2. 1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or
challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
The Masthead is another code and
The Exclusive can hook the reader convention. They are used to engage
into buying the magazine. It makes the target audience. It is usually place
them think that they can not read, at the top of the magazine so that when
hear about or get this anywhere placed on shelves in a shop you are
else. able to see it if it is stood behind
another magazine.
I chose the font because I thought that it
was suitable to my genre and it is easy
I did research on how music magazines and simple enough to read.
usually set out there layout and looking at
the codes and conventions.
One of the codes and conventions was
the main image. This is the most
dominant and supreme image. Main Freebies are often used to attract
feature article images are used to show and lure the audience into buying
who the main feature is in the magazine your magazine. That is why I
and if it is your favourite artist you would decided to use one on my magazine
likely buy the magazine to read the article. cover.
The Cover Line shows what is
inside the magazine issue. The Headline is usually between the bottom and the
They are just quick and short middle of the page. It often is a band name that
and are followed by a caption of goes with your main image in large font and is
more detail underneath. followed by an Anchorage which is placed together
Secondary Lead I added a secondary lead with the headline. My anchorage shows a quote
image to show an inside article. It is place at saying ‘people say god is in your heart…but the
the left side third so if the magazine is place devil is in mine’ This kind of links to the band name I
on the shelves one behind the other all the made up as the name is ‘Satan's’ child and it shows
way along it will stand out to the audience a rebellious attitude which suits my genre.
and you can get an idea of what the article is
about before they read the text/caption.

3. The title or heading that
is with the main image of
the page.
These images show what
pictures are inside the
The smaller magazine. Underneath or next
images show to each picture has a caption
live action of that says something that is
satan's child. related to the articles.
The smaller The main image is the largest
images are image. It is large because it is
the pictures representing the main article of
from other the magazine issue.
pages of the
magazine
that might The main reason you have a
not be your contents is to direct you to the
main article. pages you want to look at. I split
each of the pages into categories
such as ‘On the cover’, ‘Gigs’ and
‘reviews’ etc. so it is easier to find
the page you are looking for.
The editorial is usually added to a
magazine that is written by the
editor of the magazine and is
followed by their signature to say
that they wrote it.

4. Throughout my research, I have found that magazines
The Heading is the large writing at usually have a ‘house style’. Following on from this, I have
the top of the article. It is used to used that information and created my own house style. I have The Exclusive (again like on the
draw the reader in. It is made to stand kept the same colours throughout the magazine. The colours cover) it is used to make the
out to your reader so they will want to of the magazine contain of: Red, Black, Yellow and White. viewer think that they can’t read
read your article. This is usually the kinds of colours usually used for a rock this anywhere else and makes
genre. them want to read the article.
The Font is also something that has been kept the same or
similar to make it look more professional.
The main article is
the most important
thing on this page. It
is what the
If the reader enjoys this
magazine readers
magazine and want to read
main interest to read
it regularly then this banner
in the magazine.
has been placed here to
By looking at
inform them that they can
examples of main
save money by subscribing
articles you realise
to us.
that they are written
in columns.
Pull Quotes are quotes
said within the article This image is the most
itself. They are used to dominant image on the
show what the artist page it stands out and is
has said and they tend used to make the audience
to stand out in bigeer want to read the article.
letters from the rest of The inset shots are
the article showing images in action.
This is an advertisement that is The quote is linked the main image on the
advertising a brand new album page and is sometimes taken from the
from a rock band. Music main article. It is a quote from the main
Magazines often add feature of the article.
advertisements somewhere
within the magazine.

5. 2. How does your media product represent particular social
groups?
I did research about my audience. I took a questionnaire finding out information about their personality,
likes, dislikes, social class and interests. This way I could create a better understanding of who I was
making the magazine for and I would be able to adapt it to their interests so that I could promote and
sell.
Knowing who my target audience was, I could then decide on the right codes and conventions that
would work well to communicate with the readers. The first code and convention I decided to look at This image shows the different
was the colour palette. Colours can have meanings to them so I had to think (knowing that I was aiming colours that had been used in
at a young teenage group that was interested in rock) about what colours would work the best that my music magazine.
would have meaning and suit the rock genre. The main colour that I thought about was red. This was
because I thought about blood, anger and violence and in rock concerts you can sort of feel and see
these things around you. Then the yellow and the black were the next set of colours to be used and this
was mainly because of the fact they worked really well together and rock magazine tend to use these
colours. This also started to create my own house style.
Moving on, I then had to think about the other codes and conventions including my photography
and how I was going to use my models to communicate with my social group. So I thought about
the pose, the costume, the expressions, the props, the mode of address, the camera shot and
angle.
The photograph to the right, is the photo I used for my front cover of my magazine and this is an
example of the photography I have done. I decided on indirect mode of address, a bass guitar as a
prop, his clothing is dark and he is posing with the bass guitar as if he is playing it. I decided on
these items and positioning's because when working together it gave it a rock look that worked well
as the front cover and my genre.
The clothing was one of the main things that I researched about. I thought that if you wanted the
photography to look professional and be well suited then you would have make sure that your
model was wearing suitable clothing. That is why I made sure before the photo shoot to check
whether or not I found it suitable. As it was dark I thought it would work well when coming to use it
on the magazine.