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When developing my double page spread, i wanted to have a picture of the models playing musical instruments, for the images i used i was able to photograph them playing live, the image i used one of the models was looking at the camera and the other was not, in a lot of images used in music magazines

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columns

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writers note

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1st letter of article

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background image

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pug

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article

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Pull quote

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When developing my contents page, i decided that a simple layout like the 'Adele' one would be effective for me to use as it carries on the minimalist appearance i managed to achieve on my front cover, i also managed to carry on the house style established on my front cover too.

Conventions Used-

title (contents) Features Artists Names Date (January 2014) Pull quotes Images of Artists Main Story Review Subscription opportunity/ Advertisment Page Numbers

again all the conventions i decided to use in my product do not really challenge, they go along with the layout and techniques that other successful music magazines use to develop there product.

Again i further added to my house style by using the glow technique on the text and also using similar or the same text on my contents page.

On this page i wanted my band to not seem so serious as the first image implies, i wanted them to be seen as having a sense of humour too, so i got my models to to pose i a different way making them appeal to a younger audience.

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eye contact

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images (shot type- close up)

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main story line

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review

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page numbers

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features

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title (contents)

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Like the front cover above my product has all the necessary components and conventions needed to establish the correct layout to produce an effective front cover, I used two models to photograph for the front cover, i developed a clear and effective mastead in the top left of the page that stood out in order for the consumer to recognize the product. I also used, features and articles with pull quotes underneath, a pug that stands out and draws in the viewers attention. The title is clear and effective, and shows it is obvious who the main article will be about inside the magazine. A subtitle 'BIRMINGHAM'S ANSWER THE THE STONE ROSES' is used to show the quality, similarities and overall genre of what this particular band is like, drawing in a specific audience. I used a bar code and also put the price of the magazine at the top right too.

I used small filled circles to establish a small effect for the house style that i planned to use throughout my magazine pages, and further developed the house style using white lines to divide up and space out the page.
The darker image was chosern as it intwines with the name of the band 'shadowcast' Emphasising the 'shadow' part of the name

All of these conventions comply with and do not challenge conventions that are used in most magazines.

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My Products and how they, use develop and challenge coventions

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My Products and how they, use develop and challenge coventions

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When developing my products i looked at various different front covers, contents and double page spread in order to get the right style and layout for my own product

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pull quote

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sub heading

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title

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pug/ starbusts

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features/ articles

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masthead

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Conventions of  a music magazines
double page spread
•title (biggest text) •Pull quotes •Article •Images •House style, font styles, layout •Page number •Introduction to article •Pull quotes •Visual syntax •Drop shadow (On text) •Photo editing e.g. saturation, colour, Hue •What are the models doing in the image you’ve used Columns for article

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Conventions of  a music magazines
Contents Page.
•Masthead (possible)
Title e.g. Contents, Inside this week… •Features/ Articles •Artists Names •Continued House style •Pull Quotes •Main Headline Article •Review (possible) •Editors Note (possible) •Images of Artist, Eye Contact? Facial expression? Body Language? Page numbers

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Conventions of  a music magazines
Front cover.

There are many conventions that make up a front cover.
•Masthead •House style, Fonts Styles, layout, Colour (do they contrast or harmonise?) •Pub/starburst •Headlines •Coverlines •Features+Artcles •Pull quotes (used as a lure) •Visual Syntax •Stroke •Drop Shadow •Image Used, what are subjects doing? Eye Contact? Facial Expression? Price + Bar Code

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Question 1, In what ways do your media products use, develop or challenge the forms and conventions of real media products?

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Question 1, In what ways do your media products use, develop or challenge the forms and conventions of real media products?

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Rules and conventions

Are the elements that are included within a media text that allows an audience to recognise and make sense of it as a product within a specific form and genre. These can range from the simplicity of what text is used to draw in a specific audience to how an image is cropped and positioned to draw an audiences eyes to a specific  aspect of the product this is done through design, layout, composition and visual syntax. The Best media products rarely challenge conventions, they follow the rules and these are why they are more popular with mass audiences, conventions are there to draw in their respective audience and by doing what they know best are able to do this. They need to be there to establish a structure, to allow for things to be

easily read and accessed by the reader, all conventions  are used to contact their target audience and appeal to them aesthetically.
Recently  companies choose to twist these conventions or go against them completely trying to produce innovative and creative new styles or twists on effective tools and conventions used