1. Progression within media…

2. Conventions…
My preliminary task is lacking many of the
conventions for appealing to my target audience
who are young students. A magazine for them
would normally consist of bright colours, bold
modern fonts that are typically in serif, lots of
photographs and a mode of address that is
relatable.
The only conventional feature of my magazine is
that I have used is the fact that there is more than
one photograph. The colours I used are bright but I
could of used others such as; yellow, orange, pick
and green. The image of the students however is
conventional too because they are the same age as
my target audience, their poses are conventional
because they’re happy and smiling.

3. Conventions…
After learning about a wide range of technologies and
conventions for a media magazine, especially indie, I have been
able to create my most recent product more successfully.
My new magazine is conventional for many reasons. The layout
is a lot more cluttered, I have used just the one image and a lot
more text which is what my target audience said they would
find appealing. I have stuck to using just three main colours;
red, white and black which are conventional for an indie rock
magazine. I have featured bands that would be appealing to my
target audience because they would be stereotypical. My font
style is bold and modern and is conventional for an indie
magazine, I have used sans serif font which is what my target
audience would find stereotypical and appealing.
My image is conventional for an indie magazine because it is in
black and white and the artists looks quite moody, however, it
probably would have been more conventional if a male was on
the front instead. My magazine name is ‘EXTREME’ which is
conventional because it is powerful and indie rock music can be
‘extreme’

4. Photography…
My photography wasn’t as good as it could have been
for my preliminary task because they were taken
quickly and I didn’t put much effort or consideration
into them. They are simple photographs but are
conventional because they are of students who are
the same age as my target audience so therefore my
magazine is more relatable and appealing.
They are happy and smiling in the images which is
conventional for a young persons magazine as it
would be appealing them.

5. Photography…
The photography on my improved front cover is
much more conventional for my target audience.
I only used one photograph but took several of them
before deciding on what one I wanted to use. The
image is conventional because it shows the artist
close up so it shows her melodramatic mood which
is also stereotypical.

6. Mise-en-scene…
The photographs used were taken in high key lighting
which makes it seem cheerful and happy which is
appealing and conventional. The people in the image
are also wearing school uniform which is also
conventional because it is a school magazine.
To improve this, I could of used males students and
students of different ages to appeal to even more
people.

7. Mise-en-scene…
I used a wider variety of mise-en-scene in my
recent product. The image is in white and black and
is low key lighting which is conventional because it
is moody, melodramatic and also powerful.
The clothing worn is fashionable and also quirky
which is quite stereotypical. The dark messy hair is
conventional and fits in with the indie genre.

8. Image editing…
I did not use any image editing at all for the
images used on my first magazine, apart from
cropping a small bit out of one of the images.

9. Image editing…
I used a couple of image editing techniques for
my most recent magazine. I edited the image on
Photoshop to get rid of the background so it was
just white instead, this made it look more
professional. I also turned the image black and
white to make it look more conventional and
appealing to my target audience and then
cropped some of the sides out so it was just an
image of the artist.

10. Layout…
This magazine follows the route of the eye which is
conventional, the smaller images are in the terminal
area, the masthead in the primary optical area and
then the main image right in the middle.
However, there is only one cover line on my whole
magazine which is not conventional for my target
audience or any magazine at all. To improve this I
would need to place some others around the edges
or at the top. I have used smaller images in the
layout though and this is a conventional feature.

11. Layout…
This layout is much more conventional than the other.
I have still vaguely used the route of the eye as the
masthead is bold and in the primary optical area, then
you look at the cover lines at the very top, the picture,
other cover lines and then the main cover story at the
bottom in the terminal area. It is a little bit cluttered
but this is conventional and is what my target
audience said they found appealing.

12. Font…
The fonts I used on this magazine are quite
boring and would not appeal to my target
audience at all. I used fontspace for the
masthead of my magazine, but it still isn’t a
very conventional , I could of used a more
young or fun font to be relatable to my target
audience. The font at the bottom is a bit too
powerful and to improve I should change this
to a more cheerful font to appeal to my target
audience. The font for the price of the
magazine is the most suitable one out of them
all.

13. Font…
I have used around four different fonts for my
current magazine, all of them from fontspace
apart from the issue number and price which
was a font from word because I only wanted
that to be small and minimalistic. I used a bold
powerful font for my masthead, this fits in
with ‘EXTREME’ which is the name of the
magazine but also makes it eye catching. The
other two fonts chosen contrast against each
other, one being more simple than the other
but both still appealing to my target audience
and being conventional for an indie rock
magazine.

14. Colours…
My colours used I used for the fonts are very
limited in my preliminary task as I only used
one colour. This colour is quite boring, not eye
catching and would not be appealing to my
target audience. The images are rather
colourful which is conventional but they could
be much better. I should of used colours such
as pinks, yellows and greens for my font
instead, this would make it more appealing to
my target audience and more conventional.

15. Colours…
My colours used for the text is much more
conventional on my music magazine. My house
style uses the colours; red, white and black,
which are conventional for indie rock and are also
the three main colours my target audience said
they would find appealing. These three colours
connote danger, power, strength and anger. The
image is in black and white so it is not all
colourful and cheery, this has made it more
suitable for the genre that I have chosen for my
magazine.

16. Contents page…
I had not thought through the colours on my contents page for
my preliminary task but judging from my front cover for the
school magazine, they probably wouldn’t of been very
conventional. However, the colours used on my contents page
for my current task are conventional and are the colours my
target audience said they found appealing. The layout for my
preliminary task is not conventional either, it should be a little
bit more cluttered and include more images, once doing
research into this I found what was conventional for my music
magazine and have insured that I chose an appropriate layout. It
isn’t easy to compare images and mise-en-scene between my
current task and the preliminary one as I didn’t actually take any
pictures due to the fact that it was a draft. But, I have learnt a
lot about imagery and mise-en-scene for an indie rock magazine
and have made sure that mine appeals so my target audience
and is conventional. I have used just the one image which is
conventional and the clothing and backgrounds are appealing
towards my target audience.