2. DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
There are various forms of digital technology which has developed rapidly
over the past 20 years such as the internet, computers, various
cameras, social media and so much more.
I have used digital technology when producing my AS coursework as
during the pre-production, I had to use a cannon 550d camera to take
the pictures which would be featured in my magazine that I produced.
Another way in which I have used digital technology is through the
software that I used on the computer during the process of post
production. Some examples of how I used this software are:
• Editing photos on Photoshop
• Constructing the magazine on InDesign
• Filming the process of making various things with the on screen cam
recorder

3. CREATIVITY
Creativity is the use of imagination or original ideas to create something. I
found that when producing my AS coursework you had to try and be
creative and produce new ideas as you want it to be original and
different to those in your class. Ways in which I have been creative
when constructing my AS coursework are:
• Taking the photos for the magazine (on shoot and on location)
• Picking a colour scheme which went well with the genre of music
featured in the magazine
• Producing a twitter page as an extra part of my double page spread
• Linking a QR code to the promotional blog for the artist who was
featured in the magazine

4. RESEARCH AND PLANNING
Research is the systematic investigation into and study of material and
sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions. In order
to produce my coursework and for there being a chance of it being
successful, it was a good idea for me to research into other successful
music magazines currently on the market. Other forms of research I
carried out were:
• The key conventions of a magazine
• Analysis of various front covers, contents pages and double page
spreads
Planning is the process of producing an idea as to which you wish to
follow. When planning my coursework, I produced what is known as a
scaffold on InDesign so I could get a feel as to what I wanted my magazine
to look like, this also made the post production of my magazine easier as I
could just paste each picture or piece of text in to readily placed boxes

5. POST PRODUCTION
Post production is the work done to for example a film or recording prior to
the film has taken place. Post production played a massive part in the
process of making my magazine. In terms of my coursework, post
production occurred after I had taken the pictures. The stages that
followed this were:
• Editing photos
• Putting in text
• Adding photos to the various pages
• Adding sell lines
• And more

6. USING CONVENTIONS FROM REAL WORLD
TEXTS
A convention is a rule , method or practice established by usage. I have
used conventions from real world texts in my AS media coursework
through the simple things such as:
 Codes and conventions
I have used codes and conventions in the pre-production and post-
production of my piece of coursework as prior to making my magazine,
during the research and planning stages, I looked at other magazines and
analysed the key features that existed such as the masthead, full bleed
image and the sell lines. Down below is how I applied these conventions to
my piece of coursework.
masthead
Full bleed
image
Sell lines