1. Question 1: In what ways does
your produce use, develop or
challenge forms and conventions
of real media products?

2. • The magazine I have chosen to create is very
unconventional in both design and content.
• I have researched and evaluated a number of
magazines of the indie/rock genre to gather an
idea of the conventions commonly used within
them.

3. Lots of other artists
Puff/Plug included on the
highlighting free cover
to appeal to the
Traditionally simplistic
audience
magazine name and
style. Compact in the
stereotypical upper Mid-shot commonly
left third. used to depict a
certain artist or
group.
Quotes from
the magazine
Blue and yellow
Main cover line color scheme
linking directly to running
the main image. throughout, contras
Considerably bigger ting with the red
than the rest of the text of the magazine
text on the page. title.
Barcode in
Bold white sans serif font conventional
standing out from the lower right
background and appealing to third
a younger audience

4. Draft Copy of Large title with
Music Magazine very traditional
serif font and
Red, white and red
black color incorporated to
scheme match the color
throughout the scheme
text
Main image
unconventionally Blurred image
large in with light effect
comparison to the very
other aspects of unconventional
the front cover however goes
with the indie
genre as it is
alternative
Very few cover Barcode, date
lines linking and issue
directly to the number in
main image and conventional
band lower right
third

5. Date and website
name in upper right
third
Smaller ‘Q’
font in upper Distinct red and
left third black color
scheme
throughout
Cover lines in the
left third, page
numbers in red to Mid-shot image
stand out against in right third
the black cover
lines
‘Special’ section in gold
writing to show it’s
importance and
prominence against the
rest of the page.
Smaller image relating
to specific page number

7. Blue color scheme
Cover lines over throughout
the page join
Band
name
Main image a4 Main text very
size limited and short

9. • Through looking at other text I have been able to gather an idea of how my prints relate and
differ from other real media texts.
• The main difference I have found is the design of my main image. On all of the front covers I
have evaluated the main image has been in focus and close or mid shot. However mine is
exposed and a long shot, a completely juxtaposed way of creating and presenting the
image. The colors of the main image in other texts are very highlighted, bold and are the
main focus of the front cover. I think my image achieves this well, through both vibrant
colors used and the alternative nature of the image itself.
• Through looking at the cover lines, and the amount of cover lines on other media texts I
was able to realize that my front cover did not have enough cover lines. On my first draft it
shows how I only had a main cover line and one other cover line linking directly to the main
image. After this analysis I added two more cover lines about items within the
magazine, not only linking to the main image.
• My masthead is considerably bigger and longer than other magazines I have evaluated.
Usually they are only a couple of letters long whereas mine is two words. However I think
this was an interesting aspect of my magazine and set it apart from others on the market.
• My barcode section with issue number and date was almost identical to other media texts’
as this is an aspect that needs to be included and little extra design work can be done to
make it any different from others.
• Much like other magazines I have kept a clear color scheme running throughout not only
my front cover, but my contents page and double page spread as well.
• The two main images for my contents page is unconventionally small due to the amount of
text and the size of text I have included. I think that having more text will give the reader a
better insight into what will be included in the magazine. Having the text bigger will make
certain focus points in the magazine stand out more and immediately make the reader
want to go to these pages.
• Similar to the images I have evaluated on the contents pages mine is a mid shot. By having
such an alternative image on the front cover I have chosen more conventional images for
the contents page in order to keep some structure to the magazine.

10. Question 4
• Who would be the audience for your media
product?

11. Effy Stonem
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Occupation: Full Time Education
Nationality: English
City: Bristol
Interest: Effy prefers nothing less than “going out and having a
good time with mate”. Her social life is central along with her
passion for music and art.
Dislikes: Effy dislikes mainstream pop music from bands such as
“N-Dubz” and “The Saturdays. She describes them as “a failure to
the music industry. She dislikes fake people and girly magazines.
Hobbies: Effy enjoys painting and a whole range of arts. She
listens to a lot of music and enjoys going to see new and
upcoming bands at concerts and festivals.
Media Consumed: Effy watches a lot of music channel on
television as well as a range of films of different genres. She
listens to music in a range of different want, being cd’s to mp3’s.
Effy likes to read a lot of music magazines such as Q and NME so
she can keep up with all the latest bands.
Spare Time: In her spare time Effy enjoys going out with her
friends and “having a laugh”.
I think Effy would be the ideal reader for my magazine. She enjoys
a lot of alternative music and likes to discover new bands, both of
which are included in my magazine. Her passion for art will make
her appreciate the different styles of images within the
magazine, and the information about festivals and gigs in the
magazine will appeal to her.

12. Cullum Cundle
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Occupation: Art Student
Nationality: English
City: Chester
Interests: Cullum enjoys creating his own alternative
art which he plans to sell. “My dream would be to be
able to make a living from what I love”. Cullum likes
skating and often goes to skating competitions to
watch or compete. He listens to a lot of music
especially when he is skating, generally rock and
metal.
Hobbies: Cullum enjoys painting, music and outdoor
extreme activities.
Media Consumed: Cullum reads a lot of old
fashioned books and old magazines his father owned
when he was a teenager. He says it gives him “a view
into musical history”.