My media work

By Joseph Knight

First tool used – Horizontal Type Tool

• I used the type tool to write my masthead, kickers, headlines and explanatory texts. I chose to use the font LYNN for the kickers and Adobe Garamond Pro for the explanatory text.

Second tool used – Gaussian Blur • I used the Gaussian Blur

tool to blur out the broken-down van in the background of my picture.

• Using this I can blur out the van, however the image will still be too blurry to use for my actual cover image. To make my image suitable I must rub out the blur using the rubber tool.

Third tool used – Eraser Tool• Next after using the Gaussian Blur to blur

out the broken-down van I had to un-blur the parts of the picture around the van. To do this I used the Eraser Tool and rubbed it on the model in the picture and the door, but leaving the glass pane on the door blurred. This is probably the tool I used most as I had to zoom into the image quite far to make sure the blurred and un-blurred parts of the picture blended well together.

• As you can see in this picture, I have used the rubber to highlight the model and the door, whilst I have left the glass pane untouched so the van in the background is not as visible.

Feedback received and how I responded

Two good points:• Font of the masthead is good because it is big and bold • Main picture is suitable and eye catchingTwo areas of improvement:• The car in the picture is a bit distracting • For the kicker and explanatory text you should keep the fonts either both sans serif or both serif otherwise it looks quite messy• The *places so eat around ST Marylebone* maybe just write SMS so is is lined well.Continual improvement: • Keep it looking neat but unique at the same time• Spelling mistake on “Marylebone”

• I was happy with the feedback received and agreed with her points. I blurred out the van and kept the model and the door highlighted, and changed the spelling mistake on ‘Marylesbone’ to ‘Marylebone’. I changed the font of my kickers from STENCIL to LYNN. I kept the explanatory text the same font Estrangelo Edessa as I believe this is a good enough font and goes well with the kicker’s font.

Comparison – Marillac 2006• Cover is very dull, uses uninteresting

colours• Nothing special seems older than ‘2006’

seems like something from 1986.• No exclamation marks used to show how

glad the school are to have accomplished this achievement.

• The main image, what does it mean? No captions to show what is happening.

• Gives no reasons for you to read on.• No kickers apart from main headline, no

explanatory text.

Comparison – COLLEGE• All the text are contained within the

third’s which gives are far more professional look than the Marillac newsletter. Everything apart from the masthead are all in line with contributes further to this attribute.

• The masthead is easy to read and looks far more appealing than the other newsletter.

• A suitable picture has been used which is linked to the main kicker of fashion. The background of the image is a dress with a belt and some accessories which is linked to the ‘NYC’s FRESHMAN FASHION CEO’.

Mock-up front

Photo-shoot Front

Front cover draft

Front cover annotation• Two good points:• Font of the masthead is good because it is big and bold • Main picture is suitable and eye catching• Two areas of improvement:• The car in the picture is a bit distracting • For the kicker and explanatory text you should keep the fonts either

both sans serif or both serif otherwise it looks quite messy• The *places so eat around ST Marylebone* maybe just write SMS so

is lined well.• Continual improvement: • Keep it looking neat but unique at the same time• Spelling mistake on “Marylebone”

Photo-shoot TOCArticle Item/Model Shot type/angle/

distanceMacro,Flash and Lighting 

Background Positioning on front cover/TOC

Details of editing

Places to eat around St Marylebone

Different food-shops around St Marylebone e.g. Natural Kitchen, Starbucks etc.

Shot of entire shop or just name of shop/logo of shop

Outdoors definitely using natural lighting. No flash required.    

No real background, just shot of shop/logo

This article is the second article in the first-third of the cover and will be the fourth article of the TOC in a special ‘Lifestyle’ section.

I would prefer to keep all branding/logos as they signify the shops involved. May blur out objects such as street/people.   

The Great Debate – Is homework taking away your leisure time?

A group of pupils in my form group debating the question put to them

Eye-level, over-the-shoulder, high-angle.

Indoors preferably with indoor lighting. Flash maybe required if too dark.    

Indoors with indoor lighting. Flash maybe required if too dark.

The Great Debate will be placed on the left-third of the cover. This article will be the second article in the table of contents.

If any irrelevant objects/shadows etc. they will be cloned out.   

Exam Stress – Learn how to control it 

A pupil from my class sitting next to a table and revising like mad

Close-up of face/table. Maybe high-angle to show full extent of revision.

Indoors preferably with indoor lighting. Flash maybe required if too dark.    

In a classroom (preferably) or the common room. Props include lots of books, paper, and pens. The model will wear normal everyday school clothes.

Exam Stress is the first article on the first-third of the cover and will be the first and most important article on the TOCs.

If any irrelevant objects/shadows etc. they will be cloned out.    

Who would want to be 18 today?

A girl looking pensively about her future. Girl with chin on hand.

Close-up of arm and face.

Indoors preferably with indoor lighting. Flash maybe required if too dark. 

In classroom or common room, neither primary preference. Wearing normal everyday sixth-form clothes.

This article will be the first article on the final-third of the cover. This article will be the third article in the TOCs.

If any irrelevant objects/shadows etc. they will be cloned out.  

Win a Playstation 3! A Playstation 3 Close-up, extreme close-up, eye-level, high angle.

On a table with light (not too much) on and probably won’t need flash.

White background, preferable a white table.

This is the article that is on the bottom right-third of the cover and will appear last on the contents list as a special feature

If there are any marks that are in the picture then I clone them out

• Basic photoshop skills School magazine analysis Mockup Front Photoshoot front Front cover draft Front cover annotation Photoshoot TOC