Focussing on Research for your Music Magazine

Main Task for the next two Weeks

Explore Music magazines

Research (Label)

Our Research will support our work for the Evaluation questions that we complete next term
Task One 
Completed by (Thursday lesson)
Post the following

List and download (Cover Images) as many Music Magazines as you can find. Use Google/Images. 

Find out the following information about the magazines and provide individual blogs about the following

Task 2

Do they belong to any specific genre regarding Target Audience and musical Tastes

1. Heavy Metal 
2. Pop 
3. Rock’n’Roll 
4. Multi Genre (All tastes) 
5. Hip Hop 
6. Rap etc

Task 3

Do any of these Music genres interest You (Provide a post explain why you might be interested.)

Task 4

Choose as least 3 possible style models ( Real Magazines of your Choice)

How much does the magazine cost?

How regularly are the magazines published?

How many issues have been printed

Task 5

Find out about the company (Instituation)  that creates these magazines.

Are they from big Institutions e.g. EMAP. Bauer Media etc or Smaller publishers?

Can you find any distribution figures for each magazine (Number of people who read it

Task 6
Who is the audience for this magazines

ConsiderAge - Gender- Social Class -

Task 7

Who are the bands/Artists who feature each Magazine. Are they Local - National - Global stars

Next Step

After completing the tasks we will focus on the Conventions of a Music magazine

We are now going to look at the conventions of this magazine

Pre-Lim work - Deadlines for 23rd October

This week:

All students have begun the process of Manipulating their Original images for their pre-liminary task.

Top tips
Refer to earlier post to check that you understand the brief for the Pre-lim brief:

"Preliminary exercise: using DTP and an image manipulation program, produce the front page of a new school/college magazine, featuring a photograph of a student in medium close-up plus some appropriately laid-out text and a masthead. Additionally candidates must produce a DTP mock-up of the layout of the contents page to demonstrate their grasp of the program."

Use the Screen Shoot (ref picture below)

Shift Command & 4 to get a precise Screen Shot for your work to upload onto your posts. 

We are going to prepare your pre-lim initially using Photoshop (image manipulation Software) to 
develop your confidence using ADOBE programmes.

To Achieve a A-C grade for the Oct 23rd Assessment cycle you must demonstrate the following on your Blog posts:
Main Cover

1. Ability to take Appropriate Shots (MCU with appropriate Mise en Scene particularly Costume, Props, Location & a clear Image narrative'
2. Masthead with Appropriate Colour palette (School colours( Font & Font size 
3. Appropriate Additional Text reflecting the life of a School /Academy

Contents Page 

1. Appropriate text: Font (same as Cover); Size of Font (Different); Colour (Same colour palette as cover).
2. At least one additional image (Any Camera Angle/Composition)
3. Contents conventions ( Draft pressentation)

Technical Skills
Appropriate use of ADOBE tools including use of:

1. Layers
2. Layer from Background (if necessary)
3. Paint Bucket tool 
4. Text Tool & Sizing
5. Eraser Tool (Advanced Magic Wand)
6. Blending Options (Right click Text layer)
7. Open all in Windows to Move Image to Set Canvas size
8. Canvas size - Portrait A4 x 2 (42cm width 59.8cm height)

(See previous post for further guidance)

Blogs

• At least 15 posts on your Blog - showing the work process you have completed - culminating in the completed Pre-lim tasks. USE the Screen capture to add images of your work on ADOBE.

Future Planning

• We will be working on a DTP programme In Design after half term for our main task.(The Music Magazine)
• Acquaint yourself with the programme in Study time H/W using YouTube tutorials.

Useful Icons - Adding Text & for MASTHEAD and Cover titles

Right Click to Find
Paint bucket Bucket

This Icon will appear

Text Icon

Use this Paint bucket to select
the colour for your background

Drop down to Adjust size of Eraser tool

Eraser Tool

Use Navigator for ease of movement

Adding Text

Examples of Written drafts to support your Pre Lim Photshoot

Research & Provide a handwritten draft for your School Magazine Cover. (I will scan this to up-load for your Blog)
Plan your Front cover shot for your magazine

Consider

1. Who?
2. Where?
3. What are you telling the Audience about the School (Symbols & Codes)?
4. Have you sort permissions (Actors & Location)? (I will give you a copy of this in Tuesday's lesson)
5. Remember our Analysis of Shot Composition (Ref: Rule of Thirds)

Always Post your Findings on your Blog

MCU TEXT

Basic Art work to guide your shot composition 

Masthead plus MCU
Rule of Thirds? Text ?

