Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have leant in the progression from it to the full product?
By comparing my preliminary task with my final product, I can see a massive progression and development.
Taking a look at 'Kings Krave', at the time I knew nothing about how to put a magazine together and the techniques needed to draw in audiences and advertise the magazine to my chosen audience. The fonts I have used do not work around a house style and the overall magazine comes across as being unprofessional. Not only this but learning about the rule of thirds has helped me in taking better pictures and learning what needs to be focused on in the magazine and genre.
In 'Chord' I have used my research knowledge to attract acoustic genre audiences, by setting the mise en scene in a forest and using natural colours. The rule of thirds allows both my model and his guitar to be the centre of attention, which once again identifies the genre my magazine will be specialised in.
The image in 'Kings Krave' however focuses on a blank space, with my cover lines blocking my image and key school logo; appearing unpolished and unthoughtful. Therefore I have learnt to not only do research into my chosen genres, but also to plan and set up particular house styles to make the magazine work and look professional.
Once again there is a clear progression from my original contents page to my final version. From looking at other examples of magazines, I learnt that this page was incredibly important in being organised and well laid out. Therefore I halved it, having my model on one side and my page details on the other. However I didn't want to lose the sense of nature and the outdoors, so I decreased the opacity, keeping it easy to read plus keeping the forest visible behind it. I have also learnt that the front cover image should link to the contents page image and that it needs to be clear which feature is the highlight of the magazine, which I have done in my 'Chord' magazine.
