1. Student Name and Number:
Tegan Arthur
381448
WorkingTitle and Date:
25/9/20
Behindthe Wheel
I have chosenthistitle tobe my workingtitle formyfanzine.Thisisbecause Idon'twantit to be
somethingboringandplainlike carculture.So,Iusedbehindthe wheelbecause itgivesthe audience
a hintthat it’sabout cars, butit doesn’tspecify whichpartof the car because itcouldbe about the
interiordesign,the experience etc.So,the title makesthe audience wanttofindoutwhichpartit of
the car itstalkingabout.
Also when searching for fanzines on the Internet with google search, if someone searches for car
fanzines, google will bring up selection of things that have these key words in and gives you a list of
fanzines and websites, images etc related to what has been put in the search engine. Therefore, by
having the name behind the wheel it will help to narrow down and bring the fanzine up on the internet.
Area of Activity:
Print- Fanzine
Audience:
My target audience would be 17-24 as at the age of 17 you are legally allowed to drive a car in the UK.
But the challenge foryoungdriversisthat everythingfromcar insurance tomodificationscanbe quite
expensive,sowhencreatingthisfanzineatleastit won'tcost themanythingtobe able toview a
fanzine todowiththe car culture that theymayenjoy. Plus, itwill include thingslikecargraphics,
modifications,carfestivalsetc. Whichiswhatmany youngdriversare into.
My projectwill be suitablefor all ages from 17+ for all social status groups from E (lower grade workers)
to A (high managerial workers) and all genders. Also, many people from all social status will at least have
a car as it will be seen as a vital part of transport to help travel to work, college and other places.
I have also increased the age range of my target audience because most car enthusiasts tend to be
around the age of 30 or 40 and have more experience with cars and build a genuine interest around cars.
They also tend to have a better understanding of cars and go to car shows etc.
Furthermore, when considering my project I will need to be in the mindset of my target audience so that
I can create something that will be interest them, and include the right amount of relevant information to
help them get interested as most information on fanzines, magazines, brochures etc. can be quite boring
and only the images attract people's attention. When I create my fanzine, I will make sure to include
relevant images and key information and try to make it appealing and engaging as much as possible.
2. I will need to also consider about my resources because if I use different software or do something slightly
different due to the covid 19, it could affect the quality of my fanzine which could also affect the results
of my fanzine and affect how it appeals and engages the audience. So, if I am unable to use photoshop,
illustrator or InDesign I will try to use a software similar to all three like gimp or coral draw, so that it
doesn’t affect how I plan to create my fanzine too much. I will try to ensure that it is close to the quality
of photoshop in case I do use another software.
Rationale:
ThroughoutlastyearI have done a range of projectsfromprintto audio,withthatI have learntand
gaineda range of skills. However, Iwill mainlybe usingthe skillsinmypastprintprojectsfor this
currentprojectas I will be creatinga fanzine whichisprintbased. Iwill alsouse the skillsIusedto
make a magazine coverfroma pastproject.I will alsouse the skills I've gainedfromsoftware's like
photoshop,gimp,InDesignetc.
The last print-basedprojectIdidwasa small posterand frontcover fora brochure ,thiswill have an
impacton thiscurrentprojectas I will be doingsomethingalittle similarandIwill haave toput the
skillsIusedformy printprojectanduse themall tomy bestfor thisprojectto make itstand outfrom
the previousprojectsbutalsotohelpmake itappealingandengagingforthe audience.
ProjectConcept:
For my factual project I plan on creating a car culture fanzine which has subcultures such as car festivals, races,
modifications etc. that all make the car culture. The reason i have chosentodo a fanzine isbecause Ilike
doingprint-basedprojectsandbecause isbasedaroundsomethingIfindpassionate about.
The researchI needto lookat iscar festival,carbrands,car modifications,carmechanics/technicians
and car graphics.This researchwill helpme withmyprojectbecause it'sgoingtobe a fanzine based
aroundthe car culture whichincludes subcultures like carfestivalsetcwhichmake the car culture. It
will alsogive me abetterunderstandingabouteachsectionIam researching
I am also thinking of creating a survey to complete with people I know from different ages to get ideas
around whether they have a car, types of designs they would be interested in, car festivals etc. This will
then help me to build on the information and images to put on my fanzine as I want to ensure I can
capture my audience’s attention. It will also give me a better understanding of who my audience is, and
I can try and be in their mindset when creating this project.
However, I will have to take into consideration that due to the covid 19 I could be restricted to some
things as I will be working from home as well as college. So I will have to be prepared in case anything
changes.
Evaluation:
Whenit comesto evaluatingmy work, I planto talkaboutthe goodand the bad, time management
and anyimprovements Iwouldmake.Iwill gainfeedbackfrommypeersandtutoron mywork to
helpme improve alongthe waybefore everythinghastobe submitted.
3. Week Task Specific Tasks
1 Research Car festivals
Car brands and the
history
Types of car graphics
Car modifications
Job role of a car
mechanic/technician
Production and topic
research
Practical
Audience research:
Survey results
Survey summary
2 Initial Plans and Proposal What I plan to make
What influenced me
Mood boards:
Car festival and races
Car Brands
Car Graphics
Car Modifications
Car mechanics/
technicians
Fanzines
Mind maps:
Final Idea
Content
Title
Colours
3 Improvements on research Acting upon feedback
Including more research
on fanzines
Structure of fanzines
4 Pre-production and planning Style sheet:
Front cover
Content page
Page 1 and 2
Page 3 and 4
Page 5,6,7,8
Page 9,10,11,12
Page 13,14,15,16 and
17
Page 18,19,20,21
Page 22,23 and 24
Resources:
Equipment
Software
4. Location
Contingency planning:
Potential issues
Solution
Health and safety:
Risks
Solution
Issues avoided
5 Production Front cover and context
page – Monday to
Tuesday, edit
Wednesday
Pages 1,2,3,4,5 –
Wednesday to Friday,
edit Saturday and
Sunday
6 Production Pages 6,7,8,9,10 –
Monday to Wednesday,
edit Saturday and
Sunday
Pages 11,12,13,14,15 –
Thursday to Friday, edit
Sunday
7 Production Pages 16,17,18,19,20 –
Monday to Wednesday,
edit Wednesday
8 Production Back page and pages
21,22,23,24 – Thursday
and Friday, edit
Saturday
9 Evaluation Production process
evaluation
Improvements
Time management
Research
Planning
Technical qualities
Audience appeal
Aural qualities
10 Evaluation Peer feedback
What did they like
What could be improved