1. ?
In what ways does your media
product use, develop or challenge
forms and conventions of real media
?

2. Before I created my music magazine I did a
considerable amount of research into what
makes a good front cover, contents page and
double page spread. I have used a typical
structure and style to create my simple but
interesting magazine. I have shown in the next
slides how I have used the typical conventions of
a music magazine.

3. Front
Masthead Cover
The masthead of my music
magazine is very similar to a Main cover line
typical magazine front cover, it My main cover line is at the bottom
bright and bold and stands out of my page, the reason I have
on the colour of the tree. It is at chosen for this to be the main cover
the top of the page which means line is because it is the name of the
that the reader with instantly artist that is on my background
know that they are reading BASE image. The cover line tells the
magazine. reader her name and what features
in the magazine are purely about
Main Image her.
The main image is the main
feature and focus point on the Cover lines
page, this is the same as any My magazine has cover lines just
other music magazine, the like any other music magazine
clothes (for example the these cover lines advertise what
jewellery, hat and glasses) all the magazine has to offer inside
represent the theme of my and help to sell the product.
magazine. The way that she is
looking downwards implies that
she is looking directly at the
reader.
Price, date and
barcode
These are the typical features found
on all magazine covers.

4. Contents page
Masthead
The masthead on the contents
page is so that people know
that this is BASE magazine. It
stands out and with the word
contents underneath it, it
shows what is on this page.
Numbers
The numbers on this page show
the reader what pages each
feature or article is on, a reader
can go onto the contents page and
then find what page they need
quickly and easily rather than
flicking through the magazine, this
is a very common feature in all
magazines.
Images
On my contents page I have used a
number of black and white
images, like most magazines that
use images on there contents page
I have tried to make sure that my
images still match with my colour
scheme and therefore have done
them in black and white.