This was a basic run through on why I made the decisions I did and what I could of done to improve certains parts of my work. This also included any problems which I happened to come across, and how I got around/solved these.

Within this preliminary task I created a front cover. This basically gives the readers a first look on what is going to be included in the magazine.

Also I created a contents page. This included a list of things which I would include in my magazine if I was to create a whole one instead of just create a couple of pages.

I also created a contents page. This was used to show what else would be inside my magazine if I was to create a whole one instead of just a front cover, contents page and a double page article. Contents pages are there to help you find a certain information quickly.

Finally, the last thing I created for my music magazine was my double page article. I did this on two seprate pages, left hand side of my article and a right hand side of my article. This article is usually the main part of a music magazine so thats what I tried to show in mine. Also it was based on introducing a new band.

When creating my double page article I drafted out my interview before adding it into the article. So that I could play around with the wording of the answers and questions etc. And add any extra bits in if I felt was appropriate.

I am currently a year 12 student attending Congleton High School. 

Within this blog you will find my media coursework!

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Task One.

This task was completed on paper as the purpose of the task was to deconsruct two, double page articles and two front covers. By doing this I could see what type of detail was included within a front cover and an article. I looked into things such as why the masterhead was wrote in large, bolder font than the rest of the writing on the page. Also, I looked into why they used the images they did in the articles and what this could signify. I went into large amounts of detail about this and tried to think about why each piece of detail was there and what its point of attraction was.  

Task Two.

I selected a front cover from a music magazine which already exists and attempted to copy it as close as possible. By doing this I could learn how to use the new software I got introduced too. So that when it came down to creating my actual piece I knew exactly how to use it.

This is my copy of a front cover.

Task Three.

 Before creating my music magazine I had to do some research on what kind of advertisements, information, details, posters etc were found within a existing magazine. So to do this I went through and looked at two different music magazines and recorded what kind of advertisements etc were included within them. I then could use this to help me with the creation of my music magazine itself so that it would look more realistic.

Here is the research I did.

Task Four.

 After doing all the previous research I carried out I then did some planning. This was so that I could come up with ideas on what I could write about in my magazine as everything included within it had to be my own work therefore I could not get done for plagiarism as all of the work would of been my own. I had to do planning to come up with ideas such as bands names, album names, magazine names etc.

Here is my planning ideas.