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

2. Regarding my magazine, it is clear to see how it develops real media
conventions concerning the layout and the theme of the my magazine
cover. The theme of the film is a UK drama based in an urban area.
However, finding a magazine that incorporates the same type of style as
that and also manages to look respectable, was extremely difficult.

3. Usually the type of film with my theme would not incorporate the type of magazine I created, if
any magazine. Many of the films that we looked for inspiration in the making of our film, did not
have the budget to feature in other magazines, which made it hard to find inspiration whilst
making the film. However, the inspiration that I found was in fact very helpful and I did take
aspects of it whilst making my magazine cover.
To back my research I used Total Films as a guide. I tried to use their
magazine to help me in the making of my own, there were some
particular things that appealed to me when seeing their magazines.
One was the way they had the 'total' in the middle of the 'film', that is
something I would like to put in the front cover of my magazine. Also
they had one or some of the characters that were featuring in the film
in the cover of their magazine. I think using that would also be
something good to add in my magazine. They also make the picture
relate to the film in other ways such as the girl dressed as a
cheerleader has something to do with the film. The have colour
themes that help the magazine attract people, through the colours it
is easy to read what kind of film it will be, this film is going to be
something more happy and joyful. I particularly like the magazine
layout because it makes the magazine presentable and doesn't ruin
the magazine theme.

4. This particular magazine is what I preferred because of how
the model is not in the centre of the front cover, but is on the
side, but that does not take the focus from them, it makes the
magazine more subtle and less extravagant and will still
attract people to it. The colour theme on the magazine gives
away what the film is about, the green shows that it is in a
natural place, and I like the way the magazine is so much
easier to read. Overall, I wanted to incorporate this type of
design and layout into my magazine. So instead of using a
green layout, I used blue. For the reason that, I feel that the
colour blue signifies a lot that relates to my film. Blue gives a
feeling of distance which we try to portray on our trailer. This
is a good way to understand what kind of trailer we created,
and what may go on in the film – ‘it allows us to look beyond
and increase our perspective outward. It contains a cool
vibration that is helpful to communication’.
When the model is at the side of the magazine, I feel that it
shows how powerful they are, it makes them the centre of the
magazine, without them needing to be in the centre. It is also
more convenient to place other things on the side.

5. The main UK film magazines were Empire and
Studio. The common theme in these magazines
were that they all had a main character featuring in
the main as the cover of the magazine. This is a
good marketing tool as it draws people to want to
buy the magazine. Especially if it was a character
that they recognised. So what I decided to do was
to use the main character in my film and to put
them AS the front page of my magazine.
I wanted to present my character as being someone
that is so extremely glamorous and very known in
the acting world. Just like they did in Empire
magazine and Studio magazine. To do this I dressed
her adequately and fashionably because I knew that
is what would draw readers to want to buy the
magazine.
Something else that I used in the making of my
magazine, was the film title. One of the most
common film magazines in the world Is total film. I
wanted to use this name for my magazine to make
it more recognised, as the name of the magazine is
a great marketing tool.

6. However, the ways in which I challenged real media was with the choice of clothing that my
model wears o the front cover. There were not many examples to go by when looking for a
magazine of my film genre, so I had to improvise. I wanted my model to look glamorous, so I
looked at different glamorous models and actors. I wanted to incorporate something unique into
my magazine that speaks the message of the film. I researched various film actress photography
to see what unique things they do to their artists. I found a photograph which I extremely liked. It
showed how glamorous and famous the actresses were just through what they were wearing. This
idea was extremely appealing to me, and I used it in my making of the magazine

7. The pictures I found that stood out to me, were of women models and actors being
clothed in newspaper. This somehow denotes how famous they are. We wanted our
film magazine to be unique as possible and to stand out, so I made a piece of clothing
for my model out of newspaper. This demonstrates how we challenged real media
conventions as it is unexpected that someone that features in the type of trailer we
created would be clothed this way.

8. This was my final magazine cover, I
was really pleased with the
outcome as a lot of the things were
thought through like the use of
using the image on the side that
would advertise the film as well as
attract people to go and see it, also
the fact that my model was also
featured in the film made it better
because the inside of the magazine
supposedly would have an
interview from her. I made the
picture look glamorous because I
wanted it to be evident that she
was a rich famous holly wood
actress, and she is coming to act in
the typical modern day film.
Final Magazine