1. In what ways does your media product use, develop, or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? 

I analysed several existing magazines to ensure that the magazine that I was producing followed all the suitable codes and conventions for a music magazine, these magazines were Kerrang, Q, Spin and Billboard. I made sure that my magazine included big picture, contents, grammar suitable for my readers. I made sure that my front cover was made to a high standard and that it included a bar code and included the price and issue number. My contents page followed the normal codes and conventions of normal magazine contents pages and included number pictures referring to the news article and a continued colour scheme that carries on throughout my magazine. It also included a title and page numbers for the articles that I will be advertising. I found out that what contents pages usually look like by looking at existing magazines. My double page spread worked well as both pages matched up and flowed together well. My double page spread involved three pictures of people that are apparently people in rock and then had a article about them and saying how they are so big. I think it worked well as it looked like the end of a big list of people as I have numbered the picture and it looks like a countdown to number 1.  My magazine on a whole follows some of the codes and conventions of a normal music magazine but it has some differences for example the colour scheme that I have used is unique to my magazine and no magazines really had the same colours as the main colour as mine.  

2. How does your media product represent particular social groups

My prilimarinary task represents social groups inparticular the school groups especially the younger students in school as they are who I have aimed this magazine towards. My main magazine which is my music magazine consists of articles about the same music style which is punk rock and is aimed at that social group. My magazine consists of pictures and layout styles familiar with this style of music magazines and advertises bands that are not as popular.

3. What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

The media institution that is most likely to distribute my magazine is the 'MusicMags Magazine Distribution Program' which is a organisation tha specialises in the marketing and distributing of music magazines including the genre that my magazine specialises in. Doing it through this business is good because it means that my magazine is being distributed to the right people as they have years of experience in this area. Due to them knowing what is best for my business means that I will have increased sales of my magazine

4. Who would be the audience for your product?

My target audience for my magazine are students and people around the age of 15. I aim for my magazine to be towards the punk rock genre because I feel like there is not that many magazines aimed primarily at  the punk rock genre. This magazine is also aimed at music companies as it advertises band sthat mayn ot get as much recognition as they should. The magazine is bright so it will show of the genre to children who are attracted to the colours and then start reading the magazine.

5. How did you attract.address your audience

The name that I choose to the magazine