Evaluation 7

Evaluation 7

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  Looking back atyour preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it? The process Looking back at my preliminary task I have learnt so many new skills and techniques to make a successful music magazine. The first thing I had to learn to do was how to use and advanced camera. I needed to take photos for my preliminary task and for my final production. This was a challenge for me as I had never used one before. I needed to be aware of how to get the different shot types and how to focus the camera correctly. In this process I also learnt how lighting can affect the image and how important a sufficient amount to lighting is needed to produce a high quality picture. After learning how to use and advanced camera, I then needed to learn how to use Photoshop to edit my photos. This was also very challenging as I had never used Photoshop before. However I picked it up fairly quickly and therefore it wasn’t as challenging as I thought. After using Photoshop to edit my photos, I then needed to learn how to use InDesign. I used InDesign to create my final product that consisted of a front cover, contents page and a double page spread. This again was quite challenging at the beginning as I didn’t quite to understand how to use it. Similarly to Photoshop I picked it up fairly quickly and found it quite fun creating my own product. The Conventions When I was putting my magazine together I had to plan it out very carefully so I could take real magazines conventions into consideration. This meant that I had to understand what all the conventions were and how to use them. I had to adapt the magazine conventions to my target audience so it could appeal specifically to them. I learnt that the conventions of a magazine are what make the magazine s o desirable to the readers. I also had to make sure that my magazine went well with my genre and target audience otherwise the magazine could leave a sense of confusion. Another thing I learnt about making a magazine is that even the smallest details are very important such as the price, date, repetition of the masthead, convergence and page numbers. If you miss any of these things out it could leave your magazine feeling empty. The model on my front cover had to look astatically pleasing to the audience as it would be a way to please and attract them to my magazine.