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The document discusses how the media product both conforms to and challenges conventions of real music magazines. Ways it conforms include using a masthead that follows conventions in font and color, having the band prominently on the cover facing the top third, and including contents pages that follow the rule of thirds. Ways it challenges conventions include not having a selling line above the masthead, having a large barcode box, and a main cover line that overlaps the picture. The document also notes conventions followed and challenged in the contents pages, double page spreads, and use of color.
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1) The document discusses the process of producing and distributing a print music magazine, including planning, research, design, production, and distribution stages.
2) There are four main magazine distributors in the UK that could potentially distribute a new music magazine: Comag, Frontline, Marketforce, and Seymour.
3) The author's magazine, focused on indie rock music, could potentially be distributed by Frontline, which produces rock magazines, or Marketforce, which distributes NME, in order to target audiences of similar existing magazines.
Evaluation Presentation
The document discusses a music magazine created by the author. It uses conventions of real music magazines such as prominent images and busy covers. The magazine represents those interested in rock and indie music. It would likely be distributed in mainstream retail outlets like newsagents and music shops to target its audience of teenagers and young adults interested in rock music. The author addresses this audience on the cover using techniques like rhetorical questions and emphasizing content to encourage reading. Through making the magazine, the author learned skills with the Fireworks software, image editing, fonts, and colors.
Question 1
My rock magazine is similar to real-life magazines like Kerrang! and NME in format and conventions. The front cover features a large masthead and prominent image of an artist, as well as one competition plug to attract readers. Inside, a double-page article is laid out in three columns for easy reading. Like other magazines, issue dates and numbers are included to help readers keep track of editions.
Magazines planning
This document outlines plans for a current affairs magazine about Covid-19 called "TODAY CA". It will have sections on UK, Europe, US, China, international, finance, politics, and business. The target audience is males and females aged 24-54 of B/C1 socioeconomic class who are mainstream/succeeders. The main cover story will be about the effects of Covid-19 with additional stories on Boris Johnson, Trump, mental health, and racism. The biweekly magazine will cost £4 and use conventions like mastheads and images to appeal to readers.
Question one evaluation
My magazine cover follows conventions of real magazines by having a bold title across the top, the positioning statement and date below the title, and a large main image taking up the front cover. Additional elements on the cover include a puff, cover line, limited color palette, barcode in a standard location, and advertisement for prizes inside the magazine.
Magazine production evaluation - Question 5
The document summarizes how the magazine production addressed its target audience of 16-24 year olds from working and middle class backgrounds. It did this through competitive pricing of £2.10, offering festival tickets on the cover to appeal to their music interests, using bold colors and including popular bands. The contents page continued this style with a band index and subscription offer. The double page article spread also matched the style with a studio photo, tag for easy identification, pull quotes to draw readers in, and stand first summary in bold font.
Magazine evaluation
The document summarizes a magazine evaluation:
1) The magazine challenges conventions by having the cover picture only cover the tagline instead of the title.
2) It represents 16-19 year olds who enjoy alternative and punk rock music.
3) A media institution like Kerrang! would likely distribute the magazine since they may want a different perspective on music news and information on new bands.
2. research(3)
The document summarizes research conducted on existing magazines and outlines plans for a new magazine. Key points:
- Research found magazines commonly use bold mastheads and barcodes to draw audiences and track sales. The new magazine will take a retro approach with just a price inspired by older magazines aimed at older audiences.
- The target audience is males ages 16-30, with a focus on the older half. Content will include rock and metal music to appeal to the target gender.
- Bright colors, free posters, and a £5 monthly price point are aimed at attracting the target psychographic of needs-driven middle-class readers.
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Question 3!
1) The document discusses the process of producing and distributing a print music magazine, including planning, research, design, production, and distribution stages.
2) There are four main magazine distributors in the UK that could potentially distribute a new music magazine: Comag, Frontline, Marketforce, and Seymour.
3) The author's magazine, focused on indie rock music, could potentially be distributed by Frontline, which produces rock magazines, or Marketforce, which distributes NME, in order to target audiences of similar existing magazines.
