Personal Statement

 

Personal Statement

I have chosen to apply for Fashion Journalism at University as I’ve always been captivated by fashion since I can remember, being amazed by magazines and how they were made. From being a child, I can remember picking up a magazine and admiring the layouts of all the pages, the photos, and articles then imagining how I would design the magazine had I been taking my vision to paper by creating my own imaginary fashion magazine.

 This led me to making the decision to study Level 3 Creative Media at Sunderland College as I knew this would be a start to gaining an insight into the media industry. Previous to this, I studied photography at GCSE and based my project around fashion photography while studying at Seaham High School, furthering my interest in fashion and the Journalism industry. I feel I am perfect for this course because my previous studies have reflected my interests within the media and the journalism industry whilst focusing on my particular interest in fashion. After University, I hope to pursue a career as either a fashion editor or a PR content manager which I could do with the help of this course.

I have developed many skills while studying Creative Media such as an understanding of how films and TV shows are created and how websites are constructed whilst even designing my own website, creating my own documentary and short TV advert. This is relevant to studying fashion journalism as being able to construct my own projects is a key element in being able to create my own fashion website, magazine etc. I am currently working on a regional identity project in college for which I have decided to create a documentary. I have been able to incorporate a fashion element to my project as I am basing my documentary around the subject of how fashion has evolved in the Northeast of England with a focus on local and sustainable fashion brands. While studying creative media last year I created a documentary on how social media influenced politics which allowed me the opportunity to study journalists as well as journalism in its entirety, enlightening me to the fact I wanted to work in the Journalism industry. I overcame many struggles when completing this documentary in light of the covid pandemic and being thrown into lockdown. However, I believe that these struggles only encouraged me to gain as many skills as I could on the few resources available to me, as I produced the project to the best of my ability and was proud of the documentary’s outcome.

Currently, I am working with The Cultural Spring as part of my college placement to gain work experience in the media industry. While working with The Cultural Spring I have wrote three Press Releases; one that has recently been published. This has helped me gain invaluable journalism experience that I could incorporate to the projects I may create while studying this course. I have also designed promotional images and Instagram posts to help them attract more people using the software Canva. This has provided me with knowledge on how to use the programme for design purposes which I could apply while studying fashion journalism.

All in all, I hope that I can push myself to the best of my creative ability while being surrounded by people with the same aspirations as me. I am excited to be given multiple opportunities within the media and journalism industry, and to be provided with the necessary experience for my future career. I believe this course will push me out of my comfort zone, allowing me to experience new things and gain an understanding to the reality of the fashion journalism industry while being taught by industry professionals. Provided I have the opportunity to study this course at university I wish to fulfil my dream of working in fashion journalism.