1. Preliminary
Task
Full Product
The preliminary task is very blank and does not stand out at all.
From seeing the comparison I have learnt that the front cover needs to
be busy and eye catching.
It is conventional to have the image as the background as I did in both
magazines but I have learnt that it is very conventional to have the
masthead very bold and to have bright colours.
I have learnt that it is conventional to have cover lines on the left third to
make the magazine more effecting and attractive.

2. My preliminary task has covered some conventions. It does have
a masthead and a few cover lines. Also there are a range of
colours.
However it does not have any other images and the font is very
plain and doesn’t change.
My finished front cover also has a bold masthead as well as a
range of fonts and colours. Also I have used more than one
image on the front cover and it is of a band/artist which is
conventional for a music magazine.

3. My photography and images have improved
because the shot type used in my preliminary task is
not very effective and doesn’t look very conventional.
Also it is not eye catching and the colours are very dull.
This has been improved greatly in my finished product
because I have used a mid shot which allows you to
see the image easier and the features are
conventional for the magazine.
The mise-en-scene has also been improved because
the clothes and person in the image doesn’t really suit
the genre of the magazine. It was a school magazine
and the clothes are not related to school.
My finished front cover looks better because the
setting, props, costume and lighting has improved a lot
to make it conventional.

4. The image editing has improved greatly
because on my preliminary task I didn’t edit it at
all so it didn’t stand out.
On my front cover I edited it correctly to make
the brightness and contrast effective and for the
image to stand out.

5. The layout in my preliminary task was conventional
because I have a masthead, cover lines and the use of
left third. However, my front cover now uses route of the
eye and looks more conventional for a music magazine.

6. My fonts on my preliminary task are conventional for
the student/teacher/parent audience because it’s a
simple font. However, the fact that I stuck to the
same font on the front cover is very unconventional.
My finished front cover uses a lot of improved fonts
because I have varied the font styles and even
though they are all sans serif which is conventional, I
have chosen different types of fonts.
The colours are not conventional on my preliminary
task because some colours make the writing hard to
read. Also red isn’t conventional for school
magazine so it doesn’t appeal to the audience.
The colours have improved on my front cover
because I have kept to a house style to make it
conventional. I chose the colours I knew would be
appealing from the knowledge of colours and their
connotations I gained since the preliminary task.

7. My preliminary task doesn’t‘ really have a mode of address because
there isn’t a tone given from my preliminary front cover because it is
just basic. Although, from the knowledge I have gained from the
research and planning I found that the images, fonts, colours helped
towards making the mode of address quite weird and different.