Looking back at their preliminary task, the student feels they have learned more about planning, research, and time management for their full magazine product. They created detailed plans, analyzed other magazines for conventions, and spread the work out over time instead of leaving it to the last minute. Their technical skills also improved from using Photoshop instead of just Publisher, and taking higher quality photos with an SLR camera versus a simple digital camera. The increased planning, research, and new software and hardware skills allowed them to produce a higher quality final magazine compared to their initial task.

1. QUESTION 7
Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you
have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

2. PLANNING
 I did a lot more planning for my final task than my preliminary task which
made me more certain about what I was doing when it came to constructing
my magazine. I created a flat plan for the front cover, contents and double
page spread so I had an idea of where to put all my text and pictures when it
came to it. I also planned my photo shoot this time which is something I
didn’t do last time. I took on board the criticism and feedback from my
preliminary task so I could produce the best music magazine possible.

3. RESEARCH
 At the beginning of my task I did a lot more research than I did for my
preliminary task. I analysed front covers, contents pages and double page
spreads of music magazines to gain common conventions of music
magazines and to pick out features that I wanted to include in my magazine.
I also looked at layouts of magazines and font styles ect. As well as this I
researched the content for my magazine, for example I researched artists
that fitted into the genre of pop/rock and who appealed to my target
audience of teenage girls/young adults and was also able to gain a colour
scheme from my research and text fonts and styles.

4. TIME MANAGEMENT
 After reflecting on my initial print task I realised that I could have managed
my time better and not left most of my work till the last minute meaning it
was slightly rushed and not to my best ability.
 This time I think I have spread my time out and didn’t leave all my work till
the last minute. I spread out my work over a period of time meaning I could
spend more time on it. I created a checklist and tried to set myself mini
deadlines.
 Although I may have rushed my work at the last minute I have stuck to all
my deadlines.

5. CONSTRUCTION
Comparing my initial print task (Sixth form magazine)
with my final print task (music magazine).

6. FRONT COVER

7. Garth Hill Times Tune
Photography Medium close up taken on a Long shot taken with a high
digital camera and edited on quality SLR camera and edited
Microsoft publisher. on Photoshop.
Mise en Scene Black and white photo with a Bright, colourful image with
slightly distracting plain background, making her
background. stand out.
Composition Black and white photos with Colour photo with white,
black, white and red colour black, purple and turquoise
scheme. colour scheme.
Page layout Image taking up the whole Central image with mast head
page, mast head at the top at the top and information on
with information on both both sides.
sides.
Content Sixth form magazine. Music magazine.
Target audience Teenagers in sixth form. Teenagers/young adults.

8. CONTENTS PAGE

9. Garth Hill Times Tune
Photography Medium close ups taken on a Medium shots taken with a high
digital camera and edited on quality SLR camera and edited on
Photoshop. Photoshop.
Mise en Scene Colour photos with a slightly Bright, colourful image with plain
distracting background. background, making her stand
out.
Composition Colour photos with black, blue Colour photo with white, black,
and red colour scheme. purple and turquoise colour
scheme.
Page layout Two images on the right hand side Two images down the center with
with the contents numbers on the top 5 singles on the left and
left and Iphone download at the contents numbers on the right.
bottom. Subscription at the bottom.
Content Sixth form magazine. Music magazine.
Target audience Teenagers in sixth form. Teenagers/young adults.

10. H OW D I D M Y S K I L L S U S I N G S O F T WA R E ' S
A N D H A R DWA R E ' S I M P ROV E ?
 My skills of using technology and software's has improved a lot from my
preliminary task to now. I gained a lot of skills on Photoshop by watching
videos on YouTube to teach me how to do certain things, edited my photos
on Photoshop created them to look better and more professional than on
Microsoft publisher.. I also learnt more skills about Microsoft publisher. I
also improved the quality of my photos because the first ones were taken on
a simple digital camera whereas these ones were taken on an SLR camera.