This document summarizes how the student's media product uses conventions of existing music magazines. The student researched magazines like Billboard and We Love Pop to replicate their layout, including a bold masthead, busy front cover with central image, coverlines, and puffs. The student also used similar fonts, color schemes, and modes of address to target their audience of teenage girls. Photographs were styled professionally to match conventions. The student maintained their house style throughout and did not challenge conventions to appeal to a mainstream audience.

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

2. My magazine uses many forms of key conventions of existing music magazines. To
produce a successful „pop‟ magazine I have researched many pop magazines such as,
„Billboard‟ and „We Love Pop‟. I created a similar layout to these magazines, which
consisted of having a bold and striking masthead to grab the readers attention.
Furthermore pop magazine also have a busy front cover to connote that there is lots
of information; they also have an eye grabbing central image which is usually of the
artist or band that the double page article is about.
I have included three coverlines, a striking central image, splash (overlapping the
central image) and puffs. These are all common features used in pop magazines.
I called my magazine „Roar‟ as it connotes loud and vibrant. I also thought that this
title is short and snappy making the magazine easy to remember, as well as unique.
I used a font from „DaFont‟ ,this font connotes a pop theme, current style, fun and
youth. I have coloured the „O‟ pink similar to Billboard magazine to connote
femininity and the pop genre, I used the same font style for the heading of my
contents page to maintain continuity in my house style.

3. PHOTOGRAPHS & MIS-EN- SCENE
The mis-en-scene for my photographs are a typical convention of
pop magazines. From my research I found out that a wide variety
of images were used both „studio‟ images and „home made‟
images. Therefore I ensured that my photographs have a
professional, clean-cut aesthetic, I also included images with a
rural background to make the magazine more interesting and
diverse.
The facial expressions in these images apart from the central
image for the front cover connote happiness; their body language
connotes playfulness which targets my target audience.
The clothing of models are similar to current youthful artists,
which connote youth and fashion.

4. MODE OF ADDRESS
From my research and planning I have found that pop magazines use a informal
and chatty mode of address, this relates well to my target audience of teenage
girls age 15-18 years old. I have used words such as “Fab”, “reem” and “celeb”
as this connotes a friendly and youthful vibe.
I used various font styles to meet aesthetic requirements of a typical pop
magazine. By using front from „DaFont‟ I have created a recognisable house
style, which make my magazine look more professional. I also used a similar
colour scheme of colours like pink that connote femininity, which relates well to
my target audience. I also used darker colours to connote maturity which
contrasts with the vibrant pink.

5. All magazines include a barcode, the barcode
enables people to recognise my magazine as a
magazine, so it was essential that I used
added one. I downloaded a barcode font
from „DaFont‟ which allowed me to create
my own. I also added the date and price
which are common features of any magazine
From my resarch and planning I found that a
common feature of enticing the reader was
to use puffs. The puff consisted of
advertising for competitions to win free
items signed by an artist or band, as well as
free tickets to a concert. I chose to advertise
free tickets to see Jessie J and Rihanna live as
they are currently well known and popular.

6. HOUSE STYLE
I have maintained my house style throughout
my magazine by using the same colour
scheme which connotes femininity and
youth. In addition I have include the website
of „Roar‟ on each page similar to the pop
magazine „We Love Pop‟.

7. CHALLENGING FORMS AND
CONVENTIONS OF REAL MEDIA
PRODUCTS
I have not challenged the forms and conventions of existing pop
magazines, as I am targeting a mainstream audience as opposed to
a niche audience. Therefore I though that it would be suitable to
use the forms and conventions that are found in real pop
magazines to make my magazine recognisable.