Media Studies AS

1. Evaluation Question 1

2. In what ways does your media product use,
develop or challenge forms and conventions
of real media products? (Cover)
 Something very similar between my magazine cover and other magazines is that
they used feminine colours like pink for example but also an attractive person on
the cover. We have both put our artists in the hotspot which attracts the
audiences eye at first glance which makes the magazine attractive to them as they
first see the attractive person on the cover who is usually smiling in this genre of
magazines which is pop music. I used a strapline advertising a chance to win a
signed album of the artist on the cover and the magazines I analysed done the
same thing but with posters instead. I had another strapline which was promoting
celebrity gossip and they have done that too. We have stickers on the cover’s also
which is there to tell the reader what this issue is all about but the sticker also
pretty attractive too. There are many cover lines on my cover and there's too, this
is to help persuade potential customers to buy it as something on the cover could
interest them for example “ exclusive interviews “. The two magazines I analysed
had mastheads that really stood out so when I made my magazine I made sure
mine would stand out and it does as it’s a candy red colour with a turquoise glow
and the background is the picture of the artist and the picture gives a light creamy
colour.

3. In what ways does your media product use,
develop or challenge forms and conventions
of real media products? (Contents)
 The magazine contents pages I analysed were very much different to each
other and I liked one more than the other. The top of the pops contents was
designed in a clever and stylish way as they put the cover on the contents and
highlighted cover lines with a page number. The we love pop magazine had
their pages in separate colours. The we love pop had a photo of a star on
there which I particularly didn’t like as it reminded me of the cover too
much. My magazine has challenged the conventions used and instead of
deciding to put the cover on I decided to go for a coloured candy red
background with a light blue text for contents. In addition to that I added a
picture of the cover artist as well as the page numbers for each of the cover
lines but not in the same vain as the researched magazines.

4. In what ways does your media product use,
develop or challenge forms and conventions
of real media products? (Double Page Spread)
 Both double page spreads I analysed were both from the Q magazine and they
both focused on a pop sensation as one had Ellie Goulding and the other had
Shakira. I liked the idea of having the double page based on a particular artist
so I have opted for the same thing on my magazine too. Both double pages
but a big picture of the star on side and the article on the other page with a
little picture with the article. I thought that worked quite well however I’ve
decided to do a article of the cover artist as the magazine that had “Ellie
Goulding” on it worked very well so I wanted something similar to work well.
I’ve also realised that the side that has the picture has a quotation in big text
on their which is a small extract taken from the article itself, I like this and
have used it in my double page spread. The picture of the star on both
magazines I have analysed shows them being relaxed but also they look very
attractive so I will do that as well. If I could do it again I would probably get
another picture of the star which I would use and put it in a box with a
caption next to the text.

5. Evaluation Question 2

6. How does your media product represent
particular social groups?
 The genre I have chosen is pop and which is coveted by teenage girls the
most. The people who will want my magazine the most will probably be
teenage girls as it is targeted at them. The main colour scheme I have used is
candy red and light blue which I think works for teenage girls as the candy red
is very feminine but also attractive and the blue goes well with it. The blue I
have used is very light and quite turquoise which is more of a female colour
rather than a man’s colour which is dark blue. Older women like more
corporate colours so candy red and blue is worked better for teenage girls.
Furthermore many of these teenage girls like a young attractive handsome
man on the cover as they will be their favourite artist but also their celebrity
crush so on my magazine I specifically put a handsome young man on the
cover and I left the background of the actual picture which was a light
creamy wall. This makes the artist look friendly, popular and attractive which
is well received to teenage girls.