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Evaluation Question 7

Looking back at your preliminary task (the school magazine task), what do you feel you have learnt in the progression

from it to your final production?

Prelim Products

Final Product

Research and Planning

Through the course of creating my final product I have developed numerous skills relating to both my research and planning. It can be said that my product is a lot more in line with professional practice than my prelim. This is probably due to the fact that my knowledge and understanding of the forms and conventions of real magazines has improved. I have managed my time well and planned my work thoroughly before beginning my final product whereas this wasn’t the case when I created my prelim product.

Construction

Photography Composition

For my prelim task I decided to use a basic mobile phone camera for taking my images. Through using an SLR camera I have developed my ability to take pictures which include the models posing in different positions. I also pay more attention to distances.

Page Layout

It is evident that my product has improved since the prelim phase. This is partially because of my ability to set out the page in a professional way has improved. Through organising text around my picture I have produced a more professional product.

Design

In my prelim I failed to keep a consistent style throughout the product. From researching real magazines and from my audience research I found that keeping a house style was very important. In my final product I tried to keep to a strict house style which was consistent throughout my product. Also in my prelim product, particularly in the contents page my text was not well aligned which once again was improved thanks to my research into professional practice.

Use of Fonts

In my prelim product the fonts I used were very basic and quite boring. The only effect I used was to give the mast head of the magazine more depth. Through planning and research I found that a more exciting font that stands out on the page appeals to a wider audience.

Use of Models

In my prelim I only used one model. After considering the fact that real magazines don’t usually use the same model for their front cover and contents page I decided to include more models in my final product. Also, I got my models to make more creative poses which made my product look more professional.

Content

The content of my prelim is very limited compared to my final product. Through learning more about how to write articles and researching real magazine practices I was able to include more detail about bands/artists and other factors relating to the genre of indie music.