In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
1. IN WHAT WAYS DOES YOUR
MEDIA PRODUCT USE,
DEVELOP OR CHALLENGE
FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF
Question 1.
2. Challenges – Colour Scheme,
yellow is usually seen as a
colour used in pop magazines,
but as that‟s usually a
bright/neon yellow, I thought if I
used a light mustard yellow it
wouldn‟t be misinterpreted as a
pop genre magazine. Instead it
can be seen as a crime scene
associated colour and be more
rock/alternative genre
associated.
Use- Red and Black colours in
my house style are used in rock
magazines such as Rocksound
and Kerrang.
The mustard yellow also
matches the artist‟s top.
3. Use- Whilst looking at
examples of
magazines I liked the
embedded quote
feature, because it
exposes to the reader
an insight to what the
article is about and
lures them to read it.
4. Develops- Masthead, contains block writing like most
magazine mastheads but my masthead is different because it
has sound waves going through it to relate to the name
„Amplified‟, usually mastheads are simple, bold and memorable
but I think mine is more creative but still keeping the
memorable side of the codes and conventions.
5. Use- Anchorage is big
and bold to tell readers
that the artist on the
front‟s name is Victoria
and she‟s from the band
Animalistic. This feature
is not just used in music
magazines but also
gossip magazines, I think
it‟s very effective at
attracting attention from
the reader.
6. Use- Puffs, the word
“Competition” draw‟s
readers in so they feel
they have a chance of
winning. Audiences of
most magazines are
enticed by news, gossip
and offers so by having
trigger words like
“Exclusive” and “Free” on
my cover it would stand
out from other
magazines.
7. Develop- 10 years ago magazines would have
advertised that to contact the magazine you would have
to send them a letter, however now the easiest way for
my target audience (teenagers and young adults) to
communicate is through social media. That is why I
have included details for a website, Twitter account and
a Facebook page.
8. Use - I have put
different shapes on
the pictures in my
contents page so
the readers know
what pages the
pictures are related
to, often used in
music magazines.
9. Use- The torn paper effect on my Double Page
Spread conforms to the codes and conventions
of a rock music magazine because it has the
harsh undertones like rock music.
