2. 1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and
conventions of real media products?
My double page spread of the music magazine uses the conventions of
typical music magazine, due to the bold title being at the top of the page
however is also challenges conventions on music magazine because the title
is on an angle and has a shadow effect behind the text. Furthermore the
image uses normal conventions of music magazine because there is one
large image on one side of the page which is similar to the R&B magazine
BEATZ. I feel that to challenge the conventions of typical music magazine use
of images I would have had to include multiple images all over both sides of
the double page spread. My music magazine also uses the conventions of
music magazines because of the layout because it starts with a drop cut this
is how most magazine start the article also the text is set in to columns and
this is also how the majority of music magazines are set out.. In contradiction
to this I feel that mu magazine also challenges the conventions of normal
magazine also due to the text because at the end of the article I have
included information about where you can get latest updates from who the
article is about and I feel that not many magazines do this.
I feel that my music magazine is similar to the BEATZ magazine due the
layout of the image which is on one whole side of the double page spread.
Also due to the text layout which is also in columns and the colours which
are also red and white. However they are also different due to the tile of the
BEATZ magazine being a different font, colour and it is straight, but there is
still a similarity because the tile of the article is also above the text. And in
both magazines I feel that the first things you see is the image and the large
text.
3. The front cover of my music magazine conforms due the
conventions of typical music due to the magazine name being at the
top of the page and the first thing you see . Also due to the image
being the centre of the page and the focus of the front cover, and
the image is also relevant to the context of the magazine.
Furthermore due to the straplines being at the side of the
magazines, to challenge the conventions of magazines would be to
have the straplines in the middle of the page the magazine name
near the bottom of the page. I also feel that due to the colours the
text that is conforms to the conventions of magazine because there
are not many used only 3, to challenge the conventions would have
been to add multiple colours and many different fonts.
I feel that BEATZ magazine and my music magazine are similar
because of the layout both has one large image which is the
focus and the magazine name which is bold and at the top of
the page. Also due the kickers both being to the right of the
page and near the bottom showing that it is important but
not as important as the article name. However I feel that they
are also different due to the fonts, because on the BEAZ
magazine all the texts have a bold background behind each
text.
4. The contents page for my music magazine conforms to
the conventions of magazine due to the title of the
page placed at the top of the page however I feel it also
challenges conventions because it is not straight and it
on an angle. Furthermore my contents page also
conforms to the conventions of normal magazines
contents pages because of the text includes the page
number and information about that article. Also due to
the image one of the focus of the page I feel that this
conforms to the conventions of magazines. To challenge
the conventions of magazines would be to include
multiple images and not to have information about the
article just the page number and the article title.
I feel that this contents page from VIBE magazine and my
contents page are similar because both have the page
number and information about the article, however the
layout of is different because VIIBE magazine had the font
in columns in centre format. It is also similar because the
image on both contents pages is the focus of the page,
however the image on the VIBE page is in the centre and
the image on my contents page is to the left.
