AICE Media Studies AS- Belli, S

 Because my grandma is the main subject of my magazine feature article, I needed to ask her about a time a date she would be available to make a pie and take pictures. My family also has been taking extra precautions because of COVID, so I would need to go to the store and get anything she'd need to make the pie. Instead of making my question for her just a text or a call, I wanted to do something a little special and memorable for this upsetting year. With this mindset, I came up with the idea to make this surprise part of her Christmas present. I made a fake magazine cover using a picture I found online, and wrapped it in a bag (attached below). Her reaction was priceless. Obviously my cover image will be different, but I thought this might get the message across a little better.

Creating my storyboard was  pretty simple  considering the amount of research I had done related to graphic design elements and magazine layouts. I  enjoy print design, such as the making of a magazine, and have a lot of experience with it so this part of the storyboar ding process was fun. I also am naturally drawn to academic projects that involve artistic and creative elements, which made  me enjoy designing my magazine. In terms of concept refinement, storyboarding helped me nail down exactly how much  room I would need for specific elements of the magazine like the feature article and incorporated interview. An a rticle that I found helpful while storyboarding was “Filmmaking across the  curriculum : a beginner’s guide” because it exp lained how beneficial it was to carefully plan a movie before filming, which I translated to this magazine project. Along with this article, I also  read an article on specifically storyboarding and the role it plays...