Preliminary Task

Before we began the research and construction of our magazine we carried out a preliminary task which helped us understand basic codes and conventions of magazines. The task was to create front cover and contents page for a school news magazine which was catered to student, parents and staff. We had to follow basic codes and conventions of magazines such as a masthead, feature stories and main image to attract the wide demographic which we had been set. This provided us with a starting point to understand basic magazine construction knowledge and realise the crucial need for research and planning when creating a magazine for your desired target audience. I used Microsoft Publisher to construct my preliminary task and based the main theme of the school newspaper around the 2012 leaving prom. This would appeal to a wide audience as it is one of the biggest social events of the year for many schools.