Brief 01: Newspaper Conventions

This first brief is a research and production task aimed at giving you the opportunity to develop research and production skills needed within the production of print media.

Task 1:

Create a PowerPoint in which you present your research into the generic conventions of broadsheet newspaper covers.

Task 2:

Create a PowerPoint in which you present your research into the generic conventions of tabloid newspaper covers.

Task 3: 

Based on your research, produce one broadsheet newspaper front cover and one tabloid newspaper cover.

Both covers should contain at least one original image.

Submitting Work:

You will need two separate posts for submission of work, both to be submitted under the 12 Practice Tasks Label.

The first post will be titled  Brief 01. Broadsheet Covers

This should contain an embedded PowerPoint of your research into broadsheet covers.

It should also contain a copy of your broadsheet cover in the format .jpg or .png

The second post will be titled Brief 01. Tabloid Covers

This should contain an embedded PowerPoint of your research into tabloid covers.

It should also contain a copy of your tabloid cover in the format .jpg or .png

INCOMPLETE WORK

Remember, at this stage of the course, the most important thing is to learn how to use photoshop and to troubleshoot issues with technology. If you have were not able to complete any of the tasks, please include a brief explanation. 

For example, if you completed your Broadsheet section, but not your tabloid, you might write:

• It took me much longer to complete the Broadsheet cover than I expected. I need to give more homework time to production tasks.
• It took me a long time to get used to photoshop. I think that I will be much quicker next time.
• I had a real battle with the technology. For several lessons I couldn't get connected to photoshop. 

Please be honest with your assessment. It will help me to troubleshoot any problems with technology and (hopefully) to resolve them before your begin work on your coursework. It may also help you to reflect on your own approach and to correct anything you might have done wrong this time.