The author reflects on their growth from a preliminary task to creating a full magazine front cover, highlighting significant improvements in technology use, image selection, and visual appeal. They shifted from using one image in the preliminary task to including eleven original images, enhancing the overall design and narrative with a prominent feature story. Additionally, the author gained proficiency in software like Adobe Photoshop, aided by assistance from peers and online tutorials.

1. Q7) Looking back at
your preliminary task,
what do you feel you
have learnt in the
progression from it to
the full product?
By Eleanor Robson

2. Preliminary Task Final Magazine Front
Cover

3. Conventional
Features
Preliminary Task Music Magazine
Main Image ✓ ✓
Other Images ✓
Mast Head ✓ ✓
Main Feature Story ✓
Feature Stories ✓ ✓
Plug ✓ ✓
Barcode ✓ ✓
Price ✓
Date and Issue ✓
Skyline ✓ ✓
Footer ✓

4. O Looking back at the front cover of a college magazine
I produced for my preliminary task, I believe that I
have improved and learnt a lot regarding my
knowledge on technology and how to efficiently
create a magazine. I now understand in more detail
the features that are used to attract the target
audience.
O In my preliminary task I did not include many images
at all, in fact I only used one original image which
was the main picture, I also didn’t give a main feature
story to go along with the main image. However in
my finished magazine front cover I included 11
original images, including one for my main image.
Alongside the main image I also included a main
feature story which is shown in big, bold writing to
stand out to the audience.

5. O I think that the pictures that I took in the photo
shoot were also taken a lot better than I
originally did. For the preliminary task I took
about 5 images whereas to shoot my front
cover I took over 70 images to make sure that
I could find one that was best suited for my
front cover. As I was taking these images for
my magazine front cover I knew what types of
poses I wanted the girls to do and I was
analysing them so I could see what
impression that that type of picture would give
to the audience.

6. O As well as the pictures themselves, I have
also vastly improved my knowledge on
software such as Adobe Photoshop and
Microsoft Publisher. When I was creating my
preliminary task, I was clueless on how to
work around Photoshop and constantly had to
ask for help on how to do specific things;
however now I have learnt how to get around
it and what different things it has to offer. To
improve my knowledge I always asked for
help from my teachers and fellow students, as
well as this I also went on YouTube and
watched tutorials to find out how to do things
to improve my product.