Once you have completed NEA Tasks 1-13 you have finished the research phase of your coursework.
Hopefully, through completing these tasks, you will have developed a better knowledge and understanding of film magazines, their covers and contents pages and the websites that accompany them.
When we return after the half-term break we will be commencing the planning phase of your NEA.
You are now ready to complete the final task in the research stage of your NEA.
Visit the websites of each of the film magazines that you have looked at for your research so far. These can be accessed by clicking on the links that follow.
For each website make notes about what you find.
You have been given a lot of direction with previous tasks but, this time, you are on your own a little bit more.
My advice, however, would be to take screen shots of the home page and add these to PowerPoint slides, making annotations as appropriate. I would probably suggest at least 3 screen shots for each website.
Focus on any cross-media convergence that you can see between the website and the magazine as well as the content of the website and how it tries to appeal to its audience.
Create a post for your blog titled:
NEA Task 13 : Research Into Existing Film Magazine Websites
Add your annotated PowerPoint slides to this post.
Deadline
Tuesday 6th June at 9:00am
For your set brief you will have to plan and produce not just the covers for the first two editions of your film magazine, but also the contents pages. Your set brief states that you can either produce a single or double page for this aspect of the NEA.
For NEA Task 12 you will be deconstructing the single page contents pages for the editions of Sight and Sound, Little White Lies and Film Stories that you have already analysed.
What To Do
Look through the contents pages below from Sight and Sound, Little White Lies and Film Stories.
What comments can you make about these contents pages? Think about things such as:
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| Sight and Sound Contents Page (June 2022) |
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| Sight and Sound Contents Page (March 2023) |
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| Little White Lies Contents Page (July/August 2022) |
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| Little White Lies Contents Page (Nov/Dec 2022) |
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| Film Stories November 2022 |
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| Film Stories March 2023 |
Deadline
Tuesday 6th June at 9:00am
Film Stories is a monthly film magazine published by the British Film Institute (BFI).
Thinking Point : what is the strapline* for Film Stories and what does this communicate?
*A strapline is not the headline often found on the front cover of a magazine. Nor is it the masthead — the title of the magazine. Instead, it’s a short phrase some magazines (not all) use to encapsulate their ethos, their readership, and their reason for being.
Film Stories began in June 2018 as a podcast and website, founded by Simon Brew. He was the founder of entertainment website Den of Geek and launched the magazine after raising more than £113,500 through crowdfunding and private investing
Since then, it’s expanded to include a monthly film magazine (Film Stories, launched November 2018), live reader events, and most recently, Film Stories Junior magazine (launched July 2019).
The producers of Film Stories explain that its aim "is to celebrate the movies, just zeroing in on the smaller rooms in the multiplex and the bigger screens at independents."
According to its producers, each issue of the magazine features:
The magazine costs £5.99 and is available from some newsagents as well as via the Film Stories website.
You will find images of 2 front covers for Film Stories; these are for the November 2022 and March 2023 editions.
For each cover, make notes in relation to the following questions. (You do not need to post anything to your blog at this point.)
November 2022
Little White Lies was established in 2005 as a bi-monthly print magazine committed to championing great movies and the talented people who make them.
Thinking Point : what is the strapline* for Little White Lies and what does this communicate?
*A strapline is not the headline often found on the front cover of a magazine. Nor is it the masthead — the title of the magazine. Instead, it’s a short phrase some magazines (not all) use to encapsulate their ethos, their readership, and their reason for being.
Combining cutting-edge design, illustration and journalism, Little White Lies has been described as being “at the vanguard of the independent publishing movement.”
The magazine states that "Our reviews feature a unique tripartite ranking system that captures the different aspects of the movie-going experience. We believe in Truth & Movies"
Before its launch the producers of the magazine stated that they wanted to create "a magazine that captures the excitement of talking about movies with good friends by bringing together impassioned, intelligent writing with striking illustration".
The magazine has since become renowned for its independent ethos and iconic covers and each issue of the magazine dedicates its entire front section to an upcoming theatrical release, drawing inspiration from the themes and visual tone of the carefully selected film.
The back section of the magazine features essential reviews of the latest movie releases, plus exclusive interviews, festival reports and more.
Little White Lies states the following about its editorial mission:
"Since 2005 Little White Lies has been covering both mainstream and independent cinema from all around the world with top quality journalism and illustration. We aren’t afraid to speak our minds on the films we love (and sometimes hate), and want to offer our readers the chance to hear from a multitude of voices from all walks of life, regardless of writing experience. We’re invested in beautiful films and the people that make them, and want to create and curate writing and illustration that reflects this."
The magazine does not have an ABC certificate.
You will find images of 2 front covers for Little White Lies; these are for the November/December 2022 and July/August 2022 editions of the magazine.
For each cover, make notes in relation to the following questions. (You do not need to post anything to your blog at this point.)
November/December 2022
Sight and Sound is a monthly film magazine published by the British Film Institute (BFI).
The British Film Institute is a film and television charitable organisation which promotes and preserves film-making and television in the United Kingdom. The BFI uses funds provided by the National Lottery to encourage film production, distribution, and education.
This famous magazine celebrates the art of cinema and TV worldwide. It also runs the once-a-decade poll of the greatest films of all time.
Unlike other film magazines, it features expert film analysis and essays. It also includes in-depth reviews, interviews, and articles on cinema history.
The magazine costs £6.50 and is available from some newsagents as well as via the BFI website.
The magazine's ABC certificate below shows that the average circulation of the magazine in 2022 was 15,493 per issue.
You will find images of 2 front covers for Sight and Sound; these are for the June 2022 and March 2023 editions.
For each cover, make notes in relation to the following questions. (You do not need to post anything to your blog at this point.)
June 2022
In your previous post you will have copied a profile of Sam, a typical member of your target audience.
Within this profile 3 film magazines were mentioned that Sam would be more likely to read. These are Film Stories, Sight and Sound and Little White Lies.
Using the internet, what can you find out about each of these publications?
Create a post on your blog titled:
NEA Task 8 : Research Into Existing Film Magazines For A Media Literate Audience
Using the notes you have made, write a brief introduction to each magazine.
You should NOT enter into any textual analysis of the magazine at this point.
Deadline
4:00pm Today (unless you have a period 7 lesson)
