Evaluation Question 1

When I was producing my products I had to ensure that I was sticking to the codes and conventions of professional media products.
Whilst I was producing my magazine front cover I opened up a few different examples of professional products so that I could gain an understanding about the layout of the product.

I have posted a screen grab of both a professional media product and also my product, the codes and conventions of the product can be easily identified by looking at the similarities between the two. The way in which the sell-lines are positioned in relation to each other is the same as you would expect to find in published products.
The purpose of sell-lines is to sell the magazine to the targeted audience, the way in which they do this is to attract the potential readers with features which they will find interesting if they purchase the magazine, I realised what context attracted the audience by analysing and conducting audience research.

I decided to include a byline in my front cover, this was because it filled up 'dead-space' and also looked a lot more professional. Bylines are used to promote the magazine in ways which distinguish them from other magazines which compete in the same market. awards which the company might have won will normally be used, or titles that have been given to them, this is also the case on film posters, e.g. a quotation from a newspaper and a rating out of five stars.



I have taken into account the codes and conventions which I needed to include into my production, these are evident when comparing the two products in this post. One picture is of a professional magazine front cover from Empire magazine, and the second picture is my magazine front cover which I have produced. The layout of the magazines are both similar, this is due to the 'typical' layout which you would expect from a film magazine.