1. Media coursework
PRINT – G321
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Preliminary exercise: a school magazine, also produced a mock up
of the layout of the contents page.
Main task
4. Codes and Conventions
• All magazines have one main image on the cover.
• Every magazine has headings and sub-headings.
• On most magazines there’s an address of the college.
• Some of them have a theme.
• The people in the front page look like they’re enjoying.
• The background are all different.
5. Similarities and differences
Similarities between the two Differences between the two magazines:
magazines:
• They both have different kind of fonts.
• They both have loads of writings
written on the front page. • They have different colour of headings
and sub-headings.
• They both have a headings and
subheadings. • Ones wearing uniform and one wears
stylish clothes.
• One is about going back to school and
one is talking about goods from the • The left magazine has different type of
college. colours mixed, and the right one has 2
main colours.
• Subheadings all over the place.
• They’re both magazines.
6. Layout
What makes the magazine above interesting? What makes the magazine above interesting?
• It might show you what the school offers • It talks about the things in the college which
e.g. breakfast clubs. you might be interested in.
• there are quiz’s in the magazine that people • Clubs that you can enjoy.
might like.
• Interesting for college/sixth form student, or
• For teenagers. rather its useful.
What makes it boring? What makes it boring?
• Most boys don’t like too much • The background colour makes it look
colouring as girls do. boring.
