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[Post Number 10] Identifying Target Audience Determining who will buy the magazine and where is critical to creating a magazine. In order to determine this, market research and consumer behavior should be used. Being common in general business, when considering the consumption of a product, these methods could prove to be useful in the printContinue reading “Distribution Research”

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[Post Number 8] Mood Board for Final Project Task This collage includes political photos from multiple magazines, and each conveying a message to readers. The revolutionary tone of the magazines attracts attention to the topic. It is inspiring by spreading the importance of a political issue. This is critical to consider for the distribution ofContinue reading “Mood Board”

[Post Number 7] Questions on the production of Preliminary Task #2 provided by my media studies teacher are given as follows: Rate on a scale of 1-10 how did your group work as a team. Support your rating. What could have made it a 10? Since I worked individually, I cannot reflect on working asContinue reading “Preliminary Task #2 Questions”

[Post Number 6] The codes and conventions of a magazine are critical to its success in attracting customers. Without a bold cover, the magazine would not bring the attention needed to ensure the sale of magazines. Above, the different elements on the cover of the example magazine demonstrate use of typical print codes and conventions.Continue reading “Music Magazine Conventions”

[Post Number 5] 3 – 12 November 2019 As a preliminary task for this course, I have published a magazine cover. This included research, taking professional photos, editing the photos, and formatting a photo to a cover with text. The photo shown is the final product, following experiencing researching and creating. With classmates completing film as theirContinue reading “Preliminary Task #2”

[Post Number 4] Preliminary Task Research 2 – 12 November 2019 Before taking photos and formatting a magazine cover, ample research was required. From online and textbook reading, I have learned the many types of magazines, including: Art, Automobile, Business, Computer, Children’s, Entertainment, Environmental, Health and Fitness, History, Humor, Inspirational, Literary, Luxury, Men’s, Music, News, Online, Pulp, Regional, Satirical,Continue reading “Preliminary Task #2 Research”

[Post Number 3] 1 – October 2019 As a first assignment for AS Media Studies, I worked with a group to produce a short film. The film is about 3 minutes in length, and was filmed solely during class hours in school. Although this does not apply specifically to print, it was a learning experienceContinue reading “Preliminary Task #1”

[Post Number 2] Cambridge International specifies the following brief on AICE Media Studies AS Level as follows: Magazine task (print) Main task: the front page, contents and double-page spread of a new magazine (if done as a group task, each member of the group to produce an individual edition of the magazine, following the sameContinue reading “Set Brief”

[Post Number 1] My name is Francesca Tomasino and I am a senior in high school. In this AICE Media Studies AS Level course, I am focusing on print media. Covering books, newspapers, billboards, posters, and magazines, print media has considerable influence on public perceptions and opinions, often conveying important messages of current issues. PrintContinue reading “Introduction”