THE DIFFERENCES IN MY

PRELIMINARY TASK TO MY FINAL MEDIA PRODUCT

COLLEGE MAGAZINE FRONT COVER

COLLEGE MAGAZINE CONTENTS PAGE

MY FINAL PRODUCT FRONT COVER

MY FINAL PRODUCT CONTENTS PAGE

PRODUCTION

My college magazine was produced on Microsoft Publisher. My final magazine was produced all on

Photoshop.

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FONTSI used standard, basic fonts on my college magazine.

The fonts I used were already downloaded onto the computer – for example Calibri - and all I had to do was select them and type. They were simple, block fonts which weren’t exciting or fun. However, on my

final magazine, I used specialist fonts which I downloaded from Dafont.com. The fonts I downloaded especially were more interesting and varied than the ones featured on my college magazine. Furthermore, the fonts are more specialised in my chosen subject

area of electronics and technology.

COLOUR SCHEME

The colour scheme of my front cover of my final magazine is centred on the colours of the photograph.

I have used burgundy along with the simple combination of black and white. These colour choices

were pre-planned which can be found on my style sheet. Also, the colour scheme took inspiration from

what other music magazines would use. On the other hand, the college magazine’s colour scheme was a very impulsive decision. I chose a colour that didn’t clash with the rest of the photograph and that would

be visible. The pink was not thought out and was impetuous.

LAYOUT

Cover lines on my actual magazine took reference from existing magazines and look professional. The

cover lines on my college magazine are positioned in a place which is not conventional nor visually fitting. I

made use of the ruler tool on Photoshop when making my final magazine front cover so that the cover lines

are parallel to the image. I did not do this on my college magazine as it was rushed and I wasn’t

creating it on Photoshop. Also, the contents page of my college magazine is extremely basic and looks very amateurish. There is not excitement in it at all; it just

reads in a list. My final contents page, however, is more professional and varied.

PHOTOGRAPHYMy final magazine’s photography style is more appropriate to my magazine. It has been thought out, planned, edited

and adjusted. I took several pictures in order to get the correct ones for my desired page in contrast to my college magazine which I only took one picture for. The background

for the pictures really contrast each other. My college magazine has a busy background which is visually

disruptive. The background of my final magazine looks more professional and of a higher quality. Also, with the use of

Photoshop, I have digitally manipulated the images so that the skin, eyes and background are flawless and suitable for a

magazine.

WRITING STYLEI have used more colloquial language in my final magazine.

This is because I have focused more on my audience and taken into account what is appropriate for them.

My college magazine’s language was very minimal and not exciting at all. It was vague and boring, however it

did fulfil its primary purpose to inform. More specialised lexis in the semantic field of music was used in my final magazine along with correct terminology that I expect

my audience to fully understand.