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

QUESTION 7

One thing I have learnt is that the title of the magazine needs to stand out.

The title on my preliminary magazine although is a different colour, it blends into the magazine.

For my music magazine I ensued that my title stood out, I did this by having a faint shadow behind it and also by having it a bold red against a pale plain background.

Another thing I learnt is that the front cover needs to be busy and full.

My preliminary magazine was bare and the text blended in with the background. Whereas my final product has more going on with the main feature spreading across the page and other features around the model.

Something else that I learnt was that when taking my photos I need to direct my model and also take more than one image.

In my preliminary task I only took one image of someone and didn’t get them to pose for me. This resulted in a picture that doesn’t look professional or that should be in a magazine.

However for my product I did a photoshoot and took over 100 photographs and directed my model to how I wanted her to pose. The image on the cccc lower left shows my model on the double ddd page spread. The way she is posed relates ddd back to the article.

I also learnt about the importance of organisation and time management. For my preliminary task I didn’t have a model organised so had to improvise with anyone I could find, this left me less able to produce a professional looking product. However I organised for someone to be my model and booked the studio for a time that would still give me enough time to produce a product at a high standard. I was also able to choose what my model would wear, this ensured that the costume would reflect the same brand as my magazine, and also be more appealing to my target audience.

Another thing I have learnt is to adapt my product for my target audience. I did a survey after my first draft of my product and asked what they liked about my product and what they didn’t. Above are screenshots of some of the comments about my product. I used these to improve the magazine so that it would suit my audience better.