This document analyzes how a student media product uses, develops, or challenges conventions of real media products. It provides examples of conventions for front covers, contents pages, and double page spreads in professional magazines. These include using limited color schemes, varied fonts, mastheads, coverlines, images, page numbers, columns, headlines, and captions that direct the audience. The document suggests the student product can adopt or adapt these typical magazine design elements.

1. In what ways does my media product use, develop or challenge codes and conventions of real media products?

2. Professional Front cover

3. Main image slightly to the right that isn’t covering the title the image also has direct address. It’s a media close up and the image relates to the cover story. Limited colour scheme there is around three colours Coverlines around the main image Barcode at the bottom with the date and price A variety of fonts that a different to the title At the top left corner masthead there is a simple unique title Use of graphics that includes important information A banner at the top which grabs the audiences attention My Front cover

4. Professional Contents page

5. Smaller version of the masthead Includes the date Different sections for each topic Banner at the top of the page Fonts differ minimum of three Mini subheadings Minimum colour pallet Page numbers on the pictures and the story lines Split into 2 columns Two or more images

6. Professional Double page spread

7. Headline at the top of the page in capitals this shows it’s the most important part of the article The vocabulary its formal but also informal due to the target audience The mise en scene is a simple and black making everything on it stand out Image is of a young singer who the article is biased on, with her pointing towards the camera it looks like she is telling the audience to watch out for her because soon she will be a star. While listening to her music is shows her interest and relates to the music magazine Music indie magazine