Xmas Homework

Research: 10/11^th December to end of term

1.    Collect some evidence of current music magazines: NME, Kerrang, Q

2.    Analyse how they construct meaning for their audience – Front page, contents, double page spreads

3.    Establish a set of rules (codes and conventions they use) / guide to creating a effective music magazine – for each page

4.    Keep a record of your research

Planning: Xmas holidays, for presentation to class 9^th January 2012

5.    Decide what type of music magazine you are going to design – what is the purpose of your magazine?

6.    Decide who is the audience (who is it aimed at?) – this will affect your design

7.    Draft sketch what you want on your front cover: colour, images, title, text, etc. – explain why (follow your rules)

8.    Draft ideal contents

9.    Photograph appropriate images for each page: stage a band / artist – consider locations, costume, props, makeup

10. Draft interview for double page spread – consider language used appropriate to genre and audience

11. Keep a record of your planning

Production: January 2012, for presentation 4/2/12

12.  Create your products using In Design

13. Record – as a diary / blog how you went about completing the task; discuss problems you encountered and how you dealt with them

14. Use an online production site to post your work and collect feedback

Enjoy!

HOMEWORK.......

Right, firstly I am really impressed at how well you are all working and the products you are producing.  Your level of progress is exciting.

Secondly, lets not forget our analysis.  You need to be blogging after every sessions; every time you work on your media products you need to update your blog.

• What was your aim for the session / what were you trying to achieve?
• How did you go about achieveing this / what did you do?
• Why did you do it that way?
• Did you come across any problems?
• How did you solve them?
• What did you actually achieve?
• How do you feel about it?
• What do you have to do next time?

Don't forget to upload jpegs of your work in progress.....

Finally, navigate to the A2 blogs and comment on them please.

See you all Wednesday.

Where are you at?

Check your to do list in the Media folder on the student common room.
What are your deadlines?

Producing the preliminary task - School Magazine, front page ( mid-shot) and contents page.

Up date your blog.

Denise

Preliminary Tasks

Research and Planning Week - check at the deadlines on the student comment room.

A little project for half term

Yr12:

For presentation Wednesday 9th November.

A detailed study of a music magazine of your choice

You need to:

• Identify the magazine, its context, its genre.  how long has it been in publication?  which Institution publishes it?  How might that effect its content?
• What is the purpose of this magazine?
• Identify and explain the target audience ( use the reading I gave you)
• Deconstruct the front cover - look at the semiotics, who is being communicated to / how? (use the key words)  How has the page been constucted to communicate with the TA?
• Deconstruct the content page - what extra info are we given about the TA?  Genre? Institution?
• What values are being suggested to the TA?
• Is the magazine effective at targetting its audience?
• What have you learnt about the production of magazines?
• How can you use this in your coursework?

Your answers need to be posted to your blog, including relevant images of the magazine.

Look at the new Gadgets

Scroll down the page and look at the relevant Youtube videos....

Media @ Harris Beckenham

Greetings to our new Yr12 students who have been tasked with setting up their new accounts and hello to our returning Yr13s who did so well last year.

I'm in the process of moving our site from our old school to our new one.

Once you've read this you need to add a link to this home page and send me your new account addresses.

Miss Norville