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

Conventions exist because it is the way in which readers want it to be set out and because it is the way most magazines layout there magazines which is why they exist. Also the photos are usually models looking 'perfect' and don't look natural because they want the reader to aspire to be like them etc.

On my front page I don't feel that I did follow conventions too much because usually the masthead would be across the top but I felt that it was too common and thought that the audience I'm aiming for didn't want the conventional layout and wanted something different which is what I did. In my photo on my front page I made sure I followed conventions by doing doing a medium close up with him in clothes that suit the audience and also its generally what they wear.

On my contents I made the layout simple which follows the conventions that are set by the classic rock magazine, however other rock magazines like kerrang! etc have a messy layout and everything is garish and in your face which is not what my audience wanted. I had to make the contents appeal to my audience which is what I believe I done.

My double page spread is also laid out very conventional for a classic rock magazine because it is simple with a few pull quotes a long range image and it looks very relaxed. Whereas other rock magazines pictures always look like they are going insane and want to go nuts whereas my audience don't want that sort of calibre of picture.