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Ownership, Synergy & Technological Convergence »

Stephen Hill | Monday November 08, 2010

Categories: Key Concepts, Institutions, Ownership, Magazines, Intro to Magazines, More on Magazines, Music Press, Music Press Institution, New Media, Convergence, Digital Media, Integration, New Technologies, Synergy, We Media

Introduction

The need to target a ‘specific audience’ is a key issue for the ‘magazine industry’. Magazines are heavily ‘subsidized by advertising’ and the key to attracting a sustainable ‘portfolio of advertisers’ is the creation of a product that is desirable to their ‘target market’.

As a consequence, within the magazine industry as a whole, there are many magazines aimed at similar audiences because that ‘demographic...[ read full article ] »


Magazines Downloads »

Richard Gent | Tuesday August 18, 2009

Categories: Magazines, More on Magazines

AS Mag Representation Task.doc

GCSE Magazines Coursework Workbook.doc

Magazines Adobe Photoshop Workbook.doc

Magazines Article Writing Frame.ppt

Magazines AS Magazines Representation Task.doc

Magazines Checklist.doc

Magazines Essay Writing Frame.pdf

Magazines Framing The Image.ppt

Magazines GCSE Magazines Workbook.doc

Magazines Mise En Scene.ppt

Magazines Mizz Front Cover Analysis.pdf

Magazines Mock Exam.doc

Magazines Music Magazine...

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Q Magazine – The Music Press in the 1980s »

Stephen Hill | Monday July 06, 2009

Categories: Magazines, More on Magazines, Music Press, News

Q Magazine was launched by EMAP in 1986. With Dave Hepworth and Mark Ellen as editors, it was very much a grown up version of Smash Hits.

When discussing the legacy of EMAP in the transformation of the mores of the music press in the 1980s it should be mentioned that the legacy of Q has been considered in much more detail than that of Smash HitsEamonn Forde has written extensively on the role of Q in establishing the ‘monoglottic’...

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Understanding Magazines in Year 8 »

Carl Beck | Tuesday June 02, 2009

Categories: Courses, KS3, Year 8, Magazines, More on Magazines, Understanding Media, Understanding Key Topics

In Term 2 of Year 8, we introduce the students to Magazines. The students are required to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding by creating their own magazine.

This unit is intended to develop the students technical skills with Photoshop Elements. One example of a skill that we focus on is the ‘lasso’ tool, which allows students to accurately select and crop before importing the material as a new layer into a magazine they are...

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Magazine Circulation Links »

Richard Gent | Friday May 29, 2009

Categories: Key Concepts, Institutions, Magazines, More on Magazines, Other Topics, Production Zone, Print Production, Useful Links, Ideas & Resources

ABC.org.uk

This site provides consumer magazine data such as circulation figures, price, genre sales, etc.

Natmags.co.uk Monthly Circulation Figures Pick a magazine title and get info on brand positioning/ values, core buyer, ratecards, etc.




Unit 2 Brief for Music Magazine »

S Bierman | Monday February 16, 2009

Categories: Courses, A Level, OCR A Level, Nationals, Diploma, Magazines, More on Magazines, Music Press, Music Press Production, News

Name:

Pre-Production and Planning for a Music Magazine

The Brief

Concept

For this unit you are part of a multi-skilled team that plans to make a music related magazine for young adults aged 18 years and upwards. You will also need to advertise this magazine on radio, the internet and on TV - learning audio, visual and audio-visual skills. It will need to be heavy on visuals, glossy, and a midway price so that it is affordable by the target...

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Design a Magazine Advert for a New Healthy Juice Drink »

Keith Langton | Wednesday February 11, 2009

Categories: Advertising, More on Advertising, Magazines, More on Magazines, Other Topics, Cover Work

Design and draw a magazine advertisement for a new healthy juice drink. The advertisement should appeal to parents and early teenagers.

You need to consider the Target Audiences for this product in your design – bright colours and simple language will appeal to young people, while emphasis on healthiness and the lack of additives will make the drink more appealing to parents.

When you are happy with your design, annotate (make notes),...

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