Question 1 Jake Rolt

In what ways does my media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

Master head: used in print media to identify the brand , location or management of the newspaper or magazine. My master head is different from Q’s as it is a word instead of a letter, it also uses different effects for example Q’s is a plain and simple master head but mine is complex with effects like stroke and in the last 3 letters a image of a concert that I took myself.Main image: the main image is a image to attract the reader, usually related to the genre or type of media product. My image is different to Q’s as mine is a mid shot and Qs is a close up. Strapline: to improve my magazine I could have added a strapline, the magazine Q has a strapline (worlds greatest music magazine) this is a good selling point and can advertise the brand. Barcode: a barcode is included I my media product similarly to real media products. This is used so it can be sold in shops and be scanned with out this the media product cant be purchased. Price: this is important so the customers know what price the product is if this is not on the magazine customers may not buy the product as they may have a limit. Comparing my media product to Q we have both hidden the price and used small text, this is so you don’t want it to take up and stand out on the page as its not as important as other information like a main image or master head.