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

I have used a bold font across the top of my magazine for the masthead. This is conventional and most magazines do this as it gets the audiences attention

I have put my cover lines on the left hand side which is another conventional form. This is commonly used as when magazines are stacked in the shops you can only see the left hand side therefore it is important to have cover lines there that will make the readers want to buy the magazine.

The main cover line is in a larger font compared to the other cover lines. This makes it obvious to the reader what the main articles is about in this months issue. Furthermore the main cover line links to the main image on the front cover.

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

I decided to place the date and issue number above the masthead which challenges conventions as they are usually placed above the barcode.

I have decided to use a pug which gets the audience attention without distracting them from the masthead, image and main cover line which id more important. However not all magazines use pugs.

I have used a footer which is also conventional as it quickly summarises what will be in the magazine.

The main image is in a medium close up. Many magazines use a MCU shot so that you can see the persons facial expression.

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

The date and issue number is in the top right hand corner. This is a conventional form that I have used so that the reader knows whether it is a recent issue or not.

Each feature has a page number. This is a conventional form that most magazines use as it is then easy for the reader to locate whatever article they are looking for.

I have used more than one image on the contents page which is a convention that music magazines use.

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

Many contents pages have anchors to the photographs, as a further guide as to finding the page the reader is looking for.

It is also a convention of music magazines to have subheading to order the features and help the reader find what they are looking for.

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

The large letter in the background challenges conventions as usually the background for the article is plain so that it easy to read. However the large ‘S’ makes the page more interesting .

A conventional form is to put an anchor on the photo to give credit to the photographer.

It is conventional of magazines to use

columns for the article.

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

The title is in a larger and bold font which is a conventional form to get the readers attention.

A double page article is usually 50% text and 50% image. This balances the page out and makes it more manageable to read. This conventional form makes the article look more professional.

A pull quote is conventional as it intrigues the reader into reading the whole article. The quote is usually in bold and in a larger font to the rest of the article.