Evaluation question 1

1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or

challenge forms and conventions of media products?
In my opinion I have both challenged and followed the codes and conventions
that remain the norm in Rock magazines. I have challenged the stereotypical
ways of Rock magazines by choosing specific models. I have used a female
on my cover page and I have also used a black male in my contents page.
This challenges the codes and conventions as typically only white males
appear inside these magazines. When researching different types of rock
magazines I found out that there is a lack of diversity as there isn't a variety
of gender or ethnicity included in these magazines. I have subverted these
stereotypes by using a variety of ethnicities and gender. On the other hand I
have remained inside the normal conventions of rock magazines by keeping
my main model as a white male and making the majority of my models male
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and
conventions of media products?
Masthead
SIMILARITIES Reoccurring size
colours

Direct
addres
s

Main
image

Cover lines

Issue
type &
date

Both follow Anchora

Both give
rule of Tagline Barcode ge
information
thirds
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and
conventions of media products? DIFFERENCES Different
Model is not amount of
overlapping Different models on
the capitalised letters the front
Masthead. in the Masthead. cover. Tag line

Colours
Different are muted
Social facial in this
media is expression magazine
included s compared
in my to mine.
magazine
. Medium-
long shot/ This main
medium image
shot, takes up
differences the
in model majority of
the
backgroun
d space

Gives a Different body

example of the language
Different
font genre on the
styles front cover
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and
conventions of media products? COMPARE
Follows rule of
Different thirds on both,
completed Trademark logo
My completed capitalised letters
version has direct in the Masthead. version is more
address. spread out.

The
Draft has colour
a puff on scheme
it. has
remained
Difference the same
of model throughou
shot. One t each.
is a The cover
medium lines
and the remain
other is a mostly low
long shot on the
showing magazine.
the whole
body

They both have Different body

Similar barcodes but language
font they're on opposite
styles. sides.
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and
conventions of media products?
How I followed the codes and
conventions usually seen on a
magazine cover.
Both my Magazine and Kerrang's have several
similarities in both. My magazine cover contains a
large masthead, this is to make my magazine easily
seen on a shop shelf, I did this as Kerrangs main
selling point is their masthead as their magazine is
very popular audiences like to just grab the latest
issue. Kerrang uses three colours creating a colour
scheme throughout the front cover, as did I. I did
this as this follows the Codes and Conventions of a
rock magazine, mainly using red, yellow and black. Words in red
Coincidently my barcode is arranged in the same Codes and
place as the other magazine, this makes sure that Conventions used
the barcode does not cover any important
information. I followed the rules another way by
adding cover lines that overlap my main image, this
makes them stand out more also shown on the
Kerrang magazine. Both my model and Kerrangs
models have direct address to the audience, this
makes the reader more involved with the making of
this magazine, allowing them to know that they are
the target audience. Simple things like the date and
issue number are also norms in both magazine
covers, this proves how long the magazine has been
produced for and how long you have been
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and
conventions of media products?
How I challenged the codes and
conventions usually seen on a
magazine cover.
I have challenged the Codes and Conventions in
my magazine as the other magazines certain
stereotypical technical codes that I dont include
in my magazine. Firstly the Kerrang magazine
has a tag line which appears below the main
cover line, the tagline is used to highlight a piece
of information in the magazine. The magazine
that I am comparing my one to has a different
shot composition on the front cover. Another way
I challenge the codes and conventions is through Words in red Codes and
my magazine performing a medium shot Conventions used
whereas the Kerrang magazine displays a
medium- long shot model image on the main
cover page. Kerrang does this as they have more
models than what are shown on my magazine.
Although their are specific colour schemes shown
on both magazine, my magazine shows brighter
colours as the Kerrang colours are a lot darker
and muted, connoting a rock genre. Our models
have different body languages also different
facial expressions. The first issue of my
magazine has social media links on the front
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and
conventions of media products?
SIMILARITIES Both show the
Subheadings.
audience that
it is a cover
page.

Page
numbers

Both
hold
props .

Same
style
fonts.

Both have no direct

address and are Secondary
looking at something Main images.
other than the images
audience.
 In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and
conventions of media products?
DIFFERENCES Kerrang Main image is
doesn't different sizes.
contain the
masthead
name in the
contents page.

Colour Editorial.
scheme
is
different
.

Kerrang uses
Description medium shot and
about Picture. my magazine
uses medium-
long shot.
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and
conventions of media products? COMPARE
Same fonts.
Trademark logo

Boxed
subheadings.

The
Draft has colour
no scheme
Masthead has
on it. remained
the same
Subheadin throughou
gs have t each.
The cover
description
lines
.
remain
mostly low
on the
magazine.

Images
appear in Subheadings in
different No pages added yellow.
places. onto the picture.
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and
conventions of media products?
How I followed the codes and
conventions usually seen on a
magazine cover.
Both mine and Kerrang magazines have
similar codes and conventions on the contents
page. Kerrang has subheadings to show the
audience the key points that the magazine
will focus on, similarly Distortion also has
subheadings. My magazine is also very alike
to the Kerrang one as they both have clear
page numbers displayed to help determine
what information is on what page. You could Words in red Codes and
also say that my contents page is set out Conventions used
similarly to the other one as my main image is
on one side of the page as the information is
on the opposite side. Both models on both
magazines show no direct address, this may
be because the front cover had a direct
address toward the audience, creating variety
I the magazine. The fonts that have been used
on both magazines stay consistent through
the contents page, this is another similarity on
the contents page. This choice was made due
to the front page including multiple different
fonts, using the same font on the contents
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and
conventions of media products?
How I challenged the codes and
conventions usually seen on a
magazine cover.
On my contents page I have included a
description on my main picture to give
information on the image whereas Kerrang
have not done this. Kerrang's rock magazine
includes an editorial, in contrast mine includes
another image instead. My masthead appears
on my contents page and is the same size that
is it on the front page. Kerrangs mag contains
Words in red Codes and
no sign of the fact that it is their contents page.
Another difference between my magazine and Conventions used
Kerrang includes colour scheme. The colour
scheme on Distortion contains the exact same
colours shown on the front cover, whereas
Kerrang use only yellow and black, removing
the colour red when progressing into the
contents page information. Finally the main
image shots are different , the Kerrang image is
a closer picture compared to the Distortion
picture. These are the differences in the two
magazine contents pages and their codes and
conventions.
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and
conventions of media products?
SIMILARITIES Reoccurring
colours

