Coursework Brief

coursework brief

Tasks:

Research: 10/11^th December to end of term

1.    Collect some evidence of current music magazines: NME, Kerrang, Q

2.    Analyse how they construct meaning for their audience – Front page, contents, double page spreads

3.    Establish a set of rules (codes and conventions they use) / guide to creating a effective music magazine – for each page

4.    Keep a record of your research

Planning: Xmas holidays, for presentation to class 9^th January 2012

5.    Decide what type of music magazine you are going to design – what is the purpose of your magazine?

6.    Decide who is the audience (who is it aimed at?) – this will affect your design

7.    Draft sketch what you want on your front cover: colour, images, title, text, etc. – explain why (follow your rules)

8.    Draft ideal contents

9.    Photograph appropriate images for each page: stage a band / artist – consider locations, costume, props, makeup

10. Draft interview for double page spread – consider language used appropriate to genre and audience

11. Keep a record of your planning

Improvements in Magazine

Last week I presented my School Magazine to my Sixth form colleagues and my teacher. I showed them my Magazine and what I initially tried to do, who my audience was and what research I did in order to do my magazine. I told them that i wanted to appeal to not just sixth formers but to lower end students as well, by having a picture of both a sixth former and a student in a lower year. I used a different type of color scheme i decided to go with blue and red text . They have a lot to say about my Magazine, some good and, some to improve on. The feedbacks i got from my peers were:

What was Good about It:
- They liked the the title, they thought the title was eye catching
- They liked the advertisement I had at the bottom, such as the Prince's trust etc,
- They thought the color scheme made it quite clear on what Harris this issue was about.
- They liked the mid shot picture of the two students.

Improvements

- They thought the text was a bit muddled up and that I should have put the text, where it doesn't cover the models face.
- They thought that I should have added a Barcode it will would have looked more like a magazine.
- They thought that I should have had something that indicates that this is from Harris Beckenham because it might confuse some readers especially Parents.
- They thought Text was a bit too big



From the comments I gathered from my colleagues, I now see that I will hopefully in the future use a barcode to make it clear to people that this is initially a magazine, as it would give a more professional look on my magazine. I will definitely reduce the text so tat it is not too big and it is not too small.

In order to make this happen I will need to read more magazine such as KERRANG!, NME and The Source etc. This will help me plan ahead since I have to make a music magazine for my coursework, I can research and brainstorm more ideas to put on my magazine. I will definitely take these comments and put them to my Magazine and this will hopefully make my skills improve in making a magazine.