Magazine Research and planning (2)

You need to complete the following (use Martha's work as a guide):

• general magazine x1
• specialist magazine x2
• genre conventions
• moodboard(s)
• magazine analysis (cover, contents, double page spread) x3
• colour palettes x6
• fonts (including descriptions) x8
• audience profile (male & female - as applicable)
• UK Tribes audience profile
• questionnaire and questionnaire feedback

Your work needs to presented in the same way as the example by Martha Causier

Magazine Glossary

1. Masthead – The name and logo of the magazine.
2. The Lead – the introductory paragraph of an article. Usually written in bold or capitals.
3. Body copy - refers to the text of your written articles, which should be produced as a printed presentation to accepted industry standards, e.g. correct use of language, font size, word limits etc. Usually written in columns.
4. Serif font – fonts like Times New Roman, or Baskerville Old Face, which have little bars (serifs) on the end of the letters.
5. Sans serif font – fonts like Impact, or Agency FB, which do not have little bars (serifs) on the end of the letters.
6. Drop Capitals – Really big letter, which start off an article.
7. Cross Head – Small sub-heading used to split up a large block of text.
8. White Space – white parts of a page other than text or pictures.
9. Mode Of Address – How the magazine talks to the audience.
10. Sell Lines – Text on the cover that helps to sell the magazine to the audience. Kerrang!’s sell line is “life is loud”.
11. Banners – text, which stands out because its on a coloured background.
12. House Style – a magazines distinctive design that distinguishes it from its competitors.
13. Borders – the gaps at the edges of the page.
14. Gutters – the gaps between the columns of text.
15. Leading - the space between lines of text.
16. Kerning - the space between letters.
17. Strap Lines – a smaller headline, printed above the main headline.
18. By-lines - name of the person who wrote the article. Picture Credits - where did the photos come from, or who took them.
19. Anchorage – The way in which text helps to pin down the meaning of a picture and visa versa.

Unit B324: Production Portfolio in Media Studies

Unit B324: Production Portfolio in Media Studies

This is a controlled assessment unit, 25-30 hours, internally assessed and externally moderated.

120 marks, 30% of the total GCSE marks

Candidates can either work individually or in groups to produce a major practical production from

a selection of set briefs. 

Within this, each individual produces their own evidence of research and

planning alongside an individual evaluation of their finished product.

The Production Portfolio offers candidates the opportunity to demonstrate their skills in research, planning, production and evaluation and their understanding of the following media key concepts:

• audience
• institutions
• media language
• genre.

The brief:

An extract from a new magazine aimed at a specific audience, to include the front cover, contents page and a double-page spread article, using some original photography.

• If candidates are working in a group, each group member must produce at least one double-page spread article.

Year 10 Induction Lessons - CD Cover Examples

10W MEDIA CD COVERS, a set on Flickr.

Year 10 Induction Lessons - CD Cover Step By Step Example

Name: Bjelke (noble family)
Album name: Deja Vu All Over Again
Font: Cocogoose Letterpress
Colour Opacity: 30%-50% 

Year 10 Induction Lessons - Create a CD Cover

NEVER THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX

Always know the rules.

Nothing is original.

You are going to 'create' by following rules. By the end of the lesson you will have invented a band, recorded their first album, designed the cover art and released it.

1. Generate a name for your band by using WikiPedia's randompage selector tool, OR go to the Wikipedia mainpage (and press ALT-SHIFT + X) and using the first article title on whichever page pops up. No matter how weird or lame that band name sounds.
2. Generate an album title by cutting and pasting the last five words of the final quote on whichever page appears when you click on the quotations page's random quote selector tool. No matter what those five words turn out to be.
3. Finally, visit Flickr's Most Interesting page -- a random selection of some of the interesting things discovered on Flickr within the last 7 days -- and download the third picture on that page. (Even better: Click on this link to get a Flickr photo that's licensed under Creative Commons.) Again -- no cheating! You must use the photo, no matter how you feel about it.
4. Using Photoshop, put all of these elements together and create your very own CD cover.

PHOTOSHOP FAQ

Where do I find it?

In the start menu, select - all programmes - common programmes - adobe production premium - photoshop (64bit)

How do I get started?

In the upper left select - file - new

What page size do I need?

CD covers are SQUARE, alter the height and width to 120mm. Ensure the colour mode is 8bit and the background colour is white.

How do I add an image?

You should have been able to save your image from flikr (if not jump to the next question). In the upper left select - file - open and locate the image you downloaded. The image will appear in a new tab, DO NOT PANIC, pull the tab down by pressing and holding the left mouse button until it appears in front of your white square tab, next press shift + v to drag and drop the image onto your white square tab

I couldn't download the image, how do I get the image?

Find the image given to you by Flickr, press print screen, then in photoshop press ctrl + v

But now I have the image and the desktop, how do I delete the desktop?

Press ctrl + t, this will allow you to change the shape of the object. Hold down shift and make the print screen image the same size as your window. Now press shift + m, this will make the cursor appear as an +, draw boxes over the areas you wish to delete and press backspace until you have deleted everything you want to remove.

The Image doesn't fill the square!

Press ctrl + t, now press and hold shift, pinch the corner of the image and stretch it until it fills the space. You can use the move tool (shift v) to align it properly.

How do I add text?

On the left hand side it a T, click on the T and then draw a text box where ever you wish. Type the name of your band and select a font and a size just as you would do on word.

Why doesn't it look quite right?

In really, really basic terms, design is about symmetry. Try and imagine your cd cover is divided equally into thirds, in 2 of these thirds something 'different' should be happening to the remaining third. Try and align yours along these principles.

New Year 10 Summer Homework

GCSE Media Studies Summer Homework 2015