Preliminary Exercise

 Today in media we sketched out our contents page of our school magazine. Here is my sketch:

Preliminary Exercise

Today in media we sketched out the front cover of our school magazine. Here is my sketch:

Preliminary Exercise

Today in media we started our preliminary exercise. We had to come up with our ideas for my school magazine. My ideas were;

• Title: School Life Weekly.
• Cover lines: 1) Activities this week.   2) Your top 10 favourite teachers.   3) New thing this. week.   4) Newsflash.   5) Pupils Place.   6) Beauty and the Beast - Main Story.
• Misc-en-scene: A girl who is playing belle in Beauty and the Beast.

Camera Shots

Today in media we did a sorting exercise were we had to match up different camera shots with their correct name. We were then given a task sheet with shots in certain situations that we had to take, we went out in groups and completed our tasks. This is my groups work:

Codes and Connventions of Contents Pages

In media today, we looked at the codes and conventions of music magazine contents pages. We were given 5 magazine contents pages to compare and see what they all had in common. The codes and conventions of music magazine contents pages are;

• Date.
• Logo.
• Headings.
• Buzz words.
• Magazine title.
• Issue Number.
• Page numbers.
• One bigger image.
• Different size pictures.
• They have 2 to 3 columns.
• They usually use size 11 font.
• They have under 10 pictures.
• The font is usually easy on the eye.
• There are categories for the content.
• The pictures link to the stories inside.
• They have a line gap between each section.
• The story index has the same font throughout.
• The page numbers come before the story titles.
• The main image corresponds with the cover story.
• They have pictures that relate to the stories inside.
• Usually has the same colour scheme as the front cover.
• The pictures have captions and page numbers on them.
• The central image links to the main story of the band's music.
• They have the website and subscription on the contents page.
• They use different font and the word contents page is bigger than the rest.
• Notes from the editor about what is inside. It also welcomes new readers in the note.
• Below the pictures, they have some information about the story they represent.
• Credits to the photographer and credits to the photographer of the cover pictures.
• They have feature articles, regulars. There is usually 20 all together depending on the size of the magazine.
• In the list of contents, the page number always comes before the text, followed by a few words e.g. the artists name or an ambiguous texts to intrigue the reader in either bold or capitals, the average font size is 12/13 point.
• A sub line is after this, this tells you a more specific detail about the article, in a smaller and roman font (no bigger than 11 point).
• The masthead is the same as the front cover. They do this to reinforce the brand. Contents page is written within the masthead.
• Contact details; email, phone number, fax and address. They are found in the bottom right corner because it is the least important place on the page.

Codes and Conventions of Music Magazines

In media today, we looked at the codes and conventions of music magazines. We were given 5 magazines to compare and see what they all had in common. The codes and conventions of music magazines are;

• There is no white space
• Buzz words, for example; exclusive and new.
• Positioning statement (Usually above or below the title)
• Bar code, contains the date, price, issue number and nowadays, the email address
• The titles are always bold and are usually found in the top left hand corner or across the top. The font is always different from the font used in the rest of the magazine, it is eye-catching and it is larger than the rest of the text.
• They are have a central image and in well known magazines they cover some of the title with the central image.
• The same colour scheme is used throughout and it is usually simple and it is usually 3 to 4 colour that are used.
• Cover lines represent the stories inside, they are all in the same font and there are usually 5 to 6 of them on a cover. The cover lines are smaller than the title but bigger than the other text on the page.
• All the text is centred around the central image. The text also anchors the main image and there is always picture, text cohesion.
• The colours do not clash and they are easy on the eye.
• They use close-up shots or medium close- ups.
• On a cover, you do not want too much or too less. They use long shots for a bands photographs.
• They use a plain background because it is formality.
• Masthead (Magazine title). They make the genre clear.
• They use smaller pictures which relate to the stories inside.
• The main cover line goes with the main picture.
• They only use a few font, usually Serif e.g. Times new Roman, or sans