Create a new blogpost called 'Magazine cover learner response' and complete the following tasks:
1) Add your finished magazine cover as a JPEG image.
2) Type up your feedback from your teacher. If you've received this by email, you can copy and paste it across - WWW and EBIs.
Mark: 11
Grade: B
WWW: This is a good front
cover that contains many elements that are appropriate for Men’s Health. The
image – both camera shot and pose – is effective and feels like a Men’s Health
cover shot. The language of the cover lines also feels appropriate for Men’s
Health too. With a few additional elements, this could approach the
professional standards required for A/A*.
EBI: Although you have
most of the separate elements for a professional cover (image, cover lines
etc.) the overall design finish falls short of professional standards. This is
mainly in terms of the cover lines – the alignment is all over the place, the
font sizes seem quite random and inconsistent and the text feels crammed in at
points (e.g. ‘Bigger biceps’ at the top, ‘healthy lifestyle’ at the bottom).
You are also missing a few conventions – date, price – and also it is not clear
which of the cover lines links to the central image. Finally, your evaluation
questions are pretty weak – I’d like to see a bit more detail and reflection on
your work as these will be vital skills when acting on feedback for the real
coursework next year.
3) Consider your mark against the mark scheme above. What are the strengths of your production based on the the mark scheme? Think about magazine cover conventions and the media language techniques you have used to communicate with your audience (e.g. mise-en-scene, camera shot etc.)
The mise en scene from my magazine is very effective as i got mandeep in a position in which he looks physically strong and his costume is also very appropriate for my magazine.additionally the medium shot is effective as it shows the character in more detail.
4) Look at the mark scheme again. What can you do to move your mark higher and, if required, move up a level?
to make sure my cover-lines are different and not the same as the old magazines from men's health to make sure that i am creating something new to communicate with my audience effectively.
5) What would be one piece of advice you would give a student about to start the same magazine cover project you have just completed?
planning is a key factor in doing anything in life and if you plan before you do this,then you are able to reach the target you set.
