Tara Media Exam

  Gentlewoman front cover  1) What do the typefaces used on the front cover suggest to an audience? The use of the modern sans serif font, also in all lower case no capital letters is used in the magazine cover to reflect the modernist apporach values of the magazine. 2) How does the cover subvert conventional magazine cover design? The colour scheme of the magazine is bright and vibrant which for example with the orange cover and black border which makes the red lipstick cover bold makes the magazine unconventional because  traditional magazines often use more restrained colour schemes, whereas GQ’s use of contrasting colours makes the cover appear more unconventional, contemporary and visually distinctive. 3) Write an analysis of the central image. Camerawork - combines a use of close up and low angle which tightly frames the portrait unconvential, also shows star power Mise en scene - such as the makeup is skiking which reinforces feminity 1960s popstar feel 4) What re...

  Audience Look through the GQ Media Kit and answer the following questions:  1) How does the media kit introduction describe GQ? As the flagship of men’s fashion and style in Britain, to be GQ is to be forward-looking, progressive and cutting-edge. 2) What does the media kit suggest about masculinity?  As masculinity evolves and men's fashion has moved to the centre of the global pop-culture conversation, GQ's authority has never been broader or stronger. 3) Pick out three statistics from the data on page 2 and explain what they suggest about the GQ audience. 1.8M SOCIAL FOLLOWERS - This shows that how well known CQ is to the fashion/ lifestyle industry, also this suggests about the GQ audience that they are keeping up to the date to what GQ posts on social media, in order to know things about lastest trends e.g £7.7K AVERAGE ANNUAL SPEND ON FASHION - This suggests about the GQ audience that they are upper middle class as in the GQ magazine they show fashion pieces and ...

  1) Type up your feedback in full (you do not need to write mark/grade if you do not wish to).  WWW - Tara, a good effort overall in this media exam. You've also used your ET quite effectively to gain more marks. A strong response for Q3 for the Ghost Town stereotypes on Youth  EBI - First thing is to ensure you include key words in your responses e.g. genre for Q1 audience position. For Q2 try not to force media codes for each response unless needed. Also use your ET to plan responses or proof read your work. 2) Read the mark scheme for this exam carefully (posted on your exam teacher's Google Classroom), paying particular attention to the 'indicative content' for each question. This is some of the best analysis you can do as it gives you an idea of what the exam board are expecting. For your LR blogpost, identify ONE point you could have added for the first three questions in Section A: Q1 - I could have wrote about the repetition and difference theory, also genre...

  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 EBI . You don't need to include a mark or grade if you don't want to. WWW: Tara, you’ve produced a good magazine front cover to represent the DAZED brand. The edgy concept and design demonstrate good application of knowledge and understanding of media language which link to the DAZED brand identity. This can be seen through the grainy colour scheme, the single main cover line and the luxury prop of the Diesel handbag. All these elements help communicate clear meanings throughout the product which would relate to the intended target audience. EBI: Your evaluative comments are spot on in regard to the quality of your photography perhaps not being as professional as an original DAZED magazine front cover, well done for identifying this. The position and size of the bar code could be edited to fit more in...

1) Media Magazine feature: Pleasures of The Gentlewoman Go to our Media Magazine archive and read the article on The Gentlewoman (MM84 - page 34). Answer the following questions: 1) What does the article suggest is different about the Gentlewoman compared to traditional women's magazines?  Compared with Vogue , Elle or Cosmopolitan , the gentlewoman has no need to shout. 2) What representations are offered in the Gentlewoman?   The representation in the  gentlewoman is pleasingly wide  ranging. the gentlewoman does a pretty  good job of presenting a spectrum  of womanhood.  This includes playing with ideas of  gender performativity and stereotypes,  such as the fashion feature on the  smart summer suit. 3) List the key statistics in the article on the average reader of the magazine.  Higher end of the average income (£87k), age of readers are around 28-46 years old, mostly female, those who are into creative/ artsy aest...

Language: Media factsheet Complete the following tasks using Media Factsheet 252 - The Codes and Conventions of Print Magazines available in our Media Factsheet archive here . Answer the following questions: 1) What are the different magazine genres highlighted on page 2 and how do they link to our magazine CSPs? General, special and professional 2) Look at the section on GQ on page 2. How do they suggest that GQ targets its audience? They target their audiences through values, lifestyles and gender in order to target their audience 3) What does the factsheet say about GQ cover stars? GQ selects their cover stars  very carefully. In the December  2022 edition, they chose Marcus  Rashford, a Manchester United  footballer. However, this is  not the coverline they have  anchored him with. It is instead  “Campaigner of the Year.” His  high-profile criticism of the  government about stopping  free school meals during the  pandemic and hi...