Layout for Contents page

this will be my contents page, however, I'm not going to use the pictures from the left section and the picture above the main image. I'm also going to have an editor's message and I'm going to move the top section, 'This Article Includes...', into the middle section.

Planning for Contents page

The articles in the magazine will be split into 5 groups, the groups are "We <3 Gossip!", "We <3 Music!", "What's done in the common room, stay in the common room!", "Articles from 'This Week Includes...'" and "Prizes &Comps", each group will have roughly 3 articles.

Some of the articles that will be on the magazine are... "Find out all about the Year 12 trip to Italy" "How to handle bullying" "Find out the top 20 most listened to songs played in the common room" "Exclusive pics of our 6th Formers trying to do the 'shuffle'!" "Someone in our 6th Form got through to Judges Houses on X Factor!" "WIN! A signed Dare To Dream book by 1D" "Beauty tips" "WIN! 100 IRIS points!" "I refused to go to 6th Form, if I don't get EMA!" "All the essentials you'll need for 6th Form!"

The pictures I'll be using in my contents page ...

My editor's picture

The picture for the sports section

The picture for the trip to Italy

The new 6th Form ID badges

My main picture, also will be used for the "Necessities for 6th Form!"

Layout for front cover

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