The cover of 'Pitch' is aimed at a mass market audience. Therefore i decided as the main image was Marilyn Manson I would keep this as the theme for the issue. The magazine would obviously be purchased by fans of Marilyn Manson. By using the PUG winning free tickets would entice and intrigue the target audience resulting in the buying the magazine. As the main image has an eerie feeling about it, I decided the best colour to use would be black to add to this theme. The main cover line 'must read shocking interview' is an imperative and the choice of adjective 'shocking' would grab the reader's attention. The bar code and date remain in the conventional place as does the masthead.

Film X appeals to possible cult film audiences. When creating this magazine i decided that i would keep the colour scheme the same as the main image and masthead as I felt the main image should be the dominating feature on this front cover. By choosing red and white as the font colours i think this allowed the main image to stand out and the writing slotted in, making the cover look 'tidy.' To interest potential readers I included a 'PUG' and 'PUFF' which included winning free cinema tickets which i felt fitted in as magazine is aimed at people interested in film.

2 Week Task: Analysis Of 'Fader' Magazine

2 Week Task: Analysis Of 'NME' Magazine

2 Week Task: Analysis Of 'Q' Magazine

'In Style Forms and Conventions Task' & 'Image Manipulation Task'

This was the image manipulation task. This task verified that we knew how to use colouring and adjustments on the software of Microsoft Word and also that we were able to use WordArt for effect. This was not an indication of our proper skills but merely in order to see if we were good at making changes to an image through the software provided and will also stand as a way of showing our progression from begginer software (Word, Paint) to more complex software later on (Photoshop).

This task was the codes and conventions task and highlights all the major codes and conventions found within a typical magazine cover.

Preliminary Magazine Cover & Evaluation.

The magazine cover we used, features the main image of a sixth form student. The image is in conjuction with the main headline of looking at the new heads of house (with the mise-en-scene coming in the form of the lanyard round her neck to express she is a "model student"). The colour scheme used is red which I feel was a good decision as it means that any student can easily identify that this magazine is reflective of the school and that all stories inside are related to the school and is also bold an eye catching.

The 'pugs and puffs' around the edge are all reflective of the codes and conventions of standard magazines, which I feel was good. "African Adenture" and "The Wonder of Wiggins" are both alliterative and so are immeadiatly more accessible to the reader reading them. The real life story of "My mother won the raffle 12 Times in a row!" is humourous showing a more soft side to a school magazine which would appeal more to a child-targeted audeicne and show that against the stereotype of a school magazine that it is all work.