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

This is shown via the horrible quality on
the left, in comparison to the one on the
right. The final front cover is clean and
smooth where the model has been
cropped, whereas the preliminary task
has multiple irrelevant features
surrounding it, like a bag, curtains etc.
which have no real relevance to school
life.
Since my preliminary task, I have made huge progress when completing my magazine. This is solely because of
my advanced knowledge on multiple software devices such as Adobe Photoshop, Pages etc., allowing me to
improve the quality of the images used, and overall the magazine.
This is evident in the magazine ‘Skool Era’ as the images used are in extremely low quality, therefore negatively
representing the models as they are not very visible. We didn’t use Photoshop for our preliminary task, hence
when we used it on our final front cover, the outcome is a lot clearer and way more positive. Having visible
images is vital because if you cannot see it very well, there is no point in actually having it.
Low quality images:

Looks too much like a newsletter:
My preliminary task looks too
much like a newsletter. This was
because we chose to find a
template from the ‘Newsletter’
section in Pages. We then
attempted to adapt into a
magazine, but failed as it still has
similar features to the newsletter
on the far right. For example, the
image in the centre, the three/two
images on the right column etc.
The main aim of our preliminary is
to represent a school magazine
that needs to be funky and
engaging for children/teenagers,
and we subverted this as we
haven’t included these
conventions that represent this.

Unprofessional to professional:
The preliminary task wasn’t even completed. This shows how unorganised we were, and indicates a lack of
professionalism. From an incomplete newsletter magazine, we managed to create a very bold and professional
front cover for our music magazine. This is because I have learnt how to use specific software to create such a
great piece of work In addition, I have also learnt to stay on top of your work, otherwise you don’t allow
yourself the time to complete your magazine in the detail and quality that you want. The preliminary task was
a turning point in realisation for me as otherwise I would not have been able to complete my four pages to the
standard that they are. I believe the transition I made from my preliminary task to my final magazine is
exceptional as it shows a real sense of progress and development due to their high quality. Finally, the name
‘Skool Era’ is very unprofessional and negatively ironic because it is a magazine for school, yet I spelt it
incorrectly. Base is more professional as it isn’t immature showing I proved a sense of maturity from my
preliminary through to the final product.

Following magazine conventions:
The ‘Skool Era’ magazine doesn’t follow any conventions presented by published magazines. This includes a
distinct lack of entertainment and meaningfulness. It simply looks like an image surrounded by a bunch of
irrelevant information. In the magazine business, I have learnt that this is considered as a waste of space as every
aspect on the page needs to have a purpose. There is no point in putting something on the page when it has no
actual reasoning. From this, I learnt that I needed to find a magazine cover I liked, and replicate it in my own
version and format by changing various details about it. By changing certain conventions from Fader magazine, it
shows our compliance with the demands of the audience as Fader is a popular, and published magazine, who has
specialised in hip-hop.
As shown on the right, our final front
cover follows way more conventions in
relation to Fader in comparison to Skool
Era. I have learnt that following
particular conventions meets the
audiences demands (supported by my
research and questionnaire analysis) as
well as showing true professional work
as the information is extracted from an
experienced, knowledgeable source.

Examples of my progress
Here I have incorporated screen shots
of my final contents page. I
experimented with different images,
fonts, layouts, colours, filters and
textual information as a result of
creating my final product. The top left
image was too colour clashing, as the
red didn’t suit the graffiti style
background of the image, and the text
at the top, ‘BASE’, had too much
resemblance of a front cover.
The top middle example is too empty
at the bottom, and the image
background is too dull in contrast with
the graffiti one.
The top right image doesn’t
completely follow the conventions of
Vibe because of the absence of the
‘Fashion’ title. In the bottom right
corner of the black box, it is also too
empty, which isn’t acceptable for a
contents page. This is also applicable
for the bottom left screen shot.
Next, the middle bottom screen shot is
very unorganised due to the
unprofessional layout of the ‘fashion’
title. Once again, the image is very
boring too.
Finally, the bottom right example has
the absence of the social media logos,
which is key for a contents page as it
shows the different platforms the
magazine is accessible on. Moreover,
the font is complex and doesn’t
particularly suit our magazine because
it is relatively unprofessional.
With all these flaws of my attempts to make the contents page, I have considered every negative
and turned the overall page into some engaging and positive. The font is bold and clear, there
isn’t too much or too little text, the image is engaging due to the filter added to it, and it follows
conventions displayed by Vibe magazine, as well as my own developments of them.
My final product has a filter behind it. I cropped
out the model and put the filter on the
background via the use of Adobe Photoshop. This
made the model more 3D and ‘leap off’ the page.
The font also shows consistency as it was the
same font used on the double page spread and
front cover. I also added the ‘Fashion’ title to
follow Vibe conventions.

To conclude:
• In conclusion, I feel I learnt a lot of vital information in-between
creating my preliminary task and my final front cover. This is because I
recognised what makes a professional magazine that looks
aesthetically pleasing, rather than creating a boring newsletter that is
supposed to be a magazine. I did this via researching specific
magazines such as Fader, which is the magazine I took inspiration
from when creating my front cover. Lastly, since my preliminary task,
I have developed multiple skills in Photoshop and Pages along with
realising the importance in staying on top of your work, which has
helped me progress to produce my final product in the quality it is.

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