Amy Oughton A2 Media: School Magazine Cover & Contents Page

Monday, 15 September 2014

School Magazine Cover & Contents Page

Magazine Cover

In order to make my magazine cover, I took photos around the school of pupils working, the school building itself as well as a medium close up of a sixth form student to use as the main image on the cover.

I used Photoshop to create my magazine cover. To include the text, I used the text tool and chose the font 'Vladimir Script' for the masthead, as well as the date of the issue and the price of the magazine. I also used this font for the main cover line and then for the straplines I chose the font 'Vrinda'. I used a theme of white, blue and yellow as these are the school colours.

I also found a transparent of the Heworth Grange logo on the school website (www.heworthgrange.org.uk) to use in the top right hand corner.

The main cover image I used is a sixth form student. I slightly edited this photo by simply using the eraser tool to give the edge a scalloped look as I did not like the look of the photo with straight edges and it I used this as a theme throughout my contents page too. To alter the secondary images I used ctrl + T to transform the image. I dragged the corners to angle the photos in different directions to make it look slightly more interesting than just having them straight and flat.

I also included a Twitter and Facebook logo and I used the Magnetic Lasso Tool to delete the white edges.

Magazine Contents

In my contents page I used the same font theme as I used on the cover so there was a constant theme throughout. I also used the same colours of blue, yellow and white like on the front cover.

To get the background the same colour as the magazine cover, I used the colour picker tool and the paint bucket tool. Once again I did this so that there was consistent theme throughout the magazine.

For the bottom image, I decided to use the eraser to create a scalloped edge. The bottom image is a photo taken in the school.

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A2 Target Grade - A

To achieve my target my research, planning and evaluation must be detailed, effectively communicated and presented digitally, using a wide variety of formats. I need detailed
research into similar products and target audience and to show the process of planning by including excellent work on shotlists, drafts, storyboards, scripts, locations and props. I need to show full evidence of the research and planning informing the construction process. My evaluation must reflect my excellent understanding of forms and conventions, an understanding of the use of new media throughout the stages of production, the way my ancillary and primary tasks combine effectively. There will be an excellent understanding of the significance of audience feedback. My production work, across the formats, will demonstrates excellent creativity and imagination as I seek to make them as convincing as possible and it will also reflect my mastery in technical skills such as controlled use of the camera, attention to framing, variety of shot sizes, close attention to mise-en-scène, appropriate transitions and use of sound.