Preliminary Task

AS LEVEL MEDIA STUDIESUNIT G321

Shamas Ali

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

Masthead

Barcode

Similarities

Cover lines

MainImage

Coloured background and similar colours are used for fonts (black, white and red)

Logo

Differences

The student I have chosen appears to be posing, crossed arms with a smile. He is also looking away giving an effect he is aiming for something whereas Trey Songz has a mean look on his face and is flexing off his body.

The title I have used is not as big as the title ‘VIBE’ have used, I have also used a sub heading however ‘VIBE’ has not.

Although the backgrounds are both coloured, I have used the back of an office to create a more student feel. ‘VIBE’ has used a mosaic black background, this draws more focus to Trey Songz thus drawing in the intended audience even more.

‘VIBE’ has a picture of the previous magazine on the front.

Similarities

Use of pictures

Pages both go up in 2

Main title

Differences

Different shapes for pictures used, I chose different shapes to provide variety.

Advertisement used to get people to subscribe.

‘Half Court’ have a plain white background whereas I have a grey one, I chose this as it makes the text stand out and look clear.

The colours I have used for the title make it stand out and give it a retro feel, however ‘Half Court’ have gone with straight black.