year 11 gcse media studies easter revision booklet

Haggerston School, 2013

Year 11 GCSE Media Studies Easter Revision Booklet

NAME:

1. Magazine front pages2. Websites 3. Case studies4. Audience research5. Star Theory6. Design work

Visit http://musicpressexam.blogspot.co.uk for more info and help!

Label these front pages with these words:

Masthead

Coverlines

Flash

Banner

http://musicpressexam.blogspot.co.uk/



Label these front pages with these words:

Masthead

Coverlines

Flash

Banner


http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zuPTT5AsYHQ/T0gHGiDSncI/AAAAAAAAETw/Je5bwRzvrVg/s1600/PWMojo2012.jpeg


Now use this space to write a few paragraphs comparing them and their target audiences :

Websites:


Similarities

Differences

Target Audience: We love pop

Target Audience: Mojo



This year’s exam will focus largely on the websites if these magazines. You need to know the terminology and designs of these websites as well!

Visit http://musicpressexam.blogspot.co.uk

Find the list of links for music magazine websites (right hand side) and look around them for a few minutes:

Now try and answer these questions:

How are they different to the magazines? What do they have more of?

1. .

2. .

3. .

4. .

5. .

What types of things are similar to the magazine?

1. .

2. .

3. .

4. .

5. .

Have they used social media on the website? How?

What are the main appeals of using a website for the audience?

Spot the difference : (circle the differences!)






CASE STUDIES:



For your exam you are going to need to know about at least 2 magazines in detail.

Choice 1……………………………………………………. Choice 2………………………………………………….

Choose from the list any 2 that you like but they must have different target audiences:

NME MOJO Q UNCUT Welovepop Vibe Billboard Rollingstone Top of the pops Smash hits

Mixmag Kerrrang Metal Hammer The fly

You need to research them here and also fill out the diagram on the next page:

1. Which media institution owns them and produces them?

2. How much do they cost?3. What is their readership / circulation (the amount of

people who read it / buy it each month)?4. What is the ‘house style’ (their overall look and design

style)?5. Do they have a website and if so how successful is it?6. What types of artists / bands do they have on the cover?7. What types of stories do they have inside on a typical

month?8. What special features do they inside the magazine?

Your own designs :




Can you design 2 examples of a front cover for your magazine:

Name :

Slogan :

Who is your target Audience?




Website design:




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