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

2. Before I created my music magazine I did a
considerable amount of research into what
makes a good front cover, contents page and
double page spread. I have used a typical
structure and style to create my simple but
interesting magazine. I have shown in the next
slides how I have used the typical conventions of
a music magazine.

3. Cover
I have stuck to the conventions of a music magazine front cover, I am
using a billboard cover to compare to my magazine, they are both
Main Image bright and colourful and clearly show what the target audience is.
The main image is the main feature and focus point on
the page, this is the same as any other music
magazine, the clothes (for example the jewellery, hat
and glasses) all represent the theme of my magazine.
The way that she is looking downwards implies that
she is looking directly at the reader.
Masthead
image
Cover lines
footer
Bar code

4. Contents page
I haven't followed the typical contents page conventions as much, I have still used a number of images just like this billboard contents
page, I have used numbers and text with smaller more detailed text underneath, also I have named the page BASE contents similar to
the bold way that billboard have
Images
On my contents page I have used a number of black and white images, like most magazines that use images on there contents page I have tried
to make sure that my images still match with my colour scheme and therefore have done them in black and white.
‘contents’ title
images
Page numbers
Smaller
detailed text
Coloured
underlining

5. Double page spread
Black line border at top of page
Black and white image Bright large letter
Name at the top of page
I have used the typical double page spread magazine conventions, I have used the same sort of layout, the same colours
and the same effect on the images, I have written my article in question answer format whereas billboards interview is
more informative text about lady gaga. I have used the idea of the bright large letter behind the text from the billboard
magazine.