In What Ways Does Your Media Product Use, Develop or Challenge Forms and Conventions of Real Media Products?

I think my media product has used alot of stereotypical conventions, as well challenging some of the typical conventions.

First, I used usual conventions such as the feature of a strap line at the very top of the front cover to advertise inside content. Next was one band being shown on the front cover as the main focus of the magazines attention. This is very common among music magazines, to focus on an artist or band, as the whole concept of these types of magazines cover new musical talent. Especially texts such as NME which is where I drove most of my inspiration.

I also seemed to challenge some of the typical conventions by not including things such as freebies, which seem to be included much more frequently these days, because of the rapid growth of the internet where people get their information. So this is not included, I want my audience to feel as if, my text contains trustworthy, and more infromation than you would get on the internet.

However most of my inspiration was drawn from a number of NME covers, the flamboyancy and the simpilcity is something I have taken and incroporated into my text. The Indie Scene is notable for its unusual and different dress sense, and this can be reflected with the presentation of the magazine and the artists included inside.