7. LOOKING BACK AT YOUR PRELIMINARY TASK, WHAT DO YOU

FEEL YOU’VE LEARNT IN THE PROGRESSION FROM

IT TO THE FULL PRODUCT?

MY PRELIMINARY TASK:

FINAL MAGAZINE:

DPSFINAL MAGAZINE:

When I first constructed my preliminary task I had no knowledge on how to use Photoshop or any of the other applications. Therefore, I had no way to edit the images to make them look professional or able to make simple changes to the image by intensifying the colours shown within them. So I kept the images the same with the background, as I didn’t know how to crop around them. I also had no way of making the text effective or use any of the effects like a drop shadow, so I just used the simple edits given by changing the font style and size.Furthermore, on the preliminary task I had to use a block background of a bright colour as I hadn’t learnt how to create a faded gradient background that changes from one colour to another. I wasn’t able to change the appearance of the image but now I understand how to change the colour scheme on certain aspects of the image to become more relevant to the scheme of my magazine. For example; I was able to change the colour of my models lips on the image shown on my front cover to match the red of the masthead. The colour scheme for my final product was a lot more detailed and thought out compared to my preliminary task which used completely different and irrelevant colours on the contents and front cover.

Furthermore, I learnt how to use a range of colours to contrast certain words with others, in order for them to stand out to show their importance and catch the readers attention. Also, the images used in my preliminary task weren’t as professional or organised as those I used for my final magazine. The model used for my final front cover was positioned and staged to attract the readers; I used a close-up image on front cover to draw the attention of my audience. Whereas, I used a simple shot for my preliminary task which only took up a small portion of the page so it didn’t create any sort of impact.