Introduction To My Portfolio.

AS Media Portfolio Introduction

Amina Adan

Candidate Number: 6056

Centre Number: 12320

For my AS Media Portfolio, I was asked to create a music magazine of the genre of my choice, including a front cover, contents page and double page spread. Before doing this task, I analysed several different music magazines, as well as creating a college magazine as my preliminary task. I also had the chance to use Adobe Photoshop CS4 to create these. Before completing these tasks, I carried out different surveys as well as analysing my results and concluding with what to include.

By creating a college magazine, it gave me the chance to familiarise myself with Photoshop, as well as the different conventions that I would be including in my music magazine such as barcode’s, price tags as well as mastheads and selling prices. By completing this, I realised what I would include and how I would include it. Also, whilst taking the photograph’s for the college magazine, the different shot types I took made me realise what type of shots I’d like to take for my music magazine. Also keeping in mind the scenery background and the lighting and angle.

Once I completed my preliminary task, I evaluated my final product, comparing it to my draft and how it looked in the end. I also decided on things that I could have added. By completing this task, it made me have a much clearly view of the steps I’d be taking to complete and create my Music Magazine.