Evaluation question one
- 1. Evaluation 1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
- 2. Answer: • I strongly believe that my media product uses forms and conventions of real-life media products, such through: text alignment, page layout & font styles. Emphasising an appearance that appears simplistic yet effective, created by the conformity of the conventions and the way a real magazine would work; in turn, I believe my music magazine looks like a real magazine. Yet I additionally think that my media product also develops forms and conventions of real-life media products. Such through the colouring of the magazine, I decided to use a toned-down red as in comparison to the full opacity red it was more suitable, additional to the factor that the full opacity red appeared harsh and attacking when placed on the cover, extracting attention onto the colour rather than having the focus on the picture and the connotations within that. I also believe that my media products challenge real magazine conventions. I think I have shown this in the arrangement of my product, as the layout of the double page spread exhibits a slight subversion to conventions, as I have placed a quotation above the headline and name of the artist. This would not be seen within conventional magazines as it can be seen as a distraction, drawing attention away from the headline or artist themselves. I did take this into consideration, however I felt that the placement of the quotation was justified enough to be accepted against the conventions.