archie a level media exam

  Language: Media factsheet Complete the following tasks using  Media Factsheet 252 - The Codes and Conventions of Print Magazines available in our Media Factsheet archive here . Answer the following questions: 1) What are the different magazine genres highlighted on page 2 and how do they link to our magazine CSPs? general interests links to our csp GQ as it is published for a wider audience, special interests and professional 2) Look at the section on GQ on page 2. How do they suggest that GQ targets its audience?  They are targeting men through fashion and image, but also appealing to their intelligence and needs for information about culture. 3) What does the factsheet say about GQ cover stars? GQ selects their cover stars very carefully. 4) Pick out five of the key conventions of magazine front covers and explain what they communicate to an audience. Numbers are used to suggest it could also offer a quick-read for busy people, Pull quotes such as “I was dancing so ha...

  Create a new blogpost called 'Magazine cover learner response' and complete the following tasks: 1) Add your finished magazine cover as a JPEG image. 2) Type up your feedback from your teacher. If you've received this by email, you can copy and paste it across - WWW and EBI. You don't need to include a mark or grade if you don't want to. WWW: You have created and submitted a solid magazine cover that is definitely recognisable as Four Four Two and I also agree with your evaluation in terms of how it could be improved. The cover image is strong in terms of camera shot, direct address and pose – it is just lacking the football kit as you point out in your blogpost. I love the fact the image obscures the magazine title too – an excellent professional touch. The cover lines also read pretty well and tone/style is so important when it comes to creating an authentic media product.   EBI: One key issue is the size of the page – yours isn’t A4 portrait and is more square ...

  Learner response blog tasks 1) Type up your feedback in  full  (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). www: brilliant for q1 and q2  ebi: revise post colonial theory 17=c  2) Read  the whole mark scheme for this assessment carefully . Identify at least  one  potential point that you missed out on for each question in the assessment. q1: analyse the font q2: annotate 2010 and talk about the difference between them q3: use post colonial theories 3) Look at your answer and the mark scheme for  Question 1  (Diamonds advert unseen text). List  three  examples of media terminology or theory that you could have included in your answer.  • Man as the hunted, looked-at object; objectification of men (Gill – female gaze). • Snatched, paparazzi style shot – over-exposed subject, celebrity (intertextuality). Brand logo – serif font, links to monochrome colour scheme, style, sophistica...

  1)  Advertising: Introduction to advertising 2)  Advertising: the representation of women in advertising 3)  Advertising: Gauntlett and masculinity 4)  Advertising: Score hair cream CSP 5)  Advertising: Introduction to Postcolonialism 6)  Advertising: Sephora Black Beauty is Beauty CSP

  Research 1) Use Google to research potential magazines that you could use as your brand/design for this project.  Create a shortlist of  three  potential magazines and upload an example front cover from each one. We recommend looking at lifestyle magazines or a similar genre as these are more achievable to re-create. Sports illustrated Fourfortwo  GQ 2) Choose  one  of the three magazine brands to use for your project e.g GQ, Vogue or The Gentlewoman. Then f ind  three  different front covers for your chosen magazine and embed them in your blogpost. Analyse the fonts, colours and typical design. What is the language or writing style? How are the cover lines written? What camera shot is generally used for the cover image? You need to become an expert in the design and construction of this magazine and its branding. Magazine brand : FourForTwo Fonts, colours and typical designs: Typically uses bold headlines to grab readers attention, also us...