Evaluation question 7

LOOKING BACK AT YOUR PRELIMINARY TASK, WHAT DO YOU FEEL YOU HAVE LEARNT IN THE PROGRESSION FROM IT TO THE FULL PRODUCT?

Final production front cover:

Preliminary task front cover:

Improvements

Preliminary front cover: • No artificial lighting used, in fact lighting isn’t even considered. • The image is slightly blurry. • Barely any text or information.• The font used does not stand out and size of it is not suitable.• No editing whatsoever of the image itself.• The angle of the image isn’t ideal.• The background is distracting and messy. • The model’s pose is slightly confusing/random (doesn’t inform

which target audience).

Final production front cover:• The image has evidently been edited and processed.• The picture itself is clear and of high quality.• There are a range of different eye-catching, suitable and visually

pleasing fonts.• A lot more text and information which informs the audience about the

subject of the magazine. • There is a clear colour scheme.• The model’s pose is suitable/ideal for this genre. • The lighting is just right (not too bright). • The layout is harmonious and balanced.

Final contents page:

Preliminary task contents page:

Improvements

Final production contents page: A sufficient amount of text informing the reader what’s actually inside the magazine. Use of font is much better. Headings that need to stand out are in bold. Text is placed in a harmonious way,(flows around model’s face). House style and colour scheme is suitable for my genre of music magazine. Photo has been processed with monochrome filter (black and white), and there has been

parts of the model’s face that have either been highlighted, sharpened or darkened. Layout seems more researched and thought out.

Preliminary task contents page: • Not enough text, therefore reader isn’t informed on what’s inside the magazine. • Font is not very obvious – too thin/not eye-catching and not visually pleasing. • Lighting in picture isn’t great.• Image isn’t edited/processed. • No house style/ colour scheme. • The page is too minimalist – almost empty – feels incomplete. • Layout is very basic. • Editing of the overall page seems almost non-existent. • Layout isn’t great in terms of the model’s positioning.

What I have learned My preliminary task helped me a realise what needs to be done/changed I order to produce a higher quality production. In fact I found my preliminary task extremely helpful as it gave me a chance to experiment with the various technological tools I used in my production. In addition to this it helped me feel more confident with what I was doing for the final production as I had had some experience. Without the completion of my preliminary task I don’t think my final production would’ve been as good. I learnt that: Layout needs to be harmonious and balanced, in other words in needs to flow nicely and

catch the eye of the audience. Image needs to be edited for things such as blemishes and also to make it look neat. In

addition to this, it needs to be processed for it to not be plain. Text/Font things like the masthead need to stand out and be bold, and there needs to be

more text to inform the audience about the content of the magazine. Lighting has to be taken into account and needs to be carefully chosen as it can totally

change the look of the magazine. Photography angle of the model is important as well as size (eg: its too small on the

preliminary cover).

Conclusion:

Due to my preliminary task I learned about the importance of lighting, camera angles, editing, layout and I also built up my skills in these things. I also got to practice these skills more than once therefore that improved my overall production, as I was a much more familiar with what I was doing.