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

3. • My media product uses forms and
conventions of real media products by
conforming to Laura Mulvey’s theory of the
male gaze, as the model I have used in my
images is wearing makeup, has styled hair
and is wearing a low cut dress to show
femininity and appeal to men but it also
makes her an aspirational figure for women.
Similarly an article in NME magazine also
shows the model with styled hair, makeup
and a revealing outfit. Both articles use
black, white and grey with a splash of bright
colour. I have used a fairly similar layout to
the existing magazine by placing my image
to the left with the text in columns to the
right. Similarly to a lot of real media
products as part of my article I have written
an introduction to the text to give a short
summary of what is being explored in the
article.

4. NME have used red as part of their colour
scheme, but I decided to use pink so that
it would appeal more to a female
audience. Unlike the typical convention of
having the heading at the top of the page I
decided to position mine at the bottom
right under the text so that the image
stays as the main focus of the page. Unlike
the article in NME, I have used different
colours for the questions and answers to
split up the text and make it more
organised and easier to read for the
consumer.

5. • I have followed the conventions of real
media products by placing my title at
the top left corner of the page in a bold
font so that it catches the eye of the
consumer. I also planned to use multiple
fonts and colours on my front cover to
highlight the subheadings and separate
them, therefore making the page more
interesting to the reader. I have also set
out my cover stories in a similar way to
real media products by displaying them
in a list formation around the page. I
have done this as I think it’s effective as
is a simple way for the consumer to read
it, although it doesn’t detract attention
away from the image.