Evaluation - Question 7

Q7. Looking back at the preliminary task what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to a full product?

If I look back to the preliminary task and compare it with the full product now I have made different approaches. For the main task the approach I took was better than the one I took for the preliminary task. Firstly, more research was done for the full media product – there was a wider range of people that done the questionnaires, I targeted what the audience’s profile would be, and gotten feedback after the finish product was made. Secondly, I used my time more effectively in the main task, instead of what I done in the preliminary task where I didn’t spend as much time on some place as I did on others. I managed the equipment and other resources by taking the photographs as soon as possible so I keep my pace with my magazine, also every time we had a Photoshop lesson I would use that time effectively because didn’t have Photoshop at home and the research and planning was done at home. The human resources i.e. the models used for my magazine was organised by me telling them when I want to take the photo shoot of them and what type of costumes they are wearing for the shoot. However, for the preliminary task I wasn’t as organised as I could have been although with the human resources I was time effective. The audience feedback confirmed expectations because as I went through the tasks the audience/reader profile got stronger and stronger due to all the research being done and it’s from other conventional magazine that I used the ideas from and then developed giving it my own personal touch. In the preliminary task there was a problem with the photography as it looked amateurish, so I had to solve this problem for my real task and I did this by getting a high-quality camera, also I took the pictures on a white/black background instead of outside where you cannot really control the lighting. Furthermore, the was another problem that I solved which was that in the preliminary task I have not yet developed the skill on Photoshop, therefore the cropping out looks unprofessional therefore I had to develop my skills on Photoshop, which then worked out for my full media product. In my preliminary task on the front cover of the college magazine the model is holding a prop (folder) to represent education as you could assume it is anything professional but not specifically school, however I made a creative decision for my music magazine I decided to go with no props because it was straightforward with a music magazine and I didn’t want it to be gimmicky. The drafts are important because it gives you an idea of where you are heading for and also it helps you think of new ideas while you are in the construction of the your magazine. For the college magazine the drafts were very simple which made it hard for me to spring new ideas from it, therefore I developed on that for the main task and made a more detailed draft.