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The document analyzes the cover of an existing school magazine. It discusses the fonts, layout, image, mode of address, and conventions used on the cover. The fonts are all serif for readability. The layout follows the route of the eye and keeps elements separated. The sole image is a midshot of a female student that conveys the school's atmosphere. The magazine addresses readers formally through language and the student's attire. The cover follows typical magazine conventions like using the school name prominently and advertising interior contents.
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- 1. Harry Wright AS Mediatransitionproject Analysis of an existing school magazine cover Font- All off the fontsusedonthisparticular magazine coverare serif,the reasonwhyserif is likelytohave beenchosenisthatthe humaneye findsiteasiertodistinguishtextwhichhasbeen printedoutina serif font. The effectwhichis causedby thisuse of fontis that the audience find it easiertofollowthe flowof the text. The title isin the biggestfontsize,showingitsimportance,the othertextisin smallertextandthe redsectionat the bottomis smallerthanthat. Layout- The route of eye hasbeenusedonthis frontcover.In my opinionthe layoutiswell orderedthisisbecause the textisn'tall overthe place as it hasits ownoveron the lefthandside.I alsolike how the name of the magazine isbyitself, thisallowsthe othertexttobe setaside fromit. One issue withthe layoutthatI have isthe placementof the barcode,Iwouldpersonallyhave it onthe back cover,as itspoilsthe background image. The ratioof image totextis around60:40. Image- The onlyimage onthe magazine coverisa midshot of a female student.the mise-en-scene usedinthe shot are typical of whata studentlooks like whilstat school,these itemsinparticularare the blazerandthe workfolderinherhand. The coloursinthe shotare quite darkhowevertheyare natural andsoftimplyingthatthe school hasa positive atmosphere andafriendlyenvironment. Mode of address- the magazine addressitscontentsinaformal way,it doesthisbyitsuse of language andalsothe image of the girl whois wearinghersmart/formal attire. Conventions- The layoutisveryconventional,Iknow thisbecause itfollowsthe route of eye andthis isverytypical of all magazines. The wordofficialisona lotof school magazinesthatIhave seen online.The contentsof the magazine isalsotypical asitshowsinformationaboutnew pupilsand aboutnewmemberstothe school staff.
- 2. Harry Wright AS Mediatransitionproject Draft contents page Contents 1 Title, page number, image and a brief outline of the main story Image related to the main story Page numbers of other stories and articles in the magazine School name, address and details
- 3. Harry Wright AS Mediatransitionproject Fonts- Century for headings andCalibri bodyforlargerchunks Colourscheme- I've chose these coloursastheycomplementeachotherwell. The three colourschosenalsoappeal to bothsexesmeaningthatitislikelytobe more appropriate andpopularasa school magazine.
- 4. Harry Wright AS Mediatransitionproject Evaluationof myfrontcover Font- on my frontcoverI use three differentfontsizes,the largestissize 72 followedby18 and then the smallestissize 12. The largestfontisthe show the name of the school andattract the audience's attention. Iputthe school name initalicsas it looksmore professional. Layout - I have triedto make the layoutfollow the criteriato be classedas usingthe route of eye,I've triedto dothis as itis verypopularinall magazines and worksverywell. The layoutisalsosimilarto otherschool magazinesbecause itincludesthe school name at the top and informationaboutwhat's inside the magazine goingdownthe lefthandside. Image - There are two photographedimagesonthe frontcover of my school magazine. The first photographisof the school building,Iputa black and white filteroverthe originalpicture, Ithencroppedit intoan oval frame. The otherimage isa midshotof a female pupil of the school.The pupil iswearingsmart attire to showthat she ispart of the school and that theyare focusedonlookingasthoughthe pupil is readyfor school.Inthe pupilshandshe isholding several school relatedbooksshowingthatpupilsat Neale Wade Academyare readyandeagerto learnintheirenvironment. Colour- The main/base colourof mymagazine coverisgrey,thisis ina grey scale gradienttone, startingdark and the top andfadingto lightgreyat the bottom. All of the texton the coveris red, I chose redbecause I feel itcontrastswell againstthe background.The colourredrepresentsanger howeverinthissituationIdon'tthinkthatit istoo over powering.These colours werealsochosen because theyare not considered tobe suitedtojustone sex i.e. "pinkisforgirls". Mode of address- I triedtomake the magazine coverlookasformal as possible,one waythatItried to do thiswasby makingmymodel wearsmart attire,thiswasdone byher wearingasmart/ dressy blazer,inblack. The langue thatI have usedisn'toverlyformal howeveritiswrote well,I've chosen to use thislanguage asits understoodbypupilsandparentswhoare the mostlikelytobe readingis, thismagazine coverwouldn'tbe anideal place forslang/textspeaksoI didn'tincorporate itbecause it wouldthen make the magazine informal andchildish. Conventions - The layoutistypical asthe school name isat the top of the cover,it isalsoverybold and ina large fontsize. Anotherwayinwhichitistypical isthat ithas a photoof the school building, I foundthat thiswasverycommonwhilstlookingforfrontcoverexamplesof school magazines.The storiesthatI have advertisedgoingdownthe lefthandside of the coverare alsoverysimilartowhat I have seeninotherschool magazines,meaningthisiswhat'sinmostotherschool magazines.
- 5. Harry Wright AS Mediatransitionproject Neale Wade Academy Episode 1 Meet the new teaching staff Find out how you can win this month's award Excellent results in both A-levels and GCSE's