Question 1

In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge

forms and conventions of real media products?

Use

I am going to talk about the techniques I have picked up from other magazines such as colour

scheme, layout, images, fronts,positioning, reputation

Use

Colour SchemeThe colour scheme

is similar to this John Lennon special

Q magazine with the gold border, the gold representation a stereotypes view

of winner and success which also draws people into

your magazine focusing on the main part of the

front cover, such as the text which may draw people into the magazine and

the headline image

Front Cover

The Positioning and layout of the things on

the front cover is important because within

the front cover looking great who would buy your magazine, the front cover sets the tone for the rest of the magazine, such as

my inspiration I have used the same shot type the close up showing the facial expression of the featured artist and the reader connecting with

the artist. Also the positioning of the text

around the artist such as other artist within the

magazine can be key to getting readers

Use

Positioning

Front Cover

UseImage

The image is key for gaining reader I

picked the close up shot was a great

shot to use the eyes of the chosen artist connecting with the reader and also the personality is shown

well through this type of photo.

Another reason this photo shot is great is for right in your face when you look

at the magazine

Front Cover

Use

Colour Scheme

Colour Scheme as you can see in the two

images are the same border and the colours

such as the black photo’s and text and also the advert being

the same colour as the logo and my featured

artist top. Colour Scheme is a great way

to connect the magazine pages

together and give the magazine and success

and slick feel about the magazine

Contents Page

Use

Positioning

Positioning you got position to draw the page together, I seen

the techniques used of the picture of one side and the text around it on another magazine

and liked the look of it so, I adopted it to suit

my magazine and drawn into together, NME

contents page is similar to mine with similar

photo’s and text draw people in like I think I

have achieved

Contents Page

Use

Image

The Images I used I think were a great way to drawing people into my magazine, showing and range of artist and

events without this images the contents page would not be

appealing and also the magazine would be

really boring and the contents page from

NME is good because it has a great layout so

you can see everything on the page, my

contents has an advert from subscribing to the

magazine which is a great way to get more

people subscribing

Contents Page

Use Double Page Spread Colour Scheme

The Colour Scheme stays the same with the gold being show in the advert for his

local gig and also the basic colour of black and white

within the page still and in the article. The white text

and black background comes together well and also the

gold keeping with the border and theme and also the

advert for next weeks issue is a colourful background

showing being different from any background showing that you had a new and updated to

date issue every month

Double Page Spread

Use

Positioning

The Positioning of the images is key for drawing in people into the magazine and also the text

because if you see a double page spread with too much text on it, will just draw people away from the page and just skip the page

but with the right amount of text and images and also a range of colour in the right positioning is key, without the right position

you may gain the impression of successful, otherwise you will

gain the impression being boring and lazy layout

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Image Double Page

Spread

The image is a great way to draw people into the double page spread, the reader would be the first

thing they seen is the title and the images so if the images don't link together it will seem

unsuccessful and lazy and also linking the

photo together brings the whole page

together as a whole

Develop Colour Scheme

The main I developed within my magazine

was the colour scheme with the gold colour scheme staying the

same through out on my front cover,

content page and double page spread this is a great way to

link the pages together and giving out the

same expression, the gold giving a strong

expression of successful and winner

Develop Images

I developed my image from my inspiration with

the front cover image being in black and white because the Jon Lennon

on the Q featured in dead unlike my

magazine genre being now upcoming artists and up to date that is why I kept my image

basic colour’s, linking to my magazine name (Fresh) and genre.

Challenge

The Challenge was my whole magazine in

general being the genre of the

magazine which is upcoming and up

to date music which no other does or even

attempt a whole magazine like

mine that is why, this is my

challenge, I think overall my

magazine is successful and the best I could make

it.