Masthead
This is the masthead of my magazine. It includes the name of my magazine which is 'CRASH' and includes the two main colours in my colour scheme; Black and Red. My masthead covers the entire top of my magazines front cover as all usual mastheads do.
Sell Lines
I have stuck to the regular conventions of a music magazine by having sell lines to attract the audience. This includes having taglines such as 'Free' to catch the audience's eye. Usually, these sell lines are at the top of a front cover, yet I have put mine at the bottom to develop the usual conventions and to ensure my magazine looks as professional as possible.
Bar code & Price
I also have a bar code and a price on the cover of my magazine which, again, is a convention of a real media product.
Headline & Sub headline
Another convention of a magazine is having a main headline and a sub headline. I have done this here by using the name of the band on the front cover to be my main headline and draw attention to them and then also using 'our big comeback' in smaller font so that it's obvious what the main article inside will be about.
Page Numbers
Another regular convention of music magazines are page numbers. These numbers relate back to my contents page to ensure it's easier for the readers to find the information they want. These specific numbers are from my double page spread.
Mise en scene
My entire magazine connects together through the use of mise en scene. I have used specific colours; Black, red and white, throughout my magazine. These colours are all conventional colours of a music magazine and the main colour, red, connotes power which links to the pose on the front of the magazine. Also the red links in with the hair colour of the lead singer of the 'band' on the front cover. I have also used the same fonts throughout my magazine to ensure each page links in and the magazine looks professional.
Costume, Props & People
I have ensured the costume my models are wearing relates to music and catches the eye of the audience. The red hair I have applied onto the 'lead singer' through photo shop adds to the costume and links it in to the colour scheme of the rest of the magazine. I have not used any props as I believe the stance and the expressions on the girls already prove that this is a music magazine and follow the conventions.
Font size and Style
The font and size of my front cover heading 'CRASH' is done in a way that is regular to magazine conventions. It is a large size and very bold as it is a solid black. The style of this font can relate to a music magazine as it looks almost broken and sharp which reminds me of rock music. A large portion of the rest of the text on my front cover is in a font called 'From where you are' which may be challenging regular conventions as it is not a usual font. I chose this particular font because I believe it fits well with my magazine and gives it a unique look, yet still manages to look professional.
The article text within my double page spread is quite small to fit in as much information as possible and as when I looked at my style models the font was also very small. This body of text is also just a regular font that relates to the usual font on my front cover. Another font that does this is 'From where you are' as I have used this font again for the heading of my double page spread to stay with the house style.
The contents page also follows the rules of my house style as I have used 'From where you are' as the headings and the other fonts are just an average font to ensure the audience are able to easily read and understand the text.
Content
The content within my double page spread is an interview with the feature band of my magazine, Renegade. It is a common interview talking about upcoming tours, albums and other artists. This is a very regular convention of a music magazine.
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