You must make sure that you have included all of the following on your blog:
Finished Products
1. Your final music magazine cover
2. Your final music magazine contents page3. Your final music magazine double page spread
Evaluation
3. Your answers to the 7 evaluation questions in as much detail as possible. Remember to create separate pages for each question
Research and Planning
4. Evidence of drafting your pages using Indesign
5. Evidence of your rough hand drawn planning drafts for each page
6. Original copy of your article
7. Copies of your original images for each of your pages
8. Mood board10. Mission statement
9. Audience research and analysis
10. Music magazine cover research x3
11. Music magazine contents page research x3
12. Music magazine article research x3
13. Preliminary task - school magazine cover and contents page draft
14. Any other relevant information that you think is necessary to show your research and planning
Wednesday, 27 April 2016
Wednesday, 9 March 2016
Wednesday, 2 March 2016
Final Deadline for the Project
AS Media Studies
Foundation Portfolio
Final Deadline for the completed project
including:
- Research and Planning on the blog
- Three pages of music magazine on the blog
- Evaluation – 7 questions on the blog
Friday, 6th
May 2016
All magazine pages should be
completed before you begin the evaluation!
Wednesday, 20 January 2016
Deadlines 1
Deadlines
First draft of article – Wednesday, 27th January
2016
Magazine Cover - Wednesday, 10th February
2016
Wednesday, 9 December 2015
Key Research and Planning Tasks
Key Planning Tasks
Deadline: Wednesday, 6th January 2015
You must complete the following tasks
and post them on your blog:
- Create a mission statement for your music magazine.
- Create a mood board or reader profile for your music magazine.
- Create a rough draft of your music magazine front cover.
- Create a rough draft of your music magazine contents page.
- Create a rough draft of the layout for your music magazine double page spread. You do not need to write the article yet!
A grade examples of each task have been posted on the blog.
Deadlines for Completed Music Magazine Pages
Front Cover – Wednesday, 27th January
2015
Contents Page – Wednesday, 17th
February 2015
Article – Wednesday, 9th March 2015
Tuesday, 8 December 2015
Wednesday, 25 November 2015
Tuesday, 17 November 2015
Market Research Questionnaire
AS Foundation Portfolio
Primary Research
- Create a market research questionnaire for your music magazine. Use Microsoft Word to complete the task.
- Use the example as a template for your own questionnaire.A hard copy of your questionnaire should be handed to JRJ by Wednesday, 18th November. JRJ will then create 10 copies of your questionnaire so that you can give them to your target audience.
Wednesday, 21 October 2015
Music Magazine Research Deadline
You should complete the following research into music magazines:
Deadline: Wednesday 11th November 2015
- Analyse 3 music magazine covers
- Analyse 3 contents pages
- Analyse 3 articles
Deadline: Wednesday 11th November 2015
Example of School Magazine Evaluation
School Magazine Front Cover Analysis and Evaluation
The name of my magazine is 'BreakTime'. I chose this name because it fits in with school life and it is something people can read in their free time. 'BreakTime' can make people think of relaxation and a time to chill out. It is a catchy name that people can remember. The colour scheme of my masthead is yellow and black. The bright yellow attracts the reader and makes it stand out on a page. The stroke around the text is in black, it makes it bold and contrasts with the bright yellow. It originally didn't have a stroke around the text but I felt it looked lost on the page without it. I believe these two colours work well together. The masthead is big on the page, this makes it stand out and lets the reader know it is the name of the magazine.
For my main image I chose to take a picture of a girl named Emily. My main image dominates the cover, it is a medium shot of Emily with the background removed so it solely focusses on Emily. Emily's gaze is at the audience and she is smiling which indicates she is a friendly person, her smile is inviting. The main image fits in with my story of 'new head girl', even though Emily is wearing comfortable clothes it shows that she is relaxed in a school environment. My main image originally had a brick background but I felt it didn't fit in with my magazine, therefore I removed it using Photoshop, I believe it has improved the image because the brick work was detracting from Emily herself as the main image.
