Media PPT Presentation

By Naomi Clarke

I will be carrying out a variety of different tasks throughout this study, which will be shown throughout this presentation using the different facilities available to me and with the appropriate feedback throughout which will entitle me to achieve my overall goals. I have been asked as my main task to create a school magazine of my own after first evaluating and examining a selection of various other school magazines of mixed levels of success within them. By evaluating the contents within a number of other school magazines first will be the perfect requirement for myself to then be able to go on and create my own to the best ability and work on any of the faults that I found from the others. The intentions as I go on throughout this study is to be able to create a product which needs little correction due to my own improvements made throughout and is to the best of my ability, fitting the aim to be suitable for schools. This magazine will be a reflection of what I think a successful school magazine should be centred about.

The name of the magazine is large and made to be seen by the use of capital letters and the yellow font amongst the black background.

The logo for the school is placed at the top corner and is the representation for the school.

Image is in the centre of the magazine and draws attention to the article. Also the use of an image will interest the reader.

Task 1

Including quoted speech from one of the players makes the magazine a more emotive read as you really gather a feel of being a part of the players success.

The black background makes everything on the magazine stand out and become more clear and due to the white writing it is an easy read.

The mug shot image captures the thrill of the players and gives the underlining message of the magazine.

FRONT COVER ANALAYSIS: • The magazines front cover is black which makes everything stand out which is important because the schools logo colour

being yellow the black really emphasises this and the schools logo needs to be stood out so that the readers of the magazine know and appreciate what school to which it belongs to.

• There is a large image placed in the middle of the magazine which shows the success of the football team with the player holding the trophy being in the middle and eye centre.

• Parents of players on the team are likely to read this magazine as it is likely there children are on the team and will want to understand and be involved with the success of the team. Also the magazine could be aimed at the boys of the school due to the choice of dark colours, girls may not feel interested at first glance of the front cover.

• The magazine is extremely positive and highlights the success of the school and the many quotes throughout from different individuals that express how proud they are of the players.

EVALUTION :

SUCCESSES. The magazine uses white writing which stands out on the black background and is easy to read. . The use of a mug shot image capturing the natural instincts the team had when they won.. The school logo is up the top and it is evident to readers what school it belongs. . The font of the writing has been kept simple and bold which makes it easy enough to read. .

WEAKNESSES. Due to the use of such colours being used (the black background) the magazine appeals more towards boys than to girls. . People might be too drawn to the pictures instead of the actual information that is written in the article..The magazine does not appeal especially to younger ages because of the dark colours.

The School name is in a large white font at the top of the magazine.

A rhetorical question is on the front of the magazine which engages the reader.

A large image at the front which is relevant to what the article is on.

Dark background and overall the colours used are dark and dull.

The date of the magazine issue is at the top for the reader to see when the magazine has been published.

FRONT COVER ANALYSIS:• The Front cover of the magazine is not very bright which makes it less eye-catching as the colours that have been used on this

magazine are mainly dark blue which is not eye-catching. • The name of the school is at the top of the magazine in a plain white font, the font being simple and easy to read is what makes

the magazine come across more appealing to an audience that will have an interest to read it.• The magazine has little images which is less appealing to younger readers, from looking at the magazine cover you would

automatically assume that the magazine is aimed at an older reader; a parent/carer perhaps. • There is no indication on the front page as to what the magazine will include predominantly which some audience might not

find beneficial as they do not know what to expect. • Dark colours and lack of pictures indicate that the school is of a high standard because we could infer that if the front cover was

plastered with random pictures and colourful child like font that it is a more un formal school setting.

SUCCESSES.The front cover makes the school name clear enough to stand out and be seen from the rest of the magazine; therefore making their magazine known. • The use of a rhetorical question which will

intrigue the reader to want to read the magazine as the rhetorical question makes them feel a part of the magazine and involved.

• The front cover is not messy and is laid out neat and tidy, not an eyesore.

• Text does not cover the image which could make it look messy and ruin the purpose of the image.

WEAKNESSES• The magazine is extremely dark which might

not attract buyers of the magazine therefore not enough readers.

• The magazine looks more appealing to older audiences which is not very useful considering the magazine is meant to be representing a school and should be appealing to them.

Task 2Audience Research

What would you expect to find in a school magazine?

total

School Attendance/punctuality IIIIIIIIIIII

Rewards and achievements IIIII

School clubs IIIII

Upcoming events IIIIIIIIIIIII

Overcoming problems within School II

Teachers comments II

School lunch menu I

How often would you like a School magazine released?

Total

Once a week IIIIIIIIIIIII

Monthly III

Every day

Other IIII

Do you think a school magazine should be free?

Total

Yes IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

No II

• This magazine has been a success in many ways going from the production of both its front cover and context pages which are both quality and high standard representations of this school. The front cover has a large title which sits in a slanted position at the top of the entire magazine, the title being positioned at the top and in the centre of this magazine makes it easy for the public to be able to decipher what this editions article will be revolved about and to weather or not they will be Interested in reading. On the left side of the front cover has been situated the main story and the secondary stories which are clearly laid out and do not interrupt or cover the main background image of the magazine which would ruin the purpose of the large background image and may cause it to look messy. The background image which we can only infer is of a sixth form student that has achieved his a level results (stated in the main story), this image is a clear medium shot that lets you see a personal enough picture of the student without it being too personal. The details such as the magazine issue number/date etc. has been put at the bottom right of the magazine which is necessary because it does not need to be made centre attention as it is just an extra feature to let readers know extra information on the magazine. The context page also includes images which gives you extra incite to what will be in the magazine further on also the context page includes what is expected to be found further on as you continue to read. Both the context and front page have been made using little colour which gives a professional and formal vibe off because if too much colour was used then this might cause it to seem messy and child like; when in fact we know that the magazine is aimed at sixth form news relation.

• Both the cover and the context could be improved by including some colour which will help make the magazine more colourful because some might find the magazine boring and dull and it also represents sixth form to be boring and only attended by the intellectual students when this is not entirely the case at all.

• The magazine so far seems to fill the brief as most criteria required for a successful cover and contents page has been filled and I feel confident in being able to produce something of a similar quality for my own magazine; which should be appropriate for this task that I have been given. To achieve this criteria I will need to use the many facilities such as Photoshop and other facilities on the computer to create a well set out magazine and also by gathering and using the feedback from the appropriate audience set for my magazine will allow me to make it the best it can possibly be.

Task 3Analysis of previous work

Task 4Proposal Form

The Features What will be included

Target Audience The target audience is aimed at the school students that are aged 11-18 because this is from the start of secondary school to the ending of sixth form ages.

Title Ideas ‘ PRIORY IN PERSPECTIVE’ ‘PRIORY POSITIVE POSTS’ ‘THE WEEK CAPTURED FOR PRIORY’

Main Image An image of a priory student in a medium shot smiling, to represent the school in a positive light and the joy the student has being at the school. The image should be colourful and bright.

Main Cover Line The main story will be about the recent GCSE grades that the new sixth form students have achieved.

Additional Key Images There will be an image of the priory logo in one of the top corners and also an image of

Additional Cover Lines It will say how inside will include the latest achievements made by students in the school also the new uniform rules that are being enforced.

Typography The font will be in either white or red as it is the colour of the school.

Background colour/image The background images= should be just a plain white colour because it should not take away the attention of the image.

Technical Considerations Photoshop will be used to edit the images.

Task 5

Task 6