Magazines: GQ - Language and Representation
GQ - Language & Representation Language: Media factsheet Complete the following tasks using Media Factsheet 252 - The Codes and Conventions of Print Magazines . Answer the following questions: 1) What are the different magazine genres highlighted on page 2 and how do they link to our magazine CSPs? General Interest, Special Interest and Professional 2) Look at the section on GQ on page 2. How do they suggest that GQ targets its audience? 3) What does the factsheet say about GQ cover stars? 4) Pick out five of the key conventions of magazine front covers and explain what they communicate to an audience. 5) What is a magazine’s ‘house style’? How would you describe GQ’s house style? Extension tasks: Look at the final pages of the magazine factsheet that focus on creating magazine pages for coursework. What can you take from this to help future coursework projects? Language: CSP analysis Use your annotated CSP pages to help answer the following questions. You can...
