1. QUESTION 7

2. My first attempt at a media magazine..
Conventions
• This draft is not very conventional as background image is not
typical of a school magazine
• Very little cover lines
Image and mise-en-scene
• school uniform is featured in the image
• Poor image quality
• The background isn’t as usually seen in magazines
• Poor lighting
Image editing
• The image has had no editing
Layout and fonts
• The layout is very plain and not aesthetically pleasing
• The route of the eye is used
• The font used is easy to read
• No variety used on font style
Colours and mode of address
• The colours used are very plain and simple
• The mode of address is formal

3. The first draft of the layout for a contents page..
Conventions –
This layout is a basic draft layout and is conventional for a contents page of any
magazine
Image –
I have only included one image on this page, but after looking through a variety of
magazine genres I have discovered that typically a contents page contains a variety of
different sized images.
There’s no indication of fonts, colour or any other design making the draft look plain
and unhelpful

4. My final magazine
Conventions
• Bright colours
• Appropriate coverlines
• Ordered layout
• Highlighted text
Image and mise-en-scene
• Fashionable clothing
• Friendly mode of address
• Good image quality
• I edited the background out to create a professional look
• I used a long shot to show the clothes worn
Image editing
• I edited the lighting and colours of the image
• The image has a more professional look
Layout and fonts
• The layout is conventional for a magazine
• The main interview of the magazine uses the biggest font to catch attention of the
reader
• I used variety of conventional fonts
Colour and mode of address
• The colours are aesthetically pleasing
• The combination of colours connote femininity
• The mode of address is casual and friendly
• The mode of address is appropriate for the genre

5. How to use prezzi, popplet
and blogger
New Terminology
• Kicker
Identifying conventions of • Coverline
How to plan a magazine
a magazine genre • Pull quote
• House style
How to use font websites • Typography
• Demographic
• Psychographic
How to use Photoshop How to produce a
What skills I’ve learnt so far… professional magazine
How to make sure I meet
coursework deadlines Camera shots
• Long shot
• Mid shot
• Wide shot
How to analyse my target • Close up
audience
How to use a variety of
Different publishing
computer software
companies
How to do media as I
didn’t do it at GCSE