Inspirational Texts

I have started thinking about the contents for my magazine. These are the types of artists I'd like to put into my magazine.















I have also created a mood board on Bighugelabs.com, which i have posted below

Music Magazine Deconstructions

I have deconstructed 3 music magazines on Powerpoint and have posted it on Slideshare.net...

Magazine covers from Leanne Seddon

Key Features of a Magazine Cover

I found this image by searching 'Music magazine covers' on google images, and then I edited this image by adding labels of key features around the image.

Masthead:

The title of a newspaper or magazine.
 

Sub Headings:

Added information referring to the masthead, or added information about other coverlines.

Cover Lines:

A heading which relates to the main story (which also matches the main images). Other coverlines, are usually smaller than the main coverline, refer to other stories in the magazine.

Main Image:

The selling point of the magazine. The image of the main story.

Promotional Give Outs:

Text on the front of the magazine which helps promote either the magazine or whatevers the main story.

Barcode (Essentials):

Essientials can be the Barcode --which lets the magazine be sold-- or other details such as issue price, date, website address etc...

Print Brief

Print Brief

You must complete two linked tasks. The set brief is as follows:

Preliminary exercise: using DTP and an image manipulation program, produce the front page of a new school/college magazine, featuring a photograph of a student in medium close-up plus some appropriately laid-out text and a masthead. Additionally you must produce a mock-up of the layout of the contents page to demonstrate your grasp of DTP.

Main task: the front page, contents and double page spread of a new music magazine (if done as a group task, each member of the group must produce an individual edition of the magazine, following the same house style).

All images and text used must be original, produced by the candidate(s), minimum of four images per candidate.

Why is there a preliminary task and a main task?

The preliminary task is designed as your chance to familiarise yourself with the software and hardware, to working in a team (if applicable) and to organising your planning and construction. Think of it as a ‘trial run’ for your main task.

The preliminary task is unpressurised, because it is not formally marked

for your coursework. It does not have to be of a highly ‘finished’ or polished quality.

However, it must be undertaken. Failure to undertake or complete the preliminary task will result in a 15 mark deduction from your main task construction mark.

You must complete it by the deadline set by your teacher. Save your work so that you can submit it with your main task on the Easter deadline.

) There should be evidence of your skills progression between the preliminary task and the main task. This will inform the mark given to you for your main task.

) Remember that coursework is worth 50% of AS Level Media Studies, which makes it hugely important. It is unlikely that coursework for your other AS levels will count for such a high percentage of the overall mark.