This week's homework is to carry out audience research which will help you create a magazine that appeals to your target audience.
You can :
circulate questionnaires,
conduct interviews,
gather together several members of your target audience at once and conduct a focus group.
If you are being thorough and aiming for top marks, you should use more than more method of data collection. Make sure you only gather data from relevant people - i.e. people who fit your magazine's target audience!
You will need this for NEXT MONDAY'S LESSON, when we will write up a summary of your findings before continuing with planning. Please feel free to begin work on pie charts/graphs once you have collected your data.
Wednesday 21 November 2012
Thursday 15 November 2012
LIFESTYLE MAGAZINES!
RESEARCH!
Due in Monday,19th December
Research different lifestyle magazines.
What subjects do they cover?
What titles are out there?
Who buys them?
How much do they cost?
Gather information about lifestyle magazines in general, and use this to help you pick a specific type you think you would like to focus on.
What are the biggest-selling examples of this type of magazine already available?
What do they cover?
Who buys them?
How much do they cost?
How many pages do they have?
Do they ever give away freebies? What sort?
What do you notice about the colour schemes?
Who do they feature on the cover?
How do these magazines ensure they appeal to their target audience?
REMEMBER: you are expected to conduct detailed research and show a high degree of independence in this project. There is no such thing as too much work!
In the next lesson, we will focus on close analysis of particular magazine genres. Please bring in any examples you have at home. I cannot guarantee to provide examples of every niche subject!
Friday 12 October 2012
Additional
research into other Social Realist films
Due Wednesday, 17th October
PLEASE COMPLETE ON A3 PAPER!
PLEASE COMPLETE ON A3 PAPER!
Complete some independent research into social realist films beyond the two we have studied in lessons. You can refer back to your first blog post to get you started.
Consider:
The plot of the film
The setting
The characters
The actors
The director
Whether or not the film was a success
The target audience
The age certificate
The message of the film
How all of these aspects fit the social realist genre
You may also like to take this opportunity to research the posters for each of these films, as this will help you to design your own. Please print off any posters you particularly like or dislike, as you can include these in your planning and research.
Wednesday 3 October 2012
JOHN SINGLETON
HOMEWORK: Due in Wednesday, 10th October.
Your homework this week is NOT to post a comment!
I would like you to contribute a poster about John Singleton for display in the English corridor as part of Black History Month.
A maximum of three people to a group, please.
You may wish to include:
information about his early life
films he has worked on
stills or posters from those films
images of actors he has worked with
Please remember, this is a celebration of the works of black authors and artists and these posters will be displayed where KS3 students can see them, so make sure you are responsible in your selection of images and quotations - just as you would be in your coursework.
If you need A3 paper, please come and see me. Otherwise, A4 is fine.
I look forward to seeing your work!
Wednesday 26 September 2012
HOMEWORK
Due in 3rd October, 2012.
What did you think of 'Bullet Boy'?
Questions to help you:
What were its good points?
How did it compare to 'Boyz n the Hood'?
Who do you think is the target audience for each film?
Links to a variety of articles and responses are included below. You do not have to read all of them, but they offer a variety of different perspectives which you may find helpful, including interviews with Saul Dibb (the director) and Ashley Walters ('Ricky').
Thursday 20 September 2012
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HOMEWORK
Due in Wednesday, 26th September
Select three of these screen shots and discuss in detail how the scenes and the representations fit the social realist genre. Refer to stereotypes in your answer, and remember to use as much media language as possible: camerawork, mise-en-scene, colour symbolism and connotations.
See me if you have any problems.
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