IN WHAT WAYS DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE, DEVELOP OR CHALLENGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF EXISTING

MEDIA PRODUCTS?

QUESTION 1 – PART ONE

Conventions Of Magazine Front Covers

Country it is sold in

Date and number of issue

Large masthead, top left of page

Magazine websitePrice in star bubble, bold lettering

English barcode

Extra features

Bold colours and fonts used

Price reminder

Cover stars

Main event, bright letters and a bold font are used

Bright background

My Magazine Front Cover

Date and website

Large masthead, top left of page

Main event, bright letters and a bold font are used

Extra features

Extra features

Cover stars

Extra text

Prizes

Conventions Of Existing E4 Billboards

Main characters, shows social group

Time/date of drama

Tv channel logo

Bright colours are used, makes the billboard get noticed

My E4 Billboard

The main characters show the social group

The outline around the characters shows that they are individuals

The E4 sign shows the channel logo and what the programme is called