7. Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from in to the full product?

The progression from preliminary task to this one made me realise I needed to do much more planning than I originally did, so on this task I made sure I did the biggest amount of research and planning so I was prepared for the production part. Planning and preparation are important because without it you are unable to attract the target audience in ways common in other magazines and you will the create a magazine by guessing features. Organisation is also important so on both productions I created a time scale to make sure I wasn't going to run out of time. Having a time scale meant I could do extra work if I had run too quickly. Knowing how to use the cameras is important because if a shot needs to be portrait it is much easier to put the camera onto that setting rather than edit in Photoshop. I chose to not use lights because i wanted a more urban fitting background. However getting the right lighting is important else the magazine wont look lifelike. My post production skills improved a large amount since doing the preliminary task. My preliminary product isnt very realistic because i didnt have much experience. The improvement is noticeable when looking at my preliminary task: I think the editing of the image is what made it look less lifelike so on my new product i didnt edit it because i didnt want to make the same mistake twice. For my preliminary task i didnt assess my target market enough to attract them so after learning this i over researched my audience to make sure there was enough features to attract my intended audience. The biggest thing i learnt was research and  planning because on my first task i definitely didnt do enough i feel because of the way it turned out. If i had used social networking sites i believe feedback would've improved it but i have learnt that now. Knowing my audience and making a profile meant i could go into precise detail on the pages, e.g. font, colours and content. I have improved since i made targets because i wanted more structure to the process for which i made a timescale and stuck to it. Also i wanted to do more planning so i would be ready for production, i feel i could've done more for this but it was definitely an improvement.  I have enjoyed using more techniques and learning new things since the preliminary task.