Media Studies AS: Foundation Portfolio JOSIE BURY
May 24, 2015
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