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

Skills • I have learnt and gained a lot more skills since my

preliminary task, as when I fist used Corel Draw I did not have much understanding of how it worked and how to use it so my magazine was kept very basic, however after having learnt how to use Corel Draw, through the evolution of my magazine I was able to use a range of techniques to create my magazine, i.e. the different fonts, aligning of the text and.

Pictures • For my preliminary task I only used

two pictures, which through my extensive research of what magazines need to include there needs to be lots of pictures to grab the attention of potential readers. Also the pictures need to convey a certain message which I feel I did not portray in my preliminary task. Therefore for my final media product I made sure the Mise-en-scene of the Photoshoot was all about targeting my audience, as well as revolving around my genre vintage, jazzy and indie pop. Here are some pictures of images I featured in my preliminary. In comparison to the final media product.

Preliminary task photos

Above are a few photos I took for my media product

Layout Before my preliminary I did not compare as much research into the layout of magazines as I did for my final product. This shows as for my preliminary front cover I have only used one Kicker, I only used two colours, the masthead is slightly unreadable and the strapline is in a dull colour as well as being very long. One positive part of my preliminary magazine is the striking picture , which I wanted to use the same idea for my final media product. Therefore in my final media product I used more colours, colours my target audience liked, more kickers and headings to entice the audience and to show the amount of content there is in my magazine. I included a barcode and date like any other conventional magazine. I used varied font style, to make my magazine more eye-catching. Overall emphasized what I had done in the preliminary task and used my target audience to progress and produce my final media product.

Target Audience and Research

• I have learnt that the target audience is the most important aspect when creating a magazine, something I did not take into consideration with my preliminary task. I learnt this through the research of other magazines, also through my focus groups, lifestyle questionnaires and feedback. This is key on order to attract people to purchase and read your magazine. Through my research I gained more of an insight and understanding into magazine conventions, such as: layout, colours, audience, pictures, language. Language which includes: anchoring/ anchorage, semiotics, signifier/signified, connotation and denotation.