Question 1 Media Evaluation

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How my media product uses/develops or challenges
forms and conventions of real media products

• By Jake Sherris

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Front cover
PRICE
MASTHEAD
SLOGAN
COVER LINE PULL QUOTES
KICKERS
FEATURE ARTICLE PHOTO
GRAPHICAL FEATURE PLUG
ANCORAGE TEXT/ COVER LINE
BARCODE
MENU STRIP/ FLASH
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WHY I USED.
MASTHEAD - MASTHEADS ARE USED TO CREATE A LOGO
THAT, SOMETIMES WITH GRAPHICAL ELEMENTS FORMS THE
NAME OF THE MAGAZINE/NEWSPAPER. THE FONT I USED
LOOKS MODERN BUT WITH A SLIGHTLY RETRO TWIST. THE
NAME THE ALTERNATIVE REINFORCES THE INDIE GENRE
PRICE - SHOWS COST OF MAGAZINE. I USED IT TO
MAKE MY MAGAZINE APPEAR PROFESSIONAL AND REALISTIC
FEATURE ARITCLE PHOTO HOOKS THE POTENTIAL
READER AND LINKS IN WITH MAIN ARTICLE. THE IMAGE
FEATURES THE MISE-EN-SCENE OF METAL BANDS WITH
CONNOTATIONS SUCH AS LEATHER JACKET AND MASKS.
THE PHOTO ALSO FEATURES INTERTEXTUALITY AS THE
PHOTO REFRENCES PINK FLOYDS DARK SIDE OF THE
MOON. THIS HOOKS A POTENTIAL AUDIENCE WHOS
BARCODE MAKES THE MAGAZINE APPEAR MORE
PROFESSIONAL AND REALISTIC
MENU STRIP LISTS ITEMS OF INTREST WITHIN THE
MAGAZINE. AS MY MAGAZINE IS A MUSIC MAGAZINE THE
ITEMS OF INTRESTS ARE NAMES OF BANDS THAT ARE
FEATURED IN THE MAGAZINE.
ANCHORAGE TEXT EXPLAINS AND PUTS CONTEXT TO THE
FEATURE ARTICLE PHOTO. WELCOME TO THE DARK SIDE
REINFORCES THE PINK FLOYD ITERTEXTUALITY AND
SUGGESTS THAT THE MAGAZINE WILL FOCUS ON THE
METAL/ROCK INDIE BANDS FLASH BRINGS ATTENTION
TOWARDS THE MENU STRIP PLUG - GIVES THE POTENTIAL
READER THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET FREE STUFF THIS
ENCOURAGES THEM TO BUY THE MAGAZINE KICKERS
DRAWS ATTENTION TO THE COVER LINE SLOGAN HELPS
ADVERTISE THE MAGAZINE AND PROVIDE CONTEXT TO ITS
CONTENTS COVERLINES PULL QUOTES PROVIDES AN
ENIGMA WHICH MAKES THE AUDIENCE WANT TO READ THE
MAGAZINE COVERLINES PROVIDES INSIGHT TO WHAT
ARTICLES ARE FEATURED IN THE MAGAZINE
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CONTENTS
ISSUE AND DATELINE
MAIN FEATURE WITH PICTORIAL INSETS
HEADER
NAVIGATION PANEL
STAND OUT QUOTE
SECTION HEADERS
CAPTIONS
PAGE NUMBERS (WITH HEADERS RESEMBLING KICKERS
COVERLINES
BORDERS/DIVIDERS
NUMBERED ITEMISED LIST
SIGNED EDITORIAL WITH DROP CAP
SLOGAN
FRONT COVER COPY
SUBSCRIPTION BOX
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WHY I USED.
HEADER - USED TO IDENTIFY WHAT PART OF THE
MAGAZINE THE AUDIENCE IS READING. ALSO USED IN
THE NAVIGATION TO SHOW NEWS, ARTICLES AND
REVIEWS NAVIGATION PANEL PROVIDES AN
AT-A-GLANCE LOOK AT THE MAJOR FEATURES WITHIN THE
ISSUE STAND OUT QUOTE PROVIDES AN ENIGMA THAT
MAKES THE AUDIENCE WANT TO READ THE REST OF THE
MAGAZINE. EDITORIAL WITH DROP CAP INVOLVES THE
READERS AND PROVIDES A INTRODUCTION TO THE
CONTENTS OF THE MAGAZINE. I HAVE INCLUDED A
SIGNITURE WHICH MAKES THE EDITORIAL MORE
PERSONALISED CAPTIONS COMMENTS ON THE IMAGES I
HAVE USED AND PROVIDES SOME CONTEXT. SUBSCRIPTION
BOX ENCOURAGES AND EXPLAINS THE BENEFITS OF
SUBSCRIBING TO THE MAGAZINE. HAVING PEOPLE
SUBSCRIBE CONSOLIDATES AN AUDIENCE FRONT COVER
COPY MAKES MY MAGAZINE APPEAR MORE PROFESSIONAL
AND RETIANS THE IMAGE OF MAGAZINE IN THE
AUDIENCES MIND PAGE NO MAKES THE MAGAZINE SEEM
MORE PROFESSIONAL BORDERS/DIVIDERS MAKES THE
MAGAZINE LOOK MORE APPEALING AND DIVIDES THE PAGE
UP INTO SECTIONS, MAKING IT EASIER TO READ FOR
THE AUDIENCE. SECTION HEADERS USED TO IDENTIFY
WHAT PART OF THE MAGAZINE THE AUDIENCE IS
READING NUMBERED ITEMISED LIST LISTS THE
CONTENTS OF THE MAGAZINE IN A WAY THAT IS EASY TO
READ PICTORIAL INSERTS IMAGES THAT LINK TO THE
CONTENTS OF THE MAGAZINE.
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DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD
TITLE
DROP CAP
PULL QUOTE (TAKEN FROM ARTICLE)
COLUMNS WITH BODY TEXT
FEATURE ARTICLE PHOTO
PAGE NO GRAPHICAL FEATURE
SLUG
GRAPHICAL FEATURE
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WHY I USED.
PULL QUOTE PROVIDES A SLIGHT ENIGMA THAT MAKES
THE AUDIENCE WANT THE READ THE ARTICLE. IT ALSO
GIVES SLIGHT INSIGHT INTO THE PERSONA OF THE
BAND MEMBER, MAKING THE ARTICLE MORE
PERSONAL. DROP CAP TURNS THE AUDIENCES
ATTENTION TOWARDS THE ARTICLE TEXT. FEATURE
ARTICLE PHOTO CONTAINS DIRECT MODE OF ADRESS
WHICH REINFORCES THE CASUAL NATURE OF THE
INTERVIEW. IT IMPLIES A CONVERSATION BETWEEN
READER AND BAND MEMBER. THE CLOTHES WORN BY THE
BAND MEMBER CONNOTE ROCK MUSIC AND A DARK AND
EDGY FEEL. COLUMNS WITH BODY TEXT HELPS
ORGANISE THE ARTICLE TEXT AND MAKES IT EASIER TO
READ. THE BODY TEXT IS THERE TO PROVIDE
INFORMATION AND LINKS TO THE HEADLINE. PAGE NO
HELPS WITH NAVIGATION AND MAKES THE MAGAZINE
APPEAR MORE PROFESSIONAL. GRAPHICAL FEATURE
MAKES THE MAGAZINE LOOK MORE ATTRACTIVE AND
APPEALING TO THE READER. FOLLOWS THE HOUSE STYLE
WHICH CREATES CONSISTENCY WITH THE ARTICLES. SLUG
TELLS READER MORE INFORMATION ABOUT FEATURED
BAND