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AS MEDIA PRELIMINARY TASK Cover and contents of my college magazine! Evaluation.

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AS MEDIA PRELIMINARY TASK

Cover and contents of my college magazine!

Evaluation.

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IN WHAT WAY DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE,

DEVELOP OR CHALLENGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS

OF MEDIA PRODUCTS? COVER PAGE.

SIMILARITIES:

Masthead

Cover lines

around the

main image

“C” used

to display

images

and text.

Rule of thirds

Eye contact with both

people on cover

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IN WHAT WAY DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE, DEVELOP

OR CHALLENGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF MEDIA

PRODUCTS? COVER PAGE

DIFFERENCES:A medium shot used in “fashion” whereas

a medium close up is used on “sfcs

student.” A model is used on the front

cover. The pose of the model on “fashion”

could have connotations of being sexy, a

confident pose is portrayed with

connotations of glamour and style.

Whereas on “sfcs student” the facial

expression is a smile, it is a real life

student which the students would relate

to and she looks welcoming and friendly

inviting the reader to read on.

Another difference was the

background

“sfcs student” has a background

whereas fashion has a plain

background.

Lastly “sfcs student” has a barcode

which I feel makes it look

professional and like a proper

magazine whereas “fashion”

doesn’t.

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STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF THE

FRONT COVER OF MY STUDENT MAGAZINE

Strengths: I think that I followed the idea of a “c” shape as a magazine would do which

made it look professional.

I think that the background emphasised the idea of college life as it represented a

student at college.

Lastly I think that my image was clear and worked quite well.

Weaknesses: I think there was some dead space which I could have filled more effectively.

I could have used a range of fonts to make it more interesting

Lastly I think that my image had too much headspace which could have been improved

by taking the image from a better angle.

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AUDIENCE FEEDBACK ON MY FRONT COVER.

I gained feedback from my audience so that I now know what would need improving

next time. My audience thought that my strengths included:

That they liked my font.

They also thought that my main image brought out the text- ensuring it was

easily legible and eye-catching.

My audience thought that my weaknesses include:

That there was slightly too much space.

They also believed that I could have had a few more Coverlines to grasp the

readers attention.

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IN WHAT WAY DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE, DEVELOP

OR CHALLENGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF MEDIA

PRODUCTS? CONTENTS PAGE.

SIMILARITIES

Both contents pages have initial

magazine masthead on their

contents pages.

Information backs up the

coverlines on the front cover.

Simple layout of columns with

sub headings headings so the

readers can simply read the

information (columns divided

into 3). This makes the

information clear.

Use of images to provide a

visual representation for the

readers and to make it more

interesting.

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IN WHAT WAY DOES YOUR MEDIA PRODUCT USE, DEVELOP

OR CHALLENGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF MEDIA

PRODUCTS? CONTENTS PAGE.

DIFFERENCES.“Drummer” uses a number on

their images which is

professional; it allows the reader

to know exactly where to find

this section; whereas on my

magazine I didn’t do this- I think

next time I could to make it more

professional.

On my student magazine I

added an email address and

number to make it seem more

professional; this isn’t on

“drummer”.

Drummer has a clear

professional colour scheme

whereas my magazine uses a

range over colours. I think using

a colour scheme makes the

magazine look professional

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STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF THE

CONTENTS PAGE OF MY STUDENT MAGAZINE

Strengths: I think that I put a reasonable amount of images on my contents to ensure the interest of

the reader.

I also used subheadings to make sure that the information was clear and legible this

ensured my magazine would be easy to navigate around.

Lastly I used three columns to ensure my magazine gave quite a professional

approach.

Weaknesses: I think that my images weren’t very clear and could have been made more able to see, by

making them bigger.

I think I could have had more text and information.

Lastly I think I could have showed the fact I was aiming to use 3 columns more clearly.

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AUDIENCE FEEDBACK ON MY CONTENTS

PAGE.

I gained feedback from my audience so that I now know what would need

improving next time. My audience thought that my strengths included:

That my layout was good and easy to gather information from.

Also that I used a good amount of pictures which made it more interesting.

My audience thought that my weaknesses include:

That I could have used a background colour this would have made it more

interesting and overall made my contents page more effective.

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WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNT ABOUT THE

TECHNOLOGIES FROM THE PROCESS

OF CONSTRUCTING THIS PRODUCT?By Laura Boucher

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I used a digital camera to take my main image- I learnt about a range of different angles and use a medium

close up on my front cover.

I had to ensure that the model dominated the frame however there was room for coverlines. I think I could

have angled the camera better to ensure that there was less headspace.

I then used adobe photoshop. This is an image based, industry standard package. I learnt to do many

things such as:

add an image; add text; add colour and to use the range of tools available.

I began by simply adding my image;

this set the background for my

magazine. I simply did this by

placing my image.

I then added my masthead; to do

this is used the text tool and then I

simply changed both the colour and

font. I want to made my masthead

stand out so I used fx and added a

stroke and drop shadow.

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Here I was able to add some key

coverlines, including my main one

“exclusive” here I used the text tool,

font and colour, I was also able to

position my text wherever I wanted it.

Here I added a barcode and I used a strip

at the bottom, to do this I added a

rectangle and then simply added text to it.

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP

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CONTENTS PAGE USING INDESIGN.

This shows my contents page in

indesign.

I created my contents page using InDesign. This is an industry standard package. It allowed me to “place”

my images in and also my masthead. It allowed me to add text with a range of fonts, colours ext. I found

indesign fairly simple to use and easily became familiar with the toolbar.

Indesign allowed me to think about the importance of layout. I helped me to try and achieve the three

columns I was aiming for. The only thing I found difficult about indesign was drawing the picture boxes

first as often the sizing was wrong and the image didn’t fit. I don’t think that my contents page looked

very professional I think that I could have improved this by ensuring the images were resized and more

clear and maybe having a background colour to make the text and images stand out more. Overall

indesign enabled me to add the features of my contents page and mainly enabled me to think about the

importance of a good layout; which I have now realised I can improve upon next time.