AS - Media Studies

Talking about ways in which my media magazine develops and

challenges forms and conventions

Hana Ellis

Forms and conventions of a real published magazine

Having a short memorable title, keeps the same font in every issue, to make it unique and recognisable. This is really important as this is the thing that sells the mag

Keeping a consistent colour scheme throughout

Including a price and barcode, adds professionalism

Other comments which include what else is in the magazine

Main Headline, usually featured and connotes with who there is a picture of on the cover

Eye catching front image, connoting a similar theme with the style of magazine and colour scheme

Continuous text, font and style throughout

Using similar forms and conventions for my magazine

Price and barcode

Recognisable font, text and style in every issue

Eye catching and bold front photo, displaying who is featured in the magazine

Small pictures to display what else is in this issue

Comments and text related to the magazine

Continuous text font and style throughout

Slogan for the magazine

Having two bright banners that connote with the colour scheme help to break up the heavy brightness of the full length photo, also give the magazine a different edge to others

Forms and conventions of a published contents pageHeading contents, stating the

obvious, sometimes features the date and issue number as well, all depends on the type of magazine

Continuous font and colour scheme throughout which works well and blends with the mise en scene of the image

Bold central image, relates back to the genre of the magazine and also who would be featured in it

Headings subtitles help to organise the contents page into sections, however numbers do this just as well, it all depends on the style of magazine

Comments and script stating what's in the issue and where to find it

Editor and photographers names, give it more professionalism

Using similar conventions for my magazine

Title stating the obvious

Gift and prizes help induce readers

Eye catching and bold image, relating to the genre of the magazine and helping connote the theme and want for a particular audience

Similar colours and theme throughout to link it front the front page, similar font and styles throughout the page to make it look professional and fluent

Text curves around the image to create a really polished effect, it looks like its been well thought about to not spoil the image, I overlapped them a small bit to make the image blend more with the text

Page numbers or heading and subheadings is a key item for a contents page

Bold blocks of colour to help break up the bold background

Forms and conventions of a published double page spread

Quotes from the interview made bolder and bigger, when readers scan the page it will make them want to read it as they stand out from the page

Bold title, stating who the two pages feature

Interview or text set out in columns, a regular way out setting out text in a magazine, it keeps it neat and orderly.

Several relevant pictures of the band, they help connote the genre of the magazine and the layout of the pictures, where they are taken and how they are set out all play a big part in presenting the photos.

Certain language techniques are used to attract a certain type of reader, words and phrases like “need to know” persuasive language to get you to buy and read the magazine

Introduction to this article, really important as this sells the interview and the page and plays a big part in selling the magazine

Smaller subheading indicating what the page is about and what it features

Contains and extra features or a column with more information, it’s a good way of organising the magazine and breaking up the business of a page

Using similar forms and conventions for my double page spread

Writing gets set out in columns, following normal conventions of a double page spread

Introduction to the page, stating what is featured on it

Blatant title stating who the page is about

Several pictures featuring who the page is about, connotes the interview itself and links with the popular genre of the magazine

Line stating who wrote the article and who took and published the photos, this gives it a more professional feel to the magazine

Introduction to the magazine Similar fonts and colour schemes throughout the magazine