Looking back at your preliminary task (the continuity editing task), what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to full product?
I believe the main progression from my preliminary is my ability to use all the software available and the broadening of my understanding as to how a magazine is created and all the key features and conventions as to what attracts an audience to the magazine . Firstly i have developed greatly my ability to use Photoshop , to begin with during the prelim stage i only had very basic skills and knowledge of Photoshop such as being able to edit and roughly cut out and add affects to photos .My ability to use this program has gradually progressed throughout the making of my magazine, and after producing my draft it is clear that i have a much more in depth understanding of all the elements , tools and effects of this program . I think you can see for yourself that in comparison to my prelim the editing and precision of the magazine is of a much higher standard, showing my improvement throughout the course.For example my ability to add shadow effects to photos , I also am much more efficient; getting simple tasks such as editing objects and layers completed quickly.


My understanding of how magazine should look , and the context of magazines had majorly improved , and this was mainly due to the amount of research  as I was learning how magazines appeal to an audience and the techniques, conventions and features they use, such as the rule of three and the use of the golden spiral for photographs. I learnt that it was key to have a CVI which is why i then went on to base my magazine around the CVI to make it powerful and have an impact towards the reader.

As you can see , the points of interest are not as strong in my preliminary magazine, there is not enough going on in the points of interest , for example the top left hand side of the page there is nothing going on except for a few letters, this in comparison to my final Front cover , as you can see there is a massive improvement with lots going on inside the hot spots.

With regards to my double page spread , there is one side of the page where there is a lot more going on than the other . But on the left hand side in the top left hand corner , there are words inside the three triangles so i have hit that well , also in most hot spots there is thing going on except for one , which showed me that maybe i need to add a third column to my double page spread.

From the beginning to the end i have come a long way in developing my skills and knowledge on the technologies used like Photoshop. I have developed a more deeper understanding of where things should go on the page , and where to put things so that it would attract the audience.