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OCR AS MEDIA STUDIES H140

Unit: G321
Student Name: Alex Challinor ( C Block)
Topic/Essay Title: Preliminary Task

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

The table below gives you feedback and understanding on how your work has
been marked against assessment criteria for the Preliminary Task.

Assessment Objectives Summative Feedback (Have

AO2 Apply knowledge and
understanding to show how meanings
are created when analysing media
products and evaluating their own
practical work.
these been met? Yes/No)
HAS TARGET AUDIENCE BEEN THOUGHT
ABOUT?
Yes – appropriate mode of address
for student audience on front cover
and contents displayed.

AO3 Plan and construct media DOES THE PRODUCT DISPLAY BASIC
products TECHNICAL COMPETANCY?
using appropriate technical and Yes - good technical competency
creative skills displayed on Photoshop and Quark
and use of ICT on blog
AO4 Undertake, apply and present DOES THE PRODUCT DISPLAY MATERIAL
appropriate research APPROPRIATE FOR SUB-GENRE?
Material appropriate for sub-genre of
college magazine on front cover and
contents page.

The table below provides you with tutor feedback, and/or their recommendations for key
areas on how to pass the task.
Key Areas for My Individual Development

Well done Alex. You have passed the pre-lim task.

BLOG SO FAR –IMPROVEMENTS REQUIRED:

• You have referenced Assessment Objectives – please keep this up.
• You MUST upload your magazine industry research.
• Also to fulfil AO4 more research is needed – more images /scans of
magazines’ contents and double page spreads and analysis on their
conventions. Your blog is looking a bit bare

Mark 15/15