Evaluation Question 1

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

Something very similar between my magazine cover and other magazines is that they used feminine colours like pink for example but also an attractive person on the cover. We have both put our artists in the hotspot which attracts the audiences eye at first glance which makes the magazine attractive to them as they first see the attractive person on the cover who is usually smiling in this genre of magazines which is pop music. I used a strapline advertising a chance to win a signed album of the artist on the cover and the magazines I analysed done the same thing but with posters instead. I had another strapline which was promoting celebrity gossip and they have done that too. We have stickers on the cover’s also which is there to tell the reader what this issue is all about but the sticker also pretty attractive too. There are many cover lines on my cover and there's too, this is to help persuade potential customers to buy it as something on the cover could interest them for example “ exclusive interviews “. The two magazines I analysed had mastheads that really stood out so when I made my magazine I made sure mine would stand out and it does as it’s a candy red colour with a turquoise glow and the background is the picture of the artist and the picture gives a light creamy colour.

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

The magazine contents pages I analysed were very much different to each other and I liked one more than the other. The top of the pops contents was designed in a clever and stylish way as they put the cover on the contents and highlighted cover lines with a page number. The we love pop magazine had their pages in separate colours. The we love pop had a photo of a star on there which I particularly didn’t like as it reminded me of the cover too much. My magazine has challenged the conventions used and instead of deciding to put the cover on I decided to go for a coloured candy red background with a light blue text for contents. In addition to that I added a picture of the cover artist as well as the page numbers for each of the cover lines but not in the same vain as the researched magazines.

In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? (Double Page Spread)

Both double page spreads I analysed were both from the Q magazine and they both focused on a pop sensation as one had Ellie Goulding and the other had Shakira. I liked the idea of having the double page based on a particular artist so I have opted for the same thing on my magazine too. Both double pages but a big picture of the star on side and the article on the other page with a little picture with the article. I thought that worked quite well however I’ve decided to do a article of the cover artist as the magazine that had “Ellie Goulding” on it worked very well so I wanted something similar to work well. I’ve also realised that the side that has the picture has a quotation in big text on their which is a small extract taken from the article itself, I like this and have used it in my double page spread. The picture of the star on both magazines I have analysed shows them being relaxed but also they look very attractive so I will do that as well. If I could do it again I would probably get another picture of the star which I would use and put it in a box with a caption next to the text.

Evaluation Question 2

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

The genre I have chosen is pop and which is coveted by teenage girls the most. The people who will want my magazine the most will probably be teenage girls as it is targeted at them. The main colour scheme I have used is candy red and light blue which I think works for teenage girls as the candy red is very feminine but also attractive and the blue goes well with it. The blue I have used is very light and quite turquoise which is more of a female colour rather than a man’s colour which is dark blue. Older women like more corporate colours so candy red and blue is worked better for teenage girls. Furthermore many of these teenage girls like a young attractive handsome man on the cover as they will be their favourite artist but also their celebrity crush so on my magazine I specifically put a handsome young man on the cover and I left the background of the actual picture which was a light creamy wall. This makes the artist look friendly, popular and attractive which is well received to teenage girls.