Q7. Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

By Ellis Myatt

Preliminary Task• This was my preliminary task of

which the idea was to become familiar with the functions of the software I would be using to create my final media product. As visible, the magazine had a very amateurish and un-genuine feel to it. This can be attributed to the lack of my knowledge I had in the software I used (such as advanced Photoshop knowledge) and the actual lack of software itself, as later on in the real production process I learnt about software packages such as Adobe InDesign which were unbeknown to me during my preliminary task.

Preliminary Cover• I feel like a lot can be observed regarding my

increased progression in production throughout the process. In particular the stark contrast between the feeling of authenticity of my preliminary and final cover.

• For example my preliminary task is completely unconventional of a student magazine for many, many reasons. For example the margin font has curvatures and has an almost bubble-style aesthetic. This was due to a lack of knowledge on my part about conventional themes of student magazines. The magazine’s purple tint is also very unconventional. My lack of Photoshop knowledge also led to the cover-lines being unaligned and this contributed to the unauthentic look.

• Lastly the the cover image was unconventional also and the positioning of the left-aligned top cover-line.

Final CoverI think that a lot of mistakes I made in my preliminary cover were rectified in my final magazine cover. A lot of the rectification came in the form of the article feeling much, much more authentic and genuine – mainly due to to my newfound knowledge