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By Chloe Heads What do you think have you learned in the progression from your preliminary task to the full product?

School magazine and progession

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Page 1: School magazine and progession

By Chloe Heads

What do you think have you learned in the

progression from your preliminary task to the full

product?

Page 2: School magazine and progession

The Preliminary Task

When I started the preliminary task I didn’t carry out any research of existing school magazines. I didn’t think that it would be useful to do any research as the magazine was going to be about my school. I have now realised from creating my product that it is incredibly important to carry out research on existing products. This is important as it allows you to find out what kinds of magazines are out there in the market and what kind of competition you are up against. A media product must also be road tested by a variety of peers in order to sell well and cater for a niche audience of people.

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Whilst I was creating my product I learned throughout this project that audience opinions are very important. It is important to consider what they want to see appear on their product and what genres of music they enjoy reading about. Another thing I have learned is that feedback is essential. It was of great use to me to see if my product appealed to my target audience and if they would actually purchase my magazine. Researching current trends among a niche audience to find out what genres of magazines they are interested in helped me when putting my magazine together.

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During this project I have gained a wide range of various skills on the software, Photoshop. I have learned what each tool does and how to adjust things to make my product more successful.

It is essential to check over your work after each task. It is important to know what mistakes you have made if you have made any in order to make additional improvements.

I have taught myself how to work the programme In Design. In Design allowed me to create my double page feature and allowed me to upload a higher quality image. I have adapted the skills I have learned to create an overall successful product.

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To create my magazine I used a high quality digital camera to take pictures. By using the camera I came out with high quality images that were appropriate to add to my magazine. The camera must be help in the correct position and a tri pod must be used to keep the camera still when taking a photo. This is important as photos are something that will catch the audiences attention and essentially on the front cover of a magazine they are the main feature.

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When I was first given the task to complete in Media Studies I was told a number of different websites that I could present my work on. I also kept track and recorded the different steps and processes of my work. I have learned how to use E-maze, Slide Share, Prezi and Blogger. These websites have ben of good use to me during the different stages of creating my product.