Work Update Week 1 - Week 25

1. A2 Media Studies
Advanced Portfolio
Production Diary
Petra Divac

2. Progress Update Plan for next month/week
Week
1
• During the first week we were introduces to the AS
media studies syllabus to see possible course work
production options we could do. As a class we
discussed working on a magazine print which
included the preliminary task and a main task
design of a front cover, content page, and double
spread article for a magazine we chose. I found this
most intriguing because I am already familiar with
magazine designs because I did a class of digital
art and a design course work. What I learned last
year could be mastered and used in this years
media class.
• Create power point presentation with course work
introduction
• Preliminary task start with school magazine Primary
research
• Secondary research into existing school magazine fron
covers and content pages
Week
2
• I have finished my primary research in the structure
of a questionnaire , in which I asked students various
questions that would assist me in the making of my
school magazine. The information I gathered I then
converted into charts that I summarized, and this is
what I will include in my designs. In order to get to
know the school magazine design I accomplished
relevant research in which I analyzed and composed
existing magazine front covers and content pages.
• Complete primary and secondary research
• Front cover and content page rough draft design
Week
3
• This week I finished my primary and secondary
research and I have compiled information which I will
implement in the production and design of my
magazine. Using the researched information I began
with the rough draft of a school magazine front cover
and content page – both done by hand. This helped
me envision the way my magazine could look, which
lead me to further development and an end result.
• Continue with front cover and content page development
• Creating front cover and content page final mock up
• Organize and plan photo shoot
• Props and equipment

3. Progress Update Plan for next month/week
Week
5
• I have began with my final preliminary production
this week, as well as designing my front cover and
content page rough drafts. I have encountered a
problem with the fonts on my front cover and
adjusting the image sizes on the content page as
I’m not experienced in using Photoshop.
• Finish Content Page
• Finalize front cover and content page layout and make a
final draft
• Summarize and Evaluate my preliminary task production
Week
6
• As this is the last week of us working on our
preliminary task due to the deadline I have completed
my content page, and front cover and have summed
up my production. This week was quite difficult as I
encountered problems with my research as I couldn’t
find a specific fashion magazine I wanted to use as
an example, I couldn’t figure out how to use some
tools in Photoshop. While designing my content page
I encountered the problem of putting my pictures in
and keeping them aligned with the text.
• Looking at existing media production blogs
• To Plan & Prepare my bog design
• Gather necessary graphical elements needed for my blog
• Upload my preliminary task presentation
• Research how to set up my own blog
Week
7
• I have gone with using “wordpress” as it is quite
simple to use and setup and it is quite visually
attractive and easy to navigate. I decided to use a
background of a girls hair which I edited myself as it
is a photo I took. I had trouble getting the background
to fit. I have gone through other blogs and have
noticed their backgrounds as they are quite plain or
very over the top. I have decided to use a picture of
• Brainstorm potenetial main task magazine ideas
• Research existing magazine front covers, content pages
double page spread articles
• Critical analysis of front covers, content pages, double page
spreads
• Research into publishing companies

4. Progress Update Plan for next month/week
Week
9
• This week I completed my front cover, content page
and double page spread article comparisons. I have
completed my publishing companies research and I
have come to the realization of how they
communicate with their target audience. I
completed my primary research into the fashion
industry so that I would know what to incorporate
into my fashion magazine. Using secondary
research my primary task was to research who my
main consumer will be. To create and process my
survey for my magazine research I utilized “Survey
Monkey” . With the help of this site I have been
able to successfully make a consumer profile which
I will use when making my own magazine.
• Final week of research and finishing presentations
• Upload onto blog
• Start pre-production and planning
Week
10
• This week I have completed my research on fashion
magazines and the fashion industry as I’ve looked
into publishing companies and learned about what
types of magazines they publish. I have also learned
about production houses consumer demographics,
this week I fully pointed my attention to my research
and I completed my research summary.
• Upload on blog
• Being with pre-production and planning
Week
11
• I have set up my blog and designed it in “Wordpress”,
using a photo I took as my background. I had
difficulty with uploading the background and making
my first post as I was having trouble learning to use
“Wordpress”. I have started with my pre-production
research by analyzing fashion magazines that have
appealed to me.
• Potential magazine name research
• Font Research

