my first task for media evaluation

1. EvaluationTask1
Title of magazine
For my mastheadi made my ownlogowithinspirationfromfontsonthe internet, i usedthe colours
of redand black as th3y classically suggestrock andbreakingthe rules. The mastheadcouldbe
comparedto that of RollingStone.
Whichalso usesredand blackas itsmaincolour scheme,itisalsocurvyand breaksthe ideaof
straightlinesbeingusedinthe lettering.
My mastheadalsochallenges conventional mastheadsasthe writingvariesinthickness,iswavyand
has areasthat jut outas pointswhichchallengesmore uniformshapingof writinginmost
mastheads. The actual title itself ‘Harm’goeswiththe rockandmetal genresinthe magazine as it
goeswiththe theme of edgymusic.
Mise en scene
The mise enscene of my photos islike thatof some magazines. Thisisbecause my mainphotoshave
photoshoppedbackgrounds makingthemwhite orgrey.Thismakesthe mainfeaturesstandout
such as the writingontop of themand the subjectinthe photos. These fitinwith myideaof
breakingconventionsas mostphotosinmagazineshave backgrounds likethatof a room or a
landscape.The photosportraythe musicianas serious,he looksatthe camera and is off centre in 2
of 3 of the images.
Costume andprops
The costume and propsthroughoutmymagazine are like those usedinrockmagazinessuchas the
blackbass guitar, aviatorsandblack clothing.The beardalsogoeswiththe rebellious lookof the
subjectinthe photos. These sortsof itemsregularlyfeature in real musicmagazines andgowitha
rockstar image.
People
The people inmymagazine are unconventional astheyare teenagerswhereasmostpeoplein
magazinesare oldermusicians. The use of one persononlyalsobreaksconventions asgroupsare
regularlyfeatured.The subjectisalsoamale whichappealstothe target audience as theycan aspire
to be like the musicianfeatured.
Title fontandstyle
I createdthe title HARMby firstdrawingit outon paper and thenscanningitonto the computer.I
thenmade a photoshopdocumentusingthe scanas a background.I wentoverthe lineswithabrush
tool and thenfilledinthe inside witha buckettool.Ithencopiedthislayerontothe magazines

2. pages. The textisntstraightwhich challengesmostconv3ntionsastextiscommonlystraightand
uniformonmastheads. The textwill appealtoteensastheycommonlylike thingsthatgoagainst the
rulesandconventionsof more grownupmagazines.Itgoeswithconventionsasitisthe largestand
boldestwritingonthe page andstandsout fromeverythingelseonthe cover.
Writtencontent
The contentwritteninthe magazine goeswithconventionsof musicmagazinesasthe mainarticle is
a Q&A withthe musicianinthe photos.The contentspage goeswithconventionsasithasheadings,
subheadingsanddescriptionsof whatisonthe pages.The use of an editorsnote isconventional
and bringsa friendlytone tothe magazine.Conventionsare followedbythe use of an introductory
paragraph onthe double page spreadwhichtellsthe readerwhoisbeinginterviewedinthe article.
Music genre andhow the magazine suggestsit
My magazine showsitsgenre throughitsuse of mise enscene,contentandbandsfeaturedonthe
contents/frontpage.These bandsare rock and metal bandsthat fitwiththe genre of the magazine
and will hopefullyappealtothe audience.The use of black,white andredthroughoutgoesalong
withthe theme of rock due to theirconnotationswiththe genre.The propuse goe withthe genre of
rock and metal as the guitarand aviatorsare classicallyusedbybandsandrockstars.
Layout
My magazine layoutismainlyconventional due toitsuse of three columnsinthe double page
spread,the double page spreadalsohasa starting paragraph, a large title atthe topof the page and
the picture of the subjecthavingthe textwraparoundit.The contentspage hasthree areasof
writingthatinclude article descriptions,alarge areaof thispage istakenup by three photosone of
whichpertainstothe mainarticle,thisone islargerthan the otherpicturesso itstandsout and
showsitis the mostimportantpart of the magazine.The frontpage goesalongwithconventionsas
it hasa headeranda footerthat include bandnamesfeatured inthe magazine,ithasa bold
mastheadinthe top leftcornerof the page andhas articlesdescribedonthe leftside of the page.It
alsohas a barcode and price in the bottomrightcorner whichisnormal for magazines.
Contents
My contentspage follows codesandconventionsasitis gridlike anduniformlike thatof Qmagazine.
It has an editorsnote whichmakesthe magazine seemmore personal andthe contentspage
featuresmultiple pictureslike mostothermagazines.Thismeansthatmycontentsgoesalongwith
manyconventionswhichdoesntparticularlyfitwithmyrebelliouslookof the magazine.