Tuesday 28 September 2010

School Magazine Cover & Contents Page

 
Rough Front Cover for my school magazine




Rough contents page for my school magazine



Today we had to design a rough plan of our own individual school magazine covers and contents page.

Monday 27 September 2010

Camera Angles







                           High angle long shot...
   


   

       ...Image which connotes Friendship






                                            ...Very long shot                          


                       

...Over the shoulder shot of someone writing












                    Medium long shot of two people...

...Very long shot coveying isolation











...Low angle close up











...An image which connotes stress




...Big close up of someone using a phone










Close up of someone in nature...










....Extreme close up of time

Codes & Conventions of Muscic Magazine Covers

  • Masthead- bold, eye catching, font-unique
  • Main image- largest image, direct mode of address (looking directly at reader) this reflects attitude of magazine, can be male or female
  • Tag line
  • Bar code- technical way of showing a product
  • Issue number/Date- shows how well established magazine is (issue no. 1)
  • Positioning statement- highlights the angle of the theme for magazine
  • Bold font- eye catching
  • Buzzwords- 'Plus, Elxclusive' these advertise features inside magazine
  • Cover lines- advertise stories featured inside magazine
  • Price- reflects contents of magazine
  • Other images- reveals what may be inside magazine to reader
  • Colour- represents genre of magazine & its attitude