LOOKING BACK AT YOUR PRELIMINARY

TASK, WHAT DO YOU FEEL YOU HAVE

LEARNT IN THE PROGRESSION FROM IT TO

THE FULL PRODUCT?

RESEARCH

I have learnt how important research is to carry out

before starting a task. It is particularly important to

work out what type of magazine I wanted and how

to achieve that. Through research into codes and

conventions it enabled me to pick out key

characteristics of magazines which I had never

noticed before and apply them to my own. E.g.

Sizing of the photo to make it appropriate for a

magazine.

RESEARCH

Wrong sizing for a

magazine contents page

Right sizing

PHOTOSHOP

I’ve also learnt how to make better use of

Photoshop in various different ways. These include

working out to use layers, editing fonts and images

and working out what looks good in terms of lay out

and house style.

PHOTOSHOP

Unedited image to an edited image

with the contrast and brightness

being changed

Better

suited

Masthead

Better font

choices

Zoomed in image on final product–more time

and consideration toward editing of photo

PHOTOGRAPHY

I had a much clearer idea of what I wanted the final

product to be like through mock ups and sketches

and after having had some practice with during the

preliminary task and after having watched video

tutorials on how to use the camera I felt much more

confident using the camera and trying to capture

the images I needed.

PHOTOGRAPHY

Page size better suited

due to camera being held

portrait rather than

landscape

Typography doesn’t

overlap the face

Better setting, more

appropriate

Considers size of the

subject of the photo in

order to leave room for

typography

RESEARCH – CODES AND CONVENTIONS

The codes and conventions have helped me to

have better understanding of what is typical for a

music magazine to make it look as close similar

products as possible.

RESEARCH – CODES AND CONVENTIONS

Two columns

Direct mode of

address

Pull out quote

Album image within

text

Page number and website

Model takes up

one half of double

page spread

PLANNING

Planning was essential as it enabled me to plan the

type of magazine I was going to produce and how I

was going to achieve that. In my case I went for a

indie music magazine which was achieved though

finding the right model with the right look and the

right location.

PLANNING

Hair over one eye

Heavy eye

make up

Piercings

Bare brick wall

Cigarettes

Relaxed denim

jacket