better as
they looked more professional and can relate to a wider audience compared to the “childish”
colours I used before.
At the start of the preliminary task I hadn't explored enough examples of products on
the market so I couldn't expand my ideas. Although I used a few codes and conventions in my
school magazine I didn't use them to my best advantage , For example the date on my school
magazine is quite large were as on my music magazine it is smaller and more discrete as it isn't
such an important convention.
I also found the picture I used on the front cover of the school magazine was slightly
stretched and I didn't edit it at all, the photos for my music magazine were edited and were
not stretched at all. I made the colours in the photos vibrant so they would stand out,
compared to the school magazine the image on that is dull and it has mute colours. On the
school magazine I played with lots of font styles and colours which lead me to choose
appropriate styles for my rock magazine.

23. I used shapes as backgrounds for my sell lines , which I found later on in
creating my music magazine childish and made the magazine look
unprofessional. In contrast in some cases it can also make sell lines stand out
from the main image, which I used in my music magazine for behind a sell line.
Another thing I took from when creating my school magazine is the word
“Exclusive” , I believe it makes the magazine look more important and unique
and intrigue someone to buy it.
When I created the school magazine I found I left a lot of “white space”
which is not a usual for a magazine as they are meant to be full and have no
space left. In my music magazine I made sure there was hardly any “white
space” and used images to take up a lot of space. On my school magazine I
sectioned it out into three parts, one part had a picture of someone whose
interview it was going to have in the magazine. Another part had the front
page sub lines on it and page numbers.
On my music magazine I took the idea I used in the school magazine by
having subheadings over a paragraph of what the audience was going to be
reading. On my music magazine I added a quote in what was going to be in the
interview to make the reader carry on reading on to that page. As I used
sections in the school magazine I believed it made the contents easy and
straight forward to read so I applied it to my music magazine.