Everything for your final blog!

1. Intro to blog. A little about yourself, why you have chosen media studies, and your aims in this coursework.
2. Britney Spears analysis
3. Pre-liminary magazine cover and contents page with explanation of the skills you have learned/what you did
4. Analysis of two magazine front covers
5. Analysis of two contents pages
6. Title block analysis
7. Analysis of two articles
8. Initial pitch for your magazine idea
9. Audience profile
10. Audience questionnaire and results
11. Comments on the results
12. Final completed proposal/pitch for magazine idea
13. Original article draft
14. Potential designs for your title block - include a poll on the blog to find out which one your audience prefers
14. Mock up of cover, contents, and article pages with internet found images
15. Planning for photographs: locations to be used, list of props, list of media equipment required, actors.
16. All photographs (up to 50) taken for the cover and article pages
17. Identifying your chosen images and why you have chosen them
18. Editing of chosen images - before and after and explain the editing you carried out.
19. 1st draft of cover and article pages
20. Further photographs for the contents page uploaded
21. Identifying the final chosen photographs and why chosen.
22. Editing of photographs.
23. 1st draft of contents page.

Blog Posts

Ensure that you have the following on your blog:

• Original photographs - some of you have taken over 200 photographs. Do not include all of these, instead upload the best ones - aim for 50 overall. 
• A post with your selected final images and why you have chosen them
• Evidence of editing the photographs - include the original image and the final edited image, and explain the process you have been through e.g. cropping, saturation, levels etc. 
• 1st draft of your magazine pages

We will be assessing each others 1st drafts and giving advice on how we can improve our pages. 

Deadlines for this half term

Monday 28th January : all photographs to be completed and uploaded to the blog
Friday 1st February : all editing of images to be completed and evidence uploaded to the blog
Tuesday 5th February: first draft of all pages completed, feedback to be given by the Friday
Friday 15th February: all planning and production work completed

Photography for Magazine

Following todays presentation I will expect all of your photographs to be taken and uploaded to the blog by Monday 28th January at the very latest. Obviously the sooner you take your images the more time you will have to complete the magazine pages and receive more feedback.

Make sure that you thoroughly plan your images and put the evidence on the blog:

• a recce of the locations you are using
• if you are shooting outside you will need to check the weather report
• organisation of your models
• list of locations
• list of props and costume you will need
• equipment booking

End of Term DEADLINE

Friday 14th December 3pm. The following must be on your blog. If you have not submitted any of the analysis pieces but would like some feedback please make sure that you print in lesson to be marked or e-mail to Ms McLeod or Ms Schoburgh. Cut off point for that is Thursday at 3pm.

Interim Deadline

This Sunday from 2pm I will be marking your blog work so far and giving you an up to date current grade and targets.

This is what should be on your blog and in the correct order:

1. Introduction - say a little bit about yourself and what your aims are for this coursework
2. Britney Spears evolution analysis focusing on her changing representation
3. Pre-liminary tasks: front cover and contents mock up
4. Analysis of two front covers
5. Title block analysis
6. Analysis of contents page
7. Target audience profile
8. Magazine proposal
9. Link to questionnaire
10. Questionnaire results
11. Findings from questionnaire - a post about your finalised ideas

Also e-mail me your article analysis to my school account. You can access your e-mail from home via the school website - just scroll to the bottom of the home page.

Thanks!

Analysing Article Pages

1. How would you describe the language used in the article: is the language used informal or does it have a more academic quality? How does this language appeal to the audience? Give examples of words or phrases which are used and why these would appeal to the audience.

2. What tone does the magazine use to address the reader: as a close friend; a member of an 'in' crowd; or an informed intelligent fan? Again, provide examples.

3. What style of font is used? What does it tell you about the style of the magazine and the audience? What style is the title of the article? Does it stand out?

4. How is the page laid out: how must of the article is images and how much is text? How are text and images integrated: are there various entry points or is it a question/answer set up? How are the following used: standfirst; drop capitals; pull quotes; columns;

5. How does the style of the article match the style of the front cover? Is a house style being developed across all the pages you have analysed?

6. How is the person being represented through the images? Analyse the mise-en-scene used.

7. How is meaning anchored by the captions for the images?

8. Does the article demand any prior knowledge? If yes, give examples. How does the opening paragraph set up the interview: does it give background information or let you know where the interview is taking place, for example.