School Magazine Content Pages

Examples Of School Magazine Content Pages

 

This is a bad example of a contents page of a school magaizine. They have used two colours that don't really compliment eachother throughout the page- a black black background and white writing. This makes it a lot harder to read, especially as it is aimed at children. There is a lot of pictures and they are all on the right-hand side of the page, and all the writing is on the left-and side of the page which again makes it harder to read because the writing has been made very small to give room for the images. By looking at this example I know now not to make my contents page too crowded or busy, and not to use contrasting colours. 

 

This is an example of a contents page of a school magazine that I think has a good layout and a good colour scheme. The way the magazine has been set out and designed makes it look effective but not too busy. They use two simple colours throughout- purple and white, which is aesthetically pleasing, easy to read and makes the magazine more consistant. I could use this to help me when I'm designing the contents page for my own school magazine. 

 



In my opinion, this is another bad exmaple of a contents page of a school magazine. This is the opposite of the first example in the fact that it is too empty/plain. Although they have used red which is an eye catching colour, they have not really thought about the layout of the page. There are four images, which are all very similar, and all on the right-hand side of the page. They have listed what is included within the magazine but haven't given specific page numbers which I think a conents page should have.



School Magazines-Layout

What I would and wouldn't use in my magazine

 

 

 

 This is the current layout of the school magazine 'Idsall Voice'. The magazine's front cover doesn't follow of the codes and conventions of a typical school magazine, however follow some of them.
The magazine has a master head at the top of the page, in the centre, which includes the name of the school (one of the codes and conventions). It also includes the school logo and photos of the headteacher, and a few pupils of the school. These are all elements that I plan to include in my own school magazine that I will create soon.



 

Despite this, there are certain things are aren't included in this magazine that I would like to use in mine. For example, there is a lot of text on the front page, where-as I would like to have small headings with a few images that sum up what is on the inside of the mgazine, without going straight into the information on the front cover. If I set my magazine out like this, people would read the front page and either feel as though they don't need to read the inside, or don't want to read the inside because they have taken in enough information already.

Media Bible

This is a 'Media Bible' that explains and defines all of the media termonolgy that we might need to use during this course.

Media Language

 

 

Key Terms and Definitions

 

 

Mood Music = Music used to enhance the atmosphere or setting of a moving-image text.

 

Extreme Close-up = A camera shot designed to show the facial expressions of a character.

 

Connotation = The suggestion of a deeper meaning or idea- often connected with colours.

 

High-angle Shot = A camera shot designed to place a character in a vulnerable position or to make them appear smaller.

 

Diegetic Sound = Dialogue between characters on a screen in a moving-image text is an exmaple of this.

 

Symbol = A sign or object that stands for something else, eg. a crucifix.

 

Genre = The type of media being used, eg. (computing) magazine, (romantic) film, (indie) music.

 

Panning Shot = A camera shot used to create a swift movement or confusion in a moving-imge text.