Evaluation- slide 4 in what ways does my media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products continued (DPS)

Here is how my media product uses or develops forms and conventions on the DPS of a real media product:

No.5 pictures- on the DPS in mixmag they've used a lot of pictures, i decided to challenge to use only a few images that are all very eye catching and they also link directly with my interview. In mixmag there are many pictures used which i feel distract the attention of the reader from the main story. Also my pictures are a lot clearer than the ones in mixmag.

No.6 background- both my product and the professional product have used one block colour for the background. But i have gone with a very bright eye catching colour where as mixmag has used a dull grey/black colour. The colour of my background also fits with the house style of my magazine.

No.7 text- the article in mixmag seems to be very wordy, also the text type is very small. This can put off readers as they "can't be bothered" to read it all and will just move straight on. In my double page spread the interview is very easy to read and isn't too long, the idea is that the reader will stay interested the whole way through the text. With the text a have used a convention of real media products, the colour of my text is one that shows up well on the background. using a dark colour over a bright background gives a good effect. Mixmag does this but in the opposite way using a light colour over a dark colour again drawing your attention.

No.8 sub heading- It is very clear what it is on my DPS, in large edited font you can see it's an interview. This lets the reader know straight away what they are in for as when you look at the page you are drawn to this particular piece of text. In the mixmag issue it's not as easy to distinguish what it is the article is about, it doesn't jump stratight out at you on the page.