Question 1: In what ways does your media product use, develop or change forms and conventions of media products? (Cover and contents)

1. AS Preliminary Task -
EVALUATION

2. IN WHAT WAYS DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT
USE, DEVELOP OR CHANGE FORMS AND
CONVENTIONS OF MEDIA PRODUCTS? (COVER)
Competition(skyline)
Masthead
Issue/date
Main coverline
Mis en scene
Colour scheme
E media
Coverlines
Barcode
Rule of thirds
Background
Menu strip
Rule of thirds Rule of thirds

3. There are many ways that my magazine is similar and different to the codes and conventions of another
magazine such as ‘allure’ in order to appeal to the target audience. To begin, both magazines have a masthead,
which is placed within the top third of the magazine (rule of thirds). Both mastheads are associated with the
content, which creates a genre/theme for the magazine which is a common feature used on magazines. I also
decided to include the issue number and date on the magazine in order to give the reader information about
when the magazine was produced. This also appears on ‘allure’ and other magazines as it is a common
convention used to provide information to the reader. Furthermore, both magazines include a main coverline.
On both magazines, the writing appears slightly bigger in order to entice the reader. I followed this
convention in order to make my cover look more appealing and exciting to the reader. For the mis en scene,
my image is a medium close up, which is a common camera angle to use for the cover of a magazine such as
glamour. In my opinion, the magazine ‘allure’ doesn’t follow the conventions of a normal magazine because
the mis en scene is a full body shot (long shot). She is also crouching which I thought was different and
doesn't follow general conventions of a medium
close up or close up. My magazine also has a colour scheme of red, white,
orange and blue which I think are good college colours and would help brand
my magazine as the colours would become recognisable to the reader. I used
these colours on the contents page in order to create a house style which would
continue throughout the magazine. I also used E-media in order to increase the
amount of views who see the magazine. This is because social media can
help share the magazine to help it become viewed by as many college
students as possible. Aswell as a main cover line, I also used other cover
lines which would relate to the content of the magazine. This would help
engage the audience if they are interested in the topics shown on the cover,
and therefore they would buy the magazine. Both my magazine and ‘allure’
have barcodes on the front. This is an essential feature as it is needed for
the purchase of the magazine. Additionally, during the making of my
magazine I used the rule of thirds. I did this in order to make the eyes a hot
spot on the front cover in order to create a sense direct address.
Furthermore, i used a skyline in my cover to advertise a competition. The
connotation of putting it at the top of the page is to suggest high
importance and to also create a hot spot as it appears within/near the top third.
Lastly, my cover has the same typography (from dafont.com) throughout the
magazine cover and contents page in order to enhance the colour scheme and
theme throughout the magazine.
IN WHAT WAYS DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT
USE, DEVELOP OR CHANGE FORMS AND
CONVENTIONS OF MEDIA PRODUCTS?

4. COMPARISON OF DRAWN DRAFT AND FINAL
COVER DESIGN
Similarities
Skyline
Masthead
Date and issue number
Mis en scene placing
Layout of main cover line
and other cover lines
Appearance of E media
Barcode
Differences
Background
Main cover line
Colour scheme
Placing of e media and
barcode
No props

5. IN WHAT WAYS DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE,
DEVELOP OR CHANGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS
OF MEDIA PRODUCTS (CONTENTS)
Contents title
Images
Distinct colour
scheme
Features from
front cover
Page numbers
and names
Page description
Social media

6. IN WHAT WAYS DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE,
DEVELOP OR CHANGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS
OF MEDIA PRODUCTS (CONTENTS)
There are many ways my contents page follows the codes and
conventions of a magazine such as ‘vibe’ in order to appeal to the
target audience. Firstly, both contents pages have a masthead reading
‘contents’. This is done to inform the reader of what the page will
include, and help them navigate around the magazine. The page title is
paced within the top third of the page (rule of thirds – a common
convention of magazines) in order to create a sense of high
importance and so stands out to the reader. Furthermore, both
magazines have a number of images which relate to the magazine cover
and other pages in the magazine. My main image is of a first year
student, which is mentioned in the main cover line and is the mis en
scene of the cover page. It is a common convention to link the main
image on the cover and the contents page together in order to make it
more appealing to the audience and persuade them to read the article.
Furthermore, I used the house style on the contents page in order to continue the colour scheme. This is also a common convention as it
represents the magazine and becomes recognisable to the student target audience, and so acts as a form of branding. On a magazine
contents page, a common feature is to include the page name and number together. This is done to inform the reader what articles will appear
on what page. On top of this, I followed another common convention of magazines which is to write a sentence under the page name to
describe its content. I followed this convention as it makes it sound more exciting to the reader and so makes them want to read that page.
Additionally, I included social media. I did this as it is a common convention to have social media on the contents page allowing readers to
subscribe and follow the magazine in order to expand the target audience. Lastly, my contents page has the same typography (from
dafont.com) throughout the magazine cover and contents page in order to enhance the colour scheme and theme throughout the magazine.

7. COMPARISON OF DRAWN DRAFT AND FINAL
CONTENTS DESIGN
Similarities
Masthead
Contents
Main image placing
Rule of thirds
Cropped image
Page numbers and titles
Overall layout
Differences
Colour scheme
Background