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Welcome to AS Media Studies
AS Coursework
• 50% of the AS course• 100 marks = 60 practical, 40 written• Interim deadlines for all written and practical
parts must be met• All FINAL work must be submitted between
Dec 12th and 16th
The briefsPreliminary exercise
• Using Publisher and/or Photoshop, produce the front page and contents page of a new college magazine.
• Front cover must feature– a photograph of a student in medium close- up– appropriately laid-out text and a masthead.
• Contents must feature- page numbers, headings and sub- headings- at least one image of students in a college context- captions- a highlighted feature and quote linking to the main image
The preliminary task is required by OCR. Failure to submit these pieces will result in marks deducted by the board
Main task.• Produce the Front Cover, Contents, and Double Page Spread
of a new music magazine
ALSO:• Planning and Research• Evaluation
Component Marks Allocated
Front Cover 20
Contents 20
Double Page Spread 20
Planning 20
Evaluation 20
TOTAL 100•All photography MUST be taken by the candidate
•No downloaded images (except barcodes)
Deadlines
Getting to know you...• You should have brought your photographs
from the summer with you on a pen drive.• Load them onto your desktop and show the
person next to you (after introducing yourself). Do not explain the shots.
• Can your partner understand the photos? • After your partner has looked through them,
explain the contexts.
• A good journalistic photo should:– Work out of context– Potentially have a narrative OR– Allow the reader to make their own meaning – Be in focus– Have only a little space above the head– Be well lit– Have a central focus, something to draw the eye
Tick off the following if they apply to your partner’s shots
First Task (This will count towards your PLANNING)
In groups of no more than 5, create a Double Page Spread where you are the stars.
• Take cameras and tripods along the Media wing and main corridor
• Using white walls as your backdrop, take 10 group shots in different poses.
• Upload all photos to your desktops• Share with the rest of the group ONE picture from
your summer that represents you (use email or pen drives)
There are TWO basic types of group Double Page Spread...
Headline on left
All text on one side
Sub-headings in a different colour to draw the eye through the text
Group images on one side
Star is generally prominent in the shot
Captions for all photos are needed for context
Photos may overlap to create energy and a careless atmosphere
MODE OF ADDRESS may be conversational to make reader feel that they belong to an exclusive group
Journalistic spreads with lots of material Images
may not be “set- up”
Or image-heavy editorials with very little copy
Large headline on
left
A large “stand first”- the paragraph that starts the article
“Set- up” star images, taken in studios
Large text, not much content
Large “pull-out quotes”
Text organised in snippets, in columns
LOGGING INYour aqnumber is at the top of your timetable.e.g. AQ110000235Remove the zeroes to get your login email and
ID for all PC’s at Aquinas.Add to this number @aquinas.ac.uk• username e.g. [email protected]• PASSWORD 17/05/1955• KEEP SLASHES PLEASE
INSTRUCTIONS• Decide which Double Page Spread you are going to
make • You will be working in Microsoft Publisher (it’s in Microsoft
Office 2007)
• Open an A3 Landscape Document• Copy and paste your images in• Use text boxes and WordArt to create your article• Each member of the group should submit a couple
of paragraphs about themselves for the article.Have fun!
When you have finished, please email your finished product to your tutor with your
name as the subject
• Susan Tracey [email protected]• Sheena Bhim [email protected]• David Chandler [email protected]