Media exam Khaterah

Language: Media factsheet Complete the following tasks using  Media Factsheet 252 - The Codes and Conventions of Print Magazines available in our Media Factsheet archive here . Answer the following questions: 1) What are the different magazine genres highlighted on page 2 and how do they link to our magazine CSPs? The first type is General interest as this talks about many different subjects that include picture and stories. The next one is Special interest which is targeting a niche audience and speaks about in depth content. Finally, there is Professional  which is published by governing body body of profession. 2) Look at the section on GQ on page 2. How do they suggest that GQ targets its audience? GQ targets their audience of men through fashion well as appealing to their intelligence and need for information about culture. 3) What does the factsheet say about GQ cover stars? It writes how cover stars are carefully selected where their anchorage text reflects a quite diff...

1) Type up your feedback in  full  (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). 21/29- B WWW: Khaterah, really impressive assessment- lots of knowledge of advertising conventions + score CSP context knowledge! EBI: More theory to validate Q3 on Sephora CSP- at times self generalised. 2) Read  the whole mark scheme for this assessment carefully . Identify at least  one  potential point that you missed out on for each question in the assessment. Q1- phallic symbol of the tie being grabbed/pulled Q2-3rd wave of feminism with the equal pay act  Q3-othering of how racial otherness is shown as well as double consciousness 3) Look at your answer and the mark scheme for  Question 1  (Diamonds advert unseen text). List  three  examples of media terminology or theory that you could have included in your answer.  -Kilbourne’s analysis of women in advertising -Barthes’ action code -Gill – female ...

Research 1) Use Google to research potential magazines that you could use as your brand/design for this project.  Create a shortlist of  three  potential magazines and embed an example front cover from each one. We recommend looking at lifestyle magazines or a similar genre as these are more achievable to re-create. Elle Dazed Vogue  2) Choose  one  of the three magazine brands to use for your project e.g GQ, Vogue or The Gentlewoman. Then f ind  three  different front covers for your chosen magazine and embed them in your blog post. Analyse the fonts, colours and typical design. What is the language or writing style? How are the cover lines written? What camera shot is generally used for the cover image? You need to become an expert in the design and construction of this magazine and its branding. This cover uses san serif bold font for the title to make the brand of Dazed stand out. Most of the sub titles and even the covelline are in a bigger b...