Question 1 of my evaluation for my AS media coursework.

2. I have based my magazine Tempo, on the
magazine NME. I have used many of the same
forms and conventions of this real media
product in my magazine. I have used a similar
colour theme and similar subjects to write
articles about. I used similar forms and
conventions as I believed it would attract the
target audience I was looking for the magazine.

3. The mastheads of both magazines are quite similar. They The dates and prices are
both are a similar colour, and are both large capital letters basically in the same position
which makes it stand out. on both magazine. They are
easy to read and find.
Both taglines are
directly underneath
the mastheads. Both
give you an idea of
what the magazine is
about/does.
Both of the magazines use direct adress to
Similar coverlines that will Both Tempo and NME use lists of the reader as the main person on each
attract the readers. artists that are going to be front cover is giving the reader eye
featured in the magazine. contact.

4. My main image is of a female, whereas NME’s is of two males.
The majority of NME’s magazines only have males on the front
cover, but I want my magazine to have an equal amount of each
gender on the cover.
NME have used a larger font than the
I have used a second image on my front cover, whereas NME masthead’s for the name of the band on the
hasn’t. I thought that putting a second image on the cover will cover. I didn’t do this because I thought it would
make the magazine look a bit more interesting. make my front cover too busy.

5. Both mastheads include the title of the
magazine, what the page contains and the date
of when that issue of the magazine was released.
Each contents page
has a list of what the
magazine will contain,
so that the reader can
navigate themselves
through the magazine
to the parts that they
want to read
Both contents pages have puffs to advertise something. I have
advertised a competition in my magazine contents, whereas
NME have advertised their magazine subscription.

6. In my magazine Tempo, I use four images on my
contents page to give the readers an insight on
what they are going to be reading about in the
magazine, but NME have just used one main
image on their contents page.
NME have placed a short article on their contents
page, and I haven’t. The reason I didn’t is because
I don’t think that readers regard articles on the
contents page to be important, and I wanted my
contents page to look a bit more busy so I placed
more photos on it to add more colour.

7. The mastheads used on each double page spread are the
artist’s names. They are both large and bold fonts which
stand out on the page.
Both of the main images are of the song Both articles are written in columns, the columns
artists. When the reader turns the page, have been placed so they can be read clearly and
they immediately know who the article is give enough space for a main image.
about.

8. My magazine uses 2 main images
whereas NME only uses one. My article is
on two different people and NME is just
on one band.
My magazine uses a border down
the side of the page to put the page
NME use a main image that takes up over a
number on. NME do not use this
whole page, so that the article can get away
way to place the page number, they
with being smaller. The article in my
just write it at the bottom of the
magazine is written over the images but
page.
around their faces and main features of the
image.