The document discusses the conventions used in typical music magazines and how the student's media product challenges or develops those conventions. It analyzes the layout features of the student's magazine cover, including the masthead at the top centered over the main image, cover lines down the sides, the barcode and price in the top corner, and a plug at the bottom. While following conventions like placing the main image in the center third and using the rule of thirds, the student also challenges conventions by using more cover lines than typical and experimenting with font styles and colors. The goal was to create a magazine cover that looks realistic while representing the indie music genre.

1. E M I L Y G A U N T
‘IN WHAT WAYS DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE, DEVELOP OF OR
CHALLENGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL MEDIA PRODUCTS’

2. COMPARISONS TO MUSIC MAGAZINES
Masthead
Main Image
Artist/Celebrity
Cover Lines
Straplines
Rule of third
Barcode
Plug
Articles
These are the
typical conventions
of a music
magazine, this is
what will make a
product successful
by having these
form and
conventions. I will
use these in my
product to make
sure that I make a
successful
magazine, which
looks realistic and
professional.

3. COMPARISON

4. The MASTHEAD of the magazine is centred in the
top third of the page. This is where most
MASTHEADS are commonly located. The
MASTHEAD is clear and easy to see, the font has a
stroke around it which makes the writing bolder.
Having the MASTHEAD laid out over the image and
this is atypical convention of a magazine as images
are either placed over or behind the MASTHEAD ,
both of these positions of the main images are
readable , most magazine will use either of these
positioning on their magazine, this shows how the
artist is represented within the magazine and has a
big impact on the audience. I decided that having
the MASTHEAD in front of my magazine would
have more of an impact than if the main image was
in front of the text, this is because I wanted the
image to be closed in because of the body
language that the artist is giving off.
Placing the MAIN IMAGE in the centre third of the
front cover is a typical convention of a magazine
and the placing of my image uses this conventions
of a magazine, at first glance I felt that the
audience may feel like the image wasn’t related to
an indie magazine, however in the centre third is
where the audience first looks this means that
when they look to magazine this is the first thing
they will see.
This is a medium shot which shows the top torso of
the body and it gives the reader a grasp of what
the artist looks like. Most of the page is covered
with the artist Hayley Woods, I wanted it to cover
this much because I want it to show how iconic the
artist. I got inspiration for this image of various
magazine covers however I chose not to
specifically copy from one magazine but use ideas
from many different indie ones to build on it.
I used cover lines down the side of the page this is a
typical convention of a magazine however I used
more that the average cover lines that are on a
normal front cover so this is where I challenge the
conventions however I think it works well in the
layout as it all fits together nicely. The main COVER
LINE is the “Hayley Woods..” I made this to a
different colour and style than the masthead
because this is two conventions used in a music
magazine. The cover line is over the artist and is in
in bold, this is how the audience will recognise the
celebrity.
Placing the BARCODE and the PRICE on the side of
the magazine, this is so the product can be
recognised as a product that can be bought or sold.
The price and barcode are out of the way in the top
corner, I have used the same colour as the
masthead for the writing and then made the
barcode a reasonable size.
The PLUG that I used is situated at the bottom of
the page this is a typical convention as the reader
will look to the bottom of the page and notice this,
it draws the eye in and is recognisable because of
the name of the festival which is popular to indie
fans.
I used the rule of third with my IMAGE and
MASTHEAD this is because I wanted it to be the
first thing that the reader see’s when they pick up
the magazine.
The colour scheme for the front is bright but it isn’t
to overpowering, I think that it represents the indie
genre and shows that I have tried to keep the indie
theme in my production process
Using the Stroke tool to make the text stand out
more then exaggerates the importance of it.

5. COMPARISON
Heading
Heading
Main Image

6. Placing the MAIN IMAGE in the centre third of the
front cover is a typical convention of a magazine
and the placing of my image uses this conventions
of a magazine, at first glance I felt that the
audience may feel like the image wasn’t related to
an indie magazine, however in the centre third is
where the audience first looks this means that
when they look to magazine this is the first thing
they will see.
This is a medium shot which shows the top torso of
the body and it gives the reader a grasp of what
the artist looks like. Most of the page is covered
with the artist Hayley Woods, I wanted it to cover
this much because I want it to show how iconic the
artist. I got inspiration for this image of various
magazine covers however I chose not to
specifically copy from one magazine but use ideas
from many different indie ones to build on it.
I used cover lines down the side of the page this is
a typical convention of a magazine however I used
more that the average cover lines that are on a
normal front cover so this is where I challenge the
conventions however I think it works well in the
layout as it all fits together nicely. The main COVER
LINE is the “Hayley Woods..” I made this to a
different colour and style than the masthead
because this is two conventions used in a music
magazine. The cover line is over the artist and is in
in bold, this is how the audience will recognise the
celebrity.
The PLUG that I used is situated at the bottom
of the page this is a typical convention as the
reader will look to the bottom of the page and
notice this, it draws the eye in and is
recognisable because of the name of the festival
which is popular to indie fans.
I used the rule of third with my IMAGE and
MASTHEAD this is because I wanted it to be the
first thing that the reader see’s when they pick
up the magazine.
The colour scheme for the front is bright but it
isn’t to overpowering, I think that it represents
the indie genre and shows that I have tried to
keep the indie theme in my production process