1. Question 7
Looking back at your PreliminaryTask (the school/college magazine),
what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from that to your
full product?
2. This is a copy of my
magazine’s Front Cover
and a copy of the Front
Cover my group and I
created when carrying
out the Preliminary
Task.
3. This is a copy of my
magazine’s Contents Page
and a copy of the
Contents Page my group
and I created when
carrying out the
PreliminaryTask.
4. When we first took the photos for the Preliminary Task, I didn’t really know much about which
camera angles/shots were effective and when different ones should be used so I just walked
around our college and subconsciously took photos of anything I found interesting. Now, later
on in the course, due to my Research and Planning and learning about photography, I know how
important it is to consider the type of shot, the camera angle and the zoom. Moreover, when
first taking photos at the beginning of the course, I didn’t consider what my models should look
like. This changed when taking photos for my magazine as I told my model exactly what
clothing to wear and how to have her hair and make-up as all of these are very important to
achieve the right mise-en-scene.
Photography
5. When creating the college magazine for my Preliminary Task, I didn’t think in too much depth about
who my target audience was. Because of this, I didn’t know exactly what kind of language and register
I was going to use to appeal to certain stereotypes and groups of people. However, once carrying out
research and planning on my blog and because of information I have learned during the course, I now
know how important it is to consider the type of words and vocabulary you are using at all times. This
is so your chosen target audience can both understand what is being said and also relate and connect
to the type of language being used (e.g. through the use of slang, perhaps, for teenagers).
The fonts used in the Preliminary Task were all the same and very basic which worked well for a
college magazine as it was easy to read and bold, however when putting together my own magazine I
ensured to vary the fonts used to make it look more visually appealing.
Language and Font
6. For the layout of my college magazine, I didn’t think about my use of sub images or sell lines,
especially on the front cover. My group and I just put these wherever there was free space, leaving lots
of room between the sell lines and sub images, making it hard to see which image matched with which
cover line. I took more care when creating my actual magazine to do this, setting everything out
neatly (despite me not using any sub images). I’ve also learned about several codes and conventions
used in typical music magazines which I have included when producing my own work.
As for colour in the Preliminary Task, our group tried to keep a slight colour scheme going on both the
Front Cover and Contents Page, however we didn’t necessarily stick to this completely. I was a lot
more strict with my colour scheme when producing my own magazine as I wanted to make sure it tied
together well as a whole and it was easily distinguishable.
Layout and Colour
7. I think from when creating the college magazine back in October, my skills in Photoshop,
Photography and the construction of a magazine have improved greatly. I understand how
important every little detail is and that even a minor change can make a big difference. I know
to think about how my target audience would feel at all times and to make edits based on their
views and to fit in with the genre and mise-en-scene. The Preliminary Task was definitely a good
way to practice actually creating a magazine, even though we did only have a short period of
time to do so.
Improvements
