AS Media Studies

They made the title big and bold so that it will stand out and attract people’s attention.

The magazine is colourful so that it persuades parents and carers to buy it. Whereas if the magazine was dull, grey and boring it would be less likely to attract customers’ attention.

It has a free giveaway of a 10 page healthy cooking guide which is most likely aimed at parents that enjoy cooking, this would most probably be a guide that they would want. This also gives them a chance to cook their children healthy meals.

It has a happy pupil on the magazine to show parents that students enjoy being at the school and have a good time, this would also attract the attention of newcomers which would start secondary school, so that they are reassured that they will feel comfortable with the environment that they’re in.

It shows that students do well in school with the good grades that they achieve, proving that the teaching is exceptional.

The magazine gives advice to parents on how they could help their children deal with teenage stress, this is important because not many people know how their child would transition into becoming a young adult with all the work they have to do in school.

There is a strap/sell line to persuade people to buy the magazine, and it is trying to say that their magazine is unique, therefore more preferable than the others.

It tells you the price, issue and sell date, so that people are aware of exactly how much they have to pay, and it is fairly cheap.

Evaluation• The bright colours used project the magazine in a positive light,

showing that the school is also a positive environment to be in. • The free giveaway encourages more people to buy the

magazine, especially because it is also being sold for a reasonable price.

• However, the magazine does look slightly simple and basic, and probably wouldn’t appeal to students. Therefore, they could make the headline look more exciting by including a free giveaway that a student would most likely want. This encourages more people to want to buy the magazine rather than just to read it.

The magazine is sold for a really good price, so parents are most likely to buy the magazine.

The magazine includes images from their school prom, which is definitely something the students would be interested in, most likely the girls, because there is a picture of them on the magazine.

There is a debate on whether or not to keep school uniform, which is something that the students usually complain about in all schools because they want to dress in their own causal clothing, so students would be very interested in reading about it.

Everyone loves junk food, so I’m sure the students would want read about what the canteen has to offer, especially if there is a page in the magazine where they could write about why they want doughnuts in their canteen.

Students would want to read the exam tips, on how to deal with revising, and cope with stress.

What do you expect to see in a school magazine?

Sport results lllll

Reviews of new music

Reviews of new films

Editorial ll

Articles about school life llll

Upcoming events lllllll

A message from the head lll

How much do you expect a school magazine to cost?

Free lllllllllllllllll

50p lll

How often should a school magazine be published?

Daily l

Weekly llllll

Monthly lllllllllllll

Task 3Initial Thoughts

What is successful? What has the student done well? - The masthead is very bold and stands out which

would attract the attention of possible customers. All the subtitles are in a column which makes the writing easier to read and the subtitles aren’t overlapping on his face so the image is clear.

What could be improved? - The front cover is dull and grey which is boring and

isn’t aesthetically pleasing therefore wouldn’t attract the attention of potential customers. The front cover is also very basic which comes across as though it is uninspired. It doesn’t have any interesting sub headings therefore might not appeal to school students.

Do you think you are able to produce similar work? - Yes, I think I could do better.

Initial Thoughts

What is successful? What has the student done well? - The page is full of cheerful students implying that

they enjoy school which could attract the attention of parents that are deciding to send their children to that particular school. The contents page has a heading to talk about future plans for the school which would most likely appeal to all.

What could be improved? - The colour of the contents page is grey and really

contrasts with children smiling which could imply that they were forced to look happy. Therefore it should be made brighter to compliment the image they used for the contents page.

Do you think you are able to produce similar work? - Yes, I think I could do better.

What have I learnt? • The preliminary task has helped me understand specifically what an

audience would expect to be in a school magazine, and that it should appeal to both students and parents so that more people would want to purchase it.

• I have learnt the key concepts that are needed for a front cover and contents page of a school magazine. It must be appealing to the eye with fair and neutral colours rather than dull so that it would attract potential customers’ attention.

• The front cover must include some interesting sub-headings so that it would engage students’ attention so that they are interested in reading it.

• I have learnt how to create a front cover and contents page on publisher and how to format it according to my preference.