Magazine Research, Planning & Evaluation - Jasmine Aldridge

GCSE Media Studies Coursework - Magazine research and planning from Neill Ford

Deadline Day - Friday 14th October

Friday 14th October is Deadline Day

You must hand in your folder at the end of Mr Smith's lesson.

Your folder must include:

• Research and planning LIST HERE
• Draft magazine cover on A4
• Draft magazine contents page on A4 or A3 (as appropriate)
• Draft magazine double page spread on A3

All magazine elements must be in printed in colour.

If any of the work is missing you will have an after school detention in the week following half term.

A Reminder

I'm checking your folders this weekend. Make sure you have all your research and planning printed out. This should include all of the following:

• Research the genre-conventions of the magazines within your chosen genre
• Examples of existing titles within the genre
• Analyse a cover, contents page and double page spread from an existing title within your genre
• Colour palettes-five examples of colour palettes you may use. Add examples from your genre.
• Fonts-five examples of the type of font you may use. Add examples from your genre.
• Language register (A/A*)
• Moodboard-create at least one for the ideas that have inspired you.
• Audience research (UK Tribes)-which tribe would buy your magazine? They are the tribe/ target audience you are aiming your magazine at.
• Use SurveyMonkey to create a Questionnaire aimed at your audience. Ask at least 5 people to answer it.
• Create audience profiles for a male and a female audience member.
• Analyse the media institution that will publish your magazine

ALSO

Add any preliminary drafts of your cover, contents page and double page spreads.

11W - Coursework Schedule (Thursday 1st September - Friday 14th October)

Thursday 1st September - Friday 2nd September (3 lessons)

Complete research and planning (work detailed here)

Monday 5th September - Friday 14th October (15 lessons)

Complete the following:

• Flatplans of cover, contents and double page
• Write an article or an interview for your double page
• Take suitable photos for all pages of your magazine (preferably all images will be original)
• Draft version of cover, contents and double page

Deadline for draft cover, contents page and double page spread - Friday 14th October

10W - Research and Planning Deadline

All research and planning must be completed by the first lesson back after the summer holiday. 

You can print it out upon your return if you wish.

It should include the following:

• Research the genre-conventions of the magazines within your chosen genre
• Examples of existing titles within the genre
• Analyse a cover, contents page and double page spread from an existing title within your genre
• Colour palettes-five examples of colour palettes you may use. Add examples from your genre.
• Fonts-five examples of the type of font you may use. Add examples from your genre.
• Language register (A/A*)
• Moodboard-create at least one for the ideas that have inspired you.
• Audience research (UK Tribes)-which tribe would buy your magazine? They are the tribe/ target audience you are aiming your magazine at.
• Use SurveyMonkey to create a Questionnaire aimed at your audience. Ask at least 5 people to answer it.
• Create audience profiles for a male and a female audience member.
• Analyse the media institution that will publish your magazine

Magazine Research - Part 1

Research the following:

• Research the genre-conventions of the magazines within your chosen genre
• Examples of existing titles within the genre
• Analyse a cover, contents page and double page spread from an existing title within your genre
• Colour palettes-five examples of colour palettes you may use. Add examples from your genre.
• Fonts-five examples of the type of font you may use. Add examples from your genre.
• Language register (A/A*)
• Moodboard-create at least one for the ideas that have inspired you.
• Audience research (UK Tribes)-which tribe would buy your magazine? They are the tribe/ target audience you are aiming your magazine at.
• Use SurveyMonkey to create a Questionnaire aimed at your audience. Ask at least 5 people to answer it.
• Create audience profiles for a male and a female audience member.
• Analyse the media institution that will publish your magazine

Add as much detail as possible. Look at the guidance on the blog for extra help. Look at the examples for ideas.

10 Media - Work To Do

1. Complete the film poster work
2. Start researching magazines
3. Analyse a magazine cover, contents page and double page spread
4. Look at a full marks example

11W: Work To Do (11th - 17th December)

• Complete your research and planning folder
• Finish all three sections of your magazine: cover, contents page and double page spread
• Answer all the evaluation questions in detail

• Ensure each section in your folder is title correctly
• Print out all work and add to folder

11W Work To Do (Friday 27th November-Friday 18th December)

Make sure the following are included in your research and planning:

• Flat plans for each section
• Image galleries for found and original images
• Explanations of how found and original images were edited
• Audience feedback on finished work (presented in a suitable format)

Magazine Research & Planning by Jasmine Aldridge

GCSE Magazine Research and Planning from Neill Ford

11W Research and Planning Deadline

DEADLINE: MONDAY 21ST SEPTEMBER

1. All research and planning needs to be completed by the end of next Monday's lesson (period 2 21st September).
2. All work needs to be printed out in colour.
3. If you have completed a draft cover then you need to hand that in too.
4. I will mark the work using the new mark sheet. this will have space for a comment from me and a response from you.
5. Next week we will be working on drafts of covers, contents pages and double page spreads.