1. Evaluation
1. In what ways does your media
product use and develop forms and
conventions of real media products?

2. Front cover
• Skyline
• Masthead
I used my front cover image to partly cover my
masthead. I only partly covered it as it is the first
issue of my magazine so people would not be
familiar with the name or layout of my magazine
and would therefore need to be viewable. Once
magazine had become more
known by my audience I could
do something more like
billboard as they have most of
their masthead covered by their front cover image.
I found that red was a popular colour for mastheads in
music magazines and my audience research told me that
most of my audiences favourite colour was red so I used
red in my masthead.
My skyline features an article within my magazine. I did this because most magazines have a cover line within their
skyline. Some skylines have some sort of special content or an exclusive article featured in their skyline, however I
wanted my main cover line of Engine Vein as a cover line rather than in a skyline.

3. Front Cover
• Cover Lines My cover lines are similar
to the ones in billboard as
they fit around the image
but still slightly cover it.
They also look similar to it
because there are more
cover lines on the right
than the left. The people
om the front cover are also
doing the same kind of
pose and I didn’t notice
this when I was taking and
selecting the images so it
was not intentional.
However my front cover is
also very different from
the billboard one as it is a
totally different colour
scheme with totally
different cover lines.
Billboard does not have a
banner or skyline and just
seems to be a really simple
layout. I think this is
because billboard is well
known and they don’t have
to sell the magazine with
the front cover. They don’t
have to advertise all of
their contents on the front
cover because I'm sure that
many people probably buy
it just because it is
Billboard.

4. Front Cover
• Barcode
I put my barcode in the bottom right hand corner of the
front cover like most magazines do. The only other
place I found it to be common was the bottom left hand
side. I decided to go for the right hand side because
that is where it fit best for my front cover. I put the price
and the issue number next to the barcode along with
the issue date as many magazines do the same and also
because I think it would look a little out of place
anywhere else.

5. Front Cover
• Banner
Many magazines use a banner at the bottom to show off how many bands they have
in their magazine. They do this by having PLUS in capital letters. It also shows the
reader how much they are getting for their money which means they are more likely
to want to buy the magazine.

6. Contents Page

7. Contents Page
• My contents page relates to real contents pages in many
ways for example it includes the masthead at the top of the
page and the word contents underneath it.
• My contents page is also similar to others because of the
layout. The layout is three columns and involves images
towards the top right hand corner.
• The numbers on my contents page are in a larger font and
different colour to the writing.
• The writing is then split up into the main article to attract
the reader in a bold font and a little bit underneath to
explain the article in a smaller font. I did this to make my
contents page look real. I think it is done in real magazines
to make it easier for the reader to find what they want.

8. Double Page Spread

9. Double Page Spread
• Article
My article
follows the
conventions of a
real music
magazine
because the
stand first in a
different font
and size to
introduce the
article.
I then have
three columns
of text that I
wrote from my interview with quotes in a larger font
to break the text up so it doesn’t look like too much
for my reader to read. I have also put a few quotes in
a different colour with in the text as well to catch the
readers attention.

10. Double Page Spread
• Image
My image for the double page spread fits the entire
page and has a person that takes up one whole side
of the double page.
The mise en scene of my image conveys a rock
attitude because of the pose as he stood with his
shoulders relaxed and his head tilted slightly
upwards whilst looking into the camera and giving
direct address. He is also wearing a t-shirt that is
merch from a rock band.