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- 1. Question 7 Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
- 4. Progression and Learning Images, The image used for my preliminary task front cover is very dull and has not been edited very well.I changed This when taking images for my final production by taking a variety of bright and colourful pictures for my contents Page as oppose to just using one.I spent time planning where my photos would be taken and it taught me how to Understand how to use the cameras ISO aperture efficiently. This made the images a much better quality and gives A proffessional feel and look. Throughout the process I learnt how to use photoshop well and learnt how to adjust Brightness and contrast and do things such as edit the models eyes and edit out door handles to create a more Appealing mise en scene. The text in my final production has improved a lot from the Preliminary task. The masthead on my preliminary front Cover was not bold and had no drop shadow effect.The Fonts on my preliminary front cover also weren’t very easy to Read and made the cover look messy and unprofessional.I Used photoshop to edit my fonts to give my front cover and Contents a professional and tidy look.
- 5. Progression and learning Masthead for the preliminary task and final production, The mastheads on both magazines Are not similar at all, the preliminary masthead is simple and not eyecatching whereas The final production piece has a bold masthead that stands out from the page due to The drop shadow effect used. By looking into the codes and conventions of magazines and having a better knowledge of Photoshop the layout of my magazine became more complex which would appeal to my Audience. I learnt how to use layers on photoshop to make the page look better and add More things to it.
- 6. I also applied all the skills I had learnt making my front cover and contents page To make the double page spread the best it could be
- 7. Progression and learning • Images using a digital SLR I took images at various inside locations after using tutorials on how to use the camera to get the best outcomes. I then manipulated the images using photoshop adjusting the settings so the images looked of a professional quality. • The layout of my double page spread is very similar to the ones I researched in my codes and conventions (Q magazine for example ) This information helped me produce a double page spread with a flowing and interesting conventional layout. • Text ,I used text in different ways to make the page look interesting I used the convention of 3 columns and used a variety of fonts and sizes to make the page look interesting.I also used drop shadows to make the text stand out . • I learnt many new skills from my preliminary to the production of my final product these skills helped me create my double page spread and improve the layout and images.
- 8. Conclusion • In conclusion the professional outcome of my final product had hugely improved from my preliminary task due to the techniques I used and learnt. This included using a digital SLR camera and learning how to use it properly ( using tutorials ) and by also using tutorials to discover how to use photoshop to manipulate images to look there best.If I had not learnt these skills and techniques my magazine would not have had a professional consistency and when researching my codes and conventions I would not have learnt how to do my design and planning before hand.