In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real music magazines?

My magazine front cover includes a masthead

I have also added a slogan for my magazine

I have got sell linesMy front cover also consists of a barcode

I have a issue number

The cost of my magazine

Central image

Most pages will have a colour palette – a defined choice of colours to noticeable house-style/image.

My media product challenges forms and conventions of real music magazines by the use of mast heads, bar codes, layout, the front cover/contents and double page spread pictures. I have also got an issue number.

These all make a magazine as without a magazine will not be a magazine. People will disown your magazine and not one distributor will like to distribute your magazine.

There, my magazine reflects on real music magazine by the use of the forms and conventions which help make up a magazine.

My mast head

KizombaloveThe mast head usually at the top of the page. This logo will also create the

‘brand image’ of the magazine and will make it immediately noticeable for the magazines audience.

As you can see above, its an image of my mast head. This shows how I have used conventions of magazine. All magazine are obliged to have mast heads as this makes up a magazine.

Sell linesThese are the sell line I have decided to use.I believe these lines will attract my target audience because the sell lines are eye-catching, they seem like interesting stories that my target audience will love to read such as ‘romance’ and ‘future’ plans of one of their favourite artists.

Also, the ‘exclusive interview’ is very eye-catching along side the red background colour I have chosen to use.

Slogan

Majorities of magazines use a slogan. A slogan is used under the header to explain the magazine content or to make it stand out from its rivals.

A slogan for my music magazine is very important, I believe its one of the features that my audience will remember of my magazine.Its straight forward and I have shortened the word ‘magazine’ to just ‘mag’ to make my magazine slogan seem unique and it’s a flattery strategy that I have used in order to attract my target audience.

Barcode

I have placed a barcode on my music magazine as this is one of the things shops will need in order for them to scan my product.

I have used and developed real music magazine conventions as below I have compared a real music magazine to my magazine to show I have used and developed conventions of real music magazines.

Price and Issue number

As you can see for my magazine, I have put the price and the issue number. All magazines should have a price on their magazine front cover as this lets the buyer know how much the magazine will cost. This also shows the use of real music magazine in your magazine.

Date and webiste

I also have added a date on my contents page as this challenges forms and conventions of real music magazines.

A twitter account and a website included on my contents page.

House-style/imageAs you can see the colour red really stands out in magazine. This is use of conventions of realmagazines.I have used the colour red because I believe that you can many things with the colour red.

This is called house-style. It is important that my magazine has a colour pallet in order to attract my target audiences especially because my target audience are young. It will be nice for them to spot a bright magazine in the shop, and I believe the colour magazine will defiantly attract my target audiences as it’s a funky colour and it is not boring.

I have been inspired by the Q magazine.They have this house-style /image by using the colour red at all times.It really makes a magazine remember able.