1. Media Coursework
Print-G321
Preliminary exercise: preliminary research for school/college magazine.

2. Contents
•Preliminary Research
•Preliminary Exercise

3. Preliminary Research-Existing school/college magazine examples:

4. Conventions
•Themes such as art, sport ,etc.
•All magazine front covers feature a main image
•Each magazine has it’s own masthead/title
•The main feature in the magazine is written larger on the cover
•A background featuring article headlines and images
•Bold writing
•Colours which contrast and grab the reader’s attention
•Date
•Price
•The images on the cover could be photo shopped
•Secondary headlines
•Appropriate language for the right audience
•School/College mentioned
•Modern
•Vibrant
•Youthful

5. Articles:
Some
Features on Ideas
school Themes:
Revision tips Media
Reviews on Art
latest
entertainment Sport
Colour scheme:
Quizzes Music
Bold
Competition
Main headline: School/college
School/College Magazine Vibrant
‘Students Get magazine Eye catching
Creative’
Youthful
‘Great Academic
Year’
‘Bright Futures Image: Name:
Ahead’ ‘Direct’
Students partaking in
class lessons. Writing, ‘On The Go’
drawing, raising their
hand, etc. (Year 7-11 ‘Now’
student)
Sixth form student

6. Articles:
Features on Final Idea
school
Revision tips
Themes:
Reviews on
latest Media
entertainment
Main headline: Art Colour scheme:
‘Students Get Bold
Creative’
School/college
School/College Magazine Vibrant
magazine Eye catching
Name:
Image: ‘Direct’
Students partaking in
class lessons. Writing,
drawing, raising their
hand, etc. (Year 7-11
student)

7. Ideas for cover image

8. My final magazine cover for my
own school magazine.