Controlled assessment starting research
- 1. Consider whether you would like to create one of the following A video game cover for a new video game, along with 2 print adverts for the game A front cover, contents page and double page spread of a new magazine
- 2. Decide on 2 different genres that you could do for your chosen brief For example: Video games Fantasy War Magazines
- 3. Before you finalise your decision of what genre of video game or magazine you are going to do, you must begin researching similar products How to begin your research Find examples of the same genre and answer the questions that are on the hand out. Type the questions and answers into a Word document and use the images from your research to illustrate your answers.
- 4. Once you have decided what genre of video game or magazine you are going to do, you must begin researching similar products How to begin your research Once you have decided on the genre, find other examples of the same genre and answer the questions that are on the hand out. Type the questions and answers into a Word document and use the images from your research to illustrate your answers.
- 5. 1. What are the titles of the magazines/ video games? 2. What do the titles say about the magazines/ video games? 3. What makes the magazine stand out? 4. Who is the target audience of the video games/ magazines? 5. How do they appeal to their target audience? 6. How do you know that the video game/ magazine belongs to a specific genre?
- 6. Starting to research similar products. Fashion magazines 1. What is the title of the magazines? The fashion magazines I have looked at are called Vogue, Elle, and Flair. 2. What does it say about the magazine? These names suggest that the magazines are stylish and sophisticated as the names are short and instantly recognizable. Vogue is also a word which is directly related to fashion and looking good. 3. What makes these magazines stand out? They stand out because the main image on the cover is big and bold. Video games 1. What are the games called? Gears of War, Call of Duty and Vietcong. 2. How do we know the games belong to a specific genre? Gears of War has war in the title which tells the buyer immediately they are getting. Also, the word gears connotesmetal and machinery which suggests that heavy duty weapons are going to feature in the game