I decided to have three subsidiary images of equal size, I made them a lot smaller than my main image so as to not detract from the main story whilst fitting as much content as possible on the page to draw readers in with different articles. I have placed my subsidiary images at the bottom left corner of the page all together because it gives my page a grid structure and a busy feel. Furthermore the layout of the subsidiary images are overlapping and tilted which creates a balance against the formality of other aspects of the page.
The image on the left was meant to represent a swimathon, it was pictured outside a leisure centre. I don't feel I have captured this image as well as I could have, ideally an image of a swimming pool or a swimmer would have been more appropriate. Nevertheless the boy taken in the photograph stands proudly and has the physique of a swimmer.
The next image regards exam results. The image was taken outside the main entrance of upper school which is where pupils collect their results. I believe I have captured this image well since the boys are showing relevant expression as they open their results.
The final subsidiary image is showing a glimpse of the choir's activity in the school. It was taken in the music room where choir is held, the piano and the music stands fit in with the environment. The music teacher is in between the two pupils pointing towards a sheet of music highlighting the practical nature of the work they're doing. The boy on the far left is shown to be singing which gives a clear indication of the story that it is representing. Also the boy on the right is smiling, which indicates how fun and enjoyable choir is.
I used six sell lines on my front cover, they give a clear indication about the contents of the magazine. They are straight to the point and informative. The way I have designed my sell lines draws comparisons to a school notepad to fit in with the nature of the magazine. I used red bullet points and black text so that it broke up the page, I introduced red to make the page more interesting and less plain. I didn't use any puns or alliteration because I felt it wasn't needed, I thought it would be a little unsophisticated on a front cover. I wanted to use a variety of different fonts to make it eye-catching, each section of the page uses different fonts so that it doesn't look boring. In addition to this, I made sure that the font size was clear and appropriate and legible for the reader. I wanted to find a balance, because too big would crowd the front cover and too little may look empty. Also I didn't draw away from the masthead, which is the main focus on the magazine cover.
I wanted the pug to visually reflect the information shown on it, and so I decided to make the pug look like a paint pallet. I chose two different fonts, the font I used for the word 'art' looks as if it has been created with a paint brush which links to the fact that it is about an art club. I chose yellow and black because yellow itself attracts attention and black stands out on top of it, a crucial aspect of a pug is that it has to stand out.
The layout of my front page is clear and well organised, it doesn't look messy, it is very presentable. I believe that my front page is suitable for my target audience which is school children. It addresses topical information about school life and this would appeal to the wide tastes of school pupils. My design of the front cover is recognisable as a school magazine if looked closer at, but from a first glance it could be mistaken for something else.
I am extremely happy with my final front cover design. I believe that it looks attractive and inviting which would appeal to people of a young age. The layout of my subsidiary images is effective and I like how the pictures overlap and are tilted at slight angles because it looks engaging. Also I am pleased with how my main image turned out once I had edited it on Photoshop, I wasn't sure how it would turn out but I believe it made the picture look more professional. I felt I made the size of the text appropriate for each section of the magazine.
To improve my magazine further I feel I could have used subsidiary images that better represented the content, for example I could have used a picture of a swimming pool that better highlighted a swimathon. I need to pay attention to detail more when I complete my school magazine, as I haven't put the price, the issue date or a barcode on the magazine. Also I could have improved my text colour scheme so that it stands out more. Another target for improvement would be to more effectively show it is a school magazine through design. I could have used a literary devise such as alliteration to make my sell lines more memorable. Overall I am pleased with my front cover but recognise there is always room for improvement.
The name of my magazine is 'BreakTime'. I chose this name because it fits in with school life and it is something people can read in their free time. 'BreakTime' can make people think of relaxation and a time to chill out. It is a catchy name that people can remember. The colour scheme of my masthead is yellow and black. The bright yellow attracts the reader and makes it stand out on a page. The stroke around the text is in black, it makes it bold and contrasts with the bright yellow. It originally didn't have a stroke around the text but I felt it looked lost on the page without it. I believe these two colours work well together. The masthead is big on the page, this makes it stand out and lets the reader know it is the name of the magazine.
