WJEC/Eduqas GCSE Media Studies: Revision Guide

Read this paragraph about magazine covers. Complete the text by selecting the correct conventions from the list below. The front cover of a magazine is very important, as it needs to attract the attention of potential readers at the newsstand. The is usually placed at the top of the cover. This communicates messages about the brand values. The choice of , for example, might connote that the magazine is sophisticated or luxurious. The main image on a cover often features and adopts to appeal to the audience. The key articles in the magazine are summarised in to give clues about the content. such as exclamatives and are often used to engage readers and encourage them to buy the magazine. Another way that covers appeal to readers is by including a : a ‘sticker’ or banner to advertise the contents. 3.10 Quickfire Revision Codes and conventions of magazine covers Make sure you revise how these codes and conventions apply to the set products. Top Revision Tip 3.8 Look at a range of magazine covers (you could begin with the Vogue cover on page 51, the covers of Grazia on page 52 and Square Mile on page 54) and identify which of these typical codes and conventions are used and why. Have a Go 3.6 Applying codes and conventions language codes puff a direct mode of address typography an elite person masthead imperatives cover lines 50 WJEC/Eduqas GCSE Media Studies Revision Guide