pixlr

This is my first attempt at using pixlr to edit an image.  i found this quite easy to do as it is a simple website to use. for this image i changed just the colour of the dress and the writing from pink to blue. i chose to only change these two things as it was my first time using it and wanted to try out something that would be simple but effective.

top of the pops magazine

Socio- demographic indicators

Socio- demographic indicators: used to help define our target market

Social grade	Social status	Occupation
A	Upper middle class	Higher managerial, administrative or professional
B	Middle class	Intermediate managerial, administrative professional
C1	Lower middle class	Supervisory or clerical, junior managerial, administrative or professional
C2	Skilled working class	Skilled manual workers
D	Working class	Semi and unskilled manual workers
E	Those at the lowest level of subsistence	State pensioners or widows, casual or lowest grade workers

 

My chosen magazine is a typical mainstream magazine that will have a wide target audience. I have chosen this as they are the most popular magazines that you can buy. They are not too expensive and contain something that almost everyone can take an interest in. my magazine will mainly be targeted at either C2, C1 or B social grade as they are the most likely to buy and read a magazine.

Mainstream vs. Niche publications

Mainstream vs. Niche publications

Mainstream: appeal to lots of different people

·         e.g NME, Q, OK, Chat, Bella, Heat, Kerrang!

Advantages:

·         hope for big sales or audience

·         more profit

·         wide target audience

·         more appeal to advertisers because there are more people interested

·         covers more subject matter

Disadvantages:

·         flooded market – proliferation of similar product types

·         no specific targeting of any one group of people

·         usually owned by multi-media corporations with links to record labels – this cross media convergence can manipulate record sales

·         be careful what is featured in the magazine

·         lack credibility

Niche:  intended for a small specific and dedicated audience

·         e.g Terroriser, Pitchfork, Fangoria

Advantages:

·         they can focus on a specific target audience

·         they don’t have to be as sensitive with the content

·         writers can be more expressive

·         more dedicated audience, more likely to buy every copy

·         can get away with using technical terms and jargon in their magazines

Disadvantages:

·         its not well known

·         more expensive magazine

·         it doesn’t have an advertiser so there is less profit

·         lower quality

rolling stone deconstruction

analysis of my prelim magazine cover

For my magazine cover i chose to use the programme pages, i wanted to do this as i thought it would be the best one to create a magazine. i had never used pages before so it took me a while to figure out what   how to use it properly. Although it took me a lot longer than i would have liked i finally finished the cover for my prelim magazine.

When creating the cover, i chose to use green as my main colour. this is because it fits in with the school colours so it links with the school, it is also quite a bold colour so it will hopefully attract more attention from the readers and be interesting to look at. 

My main feature on the front of the magazine was the CBA prom from last years year 11. this was because when talking to students around the school a few mentioned that they would like to see pictures from the event. I also chose it as when speaking to the year 11 students the majority of them would consider it as one of the highlights of their year, therefore wanted to share it with the rest of the CBA students. 

contents page

My prelim magazine cover

Health & Safety: concerns and issues

Health and Safety: concerns and issues

• You cannot take pictures of a child under the age of 16 without having permission from a parent.
• If taking a picture of a child over the age of 16 permission from a parent in not needed but you will need to get permission from the head of the school for it to be allowed on the magazine.
• You need to have permission to take photos in a certain locations
• It is important that you dont take photos in a private place, eg schools and homes
• You can take photos in public places e.g in the street if they are over the age of 16
• You need to be careful who you take a picture of and who see's you taking certain pictures incase they are aggressive
• Be careful with equipment incase it gets damaged or stolen
• Be aware of your environment, e.g if youre on a building site you need to make sure that you are wearing the correct protective clothing incase of any accidents

Magazine Terminology: Format

Magazine Terminology: Format

Textual Formatting Terms:

• one deck- takes up one line
• two deck- takes up two lines

•    widow- it is a single work at the end of a column

·         orphan- single work at the start of a column

• ragged left- left hand side of the text isn’t lined up
• ragged right- right hand side of the text isn’t lined up
• justified- all the words line up from the left side

 

Magazine Terminology

What are the components which make up a front page?

