The document describes the process the author took to create a magazine as a preliminary task. They began by setting up a blog on Blogger.com and learning how to construct posts and insert photos. For research, they used search engines like Google to find magazine examples and analyzed their findings using PowerPoint. In the planning stage, they created a layout in PowerPoint and arranged a photo shoot with their sister by texting. They took photos with a Canon camera and learned how to properly use it. In post-production, they edited the photos in Photoshop by removing shadows and found fonts on dafont.com. For evaluation, they created presentations using PowerPoint, Slideshare and Prezi to reflect on their work

1. I set up my blog on Blogger.com when
I began the preliminary task. I had
never made a blog before or been on
the blogging website so it was a new
experience to me. I learnt how to
construct text posts and insert photos
which was useful for tasks in the future.
I also used Photoshop in the
preliminary task to create the college
magazine , which I had also never used
before. It was good to use both of these
technologies as they gave me practice
for making my real magazines. I also
gained new skills on Photoshop, for
example warping text to make it look
more interesting.
PRELIMINARY TASK

2. RESEARCH
For my research I used search engines such
as Google. I have used this many times
before so it was easy to use and I could the
sources I was looking for easily. I found
examples of front covers, contents pages
and double page spreads from existing
magazines such as Q and NME on Google
Images. From this research I made an
analysis of each using Microsoft
PowerPoint. This is another software I have
experience with so it was easy for me to
annotate m findings. I used Slideshare to
upload my analysis to the internet to put on
to my blog. I had never used this website
before but I found it was quite simple to
embed my slideshows and transfer the
HTML to my blog.

3. PLANNING
The planning stage of my magazine
was quite simple because my model
was my sister. I used my phone to
text her to arrange the time to take
the photographs. We also discussed
the mise en scene of the pictures –
i.e. the costume, make-up props and
location etc.
As well as this, I began to create a
flat plan for my magazine layout. I
used Microsoft PowerPoint to
construct a plan for the front cover,
contents page and double page
spread. As this was a software I was
familiar with it was easy to make,
however I used tools such as copy
and paste to speed up the process.

4. PRODUCTION
All of my images were taken with a Canon camera. Using a
professional camera was a new experience for me because I
had to practice using it and learn how to take the images
properly. This is shown by the first set of images I produced
for my magazine. They are more blurry and the lighting is
bad which is why I decided not to use them. I also decided
to change parts of the mise en scene when taking the
second set of photographs. My model wore the same
costume (white shirt, black jeans) and make-up (red
lipstick, natural wavy hair), however I changed the setting
so that she was stood against a white background. This
made the pictures brighter and more clear, as well as
looking more professional. This task was useful because I
learned how to take the images properly and the how
different lighting etc. affects the outcome of the image. I
also brought in previous knowledge I had gathered in my
research when looking at different camera shots.
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First
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5. POST-PRODUCTION
After I had taken my images I used Photoshop to edit them. I learned many useful skills from this, such how to remove shadows
using the brush blending mode. This created a brighter, clearer background as well as making the photo appear more professional.
It also helped to remove shadows on her face and clothes etc.
During this stage I also used dafont.com to find different fonts for my magazine. I had to search specifically to find the fonts that
would suit the style of my magazine so this involved trial and error. It helped me to gain knowledge in that I would know where to
get more advanced fonts in future.
When constructing my magazine I used the skills I gained from the preliminary task to make my final product look more
professional.

6. EVALUATION
I used a range of different technologies to
construct my evaluation. I used Microsoft
PowerPoint and Slideshare, both of which I
am familiar with due to various blog posts I
have made for previous tasks. I also used
Prezi as an alternative way of presenting
and evaluating my work. From this I have
gained skills as Prezi was not something I
had ever used before, so each post gave me
practice as to how to work and slideshows
look better.
Another technology I used for evaluation
was a Pixton comic. I had never used Pixton
before so it was difficult at first to work out
how to use it. However after I had gotten
used to it became relatively easy to use and
will be useful in future if I need to make a
comic – it offers many different scenarios
and characters etc. to fit in with the style of
work you are doing.
PIXTON
PREZI