Magazine Title: BEATS

Minimal Level 1
10 23 marks
framing a shot,
including and
excluding elements as
appropriate

Basic Level 2
2435 marks

The shots used

are not famed
well. The model
is not in the
centre of many
shots and the
shots are not
very
professional. The
DPS photo looks
awful, like
someone has
stood on a table
to take it.

using a variety of shot

distances as
appropriate

A variety of shot
angles and
distances but
they are not very
effective. The
quality is very
poor as if they
have been taken
with a mobile
phone.

shooting material
appropriate to the task
set

The fashion in
the photos is not
really right for a
music mag. 2 of
the photos have
props in that lead
us to music but
not really pop
music,the DPS
photo looks like
it should be for a
teachers mag.

selecting mise-enscne including colour,

figure, lighting, objects
and setting

Objects in the
background are
irrelevant and
not meant to be
there. The

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Proficiency
Level 3
3647 marks

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Level 4
4860 marks

background also
shows that the
camera was not
level. The DPS
photo has letters
making us think
it should be a
school related
magazine.
manipulating
photographs as
appropriate to the
context for
presentation, including
cropping and resizing

First image
cropping is good
however others
are very simple
and no editing is
present or
obvious.

accurately using
language and register

Clear music
related approach
and some links
to gossip linking
to other
magazines e.g.
closer.

appropriately
integrating illustration
and text

Text is all
different
colours
showing no
clear
consistent
theme. Font
is the same
on the cover,
minimal
technique
used here.

showing understanding
of conventions of
layout and page design

The text is
not aligned
on the cover,
with some
words slightly
cut off for
example the J
in Justin. Also
some words
are covered

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by images.
Lots of
appropriate
variation
however the
knowledge is
basic.

showing awareness of
the need for variety in
fonts and text size

using ICT
appropriately for the
task set

No real ICT
knowledge
used in the
creation of
this
magazine.
This is clearly
shown in the
images being
stretched or
out of
proportion.

Summary Comment:
Overall this magazine is very poor. The photos are a bad quality and look like they have been
took with a mobile phone camera. The fashion is far from correct and the text is not aligned in
any way, which creates a very unprofessional look. The magazine does not fit the typical ideas
and design of a pop magazine like billboard or iD. The magazine is very childish and the photos
support this idea with them looking as if they have been taken in a primary school or nursery.

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