1. evaluation. question 1 – in what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? Abigail Yorke.

2. pictures. mast head. puff. main sell. reversed-out cover line. screamer. barcode and price.

3. When comparing an existing music magazines with the pop magazine I completed, you can see the obvious similarities between to two. For example, they both feature a mast head, a main sell, a competition, screamers a strap line, a reversed out cover line, a puff, a barcode and a price. They are also both very busy with pictures and things trying to get the audience to want to buy them. The magazine is not very challenging of the forms and conventions of other pop magazines because the target audience are quite specific and would not go for something they do not recognise. When you look at an existing pop magazine, such as Top of the Pops, you can see the similarities between the two. The main sell picture is typical of a pop magazine because she is a young girl who is an idol for the target audience.

4. contents. The contents page of my magazine is made look like a typical magazine because it had page numbers, a note from the editor, subtitles under the main articles which are to be featured and the pages are split up into categories to make it easier to find what the reader is looking for. There is also a screen shot of my front cover which is often shown in music magazines. It is slightly different to typical pop magazine contents pages because it is not very busy and slightly more organised. I did this because I felt like if I put too much on there is would look too crowded.

5. Double Page Spread. The double page spread is packed full of things that are aimed at my target audience. For example, a pointless fact file of information about the new star is often a feature in interviews in pop magazines. The introduction uses language such as ‘starlet’ and ‘funky’ which is typical of this genre. The lyrics are also often included in pop magazines.