Key Features of a Magazine Cover

I found this photo when I went on Google and searched "Rolling Stones cover". I then proceeded to edit it by labelling the key features of magazines.

Masthead: Is the logo of the magazine.
Main Cover line: Massive heading that is normally no more then five words. This gives a short and snappy snip-it of what the article inside is about.
Subheading: Explains somewhat of the story, like a teaser.
Essential Info: This is the date, issue number, price and i the magazine has a website.
Cover line: This shows on the cover what the magazine contains for the reader.

Print Brief

You must complete two linked tasks. The set brief is as follows:

Preliminary exercise: using DTP and an image manipulation program, produce the front page of a new school/college magazine, featuring a photograph of a student in medium close-up plus some appropriately laid-out text and a masthead. Additionally you must produce a mock-up of the layout of the contents page to demonstrate your grasp of DTP.

Main task: the front page, contents and double page spread of a new music magazine (if done as a group task, each member of the group must produce an individual edition of the magazine, following the same house style).

All images and text used must be original, produced by the candidate(s), minimum of four images per candidate.

Why is there a preliminary task and a main task?

The preliminary task is designed as your chance to familiarise yourself with the software and hardware, to working in a team (if applicable) and to organising your planning and construction. Think of it as a ‘trial run’ for your main task.

The preliminary task is unpressurised, because it is not formally marked

for your coursework. It does not have to be of a highly ‘finished’ or polished quality.

However, it must be undertaken. Failure to undertake or complete the preliminary task will result in a 15 mark deduction from your main task construction mark.

You must complete it by the deadline set by your teacher. Save your work so that you can submit it with your main task on the Easter deadline.

) There should be evidence of your skills progression between the preliminary task and the main task. This will inform the mark given to you for your main task.

) Remember that coursework is worth 50% of AS Level Media Studies, which makes it hugely important. It is unlikely that coursework for your other AS levels will count for such a high percentage of the overall mark.