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Hello, I'm Sophie.

This blog contains my Media AS Portfolio, information regarding it and content that is relevant. It will show my progress over the course of the year.

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I have completed my first draft for the cover of my school newspaper for my pleminary task.

I have used calm neutral colours that are generally associated with school. I used a star shape to write text in to grab the reader's attention and sum up the important information in one

On the other hand, I have been looking at Music Magazine covers to see what features are common and what genres of music have magazines dedicated to them. I have found they are mainly indie/rock/metal music.

I think my biggest challenge will be making my magazine cover looks professional. The lighting and quality that we see in the real magazines will be hard to acheive. My next step is to

I have been looking at all different kinds of popular music magazines such as Kerrang, Mojo and Q. I have found the colours to be quite neutral, with exceptions of red and yellow. These colours attract the readers attention. Plus, it is known that on most rock magazines the colour yellow is used regularly, so anybody interested in this kind of magazine may look sub-consciously because they know it is related to this kind of music. This has given me an idea about conventions used in music magazines, both in certain genres and across the board.