E M I L Y G A U N T

‘IN WHAT WAYS DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE, DEVELOP OF OR CHALLENGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL MEDIA PRODUCTS’

COMPARISONS TO MUSIC MAGAZINES

Masthead

Main Image

Artist/Celebrity

Cover Lines

Straplines

Rule of third

Barcode

Plug

Articles

These are the typical conventions

of a music magazine, this is what will make a

product successful by having these

form and conventions. I will use these in my

product to make

sure that I make a successful

magazine, which looks realistic and

professional.

COMPARISON

The MASTHEAD of the magazine is centred in the top third of the page. This is where most MASTHEADS are commonly located. The

MASTHEAD is clear and easy to see, the font has a stroke around it which makes the writing bolder.

Having the MASTHEAD laid out over the image and this is atypical convention of a magazine as images are either placed over or behind the MASTHEAD ,

both of these positions of the main images are readable , most magazine will use either of these positioning on their magazine, this shows how the artist is represented within the magazine and has a big impact on the audience. I decided that having the MASTHEAD in front of my magazine would

have more of an impact than if the main image was in front of the text, this is because I wanted the

image to be closed in because of the body language that the artist is giving off.

Placing the MAIN IMAGE in the centre third of the front cover is a typical convention of a magazine

and the placing of my image uses this conventions of a magazine, at first glance I felt that the

audience may feel like the image wasn’t related to an indie magazine, however in the centre third is

where the audience first looks this means that when they look to magazine this is the first thing

they will see. This is a medium shot which shows the top torso of

the body and it gives the reader a grasp of what the artist looks like. Most of the page is covered

with the artist Hayley Woods, I wanted it to cover this much because I want it to show how iconic the

artist. I got inspiration for this image of various magazine covers however I chose not to

specifically copy from one magazine but use ideas from many different indie ones to build on it.

I used cover lines down the side of the page this is a typical convention of a magazine however I used more that the average cover lines that are on a

normal front cover so this is where I challenge the conventions however I think it works well in the

layout as it all fits together nicely. The main COVER LINE is the “Hayley Woods..” I made this to a different colour and style than the masthead

because this is two conventions used in a music magazine. The cover line is over the artist and is in in bold, this is how the audience will recognise the

celebrity.Placing the BARCODE and the PRICE on the side of

the magazine, this is so the product can be recognised as a product that can be bought or sold.The price and barcode are out of the way in the top

corner, I have used the same colour as the masthead for the writing and then made the

barcode a reasonable size.

The PLUG that I used is situated at the bottom of the page this is a typical convention as the reader will look to the bottom of the page and notice this, it draws the eye in and is recognisable because of the name of the festival which is popular to indie

fans.I used the rule of third with my IMAGE and

MASTHEAD this is because I wanted it to be the first thing that the reader see’s when they pick up

the magazine.The colour scheme for the front is bright but it isn’t to overpowering, I think that it represents the indie genre and shows that I have tried to keep the indie

theme in my production processUsing the Stroke tool to make the text stand out

more then exaggerates the importance of it.

COMPARISON

HeadingHeading

Main Image

Placing the MAIN IMAGE in the centre third of the front cover is a typical convention of a magazine

and the placing of my image uses this conventions of a magazine, at first glance I felt that the

audience may feel like the image wasn’t related to an indie magazine, however in the centre third is

where the audience first looks this means that when they look to magazine this is the first thing

they will see. This is a medium shot which shows the top torso of

the body and it gives the reader a grasp of what the artist looks like. Most of the page is covered

with the artist Hayley Woods, I wanted it to cover this much because I want it to show how iconic the

artist. I got inspiration for this image of various magazine covers however I chose not to

specifically copy from one magazine but use ideas from many different indie ones to build on it.

I used cover lines down the side of the page this is a typical convention of a magazine however I used

more that the average cover lines that are on a normal front cover so this is where I challenge the conventions however I think it works well in the

layout as it all fits together nicely. The main COVER LINE is the “Hayley Woods..” I made this to a different colour and style than the masthead

because this is two conventions used in a music magazine. The cover line is over the artist and is in in bold, this is how the audience will recognise the

celebrity.

The PLUG that I used is situated at the bottom of the page this is a typical convention as the

reader will look to the bottom of the page and notice this, it draws the eye in and is

recognisable because of the name of the festival which is popular to indie fans.

I used the rule of third with my IMAGE and MASTHEAD this is because I wanted it to be the first thing that the reader see’s when they pick

up the magazine.The colour scheme for the front is bright but it isn’t to overpowering, I think that it represents the indie genre and shows that I have tried to

keep the indie theme in my production process