Slide 05 - In what ways does my media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

This slide is my middle page spread being compared to NME's middle page spread
1. Main Subject - My magazines layout is very similar to NME's and this fact is outlined by the main picture, in both magazines one side is dominated by a picture while the other side devotes itself to text. The main picture is crucial to any double page spread, it should draw attention when someone is flicking through the pages and it should make the reader smile, laugh or make them feel like they can relate to the subject, all of these factors are the reasons i used the convention of having a main photo taking up the majority of space on my double page spread
2. Heading - As with all the headings i have used the differ from the typical headings used in magazines, i have used a banner style, this is to ensure of a consistent house style, which was missing in my preliminary task, also i believe the banner style looks more appealing.
3. Smaller picture - Both double page spreads have a smaller subject, again the nature of this differs but the principle stays the same, as with the contents page i have included a small picture of a head shot of the person who wrote the article and the picture in NME is a smaller action shot of the band featured, what the photo is of is not relevant however, as all that matters is that i have used another convention, the reason i featured this photo is because it will make the reader feel connected to the staff of the magazine, and in turn they will feel connected to the magazine
4. Main text - Not a lot to compare here, except for the fonts, both mine and NME's fonts are very informal and look almost kid like, the reason behind this is that my target audience is very similar to NME's, meaning things like font and writing style is bound to be similar
5. Info box - This is a convention that would have been benefitical to use, and reflecting on the point i regret leaving it out, this little box (circled in the slide) is useful as it takes up small amounts of space and yet fills in the reader on the band, this is important for the reader and would aid there understanding of the article
6. Link to website - Both of the magazines feature a link to a website, mine offers readers a video of the interview and gives them the chance them to discuss the article, this interactivity will attract an audience and it will enhance the reading experience for the reader.
7. Quotes - These are used in every magazine article that features an interview, this is because it will often be a fiery or funny quote that will make the whole interview appealing, this is the exact reason i have featured one.

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