2. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? The tag line at the top of my magazine is used often on other magazine covers. I used a picture that I had taken previously at a gig as I thought that it would make it more eye catching. Using more than one image is a technique used by many other magazines. I decided to create a Logo for my magazine as it is a method used typically by other music magazines such as NME magazine. I decided to adopt the method of adding page numbers to my cover stories as it is a convention used by most. My media product uses the forms and conventions of other magazines such as NME, especially with the main Image I have decided to use. I Adjusted the contrast and vibrancy as I noticed from other magazines that unrealistic effects were present. I have included a price, date of issue and barcode in order to maintain a genuine and realistic looking magazine.
3. I put the date of issue at the top of the page as this is a feature commonly used in magazines. The title ‘This Week’ is often used in magazines as a reference to being a contents page. I felt this was also essential. The band present on the front cover of the magazine is usually a main feature on the contents page so I included a large heading and image to show the main story. Contents headings are Always present in magazines in order to make it easier for the reader to navigate themselves around the magazine. I decided to have a section on my contents page where the editor would talk about the magazine. I have noticed that this is a common feature used in Kerrang magazine, but not NME therefore my magazine is a combination of the two. Particularly in NME magazine, short, brief headings and small amounts of information are given on the contents page with page numbers beside them in order to inform the reader accurately. Page number and website are essential conventions when creating a magazine. The image I used contains the correct body language and clothing to make a convincing magazine.
4. The title of my double page spread takes up a lot of the page, this is because I noticed that this technique was used in many other magazines. I have used an alliteration in order to make it more interesting. The heading ‘Feature’ is used weekly in the NME magazine to indicate that this is the feature of the issue. The main text is in columns which is typical of a magazine. There are also quotes enlarged and extracted from the text which is a technique used in order to attract the reader’s attention. The image is large and takes up a lot of the double page spread. This is a popular technique in magazines as it attracts the readers eye. The larger the image, generally, the More important/ the story will be. There is a short caption which informs the reader of what that page will be about.
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7. Who would be the audience for your media product? • The audience of my magazine would be teens and young adults, similar readers of the NME as that is the magazine which I have based my magazine on. • My magazine focuses specifically on the music genres Electro and Indie so I would also say that my magazine would appeal to people who enjoy the bands which are featured throughout my magazine. • I decided to add as a feature in my magazine, a dedicated page to GlastonburyFestival which would contain the latestnews on line-up’s and reviews. This wouldenable my magazine to be suitable forfestival goers. People who want to hear who is playing the festival, and see reviewsand images from last years festival if it istheir first time.
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9. WHSmiths and other similar outlets may also stock my magazine as it is a store which is used by people of all ages which would increase the sales in the magazine.
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13. The fonts which I decided to use on my magazine for coursework differ greatly as they are sporadic and differ in every piece of text.
14. The image used on the front cover of my magazine has a far better angle and a better appliance of effects which make it look realistic.
