LO3 of Unit 14 in CTEC media

1. Unit 14- lo3
By Lewis Manning

2. Contents
• Setting up the equipment- 3
• Pre-production materials- 4
• Production process-5
• Operating desktop publishing tools-6,7
• Conclusion- 8

3. Setting up equipment
Equipment cost
Office space £1,500 (per 2 months)
Apple macbook (x9) £11,691
Adobe CS6 master collection £6433.54
Desks (x9) £855
Chairs(x9) £405
printer £40
Camera £549
Pens (x 10) £10
paper £6.99
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These are the basic necessities in starting a magazine company that are for 9 people.
Even though it may be very expensive they are needed to for the magazine to be
successful and to pull in more buyers. I also took in account to how much I should be
buying because in the end I should hopefully be making a profit.

4. Pre production materials
• Having pre-production materials help to give a guide
on what you want your magazine to look like in the
end of the production of it. By having more then one
drawn draft it helps to give of what the basic look of
the magazine will look like and help to pick which
one will look more professional. By having a
photography plan it helps to get your own ideas
flowing on what you want for the front cover and the
double page spread.

5. Production process

6. Operating desktop publishing tools
(Front cover step by step)
1. First I got my background colour placed in for the style I planned to use during my plan.
2. Next I placed my main image in with it fully cropped and looking as clear as possible.
3. I then put in my barcode which consisted of placing an actual barcode along with logos of
other apps and finally the website address for the magazine.
4. After rearranging everything, I then placed the magazines name on it along with the side
lines going across on top. I had to put a white outline on the text as this would make it
stand out more and make it easier to read on what is already a dark background.
5. I then placed the remaining sidelines on the side of the image in bold to make them stand
out, I also placed in the main headline on top of the side lines to make it stand out along
with it being in a different font from the rest.
6. I then played around with the main image trying to make the main image more clearer.
7. For some final details I added a lines underneath each cover line so its clear that the
content is all separated from each other and not one big article on something that the
magazine is not focusing on.

7. Operating desktop publishing tools
(DPS – STEP BY STEP)
• For the start of the process, I launched InDesign and made sure that I have to A4 