In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
Immedietly by looking at my magazine pieces they do fit well into the conventional idea of music magazines. I tried to aim for a more conventional look as when I did a survey on what my target audience wanted they suggested something 'similar' to magazines already available on the market and a sense of a house style which is familiar.
However, when looking deeper into my products I did realise that I challenge the forms and conventions of media products firstly by my main image. Although I think the image works well with my overall look of my magazine it doesn't necessarily conform with the generic style of images as it is not a simple front facing mid shot so it in some way does present a challenge to an extent.
Adding to this, I personally think my contents page challenges the conventional look of a music magazine when comparing them to magazines such as Q and NME. I decided to make a whole image the background with simplistic features including the font used. Although this is not conventional of a stereotypical contents page I think it does work successfully and gives a more relaxed feel. I wanted to keep the over all look of my magazine very simplistic and simple as the indie industry mirrors this so although I did challenge the generic forms I think it still worked successfully and help give more depth to the genre.
My double page doesn't not challenge the 'normal' conventions of a professional one as I thought it was important to not go over board with originality as as I said earlier my audience preferred a familiar feeling product. I used columns within my article as well as the layout of having a picture of one side and the article on another which is in almost all magazine double page spreads.
To conclude, my media product did challenge the stereotypical forms of music magazines but without going over the top and loosing the overall look of a magazine.
Adding to this, I personally think my contents page challenges the conventional look of a music magazine when comparing them to magazines such as Q and NME. I decided to make a whole image the background with simplistic features including the font used. Although this is not conventional of a stereotypical contents page I think it does work successfully and gives a more relaxed feel. I wanted to keep the over all look of my magazine very simplistic and simple as the indie industry mirrors this so although I did challenge the generic forms I think it still worked successfully and help give more depth to the genre.
My double page doesn't not challenge the 'normal' conventions of a professional one as I thought it was important to not go over board with originality as as I said earlier my audience preferred a familiar feeling product. I used columns within my article as well as the layout of having a picture of one side and the article on another which is in almost all magazine double page spreads.
To conclude, my media product did challenge the stereotypical forms of music magazines but without going over the top and loosing the overall look of a magazine.
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