The document summarizes the codes and conventions used in a magazine front cover, contents page, and double page spread. For the front cover, standard elements like the masthead, cover lines, and images are included to suit the alternative rock genre. The contents page layout is not challenged to keep it clear for readers. The double page spread challenges conventions with a unique layout not commonly seen in alternative rock magazines, to attract a young audience with new ideas. Elements like the masthead are also included to promote online posting of articles.

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

2. Front Cover
The Codes And Conventions I Included:
• Masthead
• Puff
• Main cover line
• Cover lines
• Bar Code
• Date and issue number
• Main image
• Poster images
• Skyline
The Challenges on my front cover:
• Tagline
• Thumbnail images

3. The codes and conventions
• I’ve included most of the stereotypical/ expected codes and
conventions onto my magazine front cover such as the
masthead and the main image. I didn’t try and challenge
the codes and conventions too much as I wanted my
magazine to suit the alternative rock genre and not be too
different from the rest that my target audience wouldn’t
buy it. In addition to that I feel that by adding in
conventions such as a puff would further the attraction to
my target audience as they’re visually seeing an offer/ a
chance to win. Furthermore my skyline also lures in my
audience through the use of a competition, this is purely
because I feel that my popular target audience’s age (16-
25) would appreciate a chance to either win something or
go somewhere for free such as a Reading Festival ticket.

4. My coverlines kept a simplistic
pattern as I feel that the viewer
would read the content easier
and wouldn’t get the feel as if
there is too much going on (on
the front cover). All of my
coverlines are contrasting
between the colour red and blue,
by keeping the text on the front
cover just red, white and blue
would help follow the colour
scheme throughout the
magazine. To conclude, those
three colours are also the colours
on the English flag which also
highlights the fact that Ambushed
Reality are English.

5. Contents Page
The codes and conventions that
I included:
• Page numbers
• Images
• Masthead
• Social Media links
• Editorial
• Grab Quotes
• Heading
• Sub heading

6. Codes and conventions
• In the contents page I didn’t challenge any codes
and conventions purely because I feel that the
layout of the contents page should be similar to
other magazines. This is due to how the audience
can find it easier to get somewhere inside the
magazine if the layouts are very simple and clear.
That being said, I decided to section out the
contents page into three different sections; one
with the text on the different pages: one with the
page numbers next to the text: and the other of
images that are luring in the audience to a certain
page with a small article to follow.

7. • The grab quotes I used also showed the
audience where to find that page with a page
number reference shown with an image. By
doing this made the contents page become lit
and clear for readers to find their way around
the magazine.

8. The Double Page Spread

9. I wanted to challenge the double page spread with
having a different layout to a mainstream
alternative rock magazine style. Despite the fact
this certain layout has been done before, it hasn’t
been used too much for this genre. I feel by
challenging something the codes and conventions
for my double page spread would have the
audience used to a different more unique style.
Furthermore I feel that with having such a young
target audience, new ideas and creativity will lure
them into reading and buying the magazine.

10. Furthermore I feel that by adding in the
masthead to my Double Page Spread, I can
actually keep full interested on my audience
whilst also holding the possibility if the article
would be later posted online (through social
media websites).