Front cover analysis: guidance for Q4 and planning

Front cover analysis from aquinasmedia

Question Four contents analysis example

Contents page analysis from aquinasmedia

Question Four Grade A example

This is a really nice way of answering this question, and this method of presenting your work plays well with the examiner.

You need to get AS MUCH info as possible across in AS FEW WORDS as possible.

In what ways does your magazine USE, DEVELOP or CHALLENGE from aquinasmedia

GRADE A POWERPOINT EXAMPLE

This student submitted a coursework portfolio that was consistenyly strong: the practical pieces were simple but effective with clever attention to detail precise design.

Her planning was thorough and contained a good amount of theory to prove that she had developed her skills from September to December. Her Aquinas magazine was very well analysed so she showed that she could learn from her mistakes.

There was also clearly evidence that she had worked hard for the entire duration of the coursework rather than just at the end.

Her evaluation was concise, well- presented and contaiend lots of detail and theory.

Reverb magazine Grade A powerpoint from aquinasmedia

YOUR POWERPOINT SO FAR SHOULD INCLUDE:

In this order:

(You should have already done the majority of this so don't worry, it should just be a case of rearranging slides from other tasks.)

1. Annotations of existing front covers, contents and double page spreads to show you understand the conventions

2. Rule of thirds photography with annotations of your own photos to show you understand the rules

3: Rule of thirds double page spread

4: Rule of thirds DPS with annotations for what you will do better next time (this will help with Q7 "reflect on your progress?")

5: Aquinas magazine audience research results

6: Aquinas mag rejected photos with notes saying why they don't work

7: Aquinas front cover with print screens showing how you made it and changes along the way

8: Final Aquinas front cover with annotations for how you will do better next time

9: Contents page rejected images

10: Aquinas contents page with print screens showing how you made it and changes along the way

11: Final Aquinas contents page with annotations for how you will do better next time

12: Final magazine research (you can include pages from your scrapbook here, as well as in Q1)

13: Final rejected images with explanations for why you aren't using them

14: Final front cover (contents and DPS will be added on the next slides when they are done)

15: Q1: "Who would be the audience for your media product?"

Pop Music: Billboard magazine analysis

If you are making a pop magazine, this powerpoint will help with the following questions:

Who will be the audience for your media product?

How did you attract/address your audience?

How did you use, develop or challenge existing codes and conventions?

The level of detail and audience analysis in this presentation is a good indication of what the examiner is looking for. Spread your information across a larger number of slides though, remember negative space is important...

Billboard Magazine Analysis from Aaliyah195

Past evaluation guidance

AS Media Studies past evaluation to use as guidance from aquinasmedia

COURSEWORK DEADLINES

Deadline for ALL parts of planning, evaluation and practical tasks is 

17TH DECEMBER 2012 

 

The time frames and deadlines below are for your benefit: they are to stop workloads becoming unbearable and to ensure you get enough guidance from your tutor and your classmates to use in your evaluation. 

 

AS Media coursework deadlines 2012 from aquinasmedia