Evaluation Presentation
The document discusses a music magazine created by the author. It uses conventions of real music magazines such as prominent images and busy covers. The magazine represents those interested in rock and indie music. It would likely be distributed in mainstream retail outlets like newsagents and music shops to target its audience of teenagers and young adults interested in rock music. The author addresses this audience on the cover using techniques like rhetorical questions and emphasizing content to encourage reading. Through making the magazine, the author learned skills with the Fireworks software, image editing, fonts, and colors.
Question 1
My rock magazine is similar to real-life magazines like Kerrang! and NME in format and conventions. The front cover features a large masthead and prominent image of an artist, as well as one competition plug to attract readers. Inside, a double-page article is laid out in three columns for easy reading. Like other magazines, issue dates and numbers are included to help readers keep track of editions.
Magazines planning
This document outlines plans for a current affairs magazine about Covid-19 called "TODAY CA". It will have sections on UK, Europe, US, China, international, finance, politics, and business. The target audience is males and females aged 24-54 of B/C1 socioeconomic class who are mainstream/succeeders. The main cover story will be about the effects of Covid-19 with additional stories on Boris Johnson, Trump, mental health, and racism. The biweekly magazine will cost £4 and use conventions like mastheads and images to appeal to readers.
Question one evaluation
My magazine cover follows conventions of real magazines by having a bold title across the top, the positioning statement and date below the title, and a large main image taking up the front cover. Additional elements on the cover include a puff, cover line, limited color palette, barcode in a standard location, and advertisement for prizes inside the magazine.
Magazine production evaluation - Question 5
The document summarizes how the magazine production addressed its target audience of 16-24 year olds from working and middle class backgrounds. It did this through competitive pricing of £2.10, offering festival tickets on the cover to appeal to their music interests, using bold colors and including popular bands. The contents page continued this style with a band index and subscription offer. The double page article spread also matched the style with a studio photo, tag for easy identification, pull quotes to draw readers in, and stand first summary in bold font.
Magazine evaluation
The document summarizes a magazine evaluation:
1) The magazine challenges conventions by having the cover picture only cover the tagline instead of the title.
2) It represents 16-19 year olds who enjoy alternative and punk rock music.
3) A media institution like Kerrang! would likely distribute the magazine since they may want a different perspective on music news and information on new bands.
2. research(3)
The document summarizes research conducted on existing magazines and outlines plans for a new magazine. Key points:
- Research found magazines commonly use bold mastheads and barcodes to draw audiences and track sales. The new magazine will take a retro approach with just a price inspired by older magazines aimed at older audiences.
- The target audience is males ages 16-30, with a focus on the older half. Content will include rock and metal music to appeal to the target gender.
- Bright colors, free posters, and a £5 monthly price point are aimed at attracting the target psychographic of needs-driven middle-class readers.
Evaluation
The document describes the ways in which the media product, an indie rock music magazine, uses and develops conventions of real music magazines. It discusses how the front cover, contents page, and double-page spread follow conventions such as prominent images of artists looking at the camera, page numbers, free gifts, and text over images. The document also addresses how the magazine represents its target audience of 15-30 year olds interested in indie rock through the music, fashion, and design featured. It suggests a music magazine publisher like IPC Media would be a suitable distributor.
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The Rolling Stones targets an older demographic of 16-50 interested in rock music. Its front cover is black and white unlike MixMag's colors. It only has text on the left third while MixMag has text on both sides. These magazines differ in styles to suit their audience demographics.
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The document summarizes Matthew-Burniston's evaluation of research, planning, time management, technical qualities, aesthetic qualities, and intended audience for a magazine project. For research, three magazine covers and spreads were analyzed to understand color schemes, fonts, photography, and intended audience. Planning involved creating mind maps of magazine ideas and researching examples. Time management strengths included staying on top of work, while weaknesses was a lack of motivation. Technical and aesthetic qualities of the magazine design were evaluated, noting similarities and differences to examples. The intended audience was identified as artists, nerds, primarily male aged 15-24 and 30+, from middle-class backgrounds interested in improving art and design skills.
