2. Thishas benefitted greatly as when I did
my preliminary task, I only specifically
looked at one magazine to help my
production. I basically only took into
consideration the layout of the products
and missed a vast amount of techniques
including photography, audience feedback
and social groups represented.
3. Instead of only taking into Another key factor from the
account the layout of a preliminary task is that I
magazine, I looked at other
aspects too such as how the learned from these
photos are laid out and the mistakes by recording
Mise-en scene of them such audience feedback on my
as props, costumes and products. This enabled me
positioning. I also got an
insight into how various to see how they would
magazines of a similar genre react to my
to mine are set out. Rather product, outlining the
than looking at just the one advantages and
magazine, I looked at a
variety which increased my disadvantages. I also
knowledge of what types of outlined my production
aspects should be included process and explained in
in my products. detail what I was doing with
my products and why
4. When looking at other magazines, I found that both
Kerrang! And Rocksound magazines always follow
the three colour palette rule. Therefore, I decided
to incorporate this technique into my own products
to help conform to the needs of the intended target
audiences. By using the three colour palette
rule, this made my magazine look more organised
and professional. I believe that this helps connote
the genre of the music represented within my
magazine as by using the same colours throughout
will help make the audience identify what genre my
magazine represents and connotes.
5. . This enabled me to gain
experience and
knowledge when taking
photographs and editing
them.
. This helped me take notice of factors
such as lighting, location and positioning
when taking my actual photos for my
products to help portray the genre or
image I want to the audience.
6. Time management for my preliminary task was a minor problem.
The models intended to be used for my photo shoots originally
were unable to fulfil this as our free time in and outside college
differed greatly. I overcame this by rearranging my models who
were free when I was which allowed me to carry on with the
production of my products.
For the production of my coursework, I made sure beforehand the
models I assigned could fulfil my requests which made my time
management much easier.
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9.
10. My final products in comparison to my preliminary products
are much more detailed in terms of the layout and pictures.
Looking at the fonts on my prelim, they seemed really basic
and plain which made the whole products unprofessional.
However, on my final products the fonts I used differ greatly as
I did specific research into fonts and spent a lengthy period
considering which fonts to use. I created a detailed analysis
outlining the strengths and weaknesses of specific fonts which
I felt represented the forms and conventions. I took inspiration
from the both Kerrang! and Rocksound when researching
fonts for my own magazine, I did this to help make my
magazine fit the forms and conventions of these professional
magazines as my magazine intends to have a similar target
audience.
11. Formy front cover, I decided to use only one
image similar to my prelim. I felt that the
photography for my music magazine was
much more prepared and organised as I used
the three point lighting set up which was
missing when producing the photography for
my prelim. The professionalism of the
photography for my music magazine is
prevalent as I planned the shots both
effectively and efficiently by taking positioning
and lighting into account whereas in the
preliminary task I didn’t.
12. The layout of my final products in comparison to my prelim
products differ greatly. The layout of my final products were
based around the photography, specifically for the front cover
as I positioned the mast head, sell lines and other features
based on the positioning of the image. This was apparent on
the contents page as well with the text accompanying the
background image, thus emphasising it to the audience.
When looking at the colours used for my final products, in
comparison to the prelim they don’t differ that much as they
both follow a limited selection of colours as they use the three
colour palette technique. This makes the products appear
much more organised and professional to the audience.