This will be a process to Repeat when we plan our Music Magazine

Some blogs from previous years Media Coursework

To help your preparation - have a look at the Sept & October posts from these blogs.

They may give you some inspiration for your Pre Lim shots

Amy Francom.  Candidate no: 8042
http://oasamyfrancom.blogspot.com

Chloe Francom. Candidate no: 8041
http://oaschloefrancom.blogspot.com

Kayleigh Allen.  Candidate no: 8001
http://oaskayleighallen.blogspot.com

Jason Smith.  Candidate no: 8112

http://oasjasonsmith.blogspot.com

Chereece Skeete.  Candidate no: 8108

http://asmediachereeceskeete.blogspot.com

Rhya Irwin.  Candidate no: 8060

http://oasrhyairwin.blogspot.com

Kyle Hughes.  Candidate no: 8058

http://oaskylehughes.blogspot.com

Terri-Louise Gray.  Candidate no: 8047

http://oasterrilouisegray.blogspot.com

Alex Wylde.  Candidate no: 9061

http://allywylde.blogspot.com

Year 12 Blog posts

Adam 
asmediaadamduffy.blogspot.com
Danny

asmediadannyprobbing.blogspot.com
Charlotte
asmediacharlotteyardley.blogspot.com
Holly
ashollyhulse.blogspot.com
Erin C
erincubbin.blogspot.com
Kyle
oaskyledossantos.blogspot.com
Jordan
oasmediajordanlloyd.blogspot.com
Tom
asmediatombirtles.blogspot.com
Erin E
asmediaevanser.blogspot.com
Megan
asmediaslaterme.blogspot.com
Jake
asmediajakenavarro.blogspot.com
Brad
oasmediabradleybarker.blogspot.com
Rachel
asmediarachelallen.blogspot.com
Ellie
asmediaelliedean.blogspot.com
Kate
asmediakateskeggs.blogspot.com
Abbi
oasmediaabbiharper.blogspot.com
Kyle
asmediakylethory.blogspot.com
Jamie
asmediajamiepears.blogspot.com
Macorley
asmediamacorleyharrison.blogspot.com
Bailey
asmediabaileyrobinson.blogspot.com
Zhongwei
asmediazhongweizhao.blogspot.com

Assessment for Tomorrow

Mr Natton and I will be completing and entering your first assessment grades tomorrow morning at 7.15. (This allows maximum time for you all to complete your assessment tasks.

1. I will be giving you a A-E A level grade to reflect your work with me. Please make sure that you have given me your blogger address by the end of the lesson as I will be accessing your Blogs to grade your work. n.b. All 4 Posts must be in place
2. Mr Natton & I will be assessing your 1-4 grade for your commitment to work in theory & coursework lessons this term. Please make sure all H/W has been handed in to Mr Natton as a failure to do so will result in 3/4 grade which will have implications on future Bursary awards. Any doubts please see Mr Natton before the end of the day

Thanks

• If your blog is complete - we are going to plan our photos today
• Time Management: Photos to be completed by next Thursdays lessons. Camera's will be available from Today's lesson for small groups to plan.

You must:

• Provide a Hand Drawn rough draft of your Front Cover (I will scan this to upload onto your blog)
• Take suitable pictures referring to the Mis en Scene on Blog 3 and include additional pics for Contents draft.

• Once completed we will select the most suitable images for your Pre-lim take & blog the selection process.
• Once selected we will use ADOBE photoshop to manipulate the images

Thanks

Blogger Assessment

Task today

After signing up for Blogger add these posts to your blog:
Post 1
Use Google or your preferred each engine to find examples of a MCU shot for your Per-lim task' 
See below:
Title the Post: Examples of Medium Close up Shots

Blog 2

Google search for Research.
Research & Upload at least 3 examples of your Style Model e.g. School Magazine Covers.

Blog 3

Blog the preparation work that you did on Friday.

Use these heading in your post

Mise en Scene:

Then subtitle with the following:

• Location - Describe where you have chosen to take your shot and why
• Actors - Explain your choice. Do you need permission(s)? Are you clear who your models are? What they are wearing?

• Camera Shot: MCU any variations?
• Costumes: You must explain your decision - Uniform or Casual? Why?
• Props: What do they say to the audience?
• Narrative: What Story About the Academy/School are you intending to tell to your audience?

• Using your research of School Magazine Style models & your draft art-work designs - decide the location for your shots (to be taken on Wednesday Period 1)

Blog 4

Make sure my blog & OCR Weebly Address are listed on a separate blog. 

OCR

http://ocrmediastudies.weebly.com/

Mike Liddell

http://oamedia.blogspot.com/

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The First 4 blogs will be the basis of your initial Assessment

Please make sure that you have given me your blog address as I will be submitting grades with Mr Natton on Friday.

