Q1final
- 1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
- 2. Masthead Cover lines Price Barcode Website Main cover line Give always The layout of my magazine follows the typical convections. The cover lines and additional cover lines are placed in similar positions and the typography is also similar as it’s simple making it easy to read, like most of the typography on existing magazines I have raged the size and colour of words as some words will draw audiences attention more then others. The main cover line is also typical of most magazines as it’s the largest typography on the cover plus it’s positioned in the middle, however unlike others I've framed it with images of two swirls in order for it to shine out even more.
- 3. Comparing the front covers My mast head was inspired by ‘NME’ masthead because of the simple typography and the boldness of it. But overall it not stereotypical of most magazines as inside the title ‘Rabble’ I have incorporated images of skulls and bones inside the text to make it stand out. The skull and bone are also relatable images that rock fans can recognise. Other magazines tend to have a coloured background in order to make it stand out but I have used a glow because it emphasised the 3D effect therefore it stood out more.
- 4. compared to mine, existing magazines such as ‘Rolling Stone’ have more additional cover lines attracting the audience more as it suggests they have included more in their magazines. Some covers like ‘KERRANG!’ also include to photos to draw readers into the articles. I didn’t include many cover lines or images in my front page because I didn't want the attention diverted from the main artists. The positioning of my artists conforms to the main ideology of the main image of a rock band on the cover. However the artists I've subvert the stereotypes of a rock band. I’ve used a mixture of ethnicities for my band so that a large audience can relate to them; this is uncommon as most rock bands are white. For the main artist in the band I have used a female, to that she’s the main person in the band I have placed her in the middle. This subverts the stereotypical view of rock bands as males mostly take the lead.
- 5. Like most contents pages I used a lot photos in my contents page to get readers interested into the article as they would recognise the bands and artists. The main article is on ‘Cruel Creatures’ therefore I have made their image bigger then the others so that it’s the first thing the readers see. Most content pages also do this for their main articles as they are the ones that are the most interesting. However instead of photographing my band whilst working (which is what most photos on content pages show) I got them to look at the editors note in the hope that the readers would do the same because most people ignore this part of the contents page. The editors note and subscription deal is also a common convention used in content pages, that’s why I have incorporated them into mine. Content pages also make articles very easy to access I’ve also done this by placing numbers next to the articles, like most content pages I’ve also put the cover page next to the editors note so that readers can relate back to it. I used a range of articles like most contents pages do in order to make the readers think that their is a Varity of things to read about. Most rock contents page use props such as drums and guitars in there photos, I’ve done the same by using a guitar as rock audiences can identify with the instrument.
- 6. Dark colours – connote the genre rock. Stuck with the same colour scheme to create brand identity which is what most music magazines do through the magazine. Floating quote to interest people to read the article. Article written in rows Sub heading heading Image
- 7. So, Charlie are you getting married this summer or is that also a lie? Charlie: (with his hands covering his face) Well because I love this magazine so much am willing to give you an exclusive here it goes (bangs a drumming beat on the table) YES AM GETTING MARRIED THIS SUMMER! That is one of the few rumour that is in fact true. "Want to know the working title of the album?" he asked Kerrang! . "Well, I'm going to give it to you. I did this before and I got in trouble and I probably shouldn't tell you this, but the title as it stands is ... This Is War!" The topic in my article are similar as like existing articles do I’ve pushed my band to give an exclusive Actions made when interviewing are also written about in question and answer articles so that the reader feels like they’re watching the interview, it also makes the feel closer with the band/ artist. Unlike this article I’ve written my actions in brackets so the audience don’t misunderstand it for an answer. Like the ‘Kerrang!’ article I’ve also used hesitation as it’s used in most interviews to hook in the readers as it makes the information they’re giving out seem exclusive.