Evaluation Question 1 - In what ways does your media product use, develop, or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? Ancillary Texts - Magazine and film poster

my magazine cover uses, develops, and challenges as it uses the most common elements of the magazine covers are the; title, unique selling point, and the rule of thirds. The elements of the magazine covers are important as they set the tone for the magazine and the do this in three individual yet simultaneous ways.

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     The Title

    The title introduces the magazine to the magazines demographic and invites more people to buy and read their magazine as well. I think you are able to tell a lot by the magazine’s title, for example from the title of Empire Magazine we can see that it’s aimed at a younger demographic because of the font that’s used and the cover photo is always in front of the title which suggests that the magazine is popular within it’s target audience. While in my magazine the title reads "Absolute Film" in bold, red writing, so that it stands out and is more appealing. The bold masthead also makes my magazine cover more appealing to all audiences as red is a colour that jumps out at you. I have used the convention of a title on my film poster to show the audience the title of the film and convert the genre over to the audience due to the gory text that I've used

·      Unique Selling Point

     The unique selling point helps to advertise and promote the magazine. This is shown on the magazine cover of Total film, which states ‘THE MIND-BLOWING FILM’ this will attract the magazines readers and attract a new audience as they are obviously talking about a film that will be or is successful and that phrase “The mind-blowing film” or a phrase like “World Exclusive” suggests that they have something that no other magazine has at the time. The unique selling point is always at the top of the magazine above the title as it should be the first thing you see when it’s sitting on the shelf and the unique selling point should make the magazine jump out at you. My magazine cover uses the term "World Exclusive Inside" as a unique selling point to attract the audience and sell the magazine to more people as they will want to hear about the world exclusive as soon as possible. It also tells people that this is the only magazine that includes that particular article and will automatically attract an audience. The title also has a massive impact in the film poster as it introduces the film to the audience and lets them know what they are going to watch.

      

     The Rule of Thirds

The rule of thirds might not sound important but it is because it splits the magazine apart and makes it easier for the magazine to digest. this is because the rule of thirds organises the magazine and helps it look presentable to the audience. The rule of thirds also counts for the fonts and the colours used so that the magazine cover doesn't look too busy or complicated. This is something that I have tried to use in my magazine cover. The rule of thirds is also an important factor in the creation of the film poster as it yet again organises the poster and makes it look professional. however, the rule of thirds on the poster is slightly less strict as there are conventions that would interfere with it like the inclusion of a billing block, because without the billing block people wouldn't know who took part in the making of the trailer.

Main Image

Furthermore the main image is a vital part of the magazine and film poster as they show the audience who the main characters/actors are and ultimately attracts the audience to the film. I have used this convention in the way that there is a sole figure on the poster just like on the inception poster. This is because it highlights the main character to the audience.