Direct
addres
s
Drop cap.

Both have
headline.

Question and
answer.

Picture Both
credit. have no
Stan first. pull
quote.
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and
conventions of media products?
SIMILARITIES
Different
amount of
models.

No by-line.

Shots are different.

Kerrang has a medium
shot, I have a long shot.
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and
conventions of media products?
SIMILARITIES Reoccurring
colours

Same
amount of
models.
No drop
cap. No picture
caption or
by line.

Both have
headline.

Doesn't state
what type of
article it will
be.
No Both
picture have no
credit.
Stan first. pull
quote.
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and
conventions of media products?
How I followed the codes and
conventions usually seen on a
magazine cover.
Both mine and Kerrang magazines have
similar codes and conventions on the double
page spread. Kerrang yet again has
reoccurring colours throughout the double
page spread, as does Distortion, this keeps
something consistent in the magazines
helping to sell more products. Stereotypically
the majority of magazines in general have a
drop cap at the beginning of the article, Words in red Codes and
usually in the Stan first which we both also Conventions used
have. Both mine and Kerrang magazines have
not subverted this stereotype. Headlines in
another technique I have used to copy the
Kerrang magazine. All models on both
magazines show direct address, I have also
copied this magazine in that way as I feel like
it engages the audience. Picture credit has
been stated in both magazine double page
spreads, this gives the audience the
information of who took the picture/s. Another
similarity between the Distortion magazine
and the Kerrang magazine is that we both
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and
conventions of media products?
How I challenged the codes and
conventions usually seen on a
magazine cover.
On my double page spread I have included a
few elements that the Kerrang magazine did
not. I added a by-line into my magazine as it
shows who actually wrote the article, Kerrang
did not do this. Our magazines have a different
choice of shot sizes on the double page spread.
Kerrang have used a medium shot as I have
used a long shot. Kerrang may have added a
medium shot to display the artists to closer to Words in red Codes and
the audience. I used a long shot as I wanted the Conventions used
audience to see what the models are wearing
and what props they're using. Finally our
magazines have a different amount of models
in each. These are the differences in the two
magazine double page spreads and their codes
and conventions.
 Evaluation question 5

5. how did you attract your audience?

I will be focusing on 4 codes and conventions in each my front cover,
contents page and my double page spread. These will include why I have
used them in a certain why to help attract my target audience.
Font- The different types of font used on the front Masthead- I have
cover mix up the information into sections, this created a bold and
doesn't allow the audience to get bored as they relatable masthead. This
dont have to feel as though they're reading long masthead relates to the
facts on their first glance of the magazine. This is rock genre as
also a good thing to do one front page as the rest Distortion may
of the magazine remains the same kind of font. describe the way rock
Colour scheme- I think music is trying to warp
that the colours I have boring music, into
chosen on my front music suitable for the
cover will attract an rock genre. Distorted
audience. Yellow, red sound would be sound
and black are colours that is manipulated, I
that connote the would say that in this
traditional colours of a genre it is manipulated
rock magazine. The by musical instruments
fact that I haven't and different styles of
used too much of any singing. Therefore
colour provides a Distortion describes the
professional finish, rock genre perfectly and
removing the idea of may even be others
Posters-
the bright colours Elements other than information inside
view on the
themagazine. I
rock genre
think that offering things that you can keep
becoming childish. in inside
a singlethe magazine
word.
would persuade more people to buy the magazine.
 Images- Multiple images on the
contents page allows the audience
Subheadings- bold to get more than what they
and colourful bargained for, maybe even
subheadings makes suggesting that they will get this all
the audience look at the way through the magazine.
them before they Page numbers- The
see anything else. page numbers on my
Again if this is the contents page are very
information they bold and easily seen
want to know about this makes it clear to
then they will the audience that this
purchase out magazine is not too
magazine. These complicated and wont
main headings also be a chore to read.
separate the Information stated and
information into given page numbers
groups, making it gives the audience the
easier to read. type of magazine they
will be dealing with,
this shows that the
creator has made it
Props- I think that showing the props that the new artists
easy as they can for
use allows the audience to determine whether they will
the ones buying the
like this magazine or dislike it. This is why I added
product.
pictures with props in the contents page.
 Direct address- Enabling the
models to be looking directly at Sections- I
the audience makes the think that me
audience instantly feel as if the sectioning
article is for them. This also each question
makes the artist/band seem into separate
more likeable. boxes allows
more focus to
be put on each
Question and question.
answer- I think
that a question
and answer
article allows the
audience to
interact closer
with the band and
get to know them
more. The band
seems friendly as Colour scheme- The consistent use on red, black and
they are white allows a colour scheme to occur. This helps
answering some with making the appearance of the magazine double
awkward page spread by making in cleaner and crisper.
questions, this
may attract my