01 COURSEWORK BRIEF

01 Coursework Brief

For my coursework I have decided to choose the Real-Life Magazine Brief. 

Brief

• Work for an independent media production company, who must make a Real-Life Magazine (with two editions with a front cover and cover page), which will be launched by Bauer.

• I also need to produce a website that has two working pages, which promote my magazine and target my audience.

• I need to produce a statement of intent.

• My target audience is a 16-25 year-old mass market audience that expects to be emotionally engaged.

Magazine:

• At least four different main images using original photography across the magazine covers and contents pages. 

• Editing of magazine covers and contents pages (including photos, text, graphics, typography and layout). • Written text including elements such as the masthead, main coverline, selling lines, headlines, captions, subtitles and copy. 

• Barcode, date, edition and price information on each front cover. 

• A different use of mise-en-scène for each cover. 

• Representation of at least two different social groups (e.g. as defined by age, gender, race and ethnicity, sexuality). 

• A call to action pointing readers to the online website

Website

• Original audio or audio-visual content appropriate to the online website. 

• A minimum of two original images (with at least one different original image on each of the two pages). These images must be different from those produced for the magazine. 

• Appropriate conventions of website design, including an original title and logo and a menu bar. 

• Text introducing the main features of the magazine. 

• Working links from the home page to the other page.

• A range of appropriate media language techniques (typography, images, fonts, backgrounds, logos etc.) as appropriate to the purpose of the website.