The document provides information on conventions for creating an effective school magazine, including the hook, plugs, cover lines, masthead, teasers, typography, and images. It discusses key elements like the main headline, themes, name, image, color scheme, and layout. Good lighting, hair, makeup, and setting are important for the mise-en-scene in magazine photos. A good school magazine needs eye-catching design elements and photos to grab readers' attention, while also informing them about the school.

1. Media coursework
Print-G321
Preliminary exercise: Research for school/college
magazine

2. Contents
•Preliminary research
•Preliminary task

3. Preliminary research - Existing school magazine
examples

4. Conventions of school magazines
The 'Hook': Aims to affect the reader in some way. This could make the viewer curious, laugh,
think or suspicious.
Plugs: Information about the contents of the newsletter/magazine.
Cover Lines: The key features about the articles inside the magazine on the cover page.
Masthead: The name of the magazine.
Teasers: Short phrases on the front cover of a newsletter/magazine which is used to make the
reader buy the product.
Typography: The font that is used.
Images: The most appealing feature on the front cover. This is used to make the reader buy the
magazine as they have to like what they see on the cover to buy the newsletter/magazine. This
has to stand out the most and against other magazines.

5. Articles:
Features on the school
Themes:
Main headline:
Music
Art
Colour
School/college magazine scheme:
Bright
Name:
Eye catching
‘Here and Now’
Image:
Student stood holding a book

6. How do they differ?
This magazines differs because each magazine has a
different masthead and they all have different
information. They probably choose different font/colour
depending on the theme of the magazine.
Layout – what makes them interesting or not?
Layout is important in making a magazine look interesting as it has to have
things in a certain place. Such as the main image is usually in front of the
masthead. This is to show that the main image is more important than the
name of the magazine.

7. Mise-en-Scene – how do they use lighting?
Hair, make up? Setting?
In magazines, they use lighting to make the person/people stand out more.
This is important as they need to look acceptable for themes such as sport or
music. Hair and make-up is important as it makes the people in the magazine
look appropriate for the particular theme of the magazine
What makes a good school magazine?
A good school magazine is always eye catching to the reader and grabs their
attention. The magazine also has to include information about the school while
keeping readers interested. The images the magazine includes has to be eye
catching and interesting to the reader.