1. Deadline: Friday 16th December 2011
OCR G321: AS Coursework: PLANNING CHECKLIST
Your planning is worth 20 marks
WHAT TO INCLUDE: RELEVANT DONE/ NO.
TO OF SLIDES
QUESTION:
Name, OCR G321, Cross- referencing tabs,
masthead, candidate number, BRIEF
Final FC, Contents and DPS, one slide each 3
PART 1: PRELIMINARY RESEARCH
Deconstruction of at least two existing front covers
2,3,5
Deconstruction of two existing contents pages MONDRIAN 2,3,5
Deconstruction of two contents pages SINGLE IMAGE 2,3,5
Deconstruction of at least two existing double page spreads 2,3,5
First double page spread 3,5,7
Analysis and reflection: what conventions did you meet? What would you 3, 5,7
improve?
PART 2: PRELIMINARY TASK: THE FRONT COVER
AND CONTENTS PAGE FOR A COLLEGE MAGAZINE
Aquinas mag audience questionnaires results 1,2
Aquinas magazine mood board 1,2
Photography, analysis and reflection rejected images- why don’t they 3,5,7
work? Camerawork, mise en scene, representation.
Aquinas FC draft or flat plan 5, 2
Aquinas front cover compulsory 1
Aquinas contents compulsory 1
Aquinas FC and contents evaluation with: 1,2,3,4,5
- codes and conventions
- audience breakdown
- rejected images
- print screens to show how you created and changed your products

2. Analysis and reflection: what conventions did you meet? What would you 3, 5,7
improve?
PART 3: GENRE, AUDIENCE AND DONE:
REPRESENTATION RESEARCH
Definition of representation: RE-PRESENTATION: filtering images so 3,2
audiences take specific meanings
From google images, select two images of a star from your chosen genre 3,2
and analyse:
- Can you identify the chosen audience? Age, gender, lifestyle,
disposable income, pastimes...
- How is it made clear who the audience is? Comment on clothes,
posture, facial expression, location, colour, hair
- Do the audience aspire to be like the person in this image?
- Does the star act as a form of escapism for the audience?
- What cultural references are being portrayed? e.g. Florence Welch
uses Pre-Raphaelite art and Art Deco/ Nouveau references.
Research and define “genre” 3,2
Use google images and annotations to identify defining features of artists 3
and fans within your audience e.g. “uniform” pose, colours, brands etc.
What do these say about their VALUES?
Links to at least two music videos from within your genre with BRIEF notes 3,5
showing the similarities
PART 4: FINAL PRODUCT
Masthead research: different names and fonts with final choices and why 2,1,5
you picked them
Front cover first draft Analysis and reflection 4,5,7
Front cover second draft Analysis and reflection 4,5,7
Front cover and contents flat plan/draft Analysis and reflection 4,5,7
DPS first draft Analysis and reflection 4,5,7
DPS second draft Analysis and reflection 4,5,7
Contents first draft Analysis and reflection 4,5,7
Contents second draft Analysis and reflection 4,5,7
Rejected photos and annotations Analysis and reflection 3,5,7
Other artwork and font drafts 1,2,3,4,5
Audience questionnaires 1,2,3