2. • IN WHAT WAYS DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE, DEVELOP OR CHALLENGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL MEDIA PRODUCTS?
My media product compared to the products I have analysed challenges the codes and conventions which is needed to create a good student
magazine. There isn’t a selling line to promote my product which means that my product would target a niche audience as only a certain amount
of people would interpret what magazine is going to feature. There is also no colour scheme within the front cover or content page which is the
opposite of the magazine I analysed “COLLEGE”. The contents page actually uses a wide range of colours which challenges the codes and
conventions of a student magazine because of the multi-colour usage. However, certain codes and conventions such as the date line, cover line
and barcode are all used in my front cover page of my magazine. My contents page uses conventions such as borders, columns and links to the
design of my front cover.
• HOW DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT REPRESENT PARTICULAR SOCIAL GROUPS?
My media product represents a student group within the age of 12-21. I have made my media product represent this age group by making my
main image be of a student within that age group at work. Also, the contents page of my magazine only contains images with students in a
working environment, so the magazine is representing the social group of students and mostly students would be attracted to purchasing this
product
• WHAT KIND OF MEDIA INSTITUTION MIGHT DISTRIBUTE YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT AND WHY?
A media institution which might distribute my product would probably be an educational institution such as a college to advertise what goes on
and what is available in the college to students who are interested in applying. But because the magazine has a barcode it would need to be sold,
so probably this could be distributed in a private educational institution.
• WHO WOULD BE THE AUDIENCE FOR YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT?
The target audience for my media product would be teenagers and possibly postgraduates who are students. The target audience would be
young people who are studying because this magazine is about education and not fancy miscellaneous topics e.g. gossip or fashion.
