Evaluation: In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms + conventions of real media products

Annoyingly, I had made a powerpoint on this, but it was too large to upload to Slideshare, a website which allows you to share powerpoints. This means I'll just have to type it out.

Front Cover

I kept to many conventions of rock music magazines for my front cover, using colours to draw the readers attention, and having a direct mode of address with the audience. I used the image on the right as a style I wished to replicate, and I believe I stayed true to the style displayed.

Contents

For my contents page I tried to stay close to styles already used in rock magazines. I used highlighted areas to show different sections of the magazine, such as news and reviews. I also used images down one side of the page as previews of whats in the magazine, which is also done in actual magazines.

Double Page Spread

There are several different ways of doing a double page spread in rock magazines. Some magazines for one full page of writing and an image, others go for more writing and some for less. I decided to find a middle ground and have a page of writing and a page with a picture. I quite like the style I used and I feel it kept to the conventions of my music magazine genre.