For my main image I chose to take a picture of a girl named Emily. My main image dominates the cover, it is a medium shot of Emily with the background removed so it solely focusses on Emily. Emily's gaze is at the audience and she is smiling which indicates she is a friendly person, her smile is inviting. The main image fits in with my story of 'new head girl', even though Emily is wearing comfortable clothes it shows that she is relaxed in a school environment. My main image originally had a brick background but I felt it didn't fit in with my magazine, therefore I removed it using Photoshop, I believe it has improved the image because the brick work was detracting from Emily herself as the main image.
I decided to have three subsidiary images of equal size, I made them a lot smaller than my main image so as to not detract from the main story whilst fitting as much content as possible on the page to draw readers in with different articles. I have placed my subsidiary images at the bottom left corner of the page all together because it gives my page a grid structure and a busy feel. Furthermore the layout of the subsidiary images are overlapping and tilted which creates a balance against the formality of other aspects of the page.
The image on the left was meant to represent a swimathon, it was pictured outside a leisure centre. I don't feel I have captured this image as well as I could have, ideally an image of a swimming pool or a swimmer would have been more appropriate. Nevertheless the boy taken in the photograph stands proudly and has the physique of a swimmer.
The next image regards exam results. The image was taken outside the main entrance of upper school which is where pupils collect their results. I believe I have captured this image well since the boys are showing relevant expression as they open their results.
The final subsidiary image is showing a glimpse of the choir's activity in the school. It was taken in the music room where choir is held, the piano and the music stands fit in with the environment. The music teacher is in between the two pupils pointing towards a sheet of music highlighting the practical nature of the work they're doing. The boy on the far left is shown to be singing which gives a clear indication of the story that it is representing. Also the boy on the right is smiling, which indicates how fun and enjoyable choir is.
I used six sell lines on my front cover, they give a clear indication about the contents of the magazine. They are straight to the point and informative. The way I have designed my sell lines draws comparisons to a school notepad to fit in with the nature of the magazine. I used red bullet points and black text so that it broke up the page, I introduced red to make the page more interesting and less plain. I didn't use any puns or alliteration because I felt it wasn't needed, I thought it would be a little unsophisticated on a front cover. I wanted to use a variety of different fonts to make it eye-catching, each section of the page uses different fonts so that it doesn't look boring. In addition to this, I made sure that the font size was clear and appropriate and legible for the reader. I wanted to find a balance, because too big would crowd the front cover and too little may look empty. Also I didn't draw away from the masthead, which is the main focus on the magazine cover.
The layout of my front page is clear and well organised, it doesn't look messy, it is very presentable. I believe that my front page is suitable for my target audience which is school children. It addresses topical information about school life and this would appeal to the wide tastes of school pupils. My design of the front cover is recognisable as a school magazine if looked closer at, but from a first glance it could be mistaken for something else.
I am extremely happy with my final front cover design. I believe that it looks attractive and inviting which would appeal to people of a young age. The layout of my subsidiary images is effective and I like how the pictures overlap and are tilted at slight angles because it looks engaging. Also I am pleased with how my main image turned out once I had edited it on Photoshop, I wasn't sure how it would turn out but I believe it made the picture look more professional. I felt I made the size of the text appropriate for each section of the magazine.
To improve my magazine further I feel I could have used subsidiary images that better represented the content, for example I could have used a picture of a swimming pool that better highlighted a swimathon. I need to pay attention to detail more when I complete my school magazine, as I haven't put the price, the issue date or a barcode on the magazine. Also I could have improved my text colour scheme so that it stands out more. Another target for improvement would be to more effectively show it is a school magazine through design. I could have used a literary devise such as alliteration to make my sell lines more memorable. Overall I am pleased with my front cover but recognise there is always room for improvement.
Thursday, 1 October 2015
Blogging Habits!
You should update your blog as often as possible!
This means that you should update your blog at least once per week!
A day without blogging is like a day without sunshine!
Wednesday, 30 September 2015
School Magazine Cover Deadline
The deadline for the completion of the school magazine front cover is:
Wednesday, 14th October 2015
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)