1. Q1. IN WHAT WAYS
DOES YOUR MEDIA
PRODUCT USE,
DEVELOP OR
CHALLENGE FORMS
AND CONVENTIONS
OF REAL MEDIA
PRODUCTS
2. MAGAZINE AND
ANCILLARYMy magazine includes and conforms to general forms and conventions of original and
traditional media products.
Masthead: I have based my masthead from vogue and ELLE magazine, as these two prints
are hugely popular within the fashion realm. The impact of the large masthead with a simple
font allows the title and the magazine look effective, as this allows it to be simple but
traditional and therefore effective.
Costume and Props: With my products being fashion based, costume was vital. With
obviously not being able to be on the level of the likes of vogue, however, I still manipulated
and used aspects and examples of fashion in my costume, which allowed my models and
images to fit within my genre, and therefore conform to traditional media conventions.
Fonts and Style: I have tried to base my style on various other fashion magazines. In terms
of fonts, most fashion prints take on a simple effect of a font, and it tends to take on less
vibrant or flamboyant styles, which reflects the professionalism of fashion. I have tried to
keep mine quite neutral but with some personality so that the text did have a fun
perspective.
Mise en Scene: In terms of mise en scene I have tried to conquer a look that represents the
aesthetically pleasing effect that fashion magazines tend to show. Even though these traits
may be stereotypical standards or aesthetics that the industry has decided, it still has set the
bar for most prints, and because of this, I have tried and showed this in my designs. As for
the performance, I wanted to get across a fashionable and sleek look within the models and
my images. I did this through use of poses and facial expressions. I also wanted to get this
across within the layout of my magazine. For this, I looked at my inspirations like Vogue and
ELLE magazine, and looked at how they presented this effect. From this I knew that the
performance of the models were extremely important to represent an image or style. These
expressions consisted of quite neutral looks, or a smiling and happy look. I have
incorporated both of these in my work, which successfully shows and represents my chosen
industry.
Layout: I have tried to aim to replicate the layouts of the fashion magazines ELLE and
Vogue, as both these take on a sleek professional look. I attempted to recreate the layout by
creating similar composition of the two professional prints and almost matching the colour
scheme of the pages. One main issue of this was trying to recreate Vogue’s ideas of a
contents page, which is definitely an effective choice, due to its minimal colour or features,
which made it difficult to create independently while still attempting to make it look
professional. Overall, I believe I managed to show basic instinct and ideas of an original
fashion magazine layout, and still making it eligible for my target audience.
Genre: When thinking about genre, I tried to include subjects that I found common in other
existing fashion products, and tried to fit this in within my written content while also making it
regional and interesting for the reader. As I have focused on fashion, my written and visual
content connate to traditional conventions and indicate the ideas of fashion and beauty, like
the way my images and models show examples of popular fashion culture, and how my
content fir the typical register of a normal magazine.
Written Content: Written content was especially as important when trying to challenge
forms and conventions of real media products. I had to initially get across that the magazine
genre revolved around fashion while keeping it regional and also taking styles from any
normal but professional print magazine. I believe I have excelled in this in all my products, as
I have included register that describes and demonstrates the industry of fashion, which
therefore allows readers to connect with it and notice its genre and purpose. Through all of
my products, I have described and presented this in different ways, to fit the criteria of each
purpose of the page, but at the same time giving the reader appropriate information for what
they would find in a fashion regional product
3. EXAMPLES
I have challenged forms and conventions here by replicating a pose, which
connotes the fashion industry due to the fact that the Forever 21 brand
supports the fashion genre, and takes on quote a girly but professional look for
the product.
4. EXAMPLES
Here I have shown an image on the left of a section of vogue’s contents
page, and to the right is my contents page. This clear presentation shows
that they are almost identical within their layout and their colour scheme. By
doing this it has allowed me to create a more professional and effective
page, as it familiarises with Vogue.
5. EXAMPLES
This is the top of my website compared to Vogue. I have tried to keep similar
traits like colour and font, while also keeping a similar layout. By doing this I
have pulled off a sleek and original look.