Evaluation Catherine Thompson
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Evaluation question 1
1. The front cover of the magazine follows conventions of real magazines by including the title across the top, a banner, and a large main image. It also includes additional details like the issue number and price.
2. The contents page challenges conventions by having an unconventional layout rather than columns at the bottom.
3. The double page spread fully follows conventions with a large left image, right side interview in columns, bold pull quote, and use of fonts and colors consistent with the magazine topic.
Q2
This document analyzes how the author's media product represents particular social groups in comparison to an existing magazine in the same genre. Some key elements that are similar across both products include the use of bold, eye-catching fonts; consistent house colors for navigation; casual photography of models making eye contact with the viewer; and prominent coverlines. While the covers have some visual differences, the document argues they both effectively utilize common conventions of the teen pop music magazine genre to represent and appeal to their target audiences.
Evaluation.
- The document is an evaluation of a media product (a magazine) created by the author.
- The author did not include a traditional masthead but placed the title prominently at the top of the page. Colors and graphics were used instead of a bold masthead.
- Conventions like issue number, date, and barcode were included. The price of £2.35 was chosen based on market research of similar magazines targeted at the author's intended audience.
- The author learned about using layers and positioning elements in the editing software GIMP. Uploading images and content to platforms like blogs posed some technical challenges as well. Overall the process helped improve the author's skills with media technologies.
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The evaluation
The student discusses how their magazine uses conventions of real magazines such as having a date, bold title, contests, and images. They developed conventions by using one color backgrounds and multiple images. The student represents their target audience of teens to early 20s through the models used. They would be distributed by Billboard since they have experience with music magazines. The student addressed their audience through surveys to learn their preferences and made adjustments based on feedback. Through creating the magazine, the student learned about technologies like cameras, Photoshop, InDesign, and editing photos. They felt they learned the most about properly planning out a magazine template from
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The magazine follows conventions like having the title at the top and artist names in the middle. Unlike most magazines, it has the barcode at the top left instead of bottom right. It also lists subheadings at the bottom about interior contents. The magazine represents the R&B/hip-hop genre and the African-Caribbean community through the artists featured. Young people are also represented on the cover. The magazine would be distributed by IPC Media due to their large reach of over 26 million UK adults. The target audience is mainly black people age 16 and up.
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The document discusses the evaluation of a magazine product. It reflects that the magazine generally conforms to conventional magazine layouts, though some elements like the masthead placement are slightly unconventional. Throughout the process, the creator has learned about magazine design conventions like using cover lines, images, and multiple short articles. They have also learned how to effectively use software like Photoshop and InDesign to design and layout the magazine pages.
Analysis
The document provides information on the layout and design elements of magazine covers and contents pages. It describes the common positioning of elements like mastheads, cover lines, barcodes, dates and issue numbers. It also explains the typical layout of contents pages, including titles, headings, images, page numbers and publishing information. Examples are given of shots used for main images and how they position elements in relation to house styles and recognizability for the target audience.
Reasearch
The document analyzes several magazine covers and contents pages. The covers use recognizable artist images and lists of featured bands to attract readers. Colorful mastheads and headers grab attention. Contents pages organize articles by genre and include band indexes, advertisements, and teasers to entice reading. Double page spreads balance images and text to review albums and preview upcoming music. House styles and layout conventions create cohesive, reader-friendly designs across the publications.
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The document describes the ways in which the media product, an indie rock music magazine, uses and develops conventions of real music magazines. It discusses how the front cover, contents page, and double-page spread follow conventions such as prominent images of artists looking at the camera, page numbers, free gifts, and text over images. The document also addresses how the magazine represents its target audience of 15-30 year olds interested in indie rock through the music, fashion, and design featured. It suggests a music magazine publisher like IPC Media would be a suitable distributor.
