The document discusses the differences between the preliminary and final tasks of creating a magazine. For the final task, the author conducted target research to identify the target audience and genre, which helped determine the magazine's content and style. Additional planning and elements were required for the final magazine, including a magazine plan, photo plan, style sheet, and double page article tailored to the target audience. This level of audience research, planning, and customized content was not needed for the preliminary task.

1. Question 7

2. • In the process between the preliminary task and the final task
required many different elements. One of which was the use of
target research. With the preliminary task, there was no specific
target audience for the magazine, however for the final magazine,
through target research, I was able to find out all of the required
information, for example the genre of the magazine. Without the
specific genre, it would be hard to categorize what would be within
the magazine, and the required information/pictures to attract a
certain target audience. The target research would also allow me to
find the target audience for the magazine, and fit the inside
information around them, for example lots of text, and minimal
images. I also carried out textual analysis of other magazines, to
help influence the magazine that I would create, this wasn’t used
for the preliminary task as it would just contain a simple magazine
layout.

3. • For the preliminary task, there was no planning
involved, for example we were told just to make a
college magazine, then we would do the work straight
off. For the final magazine, it would contain lots of
different planning, ie. Magazine plan, by showing how
many pages will be in the magazine and what would be
on the pages. Other forms of planning would be what
would be on the pages, this would link back to the
audience research of what would appeal to a certain
audience, for example having freebies for the younger
audience. This planning covers drafts as well, so the
best ideas are put forward to the main magazine.

4. • With the final magazine, I had to use a photo plan to get
the images that I would need, for example for my front
cover, I said that I wanted a male on the front cover,
wearing clothing that would sum up the target audience,
whereas for the preliminary task, the only information we
were given is that the picture needed to be a medium close
up. This would then allow me to be more experimental
with the final magazine, as different angled shots would
portray different meanings of mise en scene, ie, a low angle
shot would signify that the person in the picture would
contain more power than the target reader. Layering would
also be part of this, so for some magazines such as
kerrang!, if the artist on the front cover is very famous, they
will often have the picture layering over the masthead.

5. • To help create the final article, I needed to create a
style sheet, which would look at the colour scheme,
fonts, and the name of the magazine. Whereas in the
preliminary task, the main objective was just to convey
a college magazine, no set colours to interact with the
specific audience, no select fonts to help represent the
genre of the magazine, and no overly imaginative
name, as copyright infringements were not used. This
was an important part of my final piece, as the colours
and the fonts are relevant to the genre of music, and to
the select target audience, having this would let me
draw their attention further.

6. • For the preliminary task, all we had to create
was a front cover and a contents page,
whereas for the final piece, we had to include
a double page spread, which would consist of
a large chunk of text. This is different as the
language within the text should be relevant to
the target audience, for example, if it contains
very formal lexis of a high register, it wouldn’t
appeal to them, so they are unlikely to read
the magazine.