Plans for Front Cover

• My school magazine will be called Closer 2 College
• The magazine will have a happy, vibrant vibe
• "How to handle bullying!", "20 top tips on how to handle GCSEs!", "Find out which music is being played in the common rooms!", "THIS WEEK INCLUES... Pictures, Beauty tips, what's in style", "Prize comps"

You've Been Framed

A high angl long shot

A close up of smoeone using a phone

A close up of someone in 'nature'

A two shot in medium close up

An over the shoulder shot of someone writing

A very long shot conveying isolation

A long shot

A medium close up

A low angle medium close up

A photograph which has connotations of friendship

An extreme close up of the time

A photograph which has connotations of stress

Codes & Conventions on magazine contents pages

• They always have pictures in the middle, top and bottom
• They all have different fonts for the headings, sub-headings and text
• The colours on the contents page correspond to the colours on the logo and the front cover
• They all have the date or the date that the next issue will be released
• The pictures all have puns or slogans
• They all have contact details (address, phone number, e-mail)
• The images are mostly in direct address
• The majority have page numbers
• The majority have letters from the Editor
• They all have images of the Editor
• Masthead is the same font as the masthead on the front cover
• Article page number on each image
• All magazine contents pages have between 3-7 images
• They are all split into columns
• They have a bold colour block to break up pages
• Not all pictures are images of people, sometimes they are cut outs of objects
• They all have the articles organised into sections

What are they for?

• They are to help the reader find articles
• They are to show what exactly is in the magazine
• It helps keep it organised

Codes & Conventions on magazine front covers

• They all have main central images (either in mid shot or mid-long shot)
• They use bright colours
• The masthead is always at the top
• They all have prices and barcodes (the barcodes are at the bottom and the price is at the top)
• Limited colour palette
• They all have the date
• They all have graphics around the cover lines
• The masthead font is unique
• They're usually 2-3 fonts, but in different sizes
• The images are all in direct address
• Main coverline is to match the main image