Question 1In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and

conventions of real media products?

By Alix Kelly

Contents

• Conventions• Front Cover• Analysis of Front Cover• Contents Page• Analysis of Contents • Double Page• Analysis of Double Page

ConventionsMy magazine uses the typical conventions of a

masthead, image, cover lines and a model credit. Inside on the double page spread there is a masthead, kicker

and images. These have all been adapted from the likes of magazines such as Q and Vibe and Mixmag

magazine.

Front cover

For my front cover, I have followed the likes of Q magazine and placed the masthead in the top left corner. The name of the magazine ‘REMIX’ is linking to the type of pop/ dance music genre is focuses on. This is like VIBE who focuses on pop/RnB. This is the optical area where the audience is likely to look first. Then the image is centered in the middle of the page and their direct address to the camera is similar to the music magazine such as Q and Vibe. The portrait image shows more of the artist like the cover featuring Eminem on Vibe. The photo manipulation has been changed so the lighting is higher key and creating a shadow like the image of LMFAO on the band image analysis. The colour scheme of my magazine is purple, black, white and silver. This creates an effective contrast like the colour scheme of Q where they have used black white and red.

Masthead and Date

Main image

Cover lines

Model Credit

Main Cover lines

Contents Page

My contents page uses the same house style as typical music magazine which helps it to look professional. I have used a larger image for the main artist that the double page spread is based on. This is similar to Q magazine that uses a main image placed on the right of the page. I have also used other images of different artists. This challenges the conventions of the magazines I have looked at as they haven’t used more than two. I have also put in an editor’s note which is sometimes used in Q magazine, this helps draw the audience in because it makes it more personal and directs the magazine at the audience. I have also placed the features on the left hand side of the page and used a similar house style to keep the magazine up to a high standard. This is manipulated from the Q magazine. As it is a music magazine, the props used in some of the images include a guitar and keyboard which is like the smaller images of the Q magazine contents page.

Masthead

Main Features

Cover Lines

Main Image

Editors Note

Double Page Spread

In my double page spread, the image is placed on the left page like the lady gaga article in Q magazine. This has been manipulated so that the image is high key to stick with the genre of the magazine. This is similar to the Nikki Minaj article in Nylon magazine. However my masthead is placed over the two pages to try and make it stand out to the audience. I have still used the same house style on the double page spread as I have on the contents page. The language I have used for the interview is happy and vibrant to link to the genre and the excitement of the magazine. I have done my text in a conversational context where the artist speech is written as it was said in the magazine. This is similar to the Nikki Minaj interview in the Nylon magazine. I have used a pull quote and a smaller image in the column to make it seem more interesting and eye catching.

Masthead

KickerMain Masthead

Pull Quote

Text

Other Image