Diary

Media Magazine Diary

Week 1 – My preliminary task took three lessons to create and finish. To begin with I did a rough sketch of my front page and contents. I then scanned them onto the computer and then took some photos for my school magazine. After capturing the images I uploaded them onto the computer and began selecting the appropriate images for the front page and contents of my magazine. I then edited the selected images appropriately and added text to create a front cover and contents page for my preliminary school magazine task using photoshop. Finally, I wrote an evaluation for my magazine and uploaded them all onto my blog.

Week 2 – This week I learnt in lesson how to analyse front covers, contents pages and double page spreads. I also wrote the initial ideas of my magazine, using a spider diagram then going into detail on my front cover, contents and double page spread. I also wrote out a questionnaire, which I will be handing out to find out what my target audience are interested in.

Week 3 – During half term I began analysing 5 front covers, 5 contents pages and 5 double page spreads. I also typed up and finished my questionnaire.

Week 4 – This week I finished and completed all 15 analyse and posted them onto my blog, along with my questionnaire – meeting the deadline. I also filmed a number of students as I asked them questions from my questionnaire.

Week 5 – During the week of work experience I did hand drawn drafts of my front cover, contents page and double page spread. I made them as detailed as possible including colour. I also created a photo timetable to organise the times and locations my images will be taking place.

Week 6 - Once I was back to school I began making my front cover, contents page and double spread spread on photoshop for the rough cut deadline.

Week 7 - Once I had put my rough cut on my pages in the folder, I then added my original images and the rough cuts onto my blog. We then had feedback off both the teachers and students on what they liked and what could be improved, which i then typed up and also added onto my blog.

Week 8 - This week I took into account the improvements I had to make to my magazine to make the final copy of my pages. This included adding my text and correcting spelling errors on my dps and adjusted some of the layout on the front cover and contents page for the final deadline.
Once completed I then added them onto my blog.