·         Masthead – title of the magazine                                                              

·         Cover lines- short statements on the front of the magazine to describe the articles inside

·         Sub-heads- secondary heading or title

·         Caption- a bit of text that accompanies an illustration

·         Headshot- a picture of someone’s head

·         Sell lines- something that sells the magazine ‘exclusive’

·         Rag out- a clip or quote from a previous edition

·         Call out- text that explains a picture, often has an arrow pointing to a particular area

·         By line- the writer

·         Headline- title of the main story

·         Pug-‘ears of the magazine’ in the corners of the front page

·         Bullets- large dots

·         Splash- front page

·         Main image- a picture on the front relating to the main article

·         Puff- short sentence that attracts the reader

·         WOB- ‘white and black’

·         Secondary image- a smaller image than the main image

magazine research

Staff Questionnaire:

Miss Longhurst-

·         Simple clear colour scheme, make sure the colour is the same the whole way through

·         Up to date articles and story

·         Not always about the school, include topics about the local area or community

·         Detailed images related to the stories in the magazine

·         A full front page with a sneak peak at stories featured in the magazine

·         Exam results

·         Articles to be written by the students

·         Student art

·         Student achievements inside and outside the school

·         Problem page

Anon-

·         Articles about reading, encourage students to read outside of school (reviews/recommendations)

·         Bright colours, make it look interesting to read

·         Written in standard English but not too formal to make it suitable for all ages

·         Student to get involved to write the articles

·         No celebrity features in a school magazine, not appropriate for younger students

·         Titles on the front instead of articles, look more like a standard magazine to encourage students to read it

·         Professional look to the magazine to appeal to the staff that may be reading it

·         Include events around the school, helps to inform other faculties around the school

·         Students work

·          Currents news events, to break it down to help the students understand it a bit better

Miss Mcaleney-

·         School colours, so it is recognised by other people

·         Book reviews

·         Student success stories- GCSE

·         Students work

·         Articles written by students

·         Competitions, members of staff can judge

·         Sections aimed at certain year groups

·         Formal and informal to appeal to different people

·         Typical school magazine style

Student Questionnaire:

Sixth form students- year 13

·         Any changes within the school

·         After school clubs

·         University opening days

·         Extra curriculum activities

·         Interviews with teachers

·         Interviews with an examiner, help students to get better grades

·          Cold colours e.g blue & green are better

·         No bright colours on the front

·         Consistent colours

·         School colours to tie it into the school theme

·         Simple layout

·         Students features on the front

·         Magazine written by students

Year 10 student:

·         How well the schools doing

·         Puzzles, prizes such as tickets to Rockingham speedway, theme parks

·         Quizzes

·         Focus of certain subjects

·         Gossip magazine ‘what kids are talking about’

·         Bright and colourful

·         Articles by similar age students

·         Chatty informal magazine

·         Letter from the principle

magazine planning

Front cover:

·      Variety of students shown on the front

·      Bold heading/title

·      Appealing to both parents and students

·      Sub headings of included stories or articles

·      Bright colours or bold fonts to engage and grab the attention of readers – green to match the school colours.

·      Pictures of events being carried out throughout the school

·      Creative name for the magazine that stands out on the masthead

Inside the magazine:

·      Interviews with students and staff to learn about what goes on inside the school – taking about the start of the school year, his aims and expectations for the school and the years improvements on exam results

·      Achievements of students inside and outside of school, helping to recognize student for their achievements – volunteer work, activities or anything they have achieved that they are proud of

·      Information on important events that have taken place during the school terms- school concerts, school trips, planning of the prom

·      How well the school has done as a whole and each individual student e.g exams

·      Information for the parents e.g buses, uniform, term times

·      Film reviews from media students, book reviews from the library club

·      Pictures of after school activities to encourage student to try them out

·      Pictures from school dance shows and sports events

·      Games such as crosswords Sudoku

Possible titles for the magazine:

·      CBA times

·      Academy News

·      Kids of steel

·      Reflection

·      Happening in CBA

·      CBA: wave

·      CBA survival guide

Article ideas:

·      CBA STUDENTS ACHIEVE AMAZING EXAM RESULTS

·      CBA prom

·      Back to school