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Media coursework magazine evaluation
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In what way does your media product use
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Magazine cover presntation
MixMag targets middle aged males who enjoy clubbing. Its readers have disposable income to spend on going out. MixMag is more expensive than other magazines. The front cover features Chase & Status to promote their new album. The masthead is consistent but the font color changes. Text uses informal language to relate to readers. It only features electronic music topics.
The Rolling Stones targets an older demographic of 16-50 interested in rock music. Its front cover is black and white unlike MixMag's colors. It only has text on the left third while MixMag has text on both sides. These magazines differ in styles to suit their audience demographics.
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7. evaluation(1)
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Evaluation question 1
1. The front cover of the magazine follows conventions of real magazines by including the title across the top, a banner, and a large main image. It also includes additional details like the issue number and price.
2. The contents page challenges conventions by having an unconventional layout rather than columns at the bottom.
3. The double page spread fully follows conventions with a large left image, right side interview in columns, bold pull quote, and use of fonts and colors consistent with the magazine topic.
Q2
This document analyzes how the author's media product represents particular social groups in comparison to an existing magazine in the same genre. Some key elements that are similar across both products include the use of bold, eye-catching fonts; consistent house colors for navigation; casual photography of models making eye contact with the viewer; and prominent coverlines. While the covers have some visual differences, the document argues they both effectively utilize common conventions of the teen pop music magazine genre to represent and appeal to their target audiences.
Evaluation.
- The document is an evaluation of a media product (a magazine) created by the author.
- The author did not include a traditional masthead but placed the title prominently at the top of the page. Colors and graphics were used instead of a bold masthead.
- Conventions like issue number, date, and barcode were included. The price of £2.35 was chosen based on market research of similar magazines targeted at the author's intended audience.
- The author learned about using layers and positioning elements in the editing software GIMP. Uploading images and content to platforms like blogs posed some technical challenges as well. Overall the process helped improve the author's skills with media technologies.
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The evaluation
The student discusses how their magazine uses conventions of real magazines such as having a date, bold title, contests, and images. They developed conventions by using one color backgrounds and multiple images. The student represents their target audience of teens to early 20s through the models used. They would be distributed by Billboard since they have experience with music magazines. The student addressed their audience through surveys to learn their preferences and made adjustments based on feedback. Through creating the magazine, the student learned about technologies like cameras, Photoshop, InDesign, and editing photos. They felt they learned the most about properly planning out a magazine template from
Evaluation
The magazine follows conventions like having the title at the top and artist names in the middle. Unlike most magazines, it has the barcode at the top left instead of bottom right. It also lists subheadings at the bottom about interior contents. The magazine represents the R&B/hip-hop genre and the African-Caribbean community through the artists featured. Young people are also represented on the cover. The magazine would be distributed by IPC Media due to their large reach of over 26 million UK adults. The target audience is mainly black people age 16 and up.
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Evaluation (Media)
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Task 6
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Analysis
The document provides information on the layout and design elements of magazine covers and contents pages. It describes the common positioning of elements like mastheads, cover lines, barcodes, dates and issue numbers. It also explains the typical layout of contents pages, including titles, headings, images, page numbers and publishing information. Examples are given of shots used for main images and how they position elements in relation to house styles and recognizability for the target audience.
Reasearch
The document analyzes several magazine covers and contents pages. The covers use recognizable artist images and lists of featured bands to attract readers. Colorful mastheads and headers grab attention. Contents pages organize articles by genre and include band indexes, advertisements, and teasers to entice reading. Double page spreads balance images and text to review albums and preview upcoming music. House styles and layout conventions create cohesive, reader-friendly designs across the publications.
Possible ideas for music magazine
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Question 5
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- The same audience that provided feedback in an initial questionnaire was given the final magazine to test appeal.
- Results were combined between genders as the magazine aimed to appeal to both.
- Open-ended questions gathered suggestions on improving weaker areas of the magazine.
- Responses identified popular features like the color scheme, main article, and masthead while also providing ideas on expanding representation and layout.
- A majority felt the magazine represented pop punk and would appeal to the target audience, though some noted needing more images and diversity.
