Extra Photo Research

This picture is good as it focuses on the student doing the art work; the art work in the background makes the picture colourful and bold. She looks as if she is enjoying herself and is participating well in the class. The teacher also looks informative and as though she is enabling the student and helping her with her work. Although I do like this picture it is portrait and therefore not the right shape for my school magazine cover.

This picture is very good as it mainly focuses on the student but also includes the art work she is doing. She looks fairly serious but she is also enjoying the work. She also looks as if she is concentrating and is a hard-working student. Although the photo portrays a good student the colours are fairly boring. There is a pale background and what she is wearing is fairly bland. It implies the sense that a school may be quite strict and allow no fun or excitement in lessons. There is a professional background as we can see she is a school environment due to the computer in the background. I don’t think this photo would be sufficient for a front cover of a school magazine as it is not enticing enough and does not show enjoyment from the student.

This photo is extremely good in many ways. It gets both the whole of the artwork and the student in the photo. The piece of work is very colourful and artistic, and the student looks as if she is working very hard and has put a lot of effort into it. There is a professional background as we can see she is in an art room. This photo is very good for a school magazine cover and is effective as it is eye-catching and attractive. This is similar to how I would want my front page photo to look as I like the layout of it and how it focuses on both the student and the art work. This would be a good photo to use for the front cover of a school magazine as attractive and appealing and would entice a certain type of reader which is suitable for the type of magazine I’m making.

Front Cover Research

I like this magazine as I think the layout is effective. There is a large and prominent title at the top which attracts the audience, and tells us what the name of the school is. The white font title stands out in front of the dark green back ground. However the writing underneath is hard to read as it just slightly a lighter shade of green, and therefore blends in with the background. Although it blends in, the font of the title is bold and clear. The majority of the front cover is filled with a student painting. Although it looks like she is working hard and the work she is doing is of a high standard, she does not look that interested or as if she is enjoying herself. I would try to take a picture with a student who looks like they are enjoying themselves. The picture is bright and bold and is very eye-catching to the reader, which makes it more interesting and intriguing. At the bottom is a bar which has information about what is inside the magazine, yet again they have chosen an appropriate font, however they could make the writing bigger to make it easier to read. Overall I think this magazine cover is good and effective, it is quite simplistic and not cluttered with words and pictures and is noticeable to a reader. I prefer this one and would like my magazine cover to look similarly to this.

This school magazine cover is quite different to the first one. There is much less on a page and the pictures and titles are spread out across the page. The background colour is a bold green, which portray the strength and power of the school. On the outside of the pictures is a gold rim which portrays clarity and prosperity. The pictures at the top of the magazine show the opening of the school and many formal people celebrating it, the pictures are mostly action shots and not really posed. In the middle of the magazine is the school name and logo, yet again in the gold font. Font is clear and bold and the colour compliments the green well whilst also making it stand out from the background. At the bottom are pictures of excelled students that are taking parts in particular sports, classes, and dramas. These pictures reveal the vast amount of classes and clubs the school has and all the pupils look happy and joyful which implies that they find school fun and enjoyable. The pictures at the bottom are spread out and have bright colours and are very clear, this makes them more eye-catching. Overall I like this magazine as it is spaced out and not cluttered, however although the back ground colour is strong it is fairly plain and gives it a dull look, so I would change that to make it more interesting and colourful.

Getting Started!

Hey, I'm Lauren! I'm doing AS Media and am using this blogger to display my media coursework which is based on a school magazine. There are many different aspects I will focus on and these will be presented on here. I will then create a part of my own magazine which will also be based on schools. I hope you enjoy looking at my site and I will update it regularly!