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

2. Both offer a free gift
Both photographs Selling lines are used at
to give the audience
go over the top of the top of both front
an incentive to buy
the masthead covers to guarantee
this magazine over
audience interest
another
Both magazines
have a clear
colour scheme
that is bright to
grab the
audience’s Buzz words
attention are used to
sell both main
On my magazine, stories and
because the draw the
price is cheap, I audience in
decided to go
against the
conventions of
music magazines
and make the
price clearly
visible on the
page
Both magazines have Both magazines have a
Both photographs are barcodes with the date and second image to make sure
medium long shots issue number on them all the target audience is
with some eye contact being addressed
with the
camera/audience

3. Pages and articles are
written down the side to
help the reader navigate
through the magazine
Page
numbers
are
included
on the
images
Both pages have a review
Dull/neutral backgrounds
Both pages have 4 photographs to section at the bottom
are used on both contents
fill the page and both have live
pages so that the
action shots including instruments
background does not
distract from the features
on the page.

4. Quotes from the artist One page is taken up entirely by
have been used and one photograph
printed in colour and Both models are looking in
bigger than the article the direction of the article
font to draw attention to it.
Images are used on the page with
the written article
Both main photographs are posed Page numbers have been used,
for a professional look and involve on my magazine I chose to put
the male gaze theory because both the number on the right hand
models are in fairly revealing side so that the poster wasn’t
outfits. Both outfits look expensive ruined on the left
as well to portray the artists wealth