The document discusses the design choices made for a music magazine media product. It was initially based on Kerrang magazine to represent the rock and metal genre. Some conventions were challenged, such as including an online link and tagline on the front cover. The magazine appeals to a wide audience who enjoy rock music, especially youths. It could be distributed in major shops and corner shops. The main target audience is 16-24 year old men, but the female cover image and older artist mentions could also attract women and older fans. The magazine covers design with contrasting colors and large front cover image aims to catch readers' eyes and interest them to learn more.

1. Questions 1-5

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

3. • This was my
inspirational
magazine
because of
the way they
have made a
female the
main person
on the cover,
also the sign
she is
making with
her fingers
makes her
seem more
rebellious
which I liked
about the
overall cover.

5. • Initially I based my music magazine on Kerrang
magazine because it represents the rock and
metal genre which was similar to what I wanted
to represent. I have tried to not copy all of
Kerrang’s features by not making the pages as
random and ‘messy’ as theirs are because that, in
my opinion, starts to show the metal side of the
magazine. And I was still trying to keep it more
rocky. I didn’t challenge many forms and
conventions of many real media products I don’t
think however in the Kerrang magazine cover that
I mainly focused on I included a few things extra
such as an online link on the front cover and the
contents page, and also a tagline expressing
when the magazine was about.

6. How does your media product
represent particular social groups?

7. • I think my music magazine is less aimed
towards a social group in particular but more
towards people who like rock music which I
think could be anyone. However it could
appeal more towards youths than adults
because rock music is usually associated with
youths who like making lots of noise.

8. What kind of media institute might
distribute your media product and
why?

9. • I think most major shops and even small
corner shops would distribute my media
product because it is a kind of magazine that
anybody might want to try sometime and it
has a wide range of artists on it which will
appeal to a wide group of people.

10. Who would be your audience for your
media product?

11. • 16-24 year old men are more than likely the
main target of my music magazine however
because there is a female on the front cover of
the magazine, it is likely to appeal to the
female side too. Also because older bands are
mentioned on the front cover it could also
appeal to people over the age of 24 who used
to be fans of those bands and want to read up
on them.

12. How did you attract/address your
audience?

13. • In my opinion the masthead of my magazine is
very eye catching because of the contradicting
colours that are used. Also I think the front
cover image is quite strong because it has a
large image with a female staring straight out
at you. Also the pose she’s in is rude therefore
will attract the eye of readers and might
interest them further. Also the things on the
inside which are mentioned on the front cover
could be interesting for the reader because
they might want to know more about it.

14. • Also the sub-heading addresses the audience
by telling a little bit more about the magazine
in a short easy to read sentence.