In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
When developing my final magazine product, I have aimed to include many different conventions and forms of real magazines that would appeal to a specific target audience that I have chosen. My plan was to produce a magazine that is similar to many real magazines but has a challenging different to make it stand out from other magazines. Firstly, I have had a look at other magazine covers to inspire me with what I want to do for my front cover and then after looking at different front covers I liked the look of The "NME" magazine. Below are two front covers that inspired me to do a similar layout as it is simple. However I did not like the angle the picture therefore I would of used a different one.
This front cover primarily inspired me for my magazine as "NME" is a popular magazine that sponsors a stage at Reading festival which is a popular festival in the UK, therefore it is well known and many of my target audience would of read or heard of it before. As a result of this I have chosen this magazine as my inspiration. The images used on the front covers are not following the conventions of the magazine using a mid- close up shot , which makes the front covers unique and more interesting. Therefore the focus of the magazine is more on the picture as it is just a close up witch stands out more on the page.
When choosing the image I will use for my front cover, I have decided to use a more conventional image using a mid shot to show simplicity and match it along other different magazines. i have chosen to use a portrait picture of my model as it would fit better on the page and also appear bigger and leave less empty space in the background. I have chosen a more natural picture of my model which is still taken professionally but it also appeals to my target audience. I have chosen my title to be a burgundy colour as it matches with the models top which make the front cover look sophisticated and thought through. Moreover, NME uses a little text which I was aiming for in my magazine. I have likes the idea of most of the text being on the left hand size of the magazine which I embedded onto my magazine and also the different colours of the texts, which would stand out over my background. I have used the colours white, black and burgundy as I wanted to stick with basic colours and match it with the image.
I have interpreted the statement "EXCLUSIVE" to show the readers that my magazine offers content that they won't find anywhere else to attract them to get the magazine. I have also decided to add another exclusive content where one of my readers would be able to win something which is something different to other magazines and that is where I have added value to my magazine.
When developing my contents page. I decided after looking at different types of contents pages I wanted to make my unique and different that the ones I have looked at. Firstly, I have looked at a contents page from 'Billboard' which caught my eye the most from the other content pages. I liked some aspects from it that I have used in my own contents page. I have looked at different sections of the page and picked out the ones I particularly liked.
I have chosen to use the same colours on my contents page as I have used on my front cover in order to show continually along the whole magazine. Another reason why I wanted to keep the colours similar to keep a similar colour scheme and make sure it is balanced and that the colours do not clash together. Most magazines normally continue their colour scheme throughout the magazine, therefore I was going to use this convention and do the same thing. I have also decided to use the same font throughout the whole magazine. I have used the font 'Impact' as it is bold and stands out on the page. The font was carried on throughout the whole contents page to show professionalism and to keep is simple for the people reading it. I have chosen to use one main image on my contents page like on Billboard's contents page. However I decided to have my other images at the bottom of my page rather that at the top as I believed it looks better and more formatted that just below the title. These images helped me to advertise other artists and the other main topics that I would of had in my magazine.
When creating my double page spread, I chose to follow the conventions of a music magazine regarding the layouts closely. I choose to use one main image on the left hand side of the page to advertise the artist using one page of the double page spread. Similarly in 'NME', they have chosen to use one main image for their double page spread which allows the readers to concentrate on the one image to know who the double page spread is about.
I have chosen to separate the two pages as it is easier to see the difference in the two pages. The model I have chosen to use for the double page spread looks like a normal young adult which would appeal to my target audience as it is who my audience is. The image is following traditional conventions of a magazine as the model is posing for the camera instead of being shown doing some different things like jumping. This effect shows that my magazine is professional and may also show how the artist has changed and grew up since he has gained himself a career. This idea would link in with the text. For the title, I stuck to the original colour of the magazine title and the models t-shirt in order to keep the colours in the magazine the same throughout. When writing the interview on the page, I have used two different coloured texts in order to differentiate the questions from the answers. I believe this works efficiently as it is easier to read. This idea may subvert the conventions of a traditional magazine but I think that idea make the text look better presented. I have also added a main quote by a picture of my model to inform my readers what the interview is about. This follows some of the conventions of a traditional magazine as some magazines do it in different ways than what I have done.
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