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Year 11 GCSE Media Studies Easter Revision Booklet
NAME:
1. Magazine front pages
2. Websites
3. Case studies
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4. Audience research
5. Star Theory
6. Design work
Label these
front pages with
these words:
Masthead
Coverlines
Flash
Banner
Skyline
Anchor text
Strap line
Barcode
Mode of Address
Colour scheme
Layout
Font
Language
features
Now do the hard
bit and write a
short paragprah
for each one
explain the
connotations!
Why and how do
they appeal to
their target
audience ?
You are not
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allowed to use:
“it stands out”

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Label these
front pages with
these words:
Masthead
Coverlines
Flash
Banner
Skyline
Anchor text
Strap line
Barcode
Mode of Address
Colour scheme
Layout
Font
Language
features
Now do the hard
bit and write a
short paragprah
for each one
explain the
connotations!
Why and how do
they appeal to
their target
audience ?
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allowed to use:

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Now use this space to write a few paragraphs comparing them and their target audiences :
Similarities
Differences
Target Audience: We love pop
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Target Audience: Mojo
Websites:
This year’s exam will focus largely on the websites if these magazines. You need to know the
terminology and designs of these websites as well!
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Find the list of links for music magazine websites (right hand side) and look around them for a few
minutes:
Now try and answer these questions:
How are they different to the magazines? What do they have more of?
1. .
2. .
3. .
4. .
5. .
What types of things are similar to the magazine?
1. .
2. .
3. .
4. .
5. .
Have they used social media on the website? How?
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What are the main appeals of using a website for the audience?
Spot the difference :
(circle the
differences!)
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CASE STUDIES:
For your exam you are going to need to know about at least 2 magazines in detail.
Choice 1……………………………………………………. Choice 2………………………………………………….
Choose from the list any 2 that you like but they must have different target audiences:
NME MOJO Q UNCUT Welovepop
VibeBillboardRollingstone Top of the pops Smash
hits Mixmag Kerrrang Metal Hammer The fly
You need to research them here and also fill out the diagram on the next page:
1. Which media institution owns them and produces
them?
2. How much do they cost?
3. What is their readership / circulation (the amount of
people who read it / buy it each month)?
4. What is the ‘house style’ (their overall look and design
style)?
5. Do they have a website and if so how successful is it?
6. What types of artists / bands do they have on the cover?
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7. What types of stories do they have inside on a typical
month?
8. What special features do they inside the magazine?
Your own designs :
Can you design 2 examples of a front cover for your magazine:
Name :
Slogan :
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Who is your target Audience?
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Website design:
Top
Bottom
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