Evaluation 7 - Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product? Since the preliminary coursework of the college magazine creation I have learnt many new skills and techniques. There is a huge difference between the quality of the preliminary coursework and this coursework as in the preliminary I did was not experienced enough to show my full potential, but due to experience I was able to create a professional magazine. I am more knowledgeable in the software Adobe Photoshop. For example, in the preliminary task I wanted to remove the background on an image I did this by colouring it in with a paint brush which took a lot of time and effort, but now I used a special tool called lasso tool which lets you select what parts you want removed with a smoother finish. But in other aspects of the coursework I was always experienced such as using the presentation Powtoon or Prezi as I have used these presentation software’s in other subjects which helped me, but comparing the software I used in the preliminary task to the music magazine was basic as I only used PowerPoint and Microsoft word but in this coursework I used a wide variety of software. Also the preliminary task improved my knowledge of what conventions a magazine needs to be good, so when it came to the creation of the music magazine I used all the important conventions such as cover lines, pugs, main image etc. Furthermore, the preliminary helped me understand how to appeal to a niche market and what
Evaluation 7 - Looking back at your preliminary task, what do
you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full
product?Since the preliminary coursework of the college magazine
creation I have learnt many new skills and techniques. There is a
huge difference between the quality of the preliminary coursework
and this coursework as in the preliminary I did was not experienced
enough to show my full potential, but due to experience I was able
to create a professional magazine. I am more knowledgeable in the
software Adobe Photoshop. For example, in the preliminary task I
wanted to remove the background on an image I did this by colouring
it in with a paint brush which took a lot of time and effort, but
now I used a special tool called lasso tool which lets you select
what parts you want removed with a smoother finish. But in other
aspects of the coursework I was always experienced such as using
the presentation Powtoon or Prezi as I have used these presentation
softwares in other subjects which helped me, but comparing the
software I used in the preliminary task to the music magazine was
basic as I only used PowerPoint and Microsoft word but in this
coursework I used a wide variety of software. Also the preliminary
task improved my knowledge of what conventions a magazine needs to
be good, so when it came to the creation of the music magazine I
used all the important conventions such as cover lines, pugs, main
image etc. Furthermore, the preliminary helped me understand how to
appeal to a niche market and what techniques to use to target a
specific target audience such as using something simple as a piece
of clothing (Mise en scene) to appeal to a particular social
class.
For the music magazine I gained knowledge that the main image
for a hip hop genre wouldnt need a background.In the preliminary
task I learnt that I needed a consistent colour scheme and a main
image with a direct address.Music Magazine Front pagePreliminary
Task Front Page
I learnt that the mast head should be included onto the contents
page and should follow the consistent colour scheme.For the music
magazine I gained knowledge that the mast head should be shown as
many times to create brand awareness.Music magazine Contents
pagePreliminary task Contents page
