OCR Media Studies - AS Level Planning and research task

1. OCR Media Studies – AS Level
Unit G321: Foundation Portfolio in Media
Planning & Research
Name:
Candidate Number:
Center Name: St. Andrew’s Catholic School
Center Number:
Set Brief - Print
Music Magazine – Production
Preliminary Task Progression and
Planning & Research

2. Section 1) –
Preliminary Task

3. Preliminary Task Progression–
Evidence
Front Cover
Step-by-step

5. Preliminary Task Progression–
Evidence
Contents Page
Step-by-step

7. Section 2) – Log Book

8. Music Magazine – Genre research
• YOU MUST insert anything you can find about this genre – secondary
sources (quotes from articles; statistics; other magazine front covers)
• Make sure your findings are neatly presented and contain images where
needed.
2006 –
• Can you find anything more contemporary?
What can you find out about music genre
publications in the UK?

9. Established Magazine for my Research
Insert a Front Cover and annotate the codes & conventions

10. Target Audience – Katz, Maslow, Hartley and/or socio-economic needs
What is the USP of this magazine? YOU MUST refer to specific
conventions/stories from you research
e.g. From the research completed into this media product, I think the USP is…

11. Publisher research
http://magazines.bauermediaadvertising.com/magazines/detail/Q
http://www.bauermedia.co.uk/brands/q
Key areas to focus on:
• Bauer – “We think popular” slogan – Connotations?
• Readership profile of the magazine – Socio-economic needs, circulation figures etc.
• Retail outlets the magazine is available in.

12. Conventions of a Music Magazine
• Research your own example of a magazine
from the sub-genre of your own choice
(include the magazine logo as well) and
annotate the codes & conventions/USP/Target
audience.
The logo of the magazine SHOULD be placed on this slide neatly somewhere

13. Target Audience – Katz, Maslow, Hartley and/or socio-economic needs
e.g The target audience for name of magazine magazine can be denoted as…
What is the USP of this magazine? YOU MUST refer to specific
conventions/stories from you research
e.g. From the research completed into this media product, I think the USP is…
The logo of the magazine SHOULD be placed on this slide neatly somewhere

14. Publisher research
The logo of the magazine SHOULD be placed on this slide neatly somewhere
• YOU MUST find out who published your chosen “Magazine of inspiration” from the
sub-genre of your choice.
• Then, visit their website and deconstruct the information you can find about the
target readership in terms of socio-economic needs, circulation etc.
Key areas to focus on:
• Publisher slogan – Connotations?
• Readership profile of the magazine – Socio-economic needs, circulation figures etc.
• Retail outlets the magazine is available in.