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EvaluationQuestion 1
In what ways does your media product use,
develop or challenge forms and conventions
of real media products?
This is the front page of
my music magazine.
The main image of my music magazine is placed in the center of the page as it
is the main feature of the page. The subject of the image is holding a
guitar which will attract my target audience of musically-interested
young-adults. My subject is wearing an off-the-shoulder top, messy hair
and has eye-contact with the reader, which will, again, attract my target
audience as youths stereo-typically go through a rebellious phase.
Main Image
Selling Line
The selling line that I have used for my music magazine is a music-related quote from one of my featured bands
and will draw in my target audience. The word “lifestyle” is in capital letters and therefore stands out on the page and attracts the eye of my potential consumers and also highlights how passionate my featured bands are about
music.
Lead Article
My lead article ties-in with my main image as it shows text-image cohesion and both are large and centered on the page, this
will immediately attract my potential buyers as it provides a decent amount of information about the lead article of the
magazine.
Cover Lines
The cover lines of my music magazine are in a
variety of different colours and font sizes, this creates
a fun and disorganised feel, which will be
attractive to my rebellious target audience of young
adults.
The Left Third
The left third of my front cover contains a lot of information about the magazine and it’s contents. I feel that my left third develops usual magazine conventions as it includes an image as well as text. This is not a common factor of the left third
yet I feel that it works well here as it attracts a potential buyers gaze via
colour and shape.
For the house style of my magazine, as well as using the more plain colours of black, gray and white, I decided to use navy blue
and bright pink. This is not a usual convention of music magazines as they tend to use colours that are not gender-specific as not to
favour a particular gender. I have chosen these colours as they appeal directly to both males and females rather than not
directing a gender at all.
House Style
Price and Barcode
I have followed the usual music magazine convention by placing my
price and barcode at the bottom right corner of the front cover. This is done as it is most likely to be the
last place on the page that a potential buyer will look at.
MastheadThe masthead of my music magazine is centrally placed at the top of the
page as it is the first thing that I want my target audience to buy. The name ‘Bad Obsession’ would be attractive to my target audience as it has
negative connotations, which teenagers/ young adults are stereotypically linked with; the word ‘Obsession’ suggests that my music magazine is so
good that it is capable of becoming an obsession and I think that this would intrigue a potential buyer. My main image overlaps and covers part
of my masthead and, much like popular music magazines such as the Rolling Stone, this shows that the magazine is so well known that when the full masthead is not shown, the target audience still knows which magazine
it is.
Pull Quote
I decide to incorporate the pull quote “This is going to kill me” as it shows one of my
featured artists in crisis and the severity of the quote would interest my target audience thus making them more inclined to purchase
my magazine. My pull quote is typical of a music magazine as it is dramatic and
interesting.