You can complete this work today, on Macs or Microsoft Computers, Tablets, Phones, Laptops in lessons, study time, home 24/7

Good Luck
Later this week.
Thursday & Friday

1. Sketch Front cover - Scan & Upload
2. Organise Photo shoot & take pics (including additional shots for your Contents page)

Rule of Thirds - Shot composition

Use this link below to consider and analyse the Pre-lim shots that you have composed this week?
A useful link:

Rule of Thirds - Shot Composition

And a link focussing on rule of thirds application for photography

Photo Composition


Post on your Blog how you might improve your shots for you School/College magazine.
Consider:

1. Are you Accurate? Is it realy a medium close up shot?
2. What do the image tell the audience?

Todays Notes

Work you must complete

Our 7 Question Evaluation will need to be presented in a variety of Digital Media formats:

This week could you please sign up (Free Accounts) for the following:

Reminder

On your blogs evidence 

Examples of your Research 

• Using Google or Preferred search engines
• Upload  MCU examples for Accuracy for your photo shoot
• Upload pictures from School Magazine as examples.

Tomorrow Evidence of Planning

• Groups 
• Sketch plan for your Cover
• Decide Location
• Actors
• Props
• Costume
• Camera Angle
• Apply Rule of Thirds

Footnotes

Work last week

Sign up to the following 

1 Blogspot account using google login. Please sign in using the following unique address. http://asmediayourname.blogspot.com. 

2 Prezi account 

3 Slideshare

Key Web Addresses

OCR

http://ocrmediastudies.weebly.com/

Mike Liddell

http://oamedia.blogspot.com/

Thanks Mr Liddell 17th September 2015

Your Brief and Evaluation Questions

Print 

Coursework Brief

Preliminary exercise: using DTP and an image manipulation program, produce the front page of a new school/college magazine, featuring a photograph of a student in medium close-up plus some appropriately laid-out text and a masthead. Additionally candidates must produce a DTP mock-up of the layout of the contents page to demonstrate their grasp of the program.

Main task: the front page, contents and double page spread of a new music magazine (if done as a group task, each member of the group to produce an individual edition of the magazine, following the same house style). Maximum four members to a group.

All images and text used must be original, produced by the candidate(s), minimum of FOUR images per candidate.

In the evaluation the following seven questions must be addressed:

1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? 
2. How does your media product represent particular social groups? 
3. What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why? 
4. Who would be the audience for your media product? 
5. How did you attract/address your audience? 
6. What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product? 
7. Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

Pre-liminary Task

Research & Provide a handwritten draft for your School Magazine Cover. (I will scan this to up-load for your Blog)
Plan your Front cover shot for your magazine

Consider

1. Who?
2. Where?
3. What are you telling the Audience about the School (Symbols & Codes)?
4. Have you sort permissions (Actors & Location)?
5. Remember our Analysis of Shot Composition (Ref: Rule of Thirds)

Always Post your Findings on your Blog

Welcome to Media Studies with Mr Liddell & Mr Natton - Class of 2015/16

Delighted to have you all studying Media Studies at AS level
This first post will provide information from your initial lessons.

Here are two essential links:
This link will provide excellent resources from the OCR exam board. You can compare your work to examples top level 4 work

http://ocrmediastudies.weebly.com

Make sure you have my Blogger address. This will enable you my access work 24/7 and resources

http://oamedia.blogspot.co.uk

I will post this weeks tasks later this week.

Really hope you enjoy working with me
Good luck
Mr Liddell

Blogs to help you with your Evaluations

http://oasamyfrancom.blogspot.com

http://oaschloefrancom.blogspot.com

http://oasjasonsmith.blogspot.com

http://oasrhyairwin.blogspot.com

http://oaskylehughes.blogspot.com

http://oafreefenlon.blogspot.com

http://oakateblake.blogspot.com

http://allywylde.blogspot.com

A reminder of the & evaluation Questions

In the evaluation the following seven questions must be addressed:

1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?  
2. How does your media product represent particular social groups?  
3. What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?  
4. Who would be the audience for your media product?  
5. How did you attract/address your audience?  
6. What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?  
7. Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

Remember this???

Check this link:

Conventions Video


Your First task is to understand the Conventions of a Music Magazine.
Look at the style in the examples below.
You must present the work in a similar style to the example below. This is an AS example and the process if appropriate - I think more technical media language would enhance this work

THE CONVENTIONS OF A MUSIC MAGAZINE.

This a good starting point to question 1 in your evaluation