Q1. In what way does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media product?

My music magazine uses all the conventions that magazines use out there today. It has a cover image which uses eyes contact which draws the audience into the magazine. It also covers the title GNBM which is what most magazines are like. The name of the magazine is bold and catches peoples eye, along with the bold yellow and electric blue colour scheme. I have also included another picture on the magazine to add variation to the front cover so its not just one big picture and text. I have used a variation of fonts, but not to many, to keep the style of the magazine interesting. Every magazine has a date and price of the magazine, so this is included on the front cover along with a barcode in the corner. I wanted to make this 1st Edition to stand out so I chose the colour red to do this, which doesn’t come into category with my colour scheme but this is why it stands out. I have added a banner at the top of the page to engage the reader. All of the artists names are bold and big to stand out and to let the reader know what information is in the magazine. I have added coverlines below the artists name revealing what it is about, but I haven't revealed to much so the reader has to buy the magazine to find more about the artist.

Q1. In what way does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media product?

On my contents page it has a big title saying if it’s a weekly or monthly magazine. It also includes a date so the reader knows where they are up to. It includes several pictures of artists and bands which feature in the magazine and the coverlines tell you what its about which will make the reader want to read the magazine. The colour scheme follows through on the contents page. I have made sure there is a subscription in the magazine as most magazines have them in there to make money and to keep the readers happy. An editorial is used to open the new music magazine. Heading are used and are bold to make the magazine clear to the reader. I made the headlines so that they were right at the bottom of the black box so it creates a quirky effect to the white text. Page numbers are included along with what will be on them so the reader can easily find what they want. Also page numbers are included on the pictures so they can quickly read the information about that artist or band.

Q1. In what way does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media product?

I have used bold text to clearly state who the artist/band is, along with a big picture of the artist which is what every double page spread needs. I have used drop capitals and small font size. In most of the double page spreads I researched they had quotes that were in the article copied and then made bigger to gain interest for the reader. Also theres anchorage normally on the picture; I changed this and put it where the writing is so it doesn’t hide the picture as I think pictures are important to the reader if they are a fan of the band/artist. I also wanted to add another picture of the band so it added variation to the page. Normally on double page spread the left hand side is a picture then the right hand side is the article, however I wanted to add a twist and half the article in a different way; the picture is at the top and the writing is at the bottom.