Front Cover

Pre lim front cover

Double Page Spread

Contents Page

Pre lim Contents

Evaluation

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

For my magazine, i have followed most conventions to make it look as real and authentic as possible, but i have also disregarded some to make my magazine as original as possible.

Masthead - This is my magazines masthead, it is strewn across the top of my magazine like regular mastheads. the colour scheme is blue and pink. the pink is a main colour in my colour scheme but i chose blue for it to be the first thing that stands out as nothing else on the page is dark blue. this instantly draws the readers attention to the magazine cover. it says "Pop issue!" which is the name of my magazine.

Barcode and price - On my magazine i display the barcode and price. this is a real life convention used by most magazines and can be appealing as if it is cheap then they will want to buy it.  

Slogan - For my magazine, i have decided to add in a slogan convention. this will make it more visually appealing as the slogan sums up my magazine in a few words.

Assessing my coursework

 I feel as though my magazine cover shares similar features with this other magazine cover which is labeled at a level 2. My magazine colours match to my target audience as they are bright and vibrant, and my layout is a lot better than the other magazine. i believe personally that my magazine is a level 3 due to these reasons.

conventions - Slogan

For my magazine, i have decided to use a slogan at the top of the magazine. i have decided that i want it to say "The Best Source For Current Pop Knowledge".

the slogan will help pull people towards the magazine, especially as it is at the very top of the page above the mast head. the slogan also sums up the magazine in one short sentence.

My slogan is below.

Conventions - Price

For my music magazine, i will use a range of conventions to make it look as professional as possible. the first i will be using is price.

 i have decided to put the price in the top left corner right next to the title of the magazine. it will be a totally different colour to my magazine colour, this is because i want it to contrast with the main colour, making it stand out more.

my price is £3 because it is aimed at middle to low class. this is the right amount of money to charge because its not too much and its aimed at a younger audience which may not have a lot of money.

This is my Price convention on my Magazine cover

Contents Page

For my Contents page i will use two photographs just like "Top Of The Pops" these will be on the contents page in my magazine. i decided on these two as i didn't use them on the cover photo or double page spread. it also looks on the first one as though he is on stage which i like.

my double page spread photo

for my double page spread, i have decided to go for the second photo. this is because i feel like it is the highest quality photograph and it looks like he has a lot of attitude in this image.

New Double Page Spread.

New Double Page Spread

I have decided that the image i have chosen for my Double page spread is too basic and is a lot like my cover photo. this means i am going to have to redo my double page spread. after thinking for a while i have decided that i want to have Jordan, My actor, on the floor with his legs pointed straight out, i want him to hold the guitar at an angle so it makes an L Shape so my photo bleeds onto the other page.

i want it kind of like this, except jordan will have his legs all the way out, and will be holding a guitar.

My Cover Photo

Cover photo

For my cover photo i am unsure of what photo to use. my favourite is the top photo because there is more light on his face than the second, and on the third i feel like the high camera angle gives him a weakened look. i'm going to use the top photo for the cover photo as i feel like it suits the front as he is facing forward and singing into a mic.

Time Management - Actor

Actor

today i decided that i want to use jordan lloyd for my shoot, i found him period 3 and asked him whether he would be able to. he agreed and we spoke about free lessons and times that are available. i am using him because he is a young teen and dresses trendy, meaning he would be the perfect model for this.

Time Management - Camera Angles

Camera Angles

i originally wanted the main cover camera angle to be from a low angle, as though to show power. but i have decided to go for a normal height, medium close up shot. this is because on the cover of most pop magazines there is a medium close up as shown.

Time Management - Costume

Costume

i spoke to jordan on the 8th of January about the clothes he would wear. i wanted it to be trendy so i went to Jordan's house with him to look at clothes he already had to avoid spending money. i wanted him to wear a white T-Shirt, with a black coat. he would also wear nice suit pants as that is quite fashionable right now. i want him to appeal to the pop genre audience. i wanted his look to almost mimic that of sam smith but without the Blazer.

Time Management - Props

Props

For my props i originally wanted a mic and stand. when i spoke to Mrs Moyner i arranged to have a mic and guitar ready for the 15th of January. i decided to do the shots without the mic stand, and just have Jordan holding the mic. this worked well because if i had the mic stand then the shots would have had to have been from further away, to fit the whole thing.

Time Management - Location

Location

I went around school on Thursday the 7th of january to look at locations for my photo shoot. i wanted to use a space where it will be easy to photo shop the back ground out, but i also wanted somewhere high up so i could get different kinds of shots. i decided to go to the school hall because it has these blocks for the shots. this was because they were high up. i got permission for it and decided on the days i would need it.