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

2. Firstly, each one of my products of the front cover, contents
page and the double page spread have used, developed and
challenged conventions of real media products. My front
cover consisted of a large masthead above the main image
(which dominates the page). This is written in a large red
font; the colour red is repeated throughout the whole page.
As well as the red, there is a black shadow around the text;
this creates the illusion that the title is even bigger and
bolder than it already is, making it the most noticeable text
upon the page.

3. Along the sides of the page, the coverlines are positioned; each
coverline is written in white with the smaller text informing
more information is again in red. This too makes the text
stand out against the main image-the additional shadow has
the same effect.
At the bottom of the page there is the strapline alongside the
barcode; this gives additional information to the reader.

4. Also, the colour scheme is consistent throughout
each product; this represents my genre of
music as well as presenting the most popular
colours chosen by others when I asked for
feedback on music magazines in the form of a
magazine.

5. In the right hand corner of the page, I have
inserted a red and white puff; this gave the
audience even more information about the
content of the magazine. This puff includes a
well-known popular indie band; this will attract
the specific target audience towards the
magazine. Likewise, the positioning statement is
located just under the masthead, which also
links with the name of the magazine.

6. Additionally, the contents page consists of many
images as well as text for each story. These
images demonstrate what is yet to come within
the magazine as well as fulfilling requests of
many images upon the page selected by my
questionnaire participants; the contents page
carries out the continuity of the black, red and
white colour scheme.

7. Down the right hand side of the page, I have included the
features of the magazine; these are written in white to
contrast against the black background.
Many responses from the questionnaire agreed for the
page to include an editor’s letter, to carry this out I
included a small letter in red near the bottom of the
page. At the bottom of the page, I have demonstrated the
subscription box; this demonstrates how the audience
can purchase an annual amount of magazines for a
cheaper amount than usual.

8. Furthermore, the double page spread consists of
common conventions of real media products
such as one large image across the two pages
with the text of the article across the bottom of
the two pages in four simple columns. These
columns are perfectly aligned and adjusted to
look like the real magazines.

9. In addition, I included a simple colour scheme of grey and a large
drop capital at the start of the article to indicate where the
reader should begin.
The simple colour scheme of black and white (grey) illustrates
the simplicity of the artist as well as drawing attention to the
audience as these are the pages with no colour. I have chosen
this as Adam Davies does not want the focus on how he
appears, but on his music instead. Down the side of the page, I
have verified who has written the article as well as taken the
image by using a by-line next to the image of Adam.

10. Moreover, the title of the article is the largest
text upon the page; this will be the first thing
(after the image) that the audience will notice.
The stand first is located underneath the title of
the article and is written in white; this is the
only white writing on the whole page which
makes it stand out against the rest of the page.