Roop's Media A Level blog Y13

Dear Moderator, My name is Roop Sangha, candidate number 1923 , and welcome to my A Level Media Studies blog. This is a record of the work I have undertaken for the Making Media (Component 03/04) non-examined assessment (NEA) within the OCR H409 GCE A Level course in Media Studies.  I worked independently  on Brief 3: magazine and online to produce   one front cover and the contents page(s) of the first two editions of a new current affairs magazine that is being launched by Dennis and two pages for the working website for the magazine. My magazine is aimed at a socially-conscious, 16–25, middle to upmarket demographic   Below you will find evidence of my research and planning for this task, including: * my research into professionally produced magazines and magazine websites that are similar in genre, style and form to those proposed in my chosen production brief. This includes: * My deconstruction, analysis and notes on these professionally produced magaz...

WEBSITE https://rsangha7.wixsite.com/twentyfour2 COVER 1 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ADv3SQu1Xjh3liBRpBTjDR1JOM0-5O1V/view?usp=sharing CONTENTS PAGE 1 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uAv5zYhnc2XsB1Q7F_c0qWSrUqvRRv0E/view?usp=sharing COVER 2 https://drive.google.com/file/d/11EawQAtHDn2bE-LxSkBmuyeZ6qPWSRSq/view?usp=sharing CONTENTS PAGE 2 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PTxWd3axLHYylbVKwcrK85TZ2Do0y1-p/view?usp=sharing

TASK 13: WEBSITE  This blog post displays the development of the Twentyfour website. I used the software 'Wix' throughout to produce my website. Initial design - Neon yellow, black and newspaper print colour scheme  - 'Halogen gas lights' style logo - Logo as number Second design: - Yellow, monochrome colour scheme with blue accents - Logo as word Third design: - Neon green, black and white colour scheme  - Logo as word Final design: - Black and white colour scheme with yellow accents  - Logo as word 

TASK 12: WEBSITE HOME PAGE Analysis of two current affairs website homepages. Time Magazine The Week

  TASK 11: RISK ASSESSMENT

TASK 10: TYPICAL SYNOPSIS :  COVER 1 Magazine Current Affairs Genre Current Affairs  Analysis   This front cover is from the magazine 'Current Affairs.' The first article discusses 'tacky wall street art', with the rise and normalisation of street art comes criticism as featured in this magazine. The second article is about 'questionable writing tips', this explores the credibility of new writing styles. The third article analyses the flaws and components of the police of Uzbekistan. The fourth article features a controversial title 'Multiculturalism rots brains' and discusses alternative viewpoints of the introduction of multiculturalism.  COVER 2 Magazine Wired  Genre Current Affairs  Analysis   This front cover is from the magazine 'Wired.' The first article is a feature of young activist Greta Thunberg, and how she became the 'voice of the planet.' The second article is about the company Google giving business assistance in restarting...

TASK 9: AUDIENCE EXPECTATIONS For this task, I conducted an online interview, taking voice recordings of 4 people's answers. I asked the question 'what would you want or expect to see in a current affairs magazine aimed at young adults?' Below is a youtube link to the answers I received. How can I apply this to my magazine? These answers have reinforced my plan to create the following segments: 1) Mental health -  Advice, stories of development and healthy coping mechanisms 2) The environment, sustainability & ethical issues - This covers fashion, animals and workers conditions, and how you can help 3) Feature articles based around the views and opinions of teenagers , these will change per issue - e.g. issue 1 is about teenagers and the pandemic, issue 2 is about POC teenagers 4) Politics - Somewhat in-depth current political issues, providing readers a brief comprehension of events such as Brexit, capitalism and socialist movements  5) Lifestyle - A segment titled ...

TASK 8: AUDIENCE ANALYSIS To aid my research into the demographics and psychographics, I asked two typical Twentyfour audience members (An 18 & 19 year old, socially conscious male and female) some general questions. However these are commonly 'dig a little deeper questions', meaning they elaborate without question. For example the first member, when asked about her lifestyle she also revealed she is a small, up and coming artist. These answers provide me with general insight on the content that should be included in my magazine. With these answers and further general research into the issues of teenagers, I have compiled a list of what I will include in my magazine. 1) Mental health - Advice, stories of development and healthy coping mechanisms 2) The environment, sustainability & ethical issues - This covers fashion, animals and workers conditions, and how you can help 3) Feature articles based around the views and opinions of teenagers, these will change per issue - ...

TASK 7: ANNOTATED FRONT COVER I have chosen Time as my annotated magazine cover. This is because they constantly have a diverse range of models, with meaningful and inspirational backstories. You can always learn from this current affairs magazine. I selected this issue as I strongly believe people of colour should feature in more magazines. This issue especially stood out to me as the model, Aisha, is an 18 year old woman who fled from abusive in-laws in Afghanistan, and had her nose and ears cut off as a result. Time magazine has given Aisha a platform, and with Twentyfour I wish to do the same.  What this has inspired me to include in my magazine  A range of diverse models  Issues that are not talked about enough to young adults, such as advice and signs of abuse  International issues Raw, unfiltered news A strong brand identity through text, fonts, logos and colours  Models who have a backstory and relate to specific articles, e.g. a POC model relating ...