5. Progress Update Plan for next month/week
Week
13
• This week I researched various existing fashion
magazine main images and front covers, I have
come up with some ideas as to what to use. I have
decided to keep it in relation with my double page
spread article. After doing a mind map for my main
article topics I have chosen to do an interview as it
is most frequent in other existing magazines.
• Pitch Presentation
Week
14
• I have completed my pitch presentation as it will help
me with the production and sell of my magazine as it
answers various frequent and non-frequent questions
of consumers. It will answer for who I am making this
magazine, why, etc. I did not have any difficulties
creating this presentation as it helped me piece
together what my main achievement was.
• First rough drafts for: Front Cover, Content Page, Double
Page Spread Article
Week
15
• This week I have finished the rough drafts for my
fashion magazine front cover content page, and
double page spread article. Even though I have
previously finished research on fashion magazines I
encountered trouble with creating my own drafts and
ideas. These drafts I made just for guidance through
out making and designing my magazine – not to be
used for final.
• Being with second drafts for front cover, content page, and
double page spread article making them more alike to my
final design.
Week
16
• This week I have created my final rough draft for my
front cover doing it by hand. I have based it on other
magazine front covers, content pages and double
page spread articles. I have decided placement for
• Do Same For Content Page

6. Progress Update Plan for next month/week
Week
17
• This week I have done the same for my content
page as previously for my front cover. I have come
up with a more finalized magazine design. This
week I encountered problems with my design – I
was not satisfied with the idea I came up with. I
want to change how plain and simple it looks as it
does not stand out or appeal to me.
• Complete rough drafts, do the double page spread article
• Write the double page spread article
Week1
8
• This week I have concluded my article after I have
conducted my interview. I have asked questions
many people are interested in as this is an article for
“behind the scenes”. I asked questions relevant to her
career as a designer, her work, and if she thinks
about going world-wide with her work.
• Finish Drafts Presentations
• Do Photo-Shoot
• Find Props
Week
19
• I have finished my presentation with my drafts,
although I couldn’t start my photo-shoot as it was not
in the best weather conditions. I used this time to
research more photo-shoots done in fashion
magazines.
• Do photo-shoot for front cover, content page, and double
page spread article
• Begin working on final designs in photoshop

7. Progress Update Plan for next month/week
Week
21
• This week I have working in Photoshop on all of my photos in
order to complete my final front cover design. I had difficulty
choosing a main image as well as supporting images for my
content page. All my articles and images relate to the
consumers interest, I have decided that the background of my
magazine will be white, blue, yellow, and red as all these
colors are visually enticing and all contrast from each other.
• Complete final content page design
Week2
2
• This week I have worked in Photoshop, again, in order to
conclude the work on my final front cover, content page and
double page spread designs. I didn’t encounter any issues this
week with the article of the photos in Photoshop. I did find it
difficult to make all my articles fit in on my front cover.
• Complete final double page spread
Week
23
• I have finished my final double page spread article and the
design. It was hard as I had to choose the right images to fit my
magazine and make sense to connect with my articles. My main
images had to be good enough to connect with my target
audience. Editing my masthead was difficult as it is short but
had to make up enough space to fit across the top of my front
cover.
• Finish production presentation
• Begin evaluation
Week
24
• I have completed my production presentation by doing a critical
analysis of all my drafts and final designs as well as including a
very detailed explanation of my step-by-step process for my
• Finish Fashion Magazine evaluation

8. Progress Update Plan for next month/week
Week2
5
• As this is the final week I have completed my
evaluation using “prezi” as to make it more
interesting and different. By answering the
necessary questions needed and required making
my presentation visually appealing I have
completed my evaluation. I inserted photos and pie
charts. This is the final week of my AS Media
Coursework and I will upload it all to my blog.
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