A level Media Exam Blog

1) Add your finished magazine cover as a JPEG image. 2) Type up your feedback from your teacher. If you've received this by email, you can copy and paste it across - WWW and EBIs. You don't need to include a mark or grade if you don't want to. Mark out of 15 for Media Language: 8 Estimated A Level coursework grade: C / D WWW: This is a satisfactory cover that does manage to replicate Vogue magazine. You’ve picked a quirky magazine front cover image that does things differently and your image and cover lines reflect this. However, I think overall this doesn’t quite hit the ‘professional standards’ we’re aiming for in Year 13 so will prove to be a very good lesson for the coursework next year.  EBI: I believe the composition element slightly works against you perhaps getting the cover model to directly address the audience may meet the conventions of your magazine brand. Your face is hidden on the cover to connect with the audience and means the product lacks impact – the aud...

Language: Media factsheet  Complete the following tasks using Media Factsheet 252 - The Codes and Conventions of Print Magazines available in our Media Factsheet archive here. Answer the following questions: 1) What are the different magazine genres highlighted on page 2 and how do they link to our magazine CSPs? General Interest - This type of magazine is published for a wider audience to provide information in a general manner, and the focus is on many different subjects. They typically cover topics like food, fashion or home and gardening. They have a combination of stories, pictures and advertising, and are bound together with a glossy cover. Special Interest  -These are niche interest magazines that offer in-depth content on a given area or topic. Professional - A professional magazine. A periodical published by the governing body of a profession. The standard of quality of such a periodical may be similar to that of a scholarly publication. 2) Look at the section on GQ o...