Slide 1 - In what ways does my media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

I compared my final piece to a magazine called mixmag. I couldn't find a contents or MPS comparison so I just done the front cover.

Heading

Above are both mine and mixmag's headings. I have used a bold title with a white plain colour. I have added an effect to the title, making it different and more attractive to the consumer. I have named my magazine LAZER because of the genre as well as it being short, sweet and easy to remember. The font of my title is contrasted to some of the items I researched, it's 'unique' to a dance magazine and suits my product.

Competition

both my magazine and mixmag have offered the reader a chance to enter and possibly win an exclusive competition. The competition I offered gives the reader a chance to interact with the host magazine and will try persuade the reader in a certain way to keep purchasing my magazine as it offers awesome competitions to enter.

Main story image

Through the main image, my music magazine bases it's main article on. just like mixmag I use the main image to show what/who my exclusive interview is about. I thought on a good angle to take the picture and what I wanted him to do. I inserted an image of quite a young DJ at the top of the logo and on the contents page, just as an image of the magazine.

Main story

I have chosen to go with an exclusive interview as my main story. This is because it attracts a lot of attention and hype of finding out more about an artist. Mixmag also looked into a music group who are quite known in the dance world. This is a main attraction of a magazine in general, normally this is what will sell the item.

Bar-code

Both mine and mixmag's magazine have a bar-code placed to the bottom right hand corner of the magazine. It is out of the way and doesn't take up much room at all. It's needed to scan the magazine, so that the customer can pay.