The magazine created uses conventions of real music magazines. It includes a masthead at the top of the front cover in a bold font to identify the magazine title and catch readers' attention. The main image is on the right side with cover lines down the right and a main line across the bottom. The color scheme of black, white, red, and yellow is used throughout to look professional yet emphasize elements. On the contents page, two same-sized images are on the right with cover lines on the left, challenging typical magazine layouts but maintaining design balance. The double-page spread balances a large image on the right with text columns on the left, similarly to researched magazines, while also challenging conventions with an image of a

1. Question 1- In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge
forms and conventions of real media products?
The magazine i created uses all of the typical codes of a real music magazine. Firstly
on the front cover i included a masthead to inform the readers what magazine it is. I
chose the name "Turbulence"due to it having connotations of "trouble"and "un-
balanced" therefore i felt it anchored the genre of magazine i was creating which was
Rock/Alternative. Like the Kerrang magazines i looked
at in my product research, i placed the masthead at the
top of the page, due to this being where the audience
will automatically look. I also used a bold font to catch
the audiences attention and a simple font so that it is
easy readable for the target audience.
The main image is positioned at the right hand of the
side of the page with the cover lines going down the
right hand side and the main cover line going across the
bottom. Also like all the magazine covers i re-searched, the main image i used on my
magazine cover has direct mode of address, with the model looking straight at the
camera, therefore making it feel more personal to the audience. The colour scheme i
decided to use was black, white, red and yellow. The black, red and white create a
more sophisticated and professional look and the yellow stands out, emphasizing the
selling line therefore automatically grabbing the audiences attention, encouraging
them to buy this magazine. Also like Q and KERRANG magazine, i used the same
colour scheme throughout all three pages, therefore creating a house style that would
be recognizable to the target audience. In terms of Guttenberg the primary optical area
consists of the selling line, masthead, and the top half of the image and cover lines
which is what the audience will first see, by having the selling line in the primary
optical area, it is an effective way of encouraging the target audience to buy the
magazine, like the KERRANG magazine i researched. The weak fallow area and
terminal area consists od the model credit and banner.
On the contents page i have used the same colour scheme as the
front cover, creating a consistent house style which adds to the
professional look to the magazine and makes the product
recognizable to the target audience. Compared to the magazines i
researched the layout of my magazine is different because i used
two images the same size down the right hand side of the page and
the cover lines down the left hand side, therefore this challenges
the layout of real magazines, however i still feel the layout of my
magazine works effectively, because in terms of design balance it

2. is isn't too text or image heavy.When constructing the images, like Kerrang magazine i
kept in mind the stereotypes of this particular genre of magazine. This can be seen in the
mise en scene, for example the models on the contents page are wearing leather jackets.
Like Q magazine i used columns such as "on the cover" and "every month" no make it
easier for the audience to find specific articles. I also used a editors note to make the
magazine feel more personal to the audience.
On the double page spread i equally balanced the page, with the right hand side
consisting of a dominate image and the right hand side being text heavy like the Q double
page spreads i researched. I used two images, a small image where direct mode of address
is used to create a more personal feel for the audience, however i also challenged the
common codes of the double page spreads i researched, i did this by instead of using
direct mode of address, i constructed the image to
have the model looking away from the camera, i feel
that this is a unique image, and it also anchored the
quote "i still have many insecurities like everyone
else". I still followed the consistent house style as i did
on the front cover and contents page. I also set my text
out in columns which adds to the sophisticated and
professional layout, like Q, KERRANG and NME
magazines.