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Introduction

Hello! My name is Kelly and I want to welcome you to my first blog post!

I plan on creating a four page magazine that will include: a magazine cover, contents page, and a double page spread as part of my AICE Media Studies coursework. 

Listed below are more specifications regarding my coursework:

Main Task

  • Ensure that ALL content (images and text) produced is my original work
  • Create a front page, contents, and double-page spread of a new magazine
  • Post an individual edition of a music magazine (if I choose to work with a group, we must follow the same house style. The maximum group size is four members.)
  • Produce a minimum of four original images
I look forward to documenting the process of my magazine creation which will include four aspects aspects: preliminary research, planning, production, and reflection. I will do this reflection once I have fully created the magazine.

Due to my general research and communication skills, the Media Studies coursework will be facilitated for me. Also, my past experience with blogging may be beneficial to me throughout this process. Though these skills will help me, this course will help me learn more about the process that occurs while media is being created. This process may include: different camera shots, different camera movements, and different camera angles. Not only will I learn more about these different production techniques, I will also learn about the effects they bring to films.

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