7. evaluation

7. evaluation

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  FMP EVALUATIO Harriet Smith
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  PRODUCTION PROCESS EVALUATION
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  RESEARCH For my researchI created a survey on a website called ‘SurveyMonkey’. I asked various questions related to the topic of photography such as; ‘Do you take photos?’ or ‘Which do you prefer; Greyscale or Bright/Vibrant?’. The responses I received from my audience was quite spread out. I got various different responses on each question, which gave me an idea about what my audience would prefer and what they wouldn’t prefer. I also researched into various products related to my own. I was able to see what works best with different products e.g. colour-wise and the images used. These types of research were helpful because they gave me an idea as to what would work best for my product as well as what my audience would like for my product to be. The problem that I had with my research was that I didn’t go into much detail with my questions on my survey, so the answers I received from my audience were quite vague. If I could improve my research I would improve my survey and ask more detailed questions. Another problem with my research was that the lack of detail from my questions and the responses I got made it harder to create a product that my intended audience would like. When I asked the question ‘Which do you prefer; Greyscale or Bright/Vibrant?’ the response was that 47.06% preferred Greyscale and 41.18% preferred Bright/Vibrant colours. An additional 11.76% said over wise. I decided that I would create two of the same image, using both effects to see what would work best.
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  PLANNING For my planningI created two mock-up ideas for what I wanted my final product to look like. Planning helped me when making my final product since I already had an idea of what I wanted to make from the two mock-up ideas I had created from before. I wanted to create two different versions of the same image, using both the Greyscale effect as well as Bright/Vibrant colours. If I could have improved my planning I would have redone my two mock-up ideas and experiment with different colours and images rather than just simple colours or the greyscale effect. The problem with my planning is that I didn’t go into much detail explaining why I chose various colours and why they match with the image. Another problem is that my images are quite simple as well as also having quite simple colouring. If I could have improved my planning I would have used my research to help me decide on which colours I should use for my images based off of the responses I received from my audience.
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  TIME MANAGEMENT I managedmy time well by getting as much done as possible in lessons as well as using my free time at college to get everything finished. I think that my products would have looked better if I had gotten additional time, but I still think that my final product turned out well in the end. If I had additional time to improve my final product I would make it so that it doesn’t look as simple by adding more text
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  TECHNICAL QUALITIES A similaritybetween the two magazine covers is that they both have the same theme; nature. A difference is that one has more of an in- depth image rather than just a close up. This makes the other product look more professional than mine. Another similarity is that both magazines have the same sort of layout. Both having the main text at the top of the page and an image Another difference is that you are able to see a form of reflection in the first product, which could be seen as some sort of effect on the image. But my product doesn’t have any effects added to it.
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  AESTHETIC QUALITIES I thinkthat my final product looked good as a result. I liked the fonts I used for the front cover since they were quite cursive instead of looking plain and boring. I think that having these two fonts for the front cover made it look a lot better than it had before. I also liked how the image was in the centre of the front cover, which would make the audience more drawn to it and see the image straight away. If I could improve any aspects of my product I would improve the layout and how I presented everything. I think that my work was sort of creative, meaning it looked unique. I would also want to change how much I present on the front cover, to make it look less simplistic. I could have added more text to my front cover or added more than just one photo. My product is creative because it’s quite simplistic but also original.
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  AUDIENCE APPEAL I thinkthat my product appeals to my target audience. My product will appeal to my audience because it includes bright /vibrant colours which, in my questionnaire, my audience preferred rather than using greyscale effects. I believe that this will also appeal to my audience because it’s quite simplistic, meaning my audience would be able to see what my product was and what it is about. I think that the font I used are quite effective since they’re cursive and not plain looking. I think this will help to appeal my audience since it will give them more to look at. If I could edit my product to make them appeal more, I would make it look complex and exciting in order to make my audience more interested. I could also have added more photos to show off the different kinds of photos I’ve taken to help show the theme of my photography, which is nature and wildlife.
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  PEER FEEDBACK
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  FEEDBACK 1 What didyou like about the product?  I like how simplistic it is. I also like the different fonts you used at the top of the cover. What improvements could have been made to the product?  You could have added more photos to the cover, to show the audience the different variety of photos you’ve taken.
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  FEEDBACK 2 What didyou like about the product?  I liked the colours you’ve used in the photos since they’re quite bright and vibrant. I also liked the two different kinds you used for the title. What improvements could have been made to the product?  You could have added more photos to the cover, to show the audience the different variety of photos you’ve taken.
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  FEEDBACK 3 What didyou like about the product?  I like the layout of the product and how you’ve presented your photo in the middle of the page, so you able to clearly see what it is. I also like how you’ve positioned the font at the top of the page. What improvements could have been made to the product?  You could have added more photos to the cover, to show the audience the different variety of photos you’ve taken.
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  PEER FEEDBACK SUMMARY Whatdo you agree with from your peer feedback?  I agree with my feedback. I agree that I could have added more than just one photo to make my product look more impactful. I think that if I had additional time I could have made a better product that would be more effective toward my audience. What do you disagree with from your peer feedback?  I don’t disagree much with the feedback I received, since I believe that I could’ve added more photos to my product to make it look more impactful. But I do think that my product was good and had a sort of impact on my audience, from the way I took the photo and the variety of bright /vibrant colours.
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  PEER FEEDBACK SUMMARY Iwould change the layout of my product, by adding different photos to show off the theme I chose for my photography magazine, which was ‘nature’. I would try and experiment with different fonts to see if I could improve the way my front cover looks. I could use my questionnaire to see what my audience would think would work best for my cover. I could also use different photos from different locations and make them into a form of collage. If I could improve any aspects of my product I would improve the layout and how I presented everything. I think that my work was sort of creative, meaning it looked unique. I would also want to change how much I present on the front cover, to make it look less simplistic. I could have added more text to my front cover or added more than just one photo. My product is creative because it’s quite simplistic but also original. . I chose to use a simple font for this image because I don’t want the audience to focus on the font but on the image itself. I could try and use different fonts to see what would work and also if I needed to change the font from what it is now to something else.