Preliminary Magazine Ideas Task

Name of Magazine and Connotations: 


·      S-TIPS (‘S’ standing for Study = Study Tips that is more interesting)

·      School Life (about school life and how to make the best of it)

·      Educate (educate short for education, is short snappy and simple)

·      2COOL4SKL (the old school version of sounding cool is eye catching)

·      NewGen (students are the new generation, with a lot still to explore)

Front Cover Story/Visual:

These days many teenagers are always on their phones and constantly being stereotyped as forever on different forms of social media. However, in our forever changing view of society, there is now a variety of ways to study and revise wherever you are, at anytime! My Preliminary Magazine Task is based on the Apps available that can help you revise, so whilst are on the bus, going to bed or waiting for your appointment you can revise!

My Idea of the front cover is to have a Mid-Shot of a person holding up a Smart Phone, the phone is closer to the camera and so of similar size to the head of the person. Displayed on the phone are current Apps used to help with revision and research.

Target Audience:

The Target audience is of Sixth-Form age (16-18), with both a mixture for both guys and girls encountering the struggles and stresses of school life, deadlines, revision, exams and social life.

Mise-En-Scene Used:

The Actor in the Main Image will be dressed appropriately in school uniform, the background or setting, calm or neutral, possibly in a queue or library where it would be convenient to study.

Headline and Image Link: 


The link between the Headline and Image is that as the Headline is ‘S-TIPS’ S- short for Study, we have a title about

Colour Scheme and Fonts: 


I will be keeping the colour scheme mixed not necessarily aimed at either gender so that it will attract a wider audience. However not a range of colours clashing on the same page.

As for the font used will not be sans serif as cursive fonts can be harder and more difficult to read. Therefore, a serif font will be used to make it easier to read.

Shots Used:

I will use, most likely a mid-shot, as this will focus on the student but also on the apps on the phone, as it is a student magazine informing students of how they could improve their school work, skills and enhancing their knowledge.