This document provides an analysis of the forms and conventions used in a sample music magazine media product. It discusses several key design elements including the masthead, selling line, date line, cover lines, barcode, contents page layout with images and text boxes, double page spread layout with headline, subject, quote and columns. Overall, the document examines how the sample magazine product uses standard industry conventions while also developing its own unique style and visual identity.

1. Q1. In What Ways Does My Media Product Use, Develop or Challenge Forms and Conventions of Real
Media Products?
Masthead: Masthead is a title or the logo of a company or Selling Line: Selling lines are a short, sharp
production that is usually placed at the top of the magazine. Here description of the title’s main marketing point or
you can see my masthead which is designed in a very special and perhaps setting out its editorial philosophy. Here,
unique way different from the rest of the magazine making my my selling is a short sharp description of my music
magazine recognizable at first sight. It is designed in a big red magazine relating to the masthead. The idea of my
colour with bold letters. On each font, it has a skyline pattern of a selling line is to grab the reader’s attention making
city designed on it making it an interesting and connoting to the them want to reader more about the magazine.
name itself ‘Loud’. As a result of all this ‘Loud’ connotes to my
magazine as a magazine that you’ll want to hear all the latest
music, gossip competitions and many more from the city.
Pug
Pug is like a sticker stuck on the
Date Line: Datelines are usually
front of a magazine cover.
the day, month and publication
and, usually placed underneath Another way of forming a article
the masthead. I have decided to trailed but looks prettier. They
write the dateline using the same are usually used to advertise the
fonts as the selling line to show prize of the magazine but in my
consistency. case I used the pug to advertise
fashion. This will catch the
Cover-Line: audience’s eyes immediately as
Cover-lines are pieces of text it’s not what they will see on a
that attract an audience to music magazine. I have also
the contents of the magazine. decided to design it in a calm light
They are often distributed yellow colour to make sure it
around the main image. My stands out from everything else.
cover –lines are a list of
features and rending issues to
grab the audiences at first
sight. As a result I decided to Main Cover-Line
continue the same front,
This is the largest cover-
same colour, as the selling
line but, increased them by…. lines on the front cover.
To attract the audience. I Its purpose is to display
also made sure the cover is to display and
lines goes well and simple promote the main
with the colour scheme of the feature article in the
magazine so it won’t look too Barcode magazine.
busy but attractive.
Standard bar code used by retailers so that the
sale of the magazine can be registered quickly
during its purchase. Here my barcode has been
placed at the bottom left corner to create more
useful space for other important text and images.
Since barcode is used only by retailers during
purchase, I have also decided to include the pries
which is the amount the magazine is worth.

2. Title: The title of this page is ‘Content’s page. Content’s
page is a page that has brief text and content of a
Smaller Masthead: The smaller magazine or an article. I have decided to use the same
masthead is a smaller version of my type of font as I used for the selling line to show
consistency, making my content’s page look Issue Date: Issue
masthead on the front page which I
professional and not too busy. I have also decided to dates are usually the
have placed just at the top right
place the title at the top of this page, letting the reader day, month and
corner of the contents page making. publication and,
know that this page is important.
The purpose of this is to remind the usually placed on top
audience who name and the owner of of the contents’ page
Smaller version of Front Cover:
the magazine. usually on the top
right corner of the
page. I have decided
to write the dateline
Text Boxes with page
using the same fonts
Numbers: In content’s page,
as the selling line to
you would usually find words
show consistency.
and sentences with page
numbers saying briefly what
the magazine has to offer. In Main Image: This is mainly
my magazine, I have page one main picture relating
numbers and sentences
to the featured article on
talking about the interesting
the front page, usually a
things in the magazine. These
different image front
things include interviews,
competitions, upcoming image. .
artists, votes and many more.
Having this on my contents
page will the audiences wants
Sub-lines: The sub-line gives
to read more about the
more specific details about
magazine. Tis list of sentences
have been split into different
what the article is about.
sub categories to give this They are a smaller font size
page content’s page code and than the headline but
convection. usually the same font. As
you can see, my sub-lines
Regular Categories: talks briefly about the main
Regular categories are image and has the page
basically heading that the number incase the reader
audiences will always see wants to read more.
every time he or she
buys the magazine. For Editor’s Note: Editor’s Other Images: Having other images in my
example I have category note is a brief explanation contents page will make the content’s much
named ‘This month’. So to the audience on what more interesting rather than filling every
every month the reader the magazine is all about space with words as it can put the reader off
or the fans of ‘loud’ and what the magazine reading the rest of the magazine. Having the
magazine will see this has to offer. Here my content’s page with just texts would probably
category every month editor’s not talk about the put the reader to sleep as too much reading is
they purchase the magazine letting the just boring. Other images are not just picture
magazine which is audience knows that the to entertain the audience; they are there in
something they will be magazine company cares representative of having words and text. As
expecting. about them. you can see, I have a page number of the
image along with the person’s name.

3. Strap-Line
Often placed either at the top or
bottom of a page, tells you the
subject matter. As you see my
Headline often placed across the Subject: Subject is the name of the strap-line is placed in the middle
top of either one page or both. featured in the article. As you can see, the of the double page spread, just
My head consist of the smaller subject’s name is ‘Frankie Black’ and it is between the quote and the texts.
masthead placed on the top right placed on the top right of the magazine. I have decided to use the same
corner of the page along with the type of font and size to show
magazine’s website for the consistency.
audiences to visit if they want
more information.
Drop capital: DPS will have Quote: Most Double Page spread
a drop capital at the start will include a quote taken from
of an article. On my article the interview. They will be
enlarged and placed somewhere
the drop capital is the
in the article. Here you can see
letter ‘I’ designed in bold
my quote is designed in bold
red letter to catch the
with the colours white and red to
audience’s eyes. The attract the audience’s with the
purpose of this to help the font size ….. It is also positioned
reader to notice where right next to the model’s head,
they are meant to srat but right in the middle of the
reading. page. The idea of the quote is to
inspire my audience and reader
who are struggling in life to try
their very hardest and they will
Main image be successful.
A double page spread usually consists of one large image
taking up a whole page. As you can see, the main image I Text Columns: The article has been written in columns
used is the same person I used on the front cover on my to make the page look nice, neat and tidy and very
Music magazine to show that he’s very important. The main readable for the audience. Text columns is a key
image is not looking directly at the camera as there is a convection used in all music magazines. On my double
reason behind it. He also has a light effect shinny directly to
page spread, you can see the differences used by the
his face. The reason behind all this magic is that my
different colour to separate the question that were
interview with him was about success. Because it’s about
asked during the interview and the answer than were
success I decided in the photo shoot not to look directly at
the camera but to look away. I then decided to shine a light given. By doing this, the reading of this article will be
on his face (not too close) as light connotes to success much easier. I have also decided to use the same font I
used for the selling line on the front cover in here to
show consistency.
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