Evaluation Question 1

Question 1- What ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

Front cover
My front cover (left) is quite similar to those of actual music magazines NME and Q. The layout of my magazine is very similar to NME’s as I borrowed conventional methods such as the models are the same shot distance away from the camera and there are two models. The main sell line is also positioned in the same place just under the face of the two models. The quote under the main sell line on both my magazine and NME’s are in the same font and the sell lines look similar.














Masthead
The mast head of my magazine has been used in the same way as Q magazines’ as the title is positioned in front of the model hiding some of him/her. In contrast the title of NME Magazine is positioned behind the model and therefore some of it is hidden. My mast head is similar to NME’s as well though as they both have skylines.












Mise en Scene
The mise en scene is important to my magazine because it shows what the genre of my magazine is. For example the brick wall in the background of my contents picture shows that these artists are urban and come from a similar background to the readers. Other images in my magazine were taken In a studio, this was to give it a polished feel for a up close and personal interview.














Music genre and how my magazine suggests it
My magazine suggests its indie genre in many different ways including the models looks and costume because of the blank expressions and leathery dark clothes, the type of font because it is black and yellow and it is chosen carefully to match the genre of the magazine. But most of all it is the actual content that gives way the genre of the magazine as the bands mentioned are all bands that the indie genre would be interested in.

Layout
My magazine follows the conventional methods of existing magazines with a main sell line in the middle of the front page with sell lines either side of it. The contents page also has a basic layout as all the main articles and page numbers are listed down the left hand side with the main picture on the right. This applies to the double page spread as well with a picture covering the whole left side of the page and the article on the right with a small picture in the middle.

Contents page
My contents page follows the basic layout of every contents page because I found from my research that my audience prefer a basic contents page that is very easy to read and understand instead of a fancy over the top one which is overcrowded.

Costume and props
On the front cover of my magazine the two models are wearing leather jackets which helps show off the genre of the magazine which is indie or alternative. Similar to this is the NME and Q magazines as these models are also wearing dark clothing with Cheryl Cole wearing leather. The model on my contents is also wearing suitable clothing matched to my magazine with a white pullover and jeans giving a laid back, casual look.

People
The people modeling for my magazine are suitable because they have the correct look for the magazine for example hairstyle, clothing and make up for the girls. I told my models to purposefully not smile in the pictures to give off a moody vibe.

Title font and style
The font for the title of my magazine is suitable for the genre of my magazine because it looks gritty as if it was part of a wall. The wall also relates to my contents picture with the wall in the background. I used a different font for the exclamation mark from the rest of the title to make it stand out more as it is the unique part in my title.

Written content
I have written the interview so the artist being interviewed speaks slang so that the young readers of the magazine can relate with him., the interview covers the way in which the artist rose to fame, how he is dealing with his new fame, his aspirations and his upcoming album and single. This compares in many ways such as the layout to the article taken from Q magazine