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Question 1
The document discusses the conventions and forms used in the media product's design. It primarily uses conventional forms common to magazines, such as a bold masthead, left-justified cover lines, larger main cover line linked to the main image, footer summarizing contents, date and issue number in top right, page numbers, multiple images on contents page, anchors linking to photos, subheadings ordering features, larger bold title, pull quotes, and balanced text/image ratio in double page articles. Some conventions are challenged, such as placing the date above the masthead and using a large background letter. The document analyzes the product's adherence to and challenging of magazine design conventions.
Task 6
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Question 1
This document summarizes how the media product both follows and challenges conventions of real music magazines. It follows conventions such as including a masthead, header, footer, barcode, cover lines, contents page layout, images, credits and headlines. It challenges conventions by using multiple fonts and colors, unique image placement, no additional cover images, altered masthead placement, drop cap usage, and modified contents categorization. The goal is to draw attention to aspects while maintaining recognizability as a music magazine.
Music industries and institutions
IPC Media is a large UK publisher that has experience publishing magazines like NME for over 50 years. They have expertise in creating magazines for music audiences aged 16-25. However, they would not want to publish a new magazine that directly competes with NME by covering similar indie music genres. Bauer Media is also an experienced music magazine publisher, with titles like Kerrang, Mojo, and Q that cover rock, classic rock, and pop. Bauer could be a better fit for a new R&B music magazine since they have less direct competition in that sub-genre.
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- The document is a coursework evaluation for an AS Media course where the student was tasked with designing a music magazine cover, contents, and spread.
- The student's magazine follows conventions of real music magazines, such as a three column layout, masthead in the center, and date/issue numbers. It also uses techniques like colored "buzz words" to catch readers' eyes.
- The magazine represents 15-25 year old, mostly African American males interested in hip hop/rap music and the lives of famous artists. Locations and clothing in the spreads also match conventions of the genre.
- A company like Bauer Media would be suited to distribute the magazine as they already publish similar genres and have
Evaluation question one
The document provides an evaluation of the ways in which the student's media product uses, develops, or challenges conventions of real media products. It analyzes several elements of the student's magazine cover, contents page, advertisements, feature page, and website design. It finds that the student's work generally conforms to conventions in its use of layouts, fonts, colors, images and other stylistic choices. However, it also challenges some conventions by including diverse representations and unconventional designs. The evaluation provides specific examples to support its analysis.
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The document analyzes the ways in which the student's media product uses, develops, and challenges conventions of real media products. It compares the student's magazine cover and contents page to examples from an existing hip-hop magazine. Both products use similar layouts and elements, but the student incorporates some unique design choices such as a brick wall background and quote wrap text on the double page spread. The student aims to develop conventions to make the magazine engaging while maintaining consistency and professional appearance.
Evaluation question one
This document analyzes the front cover, contents page, advertisements, and feature page of a student-created magazine. It discusses how each element uses, develops, or challenges conventions of real media products in various ways. For the front cover, conventions like direct gaze of the model and sell line are used, while color scheme and masthead placement are developed. The contents page follows columns and numbering conventions but adds an unconventional ending. Advertisements minimize text against convention but focus attention on products. The feature page layout appeals to young adults with multiple images and text placed unconventionally. Overall, the magazine both conforms to and innovates on conventions of real media.
Evaluation 1
My magazine cover uses conventions of real magazine covers such as a masthead, cover lines, and consistent color scheme. It challenges conventions by placing the masthead on the left instead of center, adding a barcode and issue date, and using two banners with cover lines.
My contents page challenges conventions by not using columns and structuring text around images instead. It develops conventions by including page numbers, artist quotes, and a subscription advertisement.
My double page spread develops conventions by including a page number, aligning text and images, and including a full article interview. It challenges conventions by placing smaller images in polaroid frames and adding a personal touch.
