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

1. LOOKING BACK AT YOUR
PRELIMINARY TASK, WHAT DO YOU
FEEL YOU HAVE LEARNT IN THE
PROGRESSION FROM IT TO THE
FULL PRODUCT?

2. Comparing my preliminary task to my
final media product – Front Cover
Preliminary Task Final media product

3. Comparing my preliminary task to my
final media product – Contents page
Preliminary Task Final media product

4. In-depth comparison
Masthead
As we can see on the right, I present the
two mastheads which I have produced for
the prelim and the main task. At the
first glance we can clearly see the
difference in quality.
The preliminary task masthead has a very cheap look to it which
can be caused by the very simple font which I have used. The logo
itself is not very attractive and the use of colours is very poor
as it does not clearly state an idea of what the magazine may
represent. However, moving onto the main task we can see my
improvement in the use of font, colour and style to represent the
genre. The masthead speaks for itself as I have used appropriate
fonts to convey the right image. The positioning of both of the
mastheads is in the upper part of the magazine, however in my
main task we can see the improvement of allocating the masthead
in with the codes & conventions of Hip Hop magazines as of the
model covering the masthead.

5. In-depth comparison
Front cover image
Due to both, my prelim and main task magazines
being of a different genre I cannot directly
compare them however I believe that the main task
product looks much better. In the prelim task, my
magazine (on the left) has received a medium
close-up of a individual which then has been
placed against a dark background.
This looks really dull and boring.
On the other hand in my main task
I have paid a lot of attention to
to the codes & conventions of the specific genre and
chose to place a image with the right mise-en-scéne
features as well as it being captured in the right
shot. From a close look we can additionally tell
that I have improved my editing skills as in my main
task product (right) the model has her hat cut out
neatly, compared to the cut out in the
Preliminary task which is very sharp edged.

6. In-depth comparison
Contents page layout
From the first glance at the contents pages of my
magazines, I can tell that the main task product
has been made with more effort. This is because
the layout has specific features such as a large,
medium shot of the model on the side of the page
with the feature table on the other, which
reflect the Hip Hop genre.
In comparison to my prelim task
Magazine where the image and the
Layout do not interlink.
In comparison to my prelim task, the contents page
of my main tasks is well structured due to the
lines and shapes which I have used. My prelim task
contents page is very simple in structure and form
therefore it is not as professional. During the
main tasks magazine production I have decided to
look more into the codes & conventions which
definitely has affected the quality of the product.

7. Conclusion
 As we can see from the comparison of the pages from my preliminary task
to the magazine which I have produced for my main task, I can clearly
tell that there has been a vast improvement. Both of the magazines
represent a different topic genre, however from the first glance we can
tell which one has been well thought out and up to a higher standard. I
believe that in my main task I have been very successful all around;
this means that I have been keeping up a consistently good level of
work in both my research and production stages. I am very satisfied
with how the final product looks like and looking back at my journey I
can clearly see the effect the additional changes and the research have
had on my final piece of work. The creation of the UrbanFlow magazine
was a great experience. I have increased my observation skills as well
as practical skills while making the product which will definitely
benefit me in the near future. On the other hand, If I was to do this
task again I would only consider improving my time management and
uploading the content more often which in fact would show my journey
better.
 I have tried my best to make the UrbanFlow magazine as professional as
possible, therefore I am very proud of how it looks. I would really
like to experience this journey again.