the magazine bellow is my final piece for the front cover of my school magazine.
i used the image because the person (me) is hiding her face away from everything and it is outdoors
i think it is effective for the little subheading about her making her way through a-levels and i think it would make the reader want to know how and want to look inside for the story.
i used the yellows and black to stand out from the white and the image itself.
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to understand mode of address means and how to use it effectivly.

- style of language
- use of slang
- is it written formal or informal
- the quality of what is being written
- humorous/ serious?

link to - ideal reader
          - representation of school or college

uses & gratification theory

what we have to do: to be able to apply uses & gratification theory to your c/w

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uses_and_gratifications_theory  

what uses & gratification thoery means
- is a popular approach to understanding mass communication.
- focuses on the audience.
- what people do with the media.
- they use media to meet their needs.
- they intergrate media in their own life.

1) what information is provided about the school college itself?

2) what is sense of personal identity has the reader with the magazine & sort of school it promotes?

3) how does your school mag a sense of belongings as a part of a community of reader?

4) what form of entertainment does the mag provide for the reader?

5) what form does this entertainment take and how does it create escapism for the reader?

this lesson we looked at different magazine covers and answered the following question:
1.what breakfast cereal do they eat?
2.what car/mode of transport do they use?
3. what accomadotion do they live in?
4.what do they drink?                
5.what tv shows do they watch?
6.what music do they like?
7.what is their favorite meal?
8.what sport do they watch or play (if any) ?
9.who is their partner or are they single?
10.where do they go on holiday?
11.do they vote and if so who for?
12.what type of bar/pub/club do they go to?

we looked at classic rock magazine for one of them and we came up with the following answers:
1. cheerios, wheetos, crunchy nut.
2. train, vans(volkswagen).
3. studio flat, houses.
4. alcohol, redbull, frizzy drinks.
5. kerrang, skuzz, countdown, pretty much everything.
6. rock, screamo, heavy metal, indie.
7. chicken nuggets , chilli con carne, feast, chinese food
8. everything.
9. several partners.
10. home (theyre simple people), wherever concerts are, tours.
11. yes they do and BARACK OBAMA
12. club, pub and clubs.

extra 3 questions.
1. whats was theyre last downloaded track? joe perry from aerosmith becuase he was on the cover.
2. what clothes do they wear? skinny jeans, leather jackets, vans, band t's and boots.
3. what could be theyre biggest fear? chavs if not lawyers.




we then looked at improve your COURSE FISHING.

we answered the questions as followed:
1. kellogs cornflakes, porridge.
2. boat or a very cheap car.
3. boat, house or tent.
4. cider,whiskey, energy drinks.
5. finding nemo, the big catch.
6. what music do they like?
7. classic, whale sounds.
8. fish.
9.swimming, fishing sports.
10. single but looking, there plenty of fish in the sea ( could be a player).
11. relaxing places, islands, sea areas.



In this poster for superhero movie it is very coulorful and the charectors in the poster are mainly known for playing very funny roles in other movies, the way that they are portrayed in the poster is to look funny they are playing charectors from other movies so you think that it could be a parody of an existing film. this film can be represented for teens and adults from the age of 20-30 mainly, this is becuase the film is a comedy and many people like comedy films and it look like a film that will make you laugh.
the title is at the bottom and you would not see a magazine with a title at the bottom.