1. Brief
For my first task on my AS Media course I was asked to create a first page and contents page of a school magazine using
the software photoshop so that I could familiarise myself with how it works. This is because my next task is to produce a
music magazine therefore I needed practice on the software before I could do so. Now, by starting this music magazine my
skills on the software will have developed therefore making my music magazine at a different and better level than my
school magazine which is why it was beneficial for me to do the front cover and contents page of the school magazine as I
will now be doing the same for the music magazine. Also, my music magazine will be more successful than my first project
on the school magazine as I aim to improve a lot of mistakes I encountered whilst doing the school magazine.

3. AS Media Studies Preliminary Task – School Magazine Front Page Proposal Form
Target audience:
(age range, interests)
Although it is a school newsletter you still have to think about
your audience and how to appeal to them.
My target audience will be of students of Preston Manor. Both male and female.
Possible title ideas:
(masthead / title block)
What is your magazine going to be called?
Possible title ideas I have are ‘Achieve in Manor’
Main image:
What will be the focal point of your front page, remember, your
work “must include a photograph of a student in a medium
close-up”
For my main image I will include a photo of a current sixth former in a medium close-up
Main cover line:
What will be the main story?
The main story will be about sixth formers getting ready for university.
Additional key images:
What other images will be on your front cover?
Remember, it is a school magazine.
Other key images will be of students in the study area doing work. I will also include an
image of the head boy and head girl.
Additional cover lines:
Other features, stories or selling points which will be inside the
magazine, these need to be audience appropriate.
There will be other stories about extra curricular activities that could be done to
improve your personal statement. I will also include upcoming events for sixth formers
to attend and be part of.
Typography:
(style, size, colour of copy)
Think about the writing and the style of the writing on your front
page.
Background colour/image:
What will be in the background, remember you don’t want to take
the focus away from the main image.
Technical considerations:
(equipment, setting, props, costume, lighting)
Be realistic and creative, think about what you have access to and
how you could use it.
The background will be plain and will include an image of the school logo.

4. How often should a school magazine be published?
Daily
Weekly
Every two weeks
Monthly
What do you expect to see in a school magazine?
A message from the head
Upcoming events
Articles about school life
Activities in school
How much do you expect a school magazine to cost?
Free
25p
50p
£2.50

5. Sketch
This is my quick sketch of
an idea I had of how my
front page would be for
my school magazine. This
layout allowed me to
prepare for my actual
front page.

6. My School Magazine
Here is my school magazine front
cover and contents page. By
doing this, I have practised using
photoshop therefore this has
been useful as I will be now
producing my own music
magazine.