Students will explore the magazine industry, exploring different genres of magazine as well as the key conventions used in the production and construction of magazines, especially focusing on front covers. We will explore two CSPs by looking at covers of Reveal and Tatler, comparing contrasting styles and genres. We will also explore the decline of magazine as a media and the shift to online.
CSP Analysis Question
Publisher
a company or person that prepares and puts out books, magazines, or music for sale.
Sell Lines
Captions that summarise contents in a magazine/newspaper
Masthead
The top section of a newspaper (usually gives title, price, date etc)
Layout
How the print media text has been designed and formatted
Banners
Typically found at the top or bottom of a page
Coverlines
Captions on a magazine front cover
Puff/Pug
Text in a shape to grab attention
Splash
The front page story
Text to Image Ratio
The balance of text and image on the page
Typography
The font used this can be type, colour, size etc
Readership
The readers of a newspaper, magazine, or book regarded collectively.
Buzzwords
Key emotive words to grab attention such as 'exclusive' or 'special offer'
Lifestyle Magazine
A magazine with articles and editorials in the areas of fashion, travel, food, trends and general pop culture
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Students will look at the construction and creation of newspapers, analysing front pages and double spreads, looking at the terminology of newspapers to help us analyse. Students will also compare broadband and tabloid newspapers, exploring the political differences. Year 11 will also revise for their upcoming Mock Exams by recapping, revisiting and practicing questions for topics including the Music Industry, Radio, Advertising, Magazines, Video Games and Social Media
Mock Exam - Paper 1
Broadsheet
a newspaper with a large format, regarded as more serious and less sensationalist than tabloids
Tabloid
a newspaper having pages half the size of those of the average broadsheet, typically popular in style and dominated by sensational stories.
Political Bias
Bias towards or against a political party or individual
Free Press
The principle that communication through media, especially published materials, should be considered a right to be done freely
Press Intrusion
Newspaper or media intruding on private lives or businesses
PCC
Press Complaints Commission - a voluntary organisation that regulates how the press operate and what they publish/say
Kicker
A line on a front page usually in a different typeface and intended to provoke interest
Byline
The name of the writer of an article
Incentive
A competition or free giveaway advertised on a newspaper/magazine front cover
Paywall
An arrangement whereby access is restricted to users who have paid to subscribe to the site.
Circulation
a count of how many copies of a particular newspaper or magazine are sold
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Students will explore the history of TV as well as looking at genre, narrative theory and audience theories linked to television. The focus of study will be on Science-Fiction and Fantasy, comparing an older and newer TV episode. We will look at how they are constructed, how representation is shown and how genre is crafted through mise-en-scene, music, characters and narrative.
Video clip analysis Questions from Paper 2
Science-Fiction
A genre involving futuristic, scientific elements such as time travel, space travel, alien, futuristic technology and advanced ideas
Mise-en-scene
Everything seen on the screen including props, costumes, setting, colours etc
Multi-Strand Narrative
A story structure involving multiple stories mixed together throughout the narrative
Hybridity
The mixing of different genres and styles, often to create a new combined genre
Intertextuality
Referencing other media products within a media product (either directly or indirectly)
Audience Share
the percentage of households viewing or listening to a particular television or radio station during a specific period of time
Commissioning
The deciding of what programmes get chosen for production and exhibition
ABC Audience Classification
Classification of different audiences depending on social and income groups (e.g. A = Upper Middle Class)
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Students will revise key areas of Media Studies including advertising, music, radio and key media terminology and theories. Revision will be guided by students knowledge and performance in recent Mock Exams.
Practise Questions from exam from range of topics
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