Media Blog 1 (Bradley)

1.) 2.) Mark out of 15 for Media Language: 8 Estimated A Level coursework grade: C / D WWW: I agree  w ith your evaluation – it is a new, original version of Teen Vogue (and recognisable as that brand) but your description as ‘slightly professional’ rather than fully professional is accurate. This self-awareness  w ill be extremely helpful next year  w hen  w orking on your real coursework and hopefully you can use this project as inspiration to further develop the technical skills you mention struggling  w ith (e.g. cutting out the background on Photoshop). Ultimately, this feels like an unfinished cover  w ith the potential to be very good –  w e need to make sure your real coursework goes the extra mile. EBI: There are a few areas  w e can improve on. Firstly, the unfinished element I mention above refers to the empty space in the bottom half of your cover. If you look at real Teen Vogue covers they don’t have that kind of empty space. Secondly, there is no obvious main flash or cov

 

Research 1) Use Google to research potential magazines that you could use as your brand/design for this project.  Create a shortlist of  three  potential magazines and embed an example front cover from each one. We recommend looking at lifestyle magazines or a similar genre as these are more achievable to re-create.   2) Choose  one  of the three magazine brands to use for your project e.g GQ, Vogue or The Gentlewoman. Then f ind  three  different front covers for your chosen magazine and embed them in your blogpost. Analyse the fonts, colours and typical design. What is the language or writing style? How are the cover lines written? What camera shot is generally used for the cover image? You need to become an expert in the design and construction of this magazine and its branding. Planning 1) On a Word or Google document, plan your  main cover line  (also called the 'main flash') - this is the main cover story that links to your central image. Fiery Fashion 2) Briefly plan the

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