Evaluation Q1

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

My front cover had to stand out in my opinion and I feel that I done a good job in doing this by using a very stand out house style of gold, black, red and white.I am confident with the outcome of my front cover as it actually resembles a real magazine in my opinion. I feel that it is clear and understandable. It is also very relevant to magazines that i have looked at such as NME as it uses a very similar house style. I am also very happy with the images i used as they follow a stereotypical rock artist. My content page is my weakest page in my opinion I feel that it doesn’t show enough relevance to other rock magazines and doesn’t have a strong house style to make it look professional.It lacks depth and individuality making it look extremely plain and bland. My double page spread is very relevant to Q magazine. By using one large image on one side and text on the other it gives the audience a clear separation when reading. My red house style is also relevant to Q magazine and the images relate to the text well. I feel that on the contents page and double page spread I should’ve used a more unique and interesting background and this is my main flaw of my magazines that makes it look unprofessional and not relate to other rock magazines. By using a more unique and interesting house style on these pages i feel that it would really improve the magazine as a whole.

You can see here how i have used NME as a guideline for my front cover. I feel that NME uses a strong house style to allow it to stand out against others in stores. I have used a similar technique by using the golden house style and red and black details. I feel that the black and white image really adds to the magazine making it even more unique as it reflects well with the gold. The brick wall suggests how the genre could be gritty and rebellious. By using one large image on my cover and large heading and masthead you can see the similarities between my and NME magazine. You can also see from my previous draft for my front cover how a more unique and interesting house style allows it to stand out and look more professional.

You can see my progression throughout making my double page spread and how my knowledge of music magazines and there standards has changed. I now know what the expectations are when creating a music magazine and how i can alter my magazine to suit the genre. you can see how my photoshop and manipulation skills have changed to ensure that my images represent the genre. On my original double page spread it was extremely basic, using little text and simple images. I have followed a stronger house style for my double page now using a colour scheme and sub headings to make it more stylish and clear. The clothing also shows a clearer representation of the rock genre giving a more professional outlook.

Finally you can see how i have created a more intriguing and professional contents page to help relate to the rock genre. The subheadings and house style relate a lot towards NME and how they present there contents pages. By using one strong image i feel that it relied on having a good house style which i feel i do. NME was the key inspiration throughout my contents page and i feel that it matches well together. My magazine uses a similar layout to ensure the professional look and to be able to relate to NME.