Welcome to AS Media Studies

AS Coursework

• 50% of the AS course• 100 marks = 60 practical, 40 written• Interim deadlines for all written and practical

parts must be met• All FINAL work must be submitted between

Dec 12th and 16th

The briefsPreliminary exercise

• Using Publisher and/or Photoshop, produce the front page and contents page of a new college magazine.

• Front cover must feature– a photograph of a student in medium close- up– appropriately laid-out text and a masthead.

• Contents must feature- page numbers, headings and sub- headings- at least one image of students in a college context- captions- a highlighted feature and quote linking to the main image

The preliminary task is required by OCR. Failure to submit these pieces will result in marks deducted by the board

Main task.• Produce the Front Cover, Contents, and Double Page Spread

of a new music magazine

ALSO:• Planning and Research• Evaluation

Component Marks Allocated

Front Cover 20

Contents 20

Double Page Spread 20

Planning 20

Evaluation 20

TOTAL 100•All photography MUST be taken by the candidate

•No downloaded images (except barcodes)

Deadlines

Getting to know you...• You should have brought your photographs

from the summer with you on a pen drive.• Load them onto your desktop and show the

person next to you (after introducing yourself). Do not explain the shots.

• Can your partner understand the photos? • After your partner has looked through them,

explain the contexts.

• A good journalistic photo should:– Work out of context– Potentially have a narrative OR– Allow the reader to make their own meaning – Be in focus– Have only a little space above the head– Be well lit– Have a central focus, something to draw the eye

Tick off the following if they apply to your partner’s shots

First Task (This will count towards your PLANNING)

In groups of no more than 5, create a Double Page Spread where you are the stars.

• Take cameras and tripods along the Media wing and main corridor

• Using white walls as your backdrop, take 10 group shots in different poses.

• Upload all photos to your desktops• Share with the rest of the group ONE picture from

your summer that represents you (use email or pen drives)

There are TWO basic types of group Double Page Spread...

Headline on left

All text on one side

Sub-headings in a different colour to draw the eye through the text

Group images on one side

Star is generally prominent in the shot

Captions for all photos are needed for context

Photos may overlap to create energy and a careless atmosphere

MODE OF ADDRESS may be conversational to make reader feel that they belong to an exclusive group

Journalistic spreads with lots of material Images

may not be “set- up”

Or image-heavy editorials with very little copy

Large headline on

left

A large “stand first”- the paragraph that starts the article

“Set- up” star images, taken in studios

Large text, not much content

Large “pull-out quotes”

Text organised in snippets, in columns

LOGGING INYour aqnumber is at the top of your timetable.e.g. AQ110000235Remove the zeroes to get your login email and

ID for all PC’s at Aquinas.Add to this number @aquinas.ac.uk• username e.g. aq112235@aquinas.ac.uk• PASSWORD 17/05/1955• KEEP SLASHES PLEASE

INSTRUCTIONS• Decide which Double Page Spread you are going to

make • You will be working in Microsoft Publisher (it’s in Microsoft

Office 2007)

• Open an A3 Landscape Document• Copy and paste your images in• Use text boxes and WordArt to create your article• Each member of the group should submit a couple

of paragraphs about themselves for the article.Have fun!

When you have finished, please email your finished product to your tutor with your

name as the subject

• Susan Tracey strstaff@aquinas.ac.uk• Sheena Bhim sbhstaff@aquinas.ac.uk• David Chandler dchstaff@aquinas.ac.uk