Evaluation of Preliminary task

How have you used media conventions?

• I have used many different media convention on my school magazine front cover. I have thought about the principal of thirds, with the masthead in the first third, the coverlines in the second third and the main larger coverline in the final third. I have also thought about colour schemes, by having the background image and the coverlines matching. I have used a picture that doesnt necessarily limit the target audience and that will appeal to people of the school. I have used the ‘route of the eye’ technique as well as the ‘primary optical area’ and the ‘terminal area’ by putting important information in these areas. The school website is in terminal area because it is the last thing people will see so they should remember it. The issue number and date are in the primary optical area so it is the first thing people notice and they can tell which issue from which month it is.

What technologies have you used?

For the main cover of my preliminary task i used fireworks to remove the background from the picture i took, so i could place the picture on the background without the background overcrowding the magazine cover

To take the picture I used a digital camera and then uploaded the photo. I also used fireworks to edit the photo slightly to remove the background and brighten the photo.

What skills have you developed that will help you produce your main task?

• I have developed my skills in how to place the heading, pictures and cover lines in the correct place for them to be noticed.
• I have also developed my skills in what different shots there are as i didn’t really know there was such a variety before.
• I have used my skills to find the right type of fonts that will suit a certain magazine and which one’s stand out.

Are there any skills you think you will need to develop?

• I will need to improve on the layout of a magazine and where to place fonts and i can place them over a picture in the wrong place.
• I will need to develop my research skills better as i can get impatient if I can’t find the font, picture, information etc. So i will need to be more specific in what i’m looking for and wait as it won’t come to me strait away.