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Hello, world. My name is Mike Quigley-Smith, and I am a 17 year-old media studies student. I have created this blog for the purpose of tracking my progress in my media coursework, and will be updating it regularly whenever I add to my project.

The coursework in question is a cross-media production, the brief of which pertains to the creation of a three minute audio-visual production and an accompanying print product aimed at 18-35 year-old millennials and made for either ITV or Channel 5. 

Our choice of scene to produce for the audio-visual element of the coursework must contain a significant moment in the narrative, notably a disruption or conflict, a turning point and/or a resolution. The print product must contain a front page design and a double-page spread. 

I am excited to challenge myself with the production of creative media texts, and though as of yet I am undecided on which direction I will take, I am enthusiastic about this project. 

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