Media eval question 1
The document discusses conventions used in magazine design and layout. It provides examples of conventions for the front cover, double page spreads, and contents pages. These include elements like the masthead, cover lines, headers/footers, and consistent color schemes. The document then analyzes how the student's mock magazine product challenges some conventions, such as positioning the main image on the right side of a double page spread. Overall, the student concludes their magazine follows conventions of real media products but with some clever developments to fit their theme.
Media eval question 1
The document discusses conventions used in magazine design and layout. It provides examples of conventions for the front cover, double page spreads, and contents pages. These include elements like the masthead, cover lines, barcode/price, columns, and headings. The document then analyzes how the student's mock magazine publication challenges and adheres to these conventions. It notes some unconventional design choices like image placement but aims to keep the overall layout and branding consistent. The conclusion is that while pushing design boundaries, the magazine still follows core conventions needed to function like a real media product.
Media eval question 1
The document discusses conventions used in magazine design and layout. It provides examples of conventions for the front cover, double page spreads, and contents pages. These include positioning of the masthead, cover lines, barcode/price, and main image. The document then analyzes how the student's mock magazine pages follow or challenge conventions. It is noted that positioning of images and columns are challenged on some pages for aesthetic or content-based reasons. Overall, the student concludes their magazine generally follows conventions to appear like a real media product while incorporating some original elements.
Tom Hogan - Media evaluation
Tom Hogan discusses how his media product both uses and challenges conventions of existing music magazines. It uses similar fonts, color schemes, and layouts seen in magazines like NME and Q, but also challenges conventions through things like its abbreviated title, emphasis on certain articles, and inclusion of an introduction to an interview. Through creating the product, Tom has learned new skills with photography equipment, Photoshop, and magazine design. He feels confident he could now create another magazine of similar quality.
Evaluation question one
This document analyzes the student's media production of a magazine called "The Style Issue" across various components.
For the front cover, the masthead, main image of the model, and use of red/black/white colors follow conventions, while the reversed text/background colors challenge conventions. The contents page uses conventional column/number layouts but challenges conventions with its ending. Advertisements focus solely on images which challenges use of text in ads. The feature page uses an unconventional jumbled layout but appeals to young adults. The website replicates the magazine's colors and tabs while including diverse images. The billboard replicates a minimal style for accessibility across platforms.
powerpoint for front cover and contebts page
The document summarizes a magazine evaluation. It describes including a main image of the principle giving direct address on the cover to make the audience feel welcomed. The masthead is big, bold and bright to be easily recognized. The rule of thirds layout and placement of the masthead in the top corner follows conventions. The contents page uses the same color scheme as the cover for consistency. It includes pictures referenced to page numbers to help readers find pages of interest, and includes website and social media addresses to provide more college information, following conventions.
Evlauation Question 1
The document discusses conventions in magazine design. It begins by outlining typical features found on magazine front covers, contents pages, and double page spreads, such as mastheads, images, columns, pull quotes, and more. It then shows examples of how real magazines follow these conventions. The document concludes by analyzing how the student's designed music magazine follows conventions for the front cover, contents page, and double page spread, making it look like a real magazine.
Question 1 Media Coursework
My media product conforms to several conventions of music magazines in its design. The title is in a large, bold font across the top in a prominent color, and includes the magazine logo, following typical magazine formatting. The double page spread uses a minimal color scheme, keeps the interview text small, and features a female model in casual clothing, conforming to common magazine photographic styles. However, it challenges conventions by using lipstick to write the title rather than text. The contents page similarly conforms by using headings and bold text in boxes, and listing the issue number and date, while developing conventions by overlapping multiple artist images in different styles. The layout overall mirrors real magazines by using columns and centering the main feature image on
Evaluation - Question 1
This document evaluates how a student media product follows, develops, or challenges conventions of real media products.
It follows conventions by including elements like a masthead, cover lines about the featured band, and a main image of the band leader.
It develops conventions by not having the person in the main image cover the masthead, and placing the dateline and price under the barcode rather than on it.
It challenges conventions by only including one main image on the cover rather than more, not offering pull-out posters, and having a wider color scheme.
