A-Level Media Coursework Blog 1

  Research and planning blog tasks 1) Find at least  five  music magazine front covers  (either current or former magazines as many have stopped their print editions) aimed at a similar target audience to your project (mainstream music audience) and research music magazine key conventions. For each one, pick out  one design idea, convention  or  image/text style  that you could use in your own print work. A few examples to start you off: 1. Masthead: T he title of a newspaper or magazine at the head of the first or editorial page. I will want to use this magazine convention for my own music magazine as I want my readers to know the title of who produced this magazine cover. Increase my brand awareness. 2. Barcode: A form of scanning items and finding out how much they cost as well if it does not already say the price on the cover screen. I will want to use a barcode in front of my music magazine cover to make it looks more authentic and real....

  BUTT, Muhammed Mark: 4   Grade: D   Comments for AQA:   This is an incredibly detailed statement of intent with regards to the music video element of the brief but lacks reference to print or much on the key concepts beyond language. This keeps in it level 2 despite the music video concept clearly meeting the brief. Indeed, it targets the specified audience largely appropriately and outlines an appropriate narrative. Media language elements are considered for the music video but not the print brief. Explanation of shots is often provided but overall this reads more like a pre-production shot list rather than a statement of intent.  Representation is not really addressed in this statement – reference to narrative theory instead which is a key weakness that keeps it to the lower levels. Some reference to gender/masculinity puts this into level 2. Audience is addressed but perhaps needs more reference to the brief. Media industries and digital convergence address...