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?

2. When looking back over the product of my preliminary task, I notice a messier, less skilled approach to my preliminary magazine.

3. Planning was a huge step towards a successful magazine, and I planned a lot in my main task. The preliminary task consisted of me and my partner picking things we liked, and shoving a load together, this would not mean that the target audience would like it. However, in my main task, I took time to plan, gain audience communication, internet research, and use the correct programs.

4. It is difficult to compare both my preliminary magazine and my main magazine because they are of different genres, and my preliminary magazine had a lot more features than my main. But overall, I think I have learned to bleed images a lot better and use the typical forms and conventions in a more useful way.

5. Here I have messy edges around my model. Here I have jagged lines, and other faded outlines.

6. Here I have a smooth, sharp cut around my model.

7. I have stayed the same with typical forms and conventions of real media products in both my preliminary and main magazines. Masthead Coverlines Barcode, date, price, issue

8. When it comes down to photography, my preliminary task was just a quick wander around college, with my partner, finding an instrument and taking 2 or 3 shots. Whereas, my main task was a lot more thought out and planned. I made a list of models, times, props and places, and did it one weekend with plenty of shots, and gained audience feedback on them.

9. I have progressed in areas such as Photoshop and QuarkXPress, and learned new skills to create smooth transitions and creative layouts. During the process, I have developed my skills in attracting certain audiences using typical forms and conventions. I have learned how different ideas attract certain people using technology such as Facebook, and doing a lot more audience research for my main magazine.