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

2. Front cover Background image
Real media product covers the whole
Large, bright, magazine, usual of
noticeable name and a band that is
masthead. I decided interviewed or
to use this in my own spoken about
media product to inside the double
allow my magazine to page spread.
follow the conventions
of a real media
product that has a
similar target Large centre sell
audience. line, to catch the
readers attention
Smaller images and to show the
usually at the side of main story inside
the magazine in- the magazine.
between sell lines to
show the small
issues covered in the
magazine.

3. Front cover
My media product However I
challenged
I decided to use the conventions with
information I collected my background
from NME and used a image as I used a
snappy and short title for single female artist
my magazine. However I instead of a
also made sure it was band/males.
relevant to music and
chose a word that had I also followed the
music sound information collected
connotations. from NME and added
a large central sell
I stuck to the line to catch my
convention of a smaller readers attention.
image in-between the
sell lines to give my
readers some more
information about what
is inside the magazine.

4. Contents
On the right of this
Real media product contents is the
Usually contents
page numbers and
use a masthead
issues covered in
which includes the
the magazine. This
magazine name
helps the reader
and the date of the
establish where
issue.
each story is.
NME have used a
list of the bands they There is usually
have used in the an information
issues. These are box at the bottom
usually the bands of the page with
that are of a certain addition
genre so they information.
appeal to the
audience.

5. Contents
My media product
I have challenged a
convention and
I have followed the included a message
convention of the from the editor. I
masthead at the top of have used a chatty/
the page along with the friendly language
date of the issue. This style to make my
helps the reader to readers feel involved.
establish that this is a
contents.
I also followed the This is my listings
convention of the of page numbers
information box at the and issue topics,
bottom, however I have similar to NME’s
included information about contents.
V festival rather than
magazine information.

6. Double page spread
Real media product
The large piece of
text starts with a
This magazine has
large letter to
used an image to fit a
highlight the
whole side of a page.
beginning of the
However they have
story/interview.
used a quote from
some of the small text
on the other side, and
placed in in large over
the image. This
attracts the reader to
this, which then
makes them want to As the text is large and
read more. could bore or complex
readers it has been
broken up by another
quote from the text placed
in a colourful box.

7. Double page spread
My media product
Again, I decided to
follow the
convention and
begin my text with a
large letter to show
I have followed the where it starts and
real magazine to make it look
convention and similar to the real
decided to use a style icon.
large image to cover
one side of my
double page spread. I didn’t challenge
I also chose to use a any conventions in
large quotation from my double page
my text to place over spread and used the
the image. quotation in a box to
separate my text.