This my 7th evaluation presentation in relation to my media product. It will be looked at by examiners, but if you would like to leave comment, please feel free to do so.

1. Question 7: Looking back at your preliminary task,
what do you feel that you have learnt in the
progression
from
it
to
the
full
product?
This presentation will be looking at what I have learnt in progression from my
preliminary task

2. New tools learnt on Photoshop
 I have learnt how to use more advanced
tools on Photoshop, such as the colour
sampling tool and the gradient tool which
has helped me adjust the tone of my
pictures so that they stand out.
 I also learnt how to make different colour
swatches, which allowed me to create the
colour that I wanted for some of my
magazine’s cover lines.
 I also learnt how to add an outline on the
cover lines so they are able to stand out
on the background.

3. Preliminary task
 As part of the preliminary task, we were
instructed to construct a front cover and
contents page for a potential college
magazine. As you can see, the front cover’s
cover lines are either blue or red, which was
my chosen house style. But I didn’t follow
my house style on my contents page. The
features and regulars columns are written in
black, when I really should have written
them in navy blue.
 I think that the only positives of the
preliminary task are the good quality of the
images. I feel that the negative of the
preliminary task is the lack of consistency
with the house style.

4. Comparison between my Final Front cover of my music magazine and my preliminary magazine
front cover
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As you can see, there is a massive gulf
in difference in terms of quality. For
instance, I have stuck to colours that
match my house style.
Also the alignment of the cover lines on
my final media magazine is more
consistent and this enables it to look
more professional.
The quality of the cover star on my final
media magazine looks much better than
the image used as the front cover of my
preliminary task because I used a Nikon
D40, which is a type of camera that is
used by professionals, so this enables
my final media product look a like real
magazine that could be published.
The masthead
of my preliminary
magazine looks to basic and it is highly
unlikely that it would appeal to its target
audience of college students.
However, the masthead of my final
media product follows the convention of
a music magazine by having a strapline
above it mentioning who else features in
this issue of #FRESH magazine.

5. Comparison between my Final contents page of my music
magazine and contents page of My preliminary Task.
 The contents page of my preliminary task has some positives. For
example the use of images are of a good quality, but not good
enough to look professional.
 The features and the regulars columns of the preliminary magazine
seem to basic and if it was to be published, it is unlikely that it will
appeal to its target audience because it looks too plain.
 The contents page of my
preliminary
task
has
some
positives. For example the use of
images are of a good quality, but
not good enough to look
professional.
 The features and the regulars
columns
of
the
preliminary
magazine seem to basic and if it
was to be published, it is unlikely
that it will appeal to its target
audience because it looks too
plain.
 The pull quote also goes over the
image that is used as the
background
of
the
college
magazine, which makes my
preliminary
magazine
seem
amateur and simplistic.
 With my final DPS, I paid more attention to detail and quality. I stuck to the house
style as well as adding more images that relate to the Urban/Rap genre of my
music magazine.
 I have also added a reference to my magazine’s Facebook page, Instagram
profile, and their website. There is also a QR code which has become a common
convention in most music magazines.
 The use of images are high quality which are courtesy of the Nikon D40 camera
and the Canon Compact Digital Camera that we were allowed to use. The quality of
the images allows my magazine to have a sense of originality and uniqueness.
 In summary, I feel that in my preliminary task, I went for the safe option and keep it
simple. But with my media product, Ii decided to be adventurous and try out new
styles so that my magazine looks professional as well being unique

6. Analysis of my Final version of my DPS
Because I didn’t do a DPS for my preliminary task, I had to
refer to my case studies as well as some displays in my media
class to see what I could use as inspiration before I
constructed my DPS. I also used drop caps, which again is
another convention of a music magazine, so this allows my
magazine to look professional. I have kept my house style
consistent, which follows the conventions of a professional
magazine.
I also used a pull quote in the top right hand side of the DPS
because many music magazines like Vibe, NME and Q use
pull quotes, which acts like a reference to the article. I also
used drops caps for the answers to the questions of my
article, which yet again makes my magazine look professional.
The image that I have chosen suits the house style because
he appears relaxed
Furthermore, I have put a background story below the title of
the article because we were told by our media teacher that
this is a convention of a music magazine, so I followed this
convention and decided to add a story of how the cover artist
became famous at the age of 17 whilst being a student at a
local college.

7. Adobe illustrator
 We were given a workshop on how to use this software by
one of the media technicians. We were taught how to
isolate the letters of our masthead if wanted to make our
magazine look professional, but I opted to stay simple and
isolate the letters by adjusting the spacing between them
rather than change their appearance.
 As you can see, my final music magazine front cover looks
professional because the house style is clear as the cover
lines vary between red and white as well as using a highquality image that is clear. The masthead as shown above
the front cover was the result of my work on Adobe
Illustrator.
 My masthead took me a few tries to get right because I
found it difficult to use at first. My first masthead was
created on dafont.com, but after looking at my case
studies as well as various music magazines, I found that it
would be better to create my masthead on Adobe
Illustrator and I feel that the masthead I created is better
than the one that I created on dafont.com

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