21st November.

Unfortunately I was in Berlin for my school trip and still will be for the next couple of lessons.

However, in my absence, I was able to keep in contact with my teachers and my group. I emailed my teachers and a member in my group to keep me updated with all the work and homework set to ensure that I wouldn't be behind and slow down the working progress within my group.

I was told that they studied on magazine front covers, how the main character is usually used as a unique selling point, what we should include and what we should NOT include. I thought it was really beneficial for my group who were there at the lesson as they could start having a discussion as to what our magazine cover should contain in order to gain full marks. Because they will be ahead of me, I did not want them to go through it with me as it would slow down our working progress, so in order for me to gain knowledge and understanding of what I missed out on, I did a lot of research inside and outside of school to make sure I am on the same level with my group.

When I was doing some research, I noticed that the majority of successful film magazines (e.g. EMPIRE), they usually use one main character to promote the film. This began to be a worry of mine as my group and I are hoping to have around 5 gangsters to promote instead of using just the gang leader. After  doing more research, I also looked at posters of This is England and Kidulthood, these films are similar in terms of violence and a number of characters were used to promote, therefore if we make sure that we think clearly as to how they should stand/pose, I think it would look just as outstanding as using one person.

I cannot deny that it's going to be slightly more advanced as it is always difficult dealing with a larger number of people but I relish the challenge and I think that if my group and I work hard enough then the hard work will definitely pay off.