Media Studies AS: Foundation Portfolio

JOSIE BURY

QUESTION 1.IN WHAT WAYS DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE, DEVELOP OR CHALLENGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL MEDIA PRODUCTS?

The music genre I based my music magazine on was Indie/Pop.

I researched many internet sources such like to current top 40 charts for a clearer idea on ratings and

popularity.Producing background research of the current music

chart gave me a clear selling point and target audience.

FRONT COVER

I supported typical conventions of a music magazine such like the logo,

subheadings, straplines and images. Using these key conventions is vital when producing the front page of a

print product, the public want to known what there buying and what

they will get from it.

DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD

Title of article

Article

Imagery

Challenging conventions with editing techniques

CONTENTS PAGE

Images of main artists

Sub-Heading

List of main contents of the magazine

Although I developed these conventions I challenged them with a different style of composition. Editing was the main

impact that gave the magazine a different edge to all the current common music magazines. My magazine had an

artistic hint to it, which I felt complimented the Indie/Pop in a sophisticated style.

FINAL PRINT PRODUCTS

Audience Feedback

The main feedback I received from my audience questionnaire was that my conventions and layout were clear and interesting making them want to read on. This proves my product has used, developed and challenged conventions of real media products.

QUESTION 2HOW DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT REPRESENT PARTICULAR SOCIAL GROUPS?

•I have represented indie mainstream music with artistic cultural conventions and styles. The artists portray this style as they feature in the magazine and make it the Indie genre it is. The celebrities make social links with the public who purchase the media product. I find that the artists are at similar social statuses as their fans. Young working class music fans are the main target

audience for my magazine.

I have proved my target audience works as the audience I tested my print product on proved successful.

My test audience was specifically young and of the working social class