Question One: In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
My music oriented magazine is named “Flamingo Dub”, which focuses on the genre of the music Dubstep and the lifestyle surrounding it. The focus is on the convention of Dubstep fans which all have the same interest; which is new songs, concerts and general discussion about the genre.
My original plans came from magazine like “RWD magazine” (to the left) which focuses on all genres of party music. However, I wanted to create a magazine which targets only one sort of audience- an audience which have an interest only in Dubstep.
I did have some influences from a general music magazine like NME (below), which gave me the knowledge of how to make long, detailed articles and how to lay out my pages and paragraphs in writing to look professional.
My magazine follows a distinct style, which includes a pink theme throughout; because I believe the colour pink is a shade for partying and enjoyment. Other distinctive features include frequent flamingos on each page, which symbolises the outdoors and beauty. But the flamingos also have a comical effect to lessen the seriousness of the magazine.
