The document discusses how the student magazine both follows and challenges conventions of other media products: - It follows conventions such as using a masthead in the top left corner, a direct image of the subject for the cover, consistent colors, banners, and the rule of thirds. - However, it challenges conventions by using a bold, less formal font instead of the typical sans serif for the target audience. - While the contents page generally follows conventions like including page references and using photos to preview contents, the non-sans serif font breaks from convention.

1. 1  In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and
conventions of media products?
Masthead
Main image
Main Cover line
Consistent
colours
Banners
Text anchors
image
Rule of thirds
Rule of thirds

2. • In my student magazine I have used one masthead so the reader will not be distracted from what the
magazine is and offers, in the masthead also I located it on the top left corner of the magazine this
was done so when the magazine is placed in a shop is will be stacked but still readable this follows
convention. Another example of how I have followed convention is in my main image in which the
student used was directly facing the camera like in ‘GQ’ this use of direct is suitable because it makes
the image the focus of the magazine. In the image the shot type is also similar with both magazines
using a medium length camera shot also creating a focus form the reader into the image whom is the
subject of the magazine. I have also followed convention by using a consistent and continuous colour
scheme of college colours green and purple this is used to try and prevent the reader from not
understanding all text on display. However one thing I did change was the font used as ‘san serif’ is
usually the magazine convention, I differed from this and used more a bold and attractive font called
‘hobo std’ which feels younger and less formal for young adults whom are the target audience
compared with a magazine such as ‘GQ’. I put a small banner in the corner of my magazine to add an
important piece of information e.g. the price of the magazine this also follows the typical convention.
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3. 3  In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and
conventions of media products?
Selection
of photos
Contents
title
Page
reference
Consistent
colours
Rule of thirds Rule of thirds

4. 4  In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and
conventions of media products?
My contents title I used breaks the usual convention used on a magazine due to it using a font other than
‘san serif’ as just like on by front cover I have continued to follow my house style by using ‘hobo std’ the
reason for this is it feels a younger and less formal font for young adults whom are the target audience
compared with a magazine such as ‘Q’. I have used a range of photos of my contents page which is
convention on a contents page in a magazine usually to give the reader a small image preview of what is
contained on that page but also as seen on my magazine images that relate to the contents text such as
‘sports trials this week’ being associated with an image of a rugby ball while ‘Q’ has a text of ‘the
courteeners’ and then an image of the band. In my contents page I have included page references as this is
the main purpose of a contents page and does not make sense to break this convention. On the contents
page I have also followed my colour scheme of green and purple (college colours)to keep consistency and
follow my house style and not break convention. Rule of thirds is used my magazine to help separate
information and not confuse the reader this also follows convention as seen on ‘Q’