1) In what ways does your media product use conventions of real media products?

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

2. Front cover I have added an issue number and date to the cover as this is a main feature to magazines. I used a barcode to make the cover look more realistic. I have made the main photograph central to the page so that it is easy to identify that the main article will be about them. I have positioned ‘flashback’ on top of the girls as this is the bands name. I also added effects to the font which links to the ‘flashback.’ I have done the title of my magazine in the style of an existing magazine but underneath wrote a slogan which is quite common on magazines. I added circles to the cover as this is a feature that makes my magazine exclusive and suits the target audience. I added a downwards arrow for effect as I felt it fitted with the phrase written. I have added other bits of information of what will be featured in the magazine to make it more appealing. I added borders along the top and bottom as I saw this was a feature shown on most magazines and felt that it made it look more professional.

3. Contents page I followed the title of my magazine onto the contents page as I saw this was done in existing magazines. I made the title of the page bold so it’s easy to identify that this is the contents page. I added the issue number as I also saw this was a feature on most magazines that I researched. I made a column for the numbers to go vertically down in to make it look tidy and easy to read. I made the headlines of what is on each page bold. As this is the main article I have made this clear by using the same font that was used on the front cover to write ‘flashback.’ I put circles around the page numbers that are of relevance to the front cover and are main articles within the magazine. I added a small paragraph or sentence beneath each sub heading to inform what the article is about. I used an arrow to point down to the poster to show that this is the picture that will be inside and as it follows the mise en scene used throughout. I have inserted photos onto the page and positioned them over lapping for effect.

4. Double page spread I added lots of images to the page to make the page more eye catching. I put borders around them to make them look more professional and changed the positions and angles of some. I noticed that this was done in existing magazines and I liked the effect it had so used it to start off my article. I changed the colour of the font for the questions that were being asked in the interview so it was clear to the reader. I made this photo larger than the others as when doing research into double spreads I noticed that most have a main picture filling the majority of the page. I added quotes from the interviewees to help attract people to the pages. I changed the colour of the font for the peoples name so that it was easy for the reader to identify which member was saying what. I wrote in italics who interviewed the band as this is a normal feature on magazines. I added shapes that were used on the previous pages to help maintain the mise en scene.