Magazine front cover - Learner response

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 audience may not know where to look. The other key aspect is page design. I’m not sure on the font and typography choices you’ve made, and the cover lines feel all quite similar. They are also quite small whereas some of the other Vogue magazine versions have larger size text. Finally, your evaluation is incomplete. Lots to reflect on here so we can aim for the top levels next year.


3) Consider your mark against the mark scheme above. What are the strengths of your production based on the the mark scheme? Think about magazine cover conventions and the media language techniques you have used to communicate with your audience (e.g. mise-en-scene, camera shot etc.)

Cover lines are very similar and same way presented camera shot is good but the mode should show their face more 

4) Look at the mark scheme again. What can you do to move your mark higher and, if required, move up a level?

Look more into mise-en scene  and model positioning with the eye contact and direct adress with the audience. 

5) What would be one piece of advice you would give a student about to start the same magazine cover project you have just completed? 

Look out for details and tyr to make the picture and model look very similar to the magazine brand  as well as the time date and season. 

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