Evaluation 7 (DPS)

Evaluation 7 (Contents page)

Evaluation 7 (Front Cover)

 

Looking back to your primarily task, what do you feel that you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

Final Magazine

Evaluation 6

Question 6 by Lorraine Fordjour

Photoshop was the main software that I used in order to create my media product which consists of a front cover, a contents page and a DPS. I used Photoshop to edit my pictures and to create a whole new look for the images I had taken. Using Photoshop has improved my editing skills as I didn't know how to airbrush an image, I didn't know how to add a filter etc. but now I know how to do all these things because I've practiced how to use it. I think that Photoshop is a good software to use if you want to create something that looks professional and or precise, because if I had used another software to create my magazine the sell lines may not have been aligned accurately, or for example, I wouldn't have been able to use the ruler on Photoshop to create an invisible line for my contents page which is a necessity.

I used many of the tools, but mainly the spot healing brush tool and the magic wand tool. I used the spot healing tool to get rid of any blemishes, bumps and spots on  my models face. The magic wand helped me to get rid of the background, for example for my new music front cover I got rid of the grey background and filled the blank background with a different colour to make the main image stand out.

To present my work I used software such as powerpoint, slideshare, powtoon, emaze etc.. These were all good to use as it made my work look neat and presentable. I used powerpoint mainly to present my work and analysis as I have had experience with powerpoint so I know how to use it very well.  it's also quite easy to use, you can add your own design and switch up the look from a blank page. I also used blogger to present my work. Many people use this website to present there work or to display their blog on fashion, food, hair etc. I like this website because it enabled me to receive feedback from my teachers as they were able to access my blog and comment their thoughts on my blog and my products.

I used Google and YouTube to help me with my research and the process of making my product. as I mentioned before I wasn't familiar with photoshop before, I wasn't very confident when using the software so I turned to YouTube and google for help. I looked for tutorials on YouTube if I couldn't understand the written instructions on google. Although google wasn't as helpful as photoshop in terms of helping me figure out how to use photoshop, google helped me with my research on my choice of genre, the history/meaning behind it and extra information that I needed for my genre research.

Evaluation 5

In this video I discuss how I attracted/addressed my audience. I think the most helpful way to get feedback from my audience was by having a group interview. When having a group interview everyone feels comfortable and at ease which enables them to be more honest about their opinion and it also allows them to elaborate on their points that they make because at times survey's don't allow you to go into detail.
Here is a group interview that I set up. I chose to have the interview because I wanted to find out what people would expect to find or see in an afro beats magazine. Most of them mentioned that they would expect to see bright colours on an afro beat magazine and also African material on the models. It's evident that I didn't consider the colour scheme of my magazine when creating my first draft. My old magazine compared to my new one is rather dull and doesn't reflect afro beats as much as the updated version does. I considered the African material being used but other than that, my magazine need much more than just African material.

Evaluation 4

Evaluation 4 done from AbenaFordjour