Getting started on the preliminary task

1. Unit G321
Preliminary and
Foundation Production

2. Preparation for Foundation Production Unit
G321
1. Preliminary task
Front page of a college magazine, featuring
a photograph of a student in a medium
close up.
Must produce mock ups and layout of the
contents page.

3. To develop ideas for preliminary
task
• What do you know , right now today about
front covers?
• Contents?
• Create a list!

4. Feedback on magazines
• Main feature/ story
• Name/ title = masthead
• Price/ barcode/ date/ issue/ QR code
• Text – boxes
• Borders
• Image- relate to main feature / the genre/ the
Target Audience – models look into camera
• Sell line/ strap line
• Range of font styles and sizes

5. Target Audience
• How do you research your audience?
• Audience research….focus group.
• Ask each other a series of questions
about creating a Brigg Sixth Form College
magazine.
• Make a note of all answers. Now go down
to the common room and ask anyone
down there your questions!

6. To develop ideas for preliminary
task
• Now… analyse your results.
• What does your research tell you about
masthead [ name of mag]/ Colour/ Image/ Content
Did you ask males and females?
Where there any surprises?
Page 18/24 – read this as a class and then take a
piece of A3 and design your front cover.
[Portrait]
You will need a 2nd piece of A3 to design and plan
your contents page [ portrait]

7. G321 Foundation production
• Front page/ contents
page & Double page
spread of a Music
magazine
• Can be done in pairs/
max 3 to group
• If this is done in pairs or
as a group each
individual must have own
issue following the same
house style and own
individual blog.
• Minimum: Four images
per candidate
• All images must be
original.
• No found images
permitted.

8. •
G322 Key Media Concepts
Section A Textual analysis and
representation [TV Drama]
Section B Institutions and audiences.
[EG Working Titles/ Momentum/
Good Films & Blueprint film [Lincoln]

9. Terminology and needs….
During this course you will learn specific
terminology.
You will need:
A glossary for the magazines – we will give you this
A glossary for each section of the exam – these you
will create.
Therefore you will need a folder – if you don’t have
one yet – BRING ONE IN NEXT TUESDAY of ask
us for one!

10. To prepare for photography
You will benefit from having/
bringing in your own digital
camera.
Bring it in next Tuesday!
Not a mobile phone!

11. Saving files and mini lessons
You will need a USB memory stick – have
this for next Tuesday [ Amazon/ Play.com]
After your first Adobe lesson….You must
book mini lessons with Mrs Beasley for
photography and Adobe
You must always ask for help with software
and hardware – never plough on regardless!

12. Introduction to the Imac
• Over to you Mrs Beasley