TASK 6: COLLAGE I have chosen a series of entertainment and culture based magazine covers as inspiration for my current affairs magazine. I have done this because I would like to use this vintage, bold style cover for my magazine, as I know it is successful when appealing to an audience of teenagers and young adults. Moreover, a vintage style is an uncommon trope of current affairs magazines, showing people that twentyfour is a fresh, original idea. Many teenagers are not intrigued by traditional current affairs magazines and their covers. However, if they were to see a vintage style cover they would instantly be more drawn in. I have applied the same style to my website, ensuring to uphold brand identity. Additionally, I appreciate how these front covers are not cluttered like a lot of typical lifestyle and current affairs magazine covers, I believe minimalism is key. Below are multiple magazine covers which I have taken inspiration from.

Statement of intent  Product 1 – Magazine   I have chosen brief 3 of Magazines and Online. I am going to produce two magazine front covers and two contents pages to suit the target audience of a socially conscious 16–25, middle to upmarket demographic. I will make it suitable for retail distribution. I will use at least four different main images, using original photography. I will use multiple different models from a range of social groups, including ethnicities, genders and sexualities. I will name my magazine Twentyfour, it will be presented through the serif and sans-serif fonts ‘Playfair Display Bold’ and ‘Helvetica Bold’, paired with a white and black colour scheme. This will convey a formal yet aesthetically pleasing look to the magazine, which will appeal to my target audience. I will use a variety of cover lines using the same typography to uphold a consistent brand identity. An example of a coverline used will be ‘How to deal with the uncertainty of exams’, which wil...

TASK 5: TREATMENT Dennis Publishing states they are dynamic, innovating and sources of inspiration, information and entertainment. 24 goes above and beyond to achieve and maintain these features in all of our work. 24 would be a great addition to Dennis Publishing as we are a very promising, up and coming magazine, targeted at socially conscious 16-25 year olds. Gal-dem is an independent British online and print magazine produced by women of colour and non-binary people of colour. They are committed to sharing the perspectives of minorities. As a woman of colour I am able to use this magazine to convey my progressive views and opinions, much like gal-dem. I have chosen Gal-dem as inspiration for 24 as they have categories such as culture, horoscopes, politics and lifestyle - topics which are of interest to other 16-25 year olds. Gal-dem finds balance between current affairs and lifestyle, which produces an intriguing, yet informative magazine. Rife Magazine is the second chosen inspira...

TASK 4: MAGAZINE FRONT COVER ANALYSIS the range of photos used types of font settings used colours types of characters represented, including range of social groups (women, men, different ethnicities, ages, class...) masthead other page furniture such as logos, bar code, price how they showcase the cover model what sort of lifestyle they promote how they appeal to the audience  The Economist front cover analysis Private Eye front cover analysis 

TASK 4: MAGAZINE CONTENTS PAGE ANALYSIS the range of photos used types of font settings used colours types of characters represented style of language other page furniture such as logos, bar code, price how they showcase the cover model what sort of lifestyle they promote how they appeal to the audience  GQ Contents page analysis Clique Contents page analysis

  TASK 3: CONVENTIONS Basic conventions Masthead – the masthead is the title block for the magazine, usually this is the most eye-catching convention on a page and has to be distinct Menu – the list of contents inside the paper By-line – name of the reporter  Caption – text underneath a image explaining it Headline - main statement, usually in the largest and boldest font, describing the main story, a banner headline spans the full width of the page Analysis of magazine covers The Week Analysis The first cover I have chosen to analyse is The Week Typically, The Week has a  humorous , caricature front cover. This grabs the attention of the audience. This is usually accompanied by a plain, or uncluttered background.   There are always 3 differing images  across  the top. Here, there is one on reality tv, politics and an international article.  Below this, there is The Week's iconic red and white logo, and underneath that to the right is one of the s...

TASK 2: MAGAZINES The Week Current affairs magazine https://www.theweek.com/ The  Week  is a liberal weekly news  magazine  with editions in the United Kingdom and United States. The British publication was founded in 1995 and the American edition started in 2001; an Australian edition was published between 2008 and 2012. They have expanded from print editions to digital, with weekly apps for iPads, iPhones, and Android devices, and a website which publishes distinctive online stories throughout the week.  Social Media  Instagram.com/TheWeekMag Twitter.com/TheWeek The Week's audience statistics The Week Junior Children's current affairs magazine https://theweekjunior.co.uk/ The  Week Junior  is a current affairs  magazine  for children aged between 8 and 14, filled with stories and information written to engage  and encourage children to explore and understand the world around them. It  was  first published in the UK ...

  TASK 1: INDUSTRY: Research Dennis Publishing UK Brief history of Dennis Publishing UK Dennis publishing was created by publisher and entrepreneur Felix Dennis in Fitzrovia, London. Dennis identified a gap in the publishing market, computers. From this, Dennis then launched and acquired a series of computer titles, such as Hi-Fi Choice, PC Pro, and Personal Computer World magazines. This resulted in Dennis Publishing becoming the United Kingdom's leading technology publisher. In 1995, Maxim was launched. This was a title that originated from the back of a beer mat, and soon became the world's biggest, bestselling men's lifestyle magazine and global brand. Dennis acquired what is now Dennis' flagship brand 'The Week', in 1996. Soon after, the company published some of the biggest titles on the newsstand from all categories, from Mac User to Poker Player. Now, Dennis is one of the most dynamic media companies in the UK. It is the 6th largest consumer magazine pub...