Media Question 1

1. Question 1
In what way does your media product
use, develop or challenge forms and
conventions of real media products?
Adam Tyson

2. In what way does your media product use,
develop or challenge forms and conventions of
real media products? – Masthead|Layout
My masthead on the magazine logo conveys the pop genre in a variety of
multiple aspects. I named my magazine ‘Pop sound’ as it sounds similar to the
we love pop magazine and the bold font attracts the type of viewer for my
magazine. The font was made bold so it stands out and you recognize the
magazine for next time you see it. I tried to merge two layouts of different pop
magazines so I have a unique style for my magazine. I have used a wide selection
of Mise En Scene to get a wider grasp of my genre. I especially looked at the pop
stars Katy Perry and Jessie J as they dominate in the female pop industry. In my
dominant image my model is holding his collar and looking down this is similar to
most males in magazines are represents power as we are looking up to him. The
expression for my model is fairly dull as if he has everything he wants so he
doesn't’t need anything else in life. My model is also looking the camera in the
eyes this shows that he is focused and concentrated in his singing career. I
decided to use high key lighting for my photoshoot as it gives off a happy attitude
and makes my magazine look more professional. In photoshop I upped the
contrast to make my image brighter and used the spot removal tool to make my
model have no imperfections as most people in the music industry are made to
look beautiful even if they don’t.

3. Costume|Props
• I didn’t really have a certain style for my model I
just told him to bring bright clothes for the
photoshoot as most pop singers wear bright
unique clothes to stand out more. Also I got my
friend to wear a fancy watch as he was meant to
look like a rich pop singer for my photoshoot. I
had my model grabbing his collar as he shows
that he has fancy clothes but he is also casual.
The fact that my model is looking directly at the
camera shows an eye line match and direct mode
of address as my model is looking at you.

4. Main cell line
I copied a similar cell line to the we love pop magazine by
putting the cell line on a slant so it stands out on the page,
also the font I used I got my font from DaFont.com. On the
We Love Pop magazine the pink writing over the yellow
box looks very vibrant so the text stands out also the fact
the interview is exclusive intrigues you as only buyers of
the magazine can read the interview. I have a pull quote “I
only stay in 5 star hotels” this makes you want to read the
article as it intrigues you to see how high of a standard of
life my musician actually has.

5. Essential information
• I copied a pop magazines barcode so I would have a barcode that
looked similar to a barcode on a random object on the internet. Also I
put the issue number on the top right corner of my magazine so it
was one of the first few things you would see. The price is fairly small
so this shows that is not important meaning that the target audience
has disposable income to buy my magazine

6. Contents page
I like the layout for my magazine but I could have
improved things by putting them in boxes and
attempting to fill me space. I like the part of my
contents page where I have the front cover on
my magazine and what pages numbers are
where the things I have showed, this magazine
feature is something of which is very pop music
a like. I could have used more fun fonts for my
pop magazine as I feel as if everything is a bit
too formal my my pop magazine as everything
seems a lot more happy and relaxed in the Top
Of The Pops magazine.

7. Layout of Double Page Spread
On the top you can see my final draft for my double page spread,
below is another example of a pop magazine. I tried to find a similar
magazine top copy the layout from as most pop magazines all
differeent.

8. Plug
This is my plug on the front cover as the box around showing its
Exclusive gets your attention also the bright colour’s and exclamation
mark get your attention

9. Pop magazine
The Color scheme of magazine is all bright colors as it is a pop magazine and
the bright color's stand out to attract my fairly young audience of age 16-22. I
tried not to rip off other magazines so I used a wide variety of color's to keep
my magazine original and pretty. As you can see my style is pretty similar to
we Love pop but instead of using the same colors I mixed it up a bit by adding
blues this made my magazine seem more calm and more gender neutral.