Qu7)Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

I became aware of the typical conventions used in magazines:

Developed planning skills:
Compared to my preliminary task I do believe that my planning skills have improved massively. The photographs I shot for my preliminary magazine were not planned at all where-as the photo shoots I organised for 'RECKLESS' were as I took my model's outfit, pose and makeup into consideration in order for her to suite my magazine's genre.

Audience:
In order to recognise my target audience more in order to create a product which would meet their needs more effectively I read through an array of letters and looked at personal photos which buyers of 'Kerrang', a music magazine similar to mine' had sent in. This enlightened me about the type of readers who would probably buy 'RECKLESS', thus helping me design my magazine to suit the readers interests.

Comparing my preliminary and main task:

As you can see it is obvious that I have learnt a lot about the construction of magazines. I have became aware of the typical conventions of a magazine and learnt the layouts which are used to make the pages visually appealing.