Question 7

Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the the full product?
From the moment that planning I began to learn the importance of the preperation I was completing. Through drafting I began to realise how much more difficult it is to generate ideas the I originally thought it would be. Putting ideas to paper is far more time consuming then I originally believed, and therefore my organisation of time began to become more and more important. I decided to set myself deadlines and targets to keep myself focused throughout the production process. Before this project, I had never been quite so determined to set myself deadlines.
Whilst taking photos I began to realise a good photo is not as easy as it seems. Whilst researching into other magazines, the shots seem simple, and obvious, yet when beginning to do photography myself, I realised this certainly was not the case. One of the biggest issues was Mise en Scene. And to create meaningful photos for my cover and double paged I had to travel quite a distance. I wanted meaningful and creative backdrops, and to do this, I could not remain around college. Several other students and I decided to travel to Weston Super Mare and take photos using the sea scape as a backdrop. Whilst doing this we learn many things about framing and shot types, as well as angle. For example, when I wanted a model to dominate the shot, I would use a low angle shot to make him look far larger in the photo. Also, when I wanted to show emotion fully I would use a close up of the models face so that the audience could see all the emotion he was expressing.
Not Only have I learned this but I also learned a lot about general layout and design. You can see the difference between my preliminary design and my final design that I have learned several new skills, for example the fonts. The font I used for my original design was basic and generic on all of the cover lines, however on my final cover, it was far more original and well suited to my genre. Also, my Masthead itself was also more suited to an indie genre, where as my Masthead for my original task wasn't very well suited. Not only this but the difference in photography is also far more effective. The MCU contained on my final cover is Very suited to my genre and connotes everything that I intended, where as my original photo did not have a lot of meaning and therefore was slightly unsuited.