The document discusses how the front cover, contents page, and double page spread of a music magazine conform and challenge conventions of real music magazines. The front cover follows conventions by placing the title behind the subject's head, positioning text around the subject, and using complementary colors. However, it does not include a header. The contents page clearly defines text borders, categorizes stories, and includes a medium-long shot image with caption. But it does not include the magazine's initials at the top. The double page spread blocks text for readability and places the subject image with the story. Quotes are also used to intrigue readers.

1. What waysdoesmy mediaproductchallenge andconformtothe conventionsof real mediaproduct.
Music Magazine FrontCover:my frontcover conformstothe conventionsof areal musicmagazine ina
numberof ways.
• Firstlymymagazine followsabasiclayoutusedbyalmostall musicmagazinesbydoinga
numberof thingslike placingthe title behindthe subjectsheadwhichhasbeenaprominent
conventionof musicmagazinesforyearsasthe keyfeature thatattracts the readeris the star
rather thanthe magazine.
• I alsopositionedthe textof the magazine aroundthe subjectina more dynamicfashionrather
than inbox paragraphs forregulartext;thisisdone to not onlywraparound the subjectandnot
obscure themwiththe textbutits alsousedto guide the veiwertothe keysubjectof the
magazine bymakingthe textflow inwardsatthe character.
• I have alsouseda colour pallete of free complementarycolours:blue,greenandred;thishelps
inkeepingthe central theme of the subjectandthe atmosphere of the Musicmagazine clearto
the audience whilethe coloursare diverse enoughtobe veryeye catching.
• Furthermore Ihave alsopossessdynamictextthatchangesdependingonthe article of the
subjectof the story as isusedina myriadof othermagazine thisisalsousedto notonlyto make
to frontcover vividanddiverse andthusmake the magazine covermore eye catching,butalso
to draw people inbygivingthe pull qoutesanstitlesof eacharticle aspecifictheme of style of
type face to allowthe readerto getan understandingof whateachstoryisabout.
• Both of my subjectsonthe frontcover of my Music Magzine are shot at a mediumlongshotas a
majorityof artistsinmusicmagazinesusuallyare thisisdone toallow the audience tosee alot
of the artistwhile still beingclose enoughtothe subjecttosee the detail of the image.
My frontcoveralsochallengesthe conventionsof the real mediaproductina numberof a ways.
• Firstof all myfront doesn't have a headertoit like alot of othermagazinesdoas it isnormally
usedto give extrainformationaboutwhatisinthe magazine that isnormallymore important
than that of the featuresfurtherdownthe page.Ididntuse a headerdue to fact that there was
little space available whenmyimage andmastheadwere added;furthermore itisnotnecessary
of a magazinesandmanydontuse themunlessthere isanimportantcause for it like the
magazine beingananniversaryissue.
Music Magazine ContentsPage: mycontentspage conformstothe conventionsof areal music
magazine ina numberof ways.

2. • Unlike mycoverthe contentspage has clearlydefinedbordersforthe texttomake iteasyto
readand alsoputs everystoryintospecificcategoriesastomake the storieseasytonavigate;
thisisalso done tomake space forthe image of the artist/swhofeature withinthe magazine.
• The presentationof the textalsoconformstoreal mediaproductsas the textisusuallyquite
small to accountfor the myriadof storiesthatneedtofiton the contentsbutthe titlesof the
storiesare biggerandpossessa differentcolourtothe summarythisisto give the readera idea
of the contentpresentaswell ashookingthemquicklytogettheminterested.
• The contentspage containsa MediumLong shotof Artist/spresentinthe magazine witha
captionat the bottom to informthe audience onwhythe artist/sispresentinthe magazine as
well asto entice the readerintoreadingmore withthe famousArtist/spresentonthe image.
• the titlesof the storiesare usuallyunusual orveryshockingtoimmedietellygrapthe readers
attentionandincourage themtoreadthe magazine anexample frommymagazine isthe quote
fromBenjaminTraviswhichsaid"losingthe will",suchashocking quote will quicklyand
effectivelyhookthe readerquickerthanthe summarywhichthe readerislikelytoreadafter
theyhave beenenticedbythe pull quote.
My contentspage challenges the conventionof the real mediaproductina numberof ways.
• My mediaproductdoesnothave the initialsortitle of the musicmagazine presentonthe topof
the contentspage whichisnormallyusedtoletthe readerbe aware of the magazine company
publishingthe productbutI decidednottoadd my initialstothe topof the contentspage asit is
alreadyobviouswhothe companyof mymediaproduct.
My cdouble page spreadconformstothe conventionof areal musicmagazine ina numberof way
• the textisplacerdin a blocklike structure thatisusedclearlyandconciselyallow the texttobe
readand is normallysmall toallow forall the the informationtobe stroredandgive the entire
storywhile quoteswillbe placedaroundittointrigue the readerandgete themto readon.
• The subjectof the image isputon the page at a mediumlongshotwiththe storyon the otherto
allowthe readertosee the personand be drawnin bytheircelebritystatus.