A Quick Question

What Would You Like To See in Your Schools Magazine ?

Research

On this slide i looked at a double contents page just to determine what the main codes and conventions are.

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On this slide i looked at another genre of music magazine to see whether the way they targeted thier audience was the same.

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On this slide i looked at another school magazine to see whether it followed more codes and conventions of a real magazine than the last i found it did.

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On this slide i looked at a music magazine to see what made it appeal to the target audience in hand and see what codes and conventions it follows.

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On this slide i looked at a school magazine, to see whether it followed the codes and conventions of a real magazine i found it does not.

Codes And Conventions

In order to complete my task i must follow the main codes and conventions of magazines.

The main codes and conventions of magazines in general are as follows;

• The must include A House Style this is when the writing and background on almost every page follows the same font and colouring this is used to show that the pages are apart of the same magazine.


• A masthead this is the title it should me be placed at the top of the page, be bigger than the other headlines and also a different style to stand out.


• A main image, this is quite self explanitory, it should be larger than the other images and should be something to do with the main story.


• A headline, this is the main statement usually in the largest boldest font prior to the title, it should be connected to the main image as it is usually explaining the main story.


• A tag, this is a word or phrase used to engage the readers in a story by categorising it for example 'World exclusive', 'Sensational'.


• An exlusive, this is a story that the magazine in question and no one else soly cover the story. The magazine will pay the people who have given them the 'Exclusive' information at hand, so that they will promise not to tell another paper the story.


• A box out, a small part of the page shaded in a different colour.


• A Lure, a word or phrase directing the reader to read on to a particular story or feature.


• Pugs, these are at the top left and right hand corners of the magazine. The price of the magazine, the logo or a promotion. they are placed where they are to catch the readers eye.

Producing A School Magazine

My preliminary task is to produce a school magazine using all of the codes and conventions of a real magagzine i will be producing:

• A Front Cover
• And A Double Contents Page

To complete this task i will need:

• A minimum of four original photos taken by myself
• Alot of creativity and imagination
• A clear understanding of the task in hand
• The ability to reach all of the selected target audiences for e.g. Students, Parents and also Teachers.
• A House Style (mise en scene) This means that i will have to have a main colour scheme and font throughout the magazine