The document discusses how the media product challenges conventions of real rock magazines. It uses a bold, iconic font for the title that draws interest and matches rock magazine conventions. Photos of atypical models create curiosity and challenge expectations. Sinister red font jumps off the page and differs from most magazines, reinforcing the "cold weather, hot music" theme. Later pages include easy to read fonts and photos that challenge perceptions of rock bands while appealing to audiences and sticking to genre conventions. The contents page has a formal, high quality look that differs from conventions to impress readers.

2. IN WHAT WAYS DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE, DEVELOP OR
CHALLENGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL MEDIA PRODUCTS?
The title of my magazine was very appropriate for the genre. MAG
ROCK has a very simple and literal meaning, and is not to long to
remember and not awfully short. The title font is very bold and easy to
read. The style used is not hard to remember, so the magazine is
unlikely to be mistaken for any other. The fact that I used the bold
woodcut font for my title makes the magazine seem quite iconic. My title
completely matches the conventions for a rock magazine with a bold
appealing look. The title alone should draw interest to the magazine
from potential customers.

3. In this section of the magazine I used the location of the
pull quote to my advantage. This presents the model in
a very bold way which will attract more members of my
target audience. The appearance of my model does not
exactly match the expectation of what a rock star should
look like, this gives even more justification for the quote
next to his face.
I went for this challenging appearance in a bid to create
curiosity in the minds of my audience which may just
sway them into impulsively paying close attention to the
magazine.

4. This font style has a very sinister standout appearance which in my
opinion challenges the conventions for a magazine of this type. The
blood red colour of the font really makes the text jump off the page
which is never a bad thing when trying to attract potential readers. The
style of the font has a fairly sinister had written sort of look, which
differs from what is seen on the majority of magazines in this genre.
The colour red also connotes warmth. This is a winter edition of mag-
rock and the colour red plays along with the theme of cold weather and
hot music which I have created. As you will see this theme is even more
evident in my contents page.

5. The mise-on-scene in this shot was chosen purposely to
fully introduce the winter edition theme of “cold
weather, hot music” which I created on the front cover. The
clothing of my model is simply practical for the winter. Also
the fact that you see the model in this environment is quite
comedic because of how much it contrasts to the sinister
looking blurred photo on the front cover of my magazine.
This again challenges the expectations for the genre
however I think this element may attract more potential
readers to the magazine.

6. The font style used on my double page spread
was selected just because of the fact that it is
easy to read. When reading a lengthy portion of
text readers do not want to have to struggle. The
style of the font also happens to match the
expectations for this genre of magazine. It has an
informal look but still manages to look tidy.
The legibility of the text is also very important in
my case because of the age of my target
audience. Much of my target audience are older
which means that they will be more likely to have
poor eye sight.

7. My double page spread did stick to the
general conventions of a music magazine.
The image I used crossed the two pages
which helped link the two pages together
and create a professional looking double
page spread. The colours used are similar
to that used on the front page and contents
page. The red font really stands out very
well against the white screen background.
The dress of the band gives a very casual
feel which is more welcoming to the user.
The appearance of band challenges the
normal perception of what you would
normally expect a rock band to look like.
The font and style used should appeal to
my audience. The way in which I used
shadows for this image creates a huge
sense of depth which brings the magazine
to life

8. My contents page differs from the general
conventions in many ways. My contents page keeps
the cold weather theme that I created on the front
cover. The red font creates a contrast against the
white of the magazine which has a very cold feeling. I
decided to use a serif font to create a more high
class look around my music magazine, it will remind
the audience of the magazine the they are buying a
high quality magazine that is worth every penny. My
contents page hs a much more formal appearance
than the front cover and double page spread of my
magazine. This was done intentionally to create the
impression that the contents of the magazine is of
high quality. The cold blue title re-enforces the fact
that this is a winter edition of the magazine and keeps
the theme of cold weather and hot music.