Preliminary Task - You've Been Framed

To prepare us for taking the pictures for our new school magazine, we took pictures in groups to practice the camera angles. We practiced these camera angles:

• Low angle medium close up


• High angle long shot


• Extreme close up of time


• A big close up of someone on a phone


• A close up of someone in 'nature'


• a two person shot in medium long shot


• An over the shoulder shot of someone writing


• A medium close up of a teacher


• A very long shot conveying isolation


• A photograph which shows connotations of friendship


• A photograph which shows connotations of stress

Preliminary Task - Contents Page Sketch.

A rough sketch of magazine contents page

Preliminary Task - Regualar Contents, Feature Articles and Pictures.

A list of regualar contents which will appear in magazine:

• School Clubs
• Teachers Stories
• Teachers of the week
• Revision techniques
• Homework
• Perfect pack lunch
• Teams
• Mentor help
• Friends
• Subject scares

10 feature articles which will appear in magazine:

• Things to do in half term
• Perfect pencil case
• Remembering timetables
• Alton towers trip for year 12
• A-level results
• Coursework clinics
• Halloween found raising
• Options to take for GCSE
• School Plays
• University trips

Images which will appear on my contents page:

• Myself a the editor
• The front cover of magazine
• Halloween decorations
• Alton towers
• Students with A-level results
• Pencil case

Preliminary Task - Front Cover Sketch.

Rough sketch if the front cover of new school magazine

Preliminary Task - Title, Mise-en-scene and coverlines.

Title for new school magazine: The Weather

Details of mise-en-scene of front cover image:

• Medium close up of a student
• Uniform
• Fruit
• Junk food
• Picture of year 12 students
• Picture of the school
• Mr. Dyment

Coverlines for the front cover:

• Uniforms, is it time for a change?
• How to deal with exam stress
• Do we need a school bell?
• School dinners good or bad?
• What is your favourite lessons
• Revision techniques by students
• Welcome back year 12s

Preliminary Task - Codes and Conventions.

Codes and conventions of a magazine front cover:

• Main Image
• Tag lines
• Buzz words
• Title of the magazine
• Date it is released
• Website address
• Smaller images

Codes and conventions of a magazine contents page:

• Main image of main story
• Page numbers with articles
• Main stories
• Letter from the editor
• Smaller pictures
• Buzz words
• Ordered - alphabetical order, topics/headings
• Colour scheme - limited amount because of cost
• Connect with front cover, image, masthead, small copy of front cover
• Organised
• 2/3 different fonts
• Plain background
• Competitions
• Issue dates
• Focus on cover story