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

Big mastheads

Direct address

Both have a barcode

Minimum of 4 coverlines and sublines.

Main sublines

Orange, blue, black and white are main colours, similar to NME.

Both are mid-shots.

From what my target audience wanted, and from my questionnaire, I feel I have created a very realistic music magazine that is extremely similar to NME.

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

Masthead, and magazine logo.

Main subsidiary image, both giving direct address.

Features column is along the left hand side.

Both regulars columns are under the features.

Coverline is always bolder than their subline.

Colours are black, white and go with the indie genre.

I’ve included a subscribe section.

My contents page looks professional and follows codes and conventions of real contents pages.

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

Drop capitals.

Image is on left side of the double page, and bleeds onto the next.

Images are informal, and do not give direct address.

Masthead.

Both articles have columns.

Similar text font, and size.

I have included two drop quotes to represent a real, professional music magazine.

Both images have dark, interesting colours.