Media blog 1 - Mr Halsey

Men's Health - Audience blog tasks Read the  Men's Health Media Pack  in full to get a good idea of the demographics and psychographics for the Men's Health target audience then answer the following questions: 1) How does the magazine introduce itself? It starts with a mini introduction paragraph stating " Men’s Health is the biggest-selling men’s lifestyle magazine, both in the UK and worldwide." and that its success is "built on a winning editorial formula which combines visually-engaging health, well being and  nutrition features with premium content covering  fashion, grooming, watches, tech and travel." 2) What does the introduction suggest about the representation of masculinity in Men's Health's? It suggest men's health is a very masculine topic and this shown by the magazine having topics of watches and nutrition which are both very masculine things as the nutritional aspect of the magazine would stand out to body builders. 3...

Magazine practical task: blog work Research Create a blogpost called 'Magazine practical task research' and complete the following tasks: 1) Use your lesson notes on magazine genres and conventions to view a range of potential magazine covers.  Create a shortlist of three potential magazines and embed an example front cover from each one. 2) Select your chosen magazine to create a new edition for and explain the thinking behind your choice. I went for an urban style magazine as the magazine I chose supports the dress sense of the youths and and allows youths to express themselves 3) Find  three  different front covers for your chosen magazine and embed them in your blogpost. Analyse the fonts, colours and typical design. What is the language or writing style? How are the cover lines presented? You need to become an expert in the design and construction of this magazine and its branding.

Advertising assessment: Learner response The Advertising & Marketing assessment was a great opportunity to demonstrate the progress you are making in A Level Media. The first part of your learner response is to look carefully at your mark, grade and comments from your teacher. If anything doesn't make sense,  ask your teacher  - it's crucial we're learning from the process of assessments and feedback.  Your learner response is as follows: Create a new blog post called ' Advertising assessment learner response ' and complete the following tasks: 1) Type up your feedback in  full  (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). WWW:There are flashes of real potential here and you've clearly revised many of the theories. you can start all the questions well but now need to develop more depth and consistency to your answers EBI: You must stay focused on the question. The best way to do this is t...