Evaluation 1 Final

1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? (i.e. of music magazines)

 I have changed/developed some of the elements in my magazine to go against the 'normal' conventions of music magazines. For example the colour scheme (green,blue,pink pastel colours) do not match typical red, white and black colours used in music magazines such as NME and Q. The placement of the text on the double page spread is also a developed layout, although it is still in columns on the page. In terms of the masthead on my magazine, it is most similar to that of Wonderland magazine. I wanted a bold masthead that wouldn't clash with the busy background on my cover. The band is looking directly into the camera and so is Lana Del Rey on the cover of Wonderland, both displaying a relaxed yet eye-catching glare. The extended mid-shot of my band show off their individual style and figures that could potentially contribute to the male gaze. Another similarity would be the colour scheme on these two covers, both have used pastel colours. However in my magazine I made the conscious decision of not having too much pink because the girl band have a more feisty side and aren't the stereotypical 'girl band', also it could put male buyers off the magazine.  My magazine cover is minimal. This could go against conventions due to some music magazines (kerrang) being very busy and full of cover-lines. On the other hand there are some magazines that do use this minimal approach such as Indie magazine.