My media product follows very similar conventions that conform to my genre of magazine. For example, I have focused on a range of front covers, contents pages and double page spreads which are all in the Pop music genre. A media brand which I was particularly focused on was Billboard and Clash. I decided throughout the planning of my research, I really liked the sophisticated, engaging style of the magazine. In order to follow similar conventions, I observed a range of Billboard’s front covers and content pages which enabled me to make decisions and pursue a similar product. Firstly, for my front cover, I established which Billboard front cover I liked most. This was based on personal preference and results from a following questionnaire. When I looked at examples of Billboard front covers, I noticed the Taylor Swift artist cover was elegant. It had a very simple/minimalistic layout and 90% of my target audience also believed a simple layout convention would look best. 60% of my audience said a strapline would not attract them to reading my magazine; this emphasises why I thought the simple layout approach was best and why I concluded the Taylor Swift Billboard front cover would be well suited. I used a blue/teal background colour and brighter, similar fonts which made my magazine which added clarity and made my look polished. I followed the exact positioning of the fonts and layout design. However, I chose my own artist name and text which complemented my colour schemes like the front cover I was following. For my contents page, I looked at many different Billboard contents pages, most of which had similar layouts; the only major difference I noticed were that some content pages included a chart section and others did not. My magazine masthead was called ‘The Chart’, I therefore felt it was necessary to include information about the latest charts like songs and albums hence why I followed patterns of Billboard’s contents page which had a chart table. This would help me appeal to my target audience and represent the idea that Pop music is mainstream and it has a large genre which constantly has a growth in new music. Another way in which I challenged real media products was by the literal text I used. I noticed in Billboard contents pages; they used very sophisticated vocabulary and covered wider issues not just about literal music. I decided to use original ideas such as I created my own festival in the events section even though Billboard did not do this. I thought I should be original but significantly, I remembered who my target audience is and who the product is aimed at. So I used less complex vocabulary throughout, including on the double page spread. For my double page spread, I researched many different music double page spreads, not just the Billboard double pages. This was because during my researching, I looked at different types of constructions and colour schemes. I also decided to use an interview as the article which meant I had a limited range of magazine double page spreads I could follow. I decided to change specific font colours for the interviewer text, which was common in all interview-based articles. One significant way in which I challenged the conventions of real media products was that I chose to follow the simplistic form throughout the production process. This form is different to typical magazines which have an extremely busy layout such as- We Heart Pop or Top of the Pops. These are both pop magazines which attract audiences by creating a busy layout with the latest music, fashion and gossip. I think it was important I didn’t follow these pop magazines because I noticed these specific magazines were more old-fashioned and outdated such as, Top of the Pops was launched in February 1995. Evidently, a lot of content like gossip and fashion are illustrated on Social Media like magazine websites Billboards for example have their own website where they can add information without having to create a busy, overcrowded magazine. I thought it was best if I followed the latest convention rather than old products. Overall, I followed very similar conventions to the pop music genre magazines like Billboard and Clash so my final construction products would look efficient and I also challenged aspects in order to appeal to conform to the modern, sophisticated media products.
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