Looking back at my preliminary task

Since creating my preliminary task I feel like I

have massively improved on many skills while creating

my full product.

PhotoshopWithin my full product I used many tool Photoshop had to offer. I created a much more professional looking magazine, with the common conventions of a typical music magazine. I also spent more time perfecting the images and editing them so they look more interesting and professional. Also for my images I planned and used a DSLR camera to get the best results. Whereas with my preliminary task I did not plan and used a simple digital camera, which does not give the best results. I also created and wrote the right type of text to appear in my music magazine.

Planning and research

With my preliminary task there wasn’t much research involved. Also, I did not plan what my school magazine would look like. My preliminary task does not look professional enough to be a real magazine and looks like it could be achieved in a simple software program like Microsoft publisher for example, this is due to not having much practice in Photoshop and not broadening my skills. From this I have learnt that in order to create a successful and attractive product it needs to be planned and researched.

The audience

For my preliminary task I did not research into the type of people who enjoy and are interested in school magazines. Therefore, I was not able to address the audience in the way they wanted to be addressed, or relate to them. However, I had learnt to do so when it came to my full product and therefore created a questionnaire for my intended target audience to fill out, this way I knew how to address them. I was also able to see the kind of things they are interested in, therefore I would have been able to add extras to my magazine without taking a risk.