Welcome new bloggers...
Posted by
Mr Taylor
Wednesday, 12 October 2011
...to the Foundation Portfolio blog.
By now, you should be able to see a link to your blog on the right of the page. Hopefully, clicking on the link will reveal an effective preliminary product, along with the research that you have competed so far on music magazine covers, contents pages and double-page spreads.
The deadline for your this stage of your research and basic planning (title, fonts, layouts), is Friday 14th.
Please remember that your research does not have to be confined to music mags. If you see interesting designs in other magazines, such as those at the top of the post, then don't hesitate to include them. You could even take photos of existing products and upload them to your blog.
Coursework Deadline!
Posted by
Mr Taylor
Tuesday, 15 February 2011
By half-term you will need to have your current products and evaluation posted on your blog. This will allow your work assessed over half-term, giving you a fortnight to improve before the final deadline.
Failure to meet with this deadline will have implications on your marks. See Miss Malkin or Mr Taylor if there are any problems.
Research and Planning October 2010
Posted by
Mr Taylor
Wednesday, 29 September 2010
By now, you should have completed your initial research into existing products (a minimum of 3 covers, 3 contents pages and 3 double page spreads), and should have begun further research, into genres, images, titles etc.
To continue with your research and move towards the planning the satge you should work through the list below. You do not need to complete all of the tasks, but the more work that you do, the more authentic your project will be.
You should consider:
- Genre research - eg a collage of covers, considering colours, layouts, common image types etc.
- Cover shot research - collect a number of different shot types and consider which is effective for your project and why.
- Surveys - pick four covers that you like and survey the class / school as to which they like and why. Create and post graphs to show your findings.
- Surveys 2 - create a simple questionairre, considering what buyers look for in a magazine, what attracts them to make a purchase, how much they spend etc...
- Layouts / Font / Colour research - these three are crucial for making an authentic product. You should collect examples for each and survey the class to find which they think work well for your genre (use http://www.dafont.com/ as a starting point).
- Titles - You'll need a catchy title that fits with your genre and is original. You'll need to come up with several and survey to find out which is most effective.
This will then lead to you constructing your Preliminary products. We'll be going through this at the end of next week.
As Media Studies Evaluation
Posted by
Mr Taylor
Monday, 18 January 2010
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As Media Studies Evaluation
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Coursework Update
Posted by
Mr Taylor
Monday, 16 November 2009
By this point you should be into the planning stage of your production. For those of you who are STILL working on prelims, you need to move on and begin planning your own products. You should be posting sample fonts, mastheads, layouts, photos, as well as beginning to take your own photos. See the PowerPoint below for further ideas. Deadlines are as follows:
Planning - at least 3 planning posts by Friday 20th November
Planning - at least 6 planning posts (inlcuding photos) by Friday 27th November
Construction - Mock-ups / first drafts of cover, contents and spread by Friday 4th December
Construction - final products by Friday 11th of December
Evaluation - 1st draft by Friday 18th December
As a guide to what you are expected to produce, have a look at the 'A' grade piece of work below...
Extra Research And Planning AS
Posted by
Mr Taylor
Friday, 16 October 2009
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Extra Research And Planning AS
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