Magazines - Research and Planning (1) 10W

Genre choices are:

• music 
• fashion
• sport

Today's work:

1. Decide on your genre
2. Research magazine titles within that genre. Make a list of existing titles.
3. Collect images of as many different covers as you can. Group by title e.g. Vogue, Wonderland, iD (all fashion titles).
4. Annotate a magazine cover identifying key features (see post above)

10W - Work To Do (Monday 5th December - Thursday 15th December)

This week (5th - 7th December) your lessons are with Miss Marvin (Monday period 1) and Mr Ford (Wednesday period 5).
Next week (12th - 15th December) your lessons are with Mr Ford (Monday period 5 & Thursday period 3 ) and Miss Marvin (Tuesday period 2).

You should have already done the following:

• Completed all the research tasks here
• Completed audience profiles here
• Flat plan/ mock up of both posters (teaser and full)
• Added all your text to both posters
• Found an appropriate background image to use on both posters
• Found appropriate images of actors (make sure images are large)
• Added the images to your posters (pay attention to size of each image)
• Decided who your own star will be
• Taken photos of your star (take at least 20 photos)
• Added the star image to  your posters

You need to use the first three lessons this fortnight to finish your draft posters.

The final two lessons will be devoted to answering the draft evaluation question.

ALSO

1. Remember to use your checklist - tick off the different pieces of work as you complete them and add them to your folder.
2. Keep looking at real posters for ideas
3. Keep looking at real posters for size comparisons of text and images

10W - Work To Do (Monday 14th - Thursday 17th November)

This week your lessons are with Mr Ford (Monday period 5 & Thursday period 3 ) and Miss Marvin (Tuesday period 2).

By the end of Mr Ford's lesson on Monday you will have started adding the text to your film posters.

In Miss Marvin's lesson on Tuesday you will continue to add the text and begin to add appropriate background images.

In Mr Ford's lesson on Thursday you need to complete the work listed on the list of things to do blog post.

You will have homework tasks.

Film poster work - list of things to do

You need to ensure the following have been completed by next Monday 7th November:

• Film poster analysis
• Main poster mock-up/ flatplan
• Teaser poster mock-up/ flatplan
• Target audience profile

10W - Work To Do (Monday 31st October - Friday 4th November)

This week your lessons are with Mr Ford (Monday period 5 & Thursday period 3 ) and Miss Marvin (Tuesday period 2).

By the end of Mr Ford's lesson on Monday you must have completed the preparatory tasks for your film posters and have completed a flat plan for your main poster.

In Miss Marvin's lesson on Tuesday you will finish the flat plan and then ensure your initial research and planning is in your folder.

In Mr Ford's lesson on Thursday you need to complete the work listed on the list of things to do blog post.

You will have homework time to complete the tasks.