Q1 - evaluation
For my media product, a music magazine focused on electronic dance music (EDM), I both challenged conventions of real magazines and developed conventions:
- On the front cover, I challenged conventions by placing cover lines in a non-formulaic way to match the random tempo of EDM beats, but developed conventions using the "Z technique" and "rule of thirds".
- The contents page adhered to conventions for an easy structure, while linking colors and fonts to the front cover for consistency.
- A double page spread developed conventions like a pulled quote to excite readers, while conforming to conventions like well-written reviews using creative techniques. The choice of a review over interview also developed conventions for the target 18
Josie Bury Evaluation
The document summarizes the progression of the author's media studies portfolio project from a preliminary college magazine cover to the final music magazine product. It describes how the author applied and challenged conventions of real music magazines in their final product. They learned new skills in layout, editing techniques, and applying conventions in a unique style. The author is pleased with their improved understanding and application of magazine conventions but feels they could have added more variety to the contents page imagery.
Evaluation Q1
The document summarizes how the media product uses and challenges conventions of real music magazines. It analyzes each element of the front cover and contents page, describing how conventions are used or challenged for things like the masthead, sell line, images, columns, and page numbers. For example, the masthead challenges conventions by using a unique cut-out effect, while the sell line uses a common convention but differentiates it with italics. Overall, the document shows an understanding of magazine conventions and thoughtfully discusses how the media product both adheres to and innovates beyond typical conventions for music magazines.
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Q1 conventions
- 1. IN WHAT WAYS DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE, DEVELOP OR CHALLENGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL MEDIA PRODUCTS? Ways conforming: - - - - My masthead follows music magazine conventions as it takes up the top fifth of the page and is in a usual font and colour. I have a mls shot of the band of my cover where they take up a lot of the magazine cover whilst their eye-line remains in the top third. Following conventions. Also conforming to conventions is the bold band name on the magazine, which is typical as obviously they are the focal point of the cover. Having the bar code on the front follows conventions. Also just having the cover lines and continuity of colours used follows conventions.
- 2. IN WHAT WAYS DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE, DEVELOP OR CHALLENGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL MEDIA PRODUCTS? Ways challenging: -It is common to have a selling line above the masthead which is not on my magazine. -My magazine has a large box for the barcode and other details which challenges the conventions of hiding it as small as possible. -My main cover line is larger than usual and overlaps the picture which challenges typical music conventions as the picture is normally left untouched when possible. -My magazine also has less cover lines and looks less busy than typical music magazines of my genre which is slightly unconventional.
- 3. IN WHAT WAYS DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE, DEVELOP OR CHALLENGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL MEDIA PRODUCTS? Ways conforming: -Contents pages typically follow the rule of thirds which mine does. For music magazines, typically 2/3rds of the page should be images, which is something my magazine conforms to. -The word ‘contents’ is traditionally at the top of the page in bold which mine also follows. -The headers followed by page numbers and relevant pages underneath is a convention of contents pages that I follow.
- 4. IN WHAT WAYS DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE, DEVELOP OR CHALLENGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL MEDIA PRODUCTS? Ways challenging: -Mine I feel includes more colour than the typical magazines would which challenges conventions. -The footer at the bottom is also only present in my work and not in any typical contents pages which challenges conventions but I feel conforms as it is a first issue promoting itself. -Having an editors message also signifies the fact it is a first edition which would not be present in other magazines.
- 5. IN WHAT WAYS DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE, DEVELOP OR CHALLENGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL MEDIA PRODUCTS? Ways conforming: -My double page spread follows conventions with the common layout of an image on one page and text on the other. -Having small text was important to keep the look professional. -Having the text in 3 columns is also conforming to typical conventions.
- 6. IN WHAT WAYS DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE, DEVELOP OR CHALLENGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL MEDIA PRODUCTS? Ways challenging: -The colours usually used on a contents page tend to be dull, however, challenging conventions , my colours stand out a bit more. -The main image on a dps also tends to have the background cut out, however I left mine in as it was relevant. -There aren’t typically page numbers on a dps but as mine was I first edition I felt good navigation was necessary.