Media Coursework

Print-G321

Preliminary exercise: preliminary research for school/college magazine.

Contents

•Preliminary Research

•Preliminary Exercise

Preliminary Research-Existing school/college magazine examples:

Conventions

•Themes such as art, sport ,etc.

•All magazine front covers feature a main image

•Each magazine has it’s own masthead/title

•The main feature in the magazine is written larger on the cover

•A background featuring article headlines and images

•Bold writing

•Colours which contrast and grab the reader’s attention

•Date

•Price

•The images on the cover could be photo shopped

•Secondary headlines

•Appropriate language for the right audience

•School/College mentioned

•Modern

•Vibrant

•Youthful

School/College Magazine

Image:

Students partaking in class lessons. Writing, drawing, raising their hand, etc. (Year 7-11 student)

Sixth form student

Name:

‘Direct’

‘On The Go’

‘Now’

Articles:

Features on school

Revision tips

Reviews on latest entertainment

Quizzes

Competition

Themes:

Media

Art

Sport

Music Colour scheme:

Bold

Vibrant

Eye catching

Youthful

Main headline:

‘Students Get Creative’

‘Great Academic Year’

‘Bright Futures Ahead’

School/college magazine

Some Ideas

School/College Magazine

Image:

Students partaking in class lessons. Writing, drawing, raising their hand, etc. (Year 7-11 student)

Name:

‘Direct’

Articles:

Features on school

Revision tips

Reviews on latest entertainment

Themes:

Media

Art Colour scheme:

Bold

Vibrant

Eye catching

Main headline:

‘Students Get Creative’

School/college magazine

Final Idea

Ideas for cover image

How do the magazines differ?

•Different themes

•Mastheads

•Articles

•Colours

•Conventions