BY GEORGIA HARDY

LOOKING BACK AT YOUR PRELIMINARY

TASK, WHAT DO YOU FEEL YOU HAVE LEARNT IN THE

PROGRESSION FROM IT TO THE FULL

PRODUCT?

PRELIMINARY TASK FINAL PRODUCTION

FRONT COVER

PRELIMINARY TASK FINAL PRODUCTION

FRONT COVER

FINAL PRODUCTION

The images on my preliminary task are scarce with there being no images of my own at all on the contents page. The image on my front cover was very poorly lit and the framing of the image is also very bad having too much space at the top and many features during the photography were not well planned such as mise en scene.

Whereas in my final production the images are much better l it and I spent time planning the images I wanted to achieve (eg. mise en scene, positioning, l ighting etc.) The pictures themselves are also of better quality due to learning about camera features such as ISO and aperture. I also learned how to edit images using Photoshop to change features such as contrast, brightness and saturation which had a big impact on my images, also learned how to edit images blemishing out marks ect. I used a variety of images in my final production which was another aspect I wanted to improve upon.

PROGRESSION AND LEARNING - IMAGES

The complexity of my layout is another feature I wanted to change and I feel that it has dramatically improved from my preliminary task to my final product this is due to learning about how to layer on Photoshop. The research I conducted from existing magazines and my focus group also helped me decide to use columns in the contents page, instead of just lists as I did in my preliminary task with thumbnail pictures ladled with numbers and have 3 columns of text in my double page spread rather than 2.

PROGRESSION AND LEARNING - LAYOUT

In regards to the font I have stil l used serif fonts as in my research magazines, such as Q magazine stil l used serif fonts even though it was challenging the convention of sans serif fonts. My focus group also preferred the serif font as it was different and fitted with the house style and theme of my indie magazine. I used Photoshop to edit the font height, width and spacing of letters which allowed me to alter the fonts effectively, I altered these features to ensure that the text was easy to read, it also allows there to be a distinct separation between features, masthead and anchor text. I also learned how to add a drop shadow to my text to create variation and allow it to be more prominent on the page.

PROGRESSION AND LEARNING - TEXT

My final production was heightened in quality due to the skills and techniques that I learned from the progression from my preliminary task to the final outcome. These included using lighting to enhance images, how to use the manual settings on a digital camera, meant that I could take much better photographs for my final production of my compared to the photographs I used in the preliminary task. I also learnt to use these features through tutorials and research. Other factors such as conducting research into codes and conventions, consistency in colours, fonts and learning how to use the software on Photoshop to its full extent allowed me to produce a quality product which could not have been achieved if I had not learnt about and used these aspects.

TO CONCLUDE