media presentation

1. IN WHAT WAY DOES YOUR MEDIA
PRODUCT USE, DEVELOP OR
CHALLENGE FORMS AND
CONVENTIONS OF REAL MEDIA
PRODUCTS?
BY CAMERON HILL-WHATMORE

3. COVER PAGE

4. FRONT COVER ANALYSIS
Masthead-
My masthead supports the theme of my magazine which is indie rock, the word
‘Libertine’ means to be someone who acts without morals and is a free thinker.
The name itself suits the theme of my magazine but also professional rock genre
magazines. The color and font of the masthead give a edgy feel to the front cover
which would further fit and develop the theme to the reader which is done by all
professional music magazines.
Headline-
My headline support the house style I have in my magazine with the large text and
main pieces of text in red. The text has a rock and roll feel to it which fits to the theme
of my magazine which you see in all professional music magazines. The text above
my artists name adds to the depth of the magazine and adds personality to the name.
Having it in white and smaller sized means the name stands out.

5. THE MAIN IMAGE
In the main image of my cover page I have the main artist (Dan Jones)
dressed to link to both genres he mixes together in his music which is
explained in the interview. The shirt and tie are to represent the soul
genre which he involves in his music, however the large jacket and
having the artist with the tie clenched between his fists represents the
rock lifestyle he is described to have. This is done in all professional
magazines with the clothes they wear representing them as a person or
their music . It also fits with the indie rock theme of my magazine. The
color of his clothing makes the text stand out around it especially the
main pieces of text in red.
By having the artist keeping eye contact it makes the front cover stand
out to the reader, it also gives the tough man personality of my artist. In
most music magazines this is something the main image will always
have as it gives the reader the fell that the magazine image is looking at
you rather than in a random direction which further catches the readers
eye and draws them in.
For me having the artist in a kind of action shot like this is
very apparent in a lot of magazines as it makes them
more interesting if the artist is doing something at the
time, it allows you to portrait the artists personality which
in my case I wanted to bring out the edgy nature of my
artist as again it linked to my magazines rock theme and
style.

6. Cover line and sub heading
Cover line-
Sub heading-
The cover lines link to the rock theme of my magazine
with the placement over the image which gives it a messy
imperfect feel giving it a rock style. The color and layout
of the text links to the conventions of a professional
magazine as in all music magazines the text color and
layout link to the magazines style. The quote at the top of
the cover lines can also link to the type of artists that are
in the magazine and also gives little away but does
enough to make you want to read more
The sub heading links to the age of my artist and
the personality he has. The graphite text implies
his age and tough personality. This is done in most
music magazines as the sub heading can give the
reader extra information on the artist they are
going to read about.

7. Contents page

8. MASTHEAD
The heading of my contents page links in with the
house style of my magazine. It is common in all
professional magazines to have the title in the
contents as well as the front cover. The structure
and layout of the masthead around the ‘date’,
‘issue’ and ‘contents’ is also seen in other rock
and indie magazine such as mojo. Having a white
background makes the masthead stand out to the
reader which further follows the conventions of
real music magazines on the market.

9. TEXT(THE CONTENT)
The text in my contents page fits with
the theme and style of my magazine
as the structure and colour gives and
rock vibe. The colour red and light grey
fits to the house theme as these are
the colours shown throughout my
cover, contents and article. This is a
convention in all music magazines. My
text is informal to the reader allowing
me to get through to them a lot easier
and giving a friendly and appealing
feel, nearly all music magazines aim to
be informal to the reader.

10. IMAGERY
The image of my artist in the magazine fits to
the theme of my magazine due to the rock
clothing such as the jackets. Professional
magazines commonly dress the artist to the
style of their magazine and also the personality
which I have done. My artist also fits the
conventions of imagery as he keeps eye
contact to the camera. My artist is lent back on
the wall with his leg up further linking to the
cool and rock vibe of the magazine.

11. The Article

12. Heading and text
Heading- My heading fits with the regular
conventions of music magazine articles as
many include a quote with an explanation of
what the article is about underneath. The
quote also links with the style of my artist and
also the style of the rock theme. The
aggression of the quote shows the type of
person he is. This is done in other music
magazines as they often include quotes to get
a certain characteristic of the artist across.
Text- The text of the article also links
to real music magazines conventions
as a Q&A style of writing, also the
questions have a informal style and
includes both the artists life musically
but also their life outside of music
further making it informal to the
reader.

13. Quotations
The quotations in my article page
links to the type of person my artist
is, I tried to get through the vain and
easy living characteristics of my
artist. This is done by real music
magazines as a convention in order
to give across the artist or bands
personality.

14. IMAGERY The imagery in my article further follow the
conventions of the artist I have portrayed
throughout the three pages. In the background
of my artist there is a rack of guitars which
allows the reader to get a better idea of the
personality and the artists type of music. This is
a convention found in most music magazines
with the background adding a lot of depth to
the image but also linking to music genre and
the artist or band itself. Also the image of the
spirits supports the theme of a rock and roll
lifestyle and also the lifestyle of my artist. Music
magazines include multiple images to create a
more visually appealing page for the reader.