Blog reflection for magazine cover

 My learning experience regarding magazine conventions included learning about the more in depth elements of magazines. I found it fascinating how each convention had a purpose towards selling to its demographic.

 I made my magazine part of the fashion and self-care genre, I conveyed this through my cover image and article being me wearing a dress and having the featured article related to the dress. By having the dress as the main center of attention I brought a focus to the piece of clothing signifying that this was a magazine about clothing. 

Another convention I used was the font types and color, I used bold attention grabbing fonts that had similar styles to differ each coverline or to emphasize on certain words. I used a classic cursive-esque font for the masthead to mimic high fashion magazines to make it appealing to fans of that particular demographic.

The only challenge I had was experimenting with the font colors, when I researched examples I discovered that most magazine covers had a plethora of font colors that suited each coverline or puff. I attempted that within my cover but then discovered that it looked too complex and messy. The solution I found was to make all the font colors a cohesive shade of pink for a more professional and cleaner design.

Overall my learning experience was fruitful, I was able to pick on the interface of Indesign quickly to make my cover very easy to complete and I will make sure to use this skill set throughout my portfolio by experimenting with specific elements and make the best judgement to deliver the goal of using the magazine conventions to appeal to the audience.

Video Editing Blog Reflection

 The process of learning premiere pro was at first quite a bit tedious, I had access to the ASB instructional videos which were very helpful when it came to the organization of the clips and workspace. But I’ve personally taken TV over the course of my high school career so therefore, I was able to pick up technical aspects like editing the timeline very well due to my previous experience with the program. My experience of creating the clip went well because of that, but I would say due to the plethora of tools that premiere has to offer that at times it was very overwhelming. But with a solid understanding of the basic tools I was able to make something I was proud of. 

Once I had a good foundation of the program my success lay within timing of the placement of the clips I chose, I was able to make a smooth transition with the audio of the interview with b-roll being shown on screen.

Another success I had was the choice of clips relating to what the interviewer was saying so the audience watching the clip would have a cohesive experience.

Also I was very fond of the lower third I created, I made sure to use a red border to captivate the audience's attention. 

Throughout the process of creating the clip I learned how crucial it is to match audio within imagery to elevate the final product, instead of just adding random clips to the audio, have the placement and timing of the individual clip have meaning. I’ll use this knowledge within my next project by using the evolved mindset of having everything have meaning and purpose. And I’ll use it throughout my portfolio by implementing this in my next projects.