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

2. My media product
Front cover
Real media product
Use
I used Q magazine as inspiration for my music magazine. A
technique used is having a powerful main image on the front
cover, the main image represents what the main story of the article
will be about it also represents the artists personality and genre to
the audience. My main image does represent conventions for
example the black clothing has connotations of mystery. I want
these to be the ideas to relate to my artist and for the audience to
associate with her. Furthermore the connotation links to the main
story as the artist is new she is a mystery for the audience to find
out about. A similarity is there is a few sub stories on the front
cover this is because the main image gets more focus and
attention.
Develop
I developed my front cover by using different
font sizes for the more important subheadings
where as Q magazine uses same font but
different background box. I also made the parts
that relate to the genre of topics and my target
audience would have interest in bold incomparison to the rest of the text. I have used a
free gift inside the magazine this will encourage
my target audience to want to purchase where
as Q magazine uses a puff instead.
Challenge
I wanted my music magazine to represent the colour red connotations for
example being passionate and determined. However because my artist lips
and makeup was more faded I opted for a mix of black and red producing a
darker red this has a combination of black colour connotations such as
power and red such as danger put together make it aggressive. I tried to
further represent this idea by the meaning of the masthead and the
scratches below. Another challenge to real music magazines was the
background for the front cover I thought of simple coloured ideas or blurred
images in background however they would not complement the whole front
cover instead I opted for a white background so connotations of innocence
and goddess like contrast to the facial expressions and the connotations of
the rest of the colour scheme. Also the white background allows the
typography of the text and main image to stand out more.

3. My media product
Real media product
Double page spread
Develop
My media product developed the large
‘N’ initial by making it go through the
whole text from bottom to the top. The
colour grey I used does not overpower
the writing on top, the typography is
sophisticated similar to the typography
on the heading ‘nina’. The colour grey
connotes this idea as well as strength
and self-confidence which the image and
interview both represent.
use
I used a medium long shot and artist looking over at the
text this suggests the text importance also the artist
body language is similar to Q magazine artist they both
represent power, fierceness and determination. They
are also feminine by using different aspect of miseen
scene for example the make-up and props such as
jewelry as well as seductiveness, both magazine artist
skin is on show. In addition the large letter in middle of
the text is used in both magazines, this technique
represents the artist initial suggesting their importance
as well as indicating that the interview will be about the
artist which makes it more interesting. Simple white
background is also used in both this is because the
black colour text complements with the black colour
clothing on artist and so that their importance is not over
shadowed by other contrasting colours.
Challenge
My media product challenges the real media
product by having a quote with font size and
boldness varying, it is as if a ladder which the
artist has gone up to reach where she is now,
this makes the quote unique and eye catching
which may interest the reader to carry on into the
interview. The real media product uses similar
typography and font through out jus a change of
colour. I challenged the interview side of my
product by structuring it in question based
paragraphs instead of having a large size letter
at start of important paragraph all my questions
are bold instead as they are all important to my
artist. Where as the real product is a constant
block of writing this does not attract the eye.

4. My media product
Real media
product
Content page
Use
I used Q magazine as inspiration for my content page as I found it simple
and attractive. I used a long shot for the cover story image, here my artist
represents all the different connotations and ideas in the double page
spread and main image. I also used my masthead on the content page so
the readers are aware of the magazines name.
Develop
I developed the secondary images by using different camera
shots and a list on stories on one side. Also I added
different techniques to the image for example the band
image has a smash going across it because this represents
beingbrockand the story is about their break up. This allows
the text to be imaginable triggering the audience to come up
with own ideas about what the article might include.
Challenge
I challenged the real media product by adding an
offer if the reader goes on the magazine website also
the cover story point is different to the rest of the
points for example the number is replaced by ‘x’
scratch similar to the ones on front cover and the
colour underlining it is similar to the masthead this
represents it to be equally as important.