Response to questions

Just to clarify the requirements for your photos for the music magazine which you need to take over half term.

You need to have at least 3 different scenarios/locations but the syllabus does not specify shot types as it does for the sixth form magazine.


I would suggest taking a selection though of close up, mid shot and long shots. It would help if your models had a change of clothes and possibly hair styles/make up. You could include these clothes choices, or what you would have in an ideal world, on your blog. Don't forget googlemaps for location and reccy shots.

The front cover artist should be the same artist that features in your double page spread but you should use different shots for it.

It would also help if you took some of a secondary artist band that you could put on your contents page or as part of your article (they could be an inspiration or collaborator with your main artist). Live shots at any gigs or festivals would be really useful but you must have taken them yourself.

If you want to get a head start, when we get back after half term you will be recording your next textual analysis as a short film.
You need to buy a copy of a magazine that is the most like how you want yours to be. You need to write your ideas down first then film yourself turning the pages and discussing what codes and conventions you have found, (we don't have to see your face, it can just be shots of the magazine), which you will be appropriating and which (if any) you will be challenging. You can then highlight key media terminology by adding titles to your imovie. If you have another film editing package (eg movie maker) its fine to do this at home over half term and it will also show you can use another editing package and in your evaluation you can discuss which you preferred and why.