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

2. My magazine Professional Magazine

3. The main image overlaps onto the masthead,
The tagline a little bit but not as much as you can still My masthead goes all the way across the
doesn't give read what the full title is. top of my magazine, a large, bold and
anything about the
unique font that is not used anywhere
story which will
else in the magazine. This is following the
intrigue readers
codes and conventions of music
and make them
magazines
want to buy the
magazine so they The issue date and number is
find out what the underneath the masthead and
story is about. out the way.
There is always one main image
on the front of the magazine and
The coverline is in a larger
the subject in the image is giving
more bolder font than
direct address to the audience to
the tag line. This is done
draw them in. The shot used for
to bring the attention to
my front cover is a mid shot.
the band names on the
coverline
This is the main story of my
magazine and is the largest
coverline on my magazine. It is in a
unique font like the masthead is
and this font is only used on this
coverline. The font is used to draw
The background of the the reader in
front of the magazine
should be plain and not
The barcode is usually in the
complicated like mine is.
bottom right hand corner, like on
The colour scheme i
professional front covers. The
have used is simple and
price of the magazine and the
effective and consisting
website of the magazine is also
of only 4 colours.
surrounding the barcode
A competition has been used to draw the
readers in, and to make it look like your
Buzz words such as: plus make the reader The list of bands here will entice getting more for what you paid for. The
feel like they are getting more for their people to buy my magazine incase competition will also entice people who
money or they are getting something that they like the bands and it also wouldn't normally buy the magazine to buy
no-one else has. shows good value for money it

4. Contents Page

5. My contents page. Professional contents page

6. The issue date and issue
number is also
The title of the contents
underneath the
page is also known as the
masthead, this has been
masthead, the text extends
put here so it is out the
half the way across the
way, yet easy to find for
contents page and stand out
a regular reader
to the reader.
The stories are broken
up into regulars and This is the main image on
features. This makes it the contents page and is a
easier for the reader larger feature story so has
to browse through the larger picture.
The articles inside this Subsidiary images are used and
magazine are grouped the page numbers are on the
according to what they image so people know where to
contain and are stuck under find the story.
headings. The heading are in The images are also used to
a different colour to the break up all the text that is on
stories and are in a larger the contents page and make it
font and stand out more, This look more appealing to the
has been done so the reader reader
can find what they are
looking for easier and by
breaking it down, it is easier
on the eye
This magazine contents page
usually has subscription
details on the bottom of the
page. This is to encourage the
The contents page has carried on the reader to buy it again, and tell
branding with the colour scheme, them about savings they can
and this reinforces the branding of The page numbers are in bold and in a make. This makes the reader
my magazine larger font than the coverlines. This is so more interested. This is a
It is also a simple and effective they stand out to the readers and make for feature of professional
colour scheme that catches peoples easy browsing. This is also a feature of magazines.
eyes and draws the reader in professional magazines.

7. Double Page Spread

8. Professional double page spread
My double page spread

9. The title should be The font of the title Drop quotes are used to
short and takes up the width highlight short and There is usually between 2
snappy,this is what of the double page snappy sentences from and 4 columns for the main The text for the article is in 9
mine is and most spread and is unique the interview. They are in article, my double page point and drop quotes from the
professional and only used on bold and standout to the spread has 3 columns article which may be exciting or
magazines have this double page reader. They are also in a however. funny will be in a larger font
this. spread. different colour to the and/or in bold, some
rest of the text. professional magazines have
point size 11 for the text
however mine wouldn't fit on.
The drop cap is In most magazines the
used at the start main image for the
of the article double page spread is
and stands out on the left page
to the reader. It however mine is on the
takes up four right because it didn't
lines and is in a look right on the left.
bolder font than
the rest of the This is what the band
article. are promoting by
doing the interview. In
this case it is the new
album they are
releasing and the tour
Credits are always that they are doing.
given to the writer
of the article and
to the
photographer who
All the page numbers are
took the images
in the bottom right hand
for the double
corner. This is common of
page spread. These The main image should dominate The article
magazines and it just
are situated here the double page spread and the should have an
The stand first is used to start off makes the number out of
so they are out the main image should give direct informal mode
the article and it is short and the way and not attention
way address to the reader however of address
supposed to intrigue the reader grabbing. It is however suited to the
into reading the rest of the story. this image doesn't have direct larger than the text of the target
My stanfirst is a question which address as it is taken at a gig and article and this is for audience.
should make the readers want to direct address was hard to people flicking through the
know more and so to read it. achieve. magazine.