Prelim task: Initial Reaction

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Hi my name is Iman Balogun and this is my GCSE Media blog. Welcome to my thoughts and feelings concerning everything that is media related in order for me to question what as a society we see, think or hear from out media formats. Currently in year 10 we are study fashion magazines and will be asked to produce our own front covers and contents pages from scratch that would be targeting the audience of 14 to 18 year olds .These aspects should allow me to consider conventions that I may want to choose whether or not to include (subverting) and also my ability to create a piece of work.

As a whole task I am confident that I will be able to produce at least an adequate magazine or if not be able to gain a new sense of intelligence .The part that I am most worried about would be the editing because of how the software we are using is new to me however I am sure that it will be a great way for me to expand on my technical skills.

My initial idea for my magazine would be for me to create a festival style theme which I know would appeal to my target audience but to double check that I would be performing surveys and interviews. I hope for my magazine to be able to fit the given brief/profile in order to make a successful magazine front cover and contents page.

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