Note to moderator


Dear Moderator, my name is Francesca Western – Kaye Candidate No.1925, and welcome to my A Level Media Studies blog. This is a record of the work I have undertaken for the Making Media (Component 03/04) non-examined assessment (NEA) within the OCR H409 GCE A Level course in Media Studies.


I worked independently on Brief 3: magazine and online to produce one front cover and the contents page(s) of the first two editions of a new current affairs magazine that is being launched by Dennis and two pages for the working website for the magazine. My magazine is aimed at a socially-conscious, 16–25, middle to upmarket demographic

 

Below you will find evidence of my research and planning for this task, including:

* my research into professionally produced magazines and magazine websites that are similar in genre, style and form to those proposed in my chosen production brief. This includes:
* My deconstruction, analysis and notes on these professionally produced magazines and websites that has developed my knowledge and understanding  of my chosen media form’s distinctive media language.
   This includes for example: 
• how genre conventions are employed 
• how and why intertextuality is employed 
• how combinations of media language elements such as layout, colour, typography and images are used to create meaning and construct representations that address an intended audience. 

I have also analysed professional magazine websites as part of my cross-media brief in terms of: 
• layout 
• navigation 
• use of language 
• use of images/text/audio/video.

PLANNING
In terms of planning, you will find below:
• mock-up of my webpage 
• rough drafts of my website and magazine covers
• audience research and feedback.

 
You will also find below the Statment of intent I have completed for my cross-media production. My Statement of Intent outlines the ways in I proposed to link my media products to demonstrate my knowledge and understanding of the digitally convergent nature of my production. I also outline the ways in which I proposed to use the four areas of the media theoretical framework to communicate meaning and meet the requirements of the brief.

I hope you enjoy my work and find it both successful and interesting. 

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