Preliminary Task

BriefBrief

I have produced a school based magazine I have produced a school based magazine to show students and parents what is to show students and parents what is going on with in the school and how much going on with in the school and how much progress it is making.progress it is making.

Initial IdeasInitial Ideas

My initial idea was to make a magazine My initial idea was to make a magazine which helped show younger students which helped show younger students about there future at salts and what it is about there future at salts and what it is that the are going to experience in future that the are going to experience in future school life. Whilst making the magazine school life. Whilst making the magazine my Photoshop skills had improved my Photoshop skills had improved massivelymassively

Conventions of a magazineConventions of a magazine

Mast Head•The title of a magazine is also known as a mast head.•The title is what drags the attention of passing people.•It tends to be big, bright and bold so that it is eye catching.

Main Image•The main image will always be large so that it stands out on the news stand or wherever it is sold.•The person on the main image will be looking directly at the camera as though they are making direct eye contact with the reader.

Cover Lines•Cover lines tell readers what the main stories of the magazine are.•This are kind of like the masthead being bold and bright but doesn’t tend to be as large.

Bar Code•Standard bar code used by retailers.•These can be put any where on the front cover.

Date Line•Month and year of publication, often with the price. •Most magazines hit the stands a month before the cover date.

Main Cover Line•This tends to be very large and takes up about a quarter of the front cover.•It tends to e around the main images shoulder.

Left Third•The left third of the magazine cover is vital for sales in shops where the magazine is not shown full-frontage. The title must be easily recognisable in a display of dozens of competitors. •The start of the masthead is important here, as are short cover lines that are easy to read.

My Target audienceMy Target audience

My magazine is mainly aimed at younger My magazine is mainly aimed at younger students and there parents. The magazine students and there parents. The magazine is there to show a better understanding to is there to show a better understanding to the parents and there children what they the parents and there children what they are going to experience at the school and are going to experience at the school and the progress the school is making itself. It the progress the school is making itself. It gives parents a good idea of what future gives parents a good idea of what future education is heading there children's way. education is heading there children's way.

I used this original image of Ross as my main image, this is because he is making full eye contact with the camera. The lanyard around his neck shows that he is a 6th form student at the school the magazine is based on.

I have used this original image because it goes with the small cover line to the left of it, I have also faded it into the background.

Big main cover line, this stands out the most and goes with the main image. To do this I have put all the letters as capitals and use stroke to make it bold and stand out better.

I have used bavol and boss, drop shadow and stroke to make the Mast head stand out.

Small cover lines to show the reader what else is in the magazine to read about. These cover lines do not stand out as much as the main.

Using Photo shop and Photo analysis

The two original images show two salt students playing cricket, I have chosen to se these image because they go with the page heading above.

The page number and info have been placed in columns with the page number been a different colour to the info. This makes it more clear for the reader.

The schools personal motto has been placed at the bottom. This shows the reader what the school is about. I have used stroke here but changed the colour effect for two reasons, it goes better with the colour of the writing and would not be visible if black due to the black background.

Using Photo shop and Photo analysis

I have used the clipping mask tool to place the school logo behind the writing.

EvaluationEvaluation

I believe that my magazine is at a good standard because I have used all conventions I believe that my magazine is at a good standard because I have used all conventions of a magazine and used Photoshop to the best I could to make my magazine very of a magazine and used Photoshop to the best I could to make my magazine very appealing to my target audience. The mean features in my magazine explain in bold appealing to my target audience. The mean features in my magazine explain in bold about certain subjects in the school and what it is that students are learning and about certain subjects in the school and what it is that students are learning and experiencing at the school.experiencing at the school.

The magazine I perfect for my target audience due to the fact it gives them a big idea The magazine I perfect for my target audience due to the fact it gives them a big idea and makes it very clear about the subject and activities going on within the school. It and makes it very clear about the subject and activities going on within the school. It may also appeal to the parents of future students who may come to this school. It may also appeal to the parents of future students who may come to this school. It approaches the audience directly as it give the audience a bigger understanding approaches the audience directly as it give the audience a bigger understanding about what sort of future there children have at the school. about what sort of future there children have at the school.