MAGAZINE TASKSYou must complete the following tasks, print them off and put in your Research and Planning folder.

Task 1Explain what the codes and conventions of a magazine front cover, contents page and main article are.

This will result in 3 different pages that will go inside your folder.

Front Page Contents Page Main Article

Front Page Example

Contents Page Example

Main Article Example

Task 2Brainstorm 10 ideas that your magazine could be based on.

My Magazine

Ideas

Task 3Create a mood-board of images of front covers that will inspire your own front cover .

Task 4Referring to your mood-board choose 3 covers that you really like and explain what you like about them / how they will inspire your own front cover.

You should discuss:• Layout• Photography• Colour Scheme• Use of text / Fonts• Anything else?

Example: I really like the use of pastel pink for the background of this magazine cover because it looks stylish and grabs the readers attention. There is a lot of creativity in how the model is presented and the simple layout further makes the magazine look stylish. The bold fonts are easy to use and the variety of fonts makes the page more interesting to look at.

Task 5Once you have decided on the type of magazine you will create you must research magazine names of that type of magazine that already exist. To evidence this create a brainstorm of magazine names that will inspire your own.

Existing Music

Magazine Names

NME

Clash

Q Music

Rolling Stone

Task 6Referring to your magazine research create a list of names that you could use for your own magazine. You can present this how you want but be creative!

Task 7Evidence research of the different fonts used for magazine names and create a mood-board or brainstorm to evidence this.

Find at least 10 example names

to refer to.

Task 8 Evidence examples of the different types of fonts you will use in your magazine, for a higher mark explain why you think the are effective.

Task 9Create a mood-board of images of contents pages that will inspire your own contents page.

Task 10Referring to your mood-board choose 2 contents pages that you really like and explain what you like about them / how they will inspire your own front cover.

You should discuss:• Layout• Photography• Colour Scheme• Use of text / Fonts• Anything else? Example: I really like the simplistic layout of this

contents page and the creativity of the fonts used in the title of the page. I think the image is interesting too and the colour within it make the contents page more interesting to look at.

Task 11Create a mood board of at least 10 images of models that will inspire your own photography shoot. The inspiration may link to:• Models pose• Models clothes / Props• Locations• Use of lighting• Any other points you can think of

Task 12Plan 10 photos that you will take in your photography shoot. Highlight the framing and other technical details, you may also want to comment on location, clothing and the who the model will be.

Task 13Create a contact sheet detailing the photos you have collected from a recent photography shoot..

Task 14From your contact sheet decide upon specific images that you will use in your magazine and explain why you want to use them.

Task 15You must create a PowerPoint presentation detailing who the target audience of your magazine is. Within the presentation you will discuss their Age, Gender, Ethnicity Social Class and Location.

See the following slides for guidance on each area

TARGET AUDIENCE GUIDANCE

AgeWhat age group will your product be targeted at? Will it be teenagers, young adults, middle aged or elderly people?It may be a very wide audience or very specificYou must explain why you have decided upon the audience you have chosen

Gender• Will your product target a particular gender or will it target

both genders• Why is your product suitable to the gender/s you have

specified?

Location• How will your product be distributed?• Will it a local audience, a British audience (national) or a

International audience (worldwide)• Remember ideally you will want to eventually reach as

wide an audience as possible

ClassClass can be broken into the following areas:

Who will your target audience be regarding class? Think about who would be most interested in your product and why?

EthnicityDoes your product target a particular ethnic group? If so why or why not?

Task 16Evidence a draft version of the writing that will make up your article. Support this with an explanation of what your article will discuss and provide evidence of other articles that are similar to your own.

My article will be made up of an interview and will

discuss…

Task 17Highlight the difference between a niche and a mainstream magazine with images. Explain which your magazine will be and why.