This document discusses how the media product uses conventions of real music magazines. It summarizes: 1) The front cover uses images from a photo shoot and a plain background, following conventions. Coverlines are relevant to the genre and use buzzwords like "Exclusive." 2) The contents page uses bold category headlines, images that anchor to coverlines, and sublines that provide extra information without revealing all. 3) The double page spread uses a title that bleeds across pages to link them, follows conventions by using a band's own font for their name, and includes a collage of images on one page like real magazines.

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

2. Front Cover
Plain block colour background.
This follows the codes and conventions
of a music magazine front cover as all This is the title I created for my magazine. It is unique
the images on the front cover are and this font is not used anywhere else in the
taken from a photo shoot and a plain magazine. The bold block red colour stands out
background is normally used for this. against the dark background and makes it eye
A solid background also makes the catching. It is also the biggest piece of text on the
image stand out more allowing it to page. All of which follow the codes and conventions
attract the audience. of a real media product.
The coverlines follow the consistent
colour scheme of the magazine and
all are relevant to the genre. The
The band strip at the bottom of the page bands used for the coverlines were all
connects with the title as they are the same chosen by the audience of my
colour. This strip gives the reader an insight as magazine therefore they are all liked
to what's in the magazine without revealing by the fans. Also, the buzz work
‘Exclusive’ stands out to the audience
all. This is conventional of a music magazine. as this makes it seem like this
magazine Is the only place and way
they can get to tis particular pieve of
information. This is highly
conventional of a music magazine.

3. The image I chose displays the hard knock attitude that is given
off by rock music. It is typical for the image to dominate the
page and this is what my image does. The facial expression
being made by the model helps create the fierce attitude that is
displayed by rock music. The image also covers the title slightly
which is conventional for a music magazine.
Main coverline.
The main coverline stand out the most as
it is a different colour to the rest of the
text on the page however still follows
the colour scheme used throughout. It is
eye catching to the reader and stands
out greatly through the use of a stroke. It
is typical for the main coverline to be in a
different font to the rest of the text on
the page, hence why I have used this
font only for the main coverline.
The main coverline and subline anchore
the meanin of the image due to the
facial expressions used by the model.

4. Contents
Firstly the bold category
headlines stand out the
The contents title stands out as it is placed most, to ensure the reader
on a red box. This makes it striking and knows what is what.
appealing to the eye. The word ‘contents’ is The page numbers are a differ
the biggest piece of text on the page and the colour and the coverlines are
solid colours stand out well and follow the in bold toensure they stand
consistent colour scheme. out.
Sublines give extra
information about the article
without revealing it all and
The images I chose for my contents page dominate keeping the reader interested.
most of the page. It is typical for a contents page to All are conventional of a
include more than one image therefore I have music magazine.
included 4 bold and striking images that all anchor
and connect to their coverline.

5. Double Page Spread For the third page of my
double page spread I used a
collage of pictures. This is
typical of a magazine article
as fans want to see what
the band are like doing
The title bleeds across the two pages linking them their everyday things and
together and making them look like they are part of the not just in an artificial
same article. It anchors the image to the article. photo-shoot. Therefore i
I chose a different font for Solitary Confinement as it is have followed the codes
typical for magazines to use the bands own font when and conventions by using
using their name. images from my chosen
bands practice.
The image is the thing that mainly dominates the page on the first two
pages of my double page spread and the image. It bleeds across the tow
pages, bringing the two pages together.