The document compares the author's preliminary task to their final product, noting several ways their skills have improved. They learned to use software like Photoshop and Quark Xpress more proficiently. Images, graphics, and layouts were of higher quality. An understanding of codes and conventions helped the final product appear more polished and "like a real music magazine."

1. Q7) Looking back at you
media preliminary task, what
do you feel you have learnt in
the progression from it to the
full product?

2. QUESTION 7
I looked at my final product in comparison
to my preliminary task I can see how I
have improved. I found that my skills on
the software used and my knowledge of
codes and conventions had improved.

3. Main Task
Photoshop
• I also improved my Photoshop
skills as the images I have
recently taken for my finished
product are at a much higher
Preliminary Task quality and standard.
• The image I had taken for the
Preliminary task was slightly blurry
showing that my photography
skills and camera angles have
also improved.

4. Main Task
Main Task Photoshop
• I used graphic features in both
magazines but I can see that I
have improved.
• The graphic feature in my final
product has had: Drop
Preliminary Task Shadow, Bold Text and Stroke.
This has helped in to stand out
and overall look more
professional.
• The graphic feature in my
Preliminary Task had no style
methods added to it which made it
look flat, plain and boring.

5. Main Task
Photoshop
• Using Photoshop I improved the
appearance of my barcode.
• In my final product, I rotated the
barcode, re-sized and re-
positioned it. This helped to make
Preliminary Task it look more professional than in
my Preliminary Task.
• It now is smaller and the
information about the magazine
surrounding it looks a lot more
clear and in order.

6. Photoshop
Main Task Preliminary Task
• My coverlines before looked boring and unappealing. I added on my
final product a drop shadow which helped it to hand out.
• On my Preliminary Task the coverlines covered part of the main
image where in terms of codes and conventions it should only cover
slightly.
• I made them look more professional by positioning them differently in
my main task.
• Also, by underlining my coverlines i have made them stand out more
which may help to attract my target audience.

7. Photoshop
Main Task
Preliminary Task
• I also improved my Photoshop skills as the name of the
magazine appears to be more eye catching, after I had
learnt the different tools such as drop shadow.
• Although in the Preliminary Task the magazines name did
have a drop shadow I improved it by using the advanced
settings such as: the spread of the shadow and how
transparent the drop shadow is.

8. Main Task
Quark Xpress
• I used Quark Xpress to create my
contents page and double page
spread.
• When we created the school
Preliminary Task magazine I didn’t know how to use
the software such as Quark
Xpress, which I had to learn as I
used it.

9. Main Task
Quark Xpress
• The images I used within my
contents page have improved as
the sizing of the images now look
professional. I learnt how to do
Preliminary Task this by resizing the original image
box to get the size I desired.
• I also added captions under the
images on my final product. This
made it look more professional. I
did this by adding graphic features
and text.

10. Quark Xpress
Main Task Preliminary Task
• In the preliminary task I didn’t really know how to make the
columns look professional.
• To make columns I inserted a text box and there I changed
the settings to make 3 columns.
• I made the main text stand out by changing the colour and
I also made the page numbers bold in my final product.

11. Quark Xpress
Main Task Preliminary Task
• The masthead for the contents page was bland
on the preliminary task, but for the main task I
added a drop shadow and followed the codes and
conventions by making the text different from the
name on the front cover.
• On the preliminary task I had already put the
magazines name and the date under the heading
‘CONTENTS’, which already followed codes and
conventions, so I did it again.

12. I can see now compared with my latest finished
final music magazine that my skills have widely
improved. Not only have I improved technically I
have also improved my presentation as the
layout looks a lot more professional. Also when I
started the preliminary task I didn’t have vast
knowledge on the codes and conventions, I did
know some but I quickly was taught them the
rest of them when creating my main task the
music magazine. This allowed me to make
progression as it made the final product look
more professional, like a real music magazine.