OCR Basic Photography for Media Studies

Covers & Contents Pages Of Inspiration

Below are examples of magazine covers and contents pages that I am taking inspiration from my prelim.

 This magazines front cover uses a 3 color scheme or black, red and white. All of these colours go well together. They have used a Medium close up of the artists, who are wearing white or black, which coincides with the colour scheme. They have a mast head saying 'KERRANG!'. They have used an exclamation mark to make it as though they are shouting, which makes it more exciting. They have also wrote it in black on a white background so that it stands out even more, making it jump from the page to entice the reader. They have placed the text near to the pictures that the text relates to so that it's easier to read. Overall this magazine has a very good design by using only 3 colours, which has kept it simple yet very good to look at. Also they have used good titles such as 'KERRANG! and the main sell line such as Biffy Clyro.

On this contents page they have used 3 colours again but this time they have used yellow, black and white. They have used lots of medium-close up photos of the bands that are featured in the magazine. They have an A-Z of bands and artists on the right hand side of the page and have the page numbers corresponding to the bands part of the magazine. Overall this is a good contents page because it catches the readers eye and also shows the reader exactly what the magazine has in it and what it's about.

On this front cover they have used 4 colours unlike the other magazine, however the colours all go well with each other and the mast head, main sell line and the sell lines all stand out. They have done this by outlining the letters/words in the sell lines to make them stand out. They have also used phrases such as 'Takes on the world' which shows that there is a story that is worldwide. Overall this is a good cover because it draws the reader in with the sell lines, mast head and the colours.






This contents page uses 4 colours again the same as the front cover, but uses 3 main colours. They have an offer on a subscription which will also draw the reader in. They have a band index on the left hand side along with the page numbers and on the right hand side they have the contents of the magazine and the page numbers for them. They also a photo of a band playing a gig, which also helps show the reader what the magazine is about. 

Brief:Print

Print Prelim

Using the DTP and an image manipulation program, produce the front page of a new school/magazine, featuring a photograph of a student in medium-close up plus some appropriate laid-out text and a masthead. Additionally you must produce a mock up of the layout of a contents page to demonstrate your grasp of DTP.


Main Task

The front page, contents and a double page spread of a new magazine. A minimum of 4 images must be used. All images and graphics must be produced by the candidate.