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

Mast head.

Bar code.

Main image

Date, issue number and price.

Consistent colours Main cover line.

Cover lines.

Rule of thirds

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

Like the red magazine I use one main image, with my model being shown from the waist up, also known as a medium shot. I had the model looking straight down the camera this causes direct address with the audience, I did this as it fits in with the codes and conventions so I did not challenge them. Also like the red magazine I put the mast head in the left hand corner I did this because it will be easily visible when being displayed. As well as this I used a continuous colour scheme just like red does. I did this to help create a brand. But unlike red I kept my cover lines minimal because I did not want to bring away too much attention from the picture. I also used the same font ‘impact’ throughout this kept in with the theme of my magazine, this kept in with the codes and conventions. I included the date, issue number and bar code these are all essentials for a magazine so I had to follow convention is this way. I used puffs which red didn’t, they are challenging conventions. They stand out, this will make my magazine more appealing.

Contents title

Main images.

Page reference

Colour scheme.

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

Like the Marie Clare magazine I used rule of thirds this is the conventional way to set out a magazine contents page so I stuck to convention. Again I used the same font ‘impact’ so it would fit in with my house style. I used appropriate images that related to my page references. I used the same colour scheme on the contents page (just as Marie Clare does) this makes it look neater and is useful for branding. To make my writing stand out I used a bold black colour for my page references. As well as this is used a background picture, this includes a medium shot of my model, this easily shows that my cover page and my contents page are linked, because they show the same model.