Media Coursework

1. Research 4 Graphic
and Audio-visual
Elements
Ben Chandler

2. Research task 4.1:
Graphic and audio-
visual media
language (Front
Covers)
Ben Chandler

3. Empire Magazine
Masthead: This is the title/main brand image of
the magazine and is always located in the Top
Left, or top centre of the magazine and usually in
the same place for each issue of a certain
magazine e.g. Empire Magazine
Main Cover Line: The text that goes with and
matches the main image e.g. the image of
Black Widow and the main cover line of Black
Widow
Main Image: The main image
matches the main cover line as it’s
a picture of ‘Scarlet Johansen’
(Black Widow) in her costume for
the Black Widow film that this
specific issue of Empire magazine is
about
Cover Lines: The cover lines of this
magazine relate to other films that
Empire readers may be interested
in such as ‘Knives out 2’ and ‘The
New Mutants’
Colour Schemes: The
colour scheme of this
magazine relate to that of
the main film that its
promoting e.g. Black
Widow as it has the
colours of Black Widow
and the colours of Marvel
e.g. Red, White for
marvel and Black and
white for Black Widow
Issue Date: May 2020

4. Total Film Magazine
Cover Lines: These
coverlines are of other
actors and also other films
featured in these magazine
such as ‘Han Solo, Baby
Driver and Pirates 5’
Colour Schemes These are the
colours of Galaxy which relate
to this film as its ‘Guardians Of
The Galaxy’
Main Cover Line: Relates to the main image as
the main cover line is ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy
Vol.2’
Main Image: The main image
relates to the main cover line of
Guardians’ Of The Galaxy as its an
image of one of the characters
‘Star Lord’ played by Chris Pratt
and there is a quote underneath
the main coverline by him as a
secondary coverline that states
“were going to surpass
expectations”.
Masthead: This is the title/main
brand image of the magazine and is
always located in the Top Left, or top
centre of the magazine and usually in
the same place for each issue of a
certain magazine e.g. Total Film

5. Little White Lies Magazine
Colour Schemes: Match the
colour schemes of the film e.g.
Blue, Orange and white
Main Cover Line: Relates to the main image e.g. is
‘Tomorrowland’ which is the main film that this magazine
is based upon and that’s why the coverline is the name of
the film.
Main Image: Relates to the main
coverline and therefore is of the
main astronaut (character within
the film Tomorrowland.
Barcode/Dateline: Date, issue
number and price
Masthead: This is the title/main brand image of the magazine and
is always located in the Top Left, or top centre of the magazine and
usually in the same place for each issue of a certain magazine e.g.
Little White Lies
Cover Lines: These
coverlines are the film name
with the secondary and only
over coverline ‘A word
beyond’ relating to the film
of Tomorrowland

6. Research task 4.2:
Graphic elements 2
(Contents Pages)
Ben Chandler

7. Empire Magazine
Masthead: This is the title/main brand image of the
magazine and is always located in the Top Left, or top
centre of the magazine and usually in the same place
for each issue of a certain magazine e.g. Empire
Magazine
Title: The word contents indicates that this
is the contents page, but is also
accompanied by other graphical elements
from elsewhere in the magazine and the
page number tells us that this is the only
contents page and conventionally should
be the 2nd numbered page of the
magazine.
Font Types: There are a few different font
types used for different texts in this page.
The masthead and title and both written in
Sans-Serif font types whereas, the
‘Features’ title is a Serif font type
Main Image: A character usually from
the main film that this magazine is
covering (Main covers featured film)
Footer: Includes information such as
the dateline. Masthead and page
number
Contents Sections: In this case just
one section on the features within
this magazine
Cover Feature: The contents
page usually highlights the
covers main feature

8. Total Film Magazine
Title: The word contents indicates that this
is the contents page, but is also
accompanied by other graphical elements
from elsewhere in the magazine and the
page number tells us that this is the only
contents page and conventionally should
be the 2nd numbered page of the
magazine.
Masthead: This is the title/main brand image of the
magazine and is always located in the Top Left, or top
centre of the magazine and usually in the same place
for each issue of a certain magazine e.g. Total Film
Magazine
Contents Sections: In this 4 sections
on the issue itself, teasers total film
buff and every issue explaining how
the magazine is laid out.
Font Types: There are a few different font
types used for different texts in this page
the ‘Contents’ title is written in a Serif font
type and e
Footer: Includes information such as
the dateline. Masthead and page
number
Main Image: A character usually from
the main film that this magazine is
covering (Main covers featured film)
Cover Feature: The contents
page usually highlights the
covers main feature