1. QUESTION 1
IN WHAT WAYS DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE, DEVELOP OR
CHALLENGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL MEDIA
PRODUCTS?

2. In the construction of my
magazine, I tried to use as
many conventional magazine
features as possible in order • The date and magazine
for my magazine to look issue number display typical
realistic. On my cover I magazine features
included: • The price and barcode help
• The masthead of my to make the magazine look
magazine in the top left more realistic, as if it was
corner, creating a on sale in a shop
trademark logo for my
magazine, drawing • The use of a quote on the
attention to the magazine cover helps to draw the
name. reader in and give them an
• I included a tagline/unique idea of what the magazine
selling point for my story entails
magazine and placed it • The lead article/cover story
next to the masthead to is evident through the
create a selling point for
my magazine that would headline simply being the
encourage people to buy artist’s name. The caption
it. underneath also give a brief
• The cover lines give description of the article
information on stories that • The magazine colour
will be found inside the scheme is evident through
magazine, including the the masthead, text and
names of different artists.
image, with the only
• The use of one main image colours being red, black and
on my cover shows clearly white.
who the main feature and
story of the magazine is.

3. My front cover uses conventional magazine features in many ways. I used many
music magazines (including the ones pictured below). Similar to many of the
magazines, my cover shows the masthead placed at the top left corner of my
front cover. The colour scheme I used is also typically conventional for a music
magazine as the colours are dark, bold and gender neutral. Similar to these
existing music magazines, my cover uses just one large main image, focusing the
reader’s attention on the main feature of the article. My cover also has cover
lines on both sides of the page, using large, bold text in capitals to make it clear
for the reader.

4. My contents page • Image captions to
included these describe who the
features: artist is and why they
• Page title to clearly are featured in the
state the page as issue
the contents • Page references so the
• Magazine reader knows where
masthead to link they will find each
the pages together, article
using the same • I made sure that the
masthead as the colour scheme fits in
cover with the rest of the
• Several images of magazine, sticking to
different artists, the main colours of
showing what is red and black
featured in the • Editor’s note -this
magazine makes the magazine
• Sub headings to less formal as well as
divide the stories giving it a personal
and pages into feeling and let the
categories, making reader know what
it easier for the they will find in the
reader to find what issue.
they want to read

5. My contents page layout follows conventional magazine features such as using
several images (both posed and candid) with large bold numbers on them
which refer to the page they are found on. My magazine has followed the use
of having columns of text this makes it easier to read. I also used the method
of making the numbers a different colour and font style for the subheadings.
This is because it will stand out on the page and draw the reader’s attention to
read the titles. Most of the magazines I researched had the title 'Contents'
situated at the very top, I followed this convention as well as having the
magazine masthead logo placed underneath the contents headline.

6. This is my final double
page spread for my
magazine. I included
these features:
• Headline-
highlighting the
artist the article is
based on
• Article written in
columns
• Enlarged quote
from the person
the article is about
• Lines to fit in with
the rest of the
magazine
• Page numbers
• Image of artist
who the article is
written about
• Magazine
masthead- to fit in
with the rest of
the magazine
• Colour scheme

7. My research into music magazine DPS articles showed that they follow a common
convention of having a large image of the article’s focus artists in one of the two
pages. I followed this convention with my double page spread. I also followed the
convention of having a large headline positioned at the top of the article as well as
an enlarged quote within the article. I also included the feature of an enlarged
letter at the beginning of my article, changing the colour of it to make it stand out
and fit in with the magazine colour scheme. I challenged the typical magazine
article conventions by placing the first column of my article on the left page, rather
than having all text in the right page. This helps to blend the two pages together. I
also included black lines at the top and bottom of the pages to help blend the
pages together as well as make the magazine look more professional.