Media blog 1 - exam - Mr Pall

  1) What are the different magazine genres highlighted on page 2 and how do they link to our magazine CSPs? Special Interest - People may like Robert Patterson so will buy the magazine for him                                           - People may like Bridgeton so will buy the magazine for Jonathan Bailey  2) Look at the section on GQ on page 2. How do they suggest that GQ targets its audience? They are targeting men through fashion and image, but also appealing to their intelligence and needs for information about culture. 3) What does the factsheet say about GQ cover stars? GQ selects their cover stars very carefully. In the December 2022 edition, they chose Marcus Rashford, a Manchester United footballer. 4) Pick out five of the key conventions of magazine front covers and explain what they communicate to an audience. Pubslisher / masthead - whether its for a middle or...

  1) What are the different magazine genres highlighted on page 2 and how do they link to our magazine CSPs? 2) Look at the section on GQ on page 2. How do they suggest that GQ targets its audience? 3) What does the factsheet say about GQ cover stars? 4) Pick out five of the key conventions of magazine front covers and explain what they communicate to an audience. 5) What is a magazine’s ‘house style’? How would you describe GQ’s house style?  6) Write a summary of our annotations on the media language choices on the cover of GQ - e.g. colour scheme, typography, language, photographic codes etc.  7) Identify three specific aspects/conventions/important points (e.g. cover lines, colour scheme, use of text, image etc.) from each page/feature of the CSP that you could refer to in a future exam. Explain why that particular aspect of the CSP is important - think about connotations, representations, audience pleasures, reception theory etc. Front cover: Robert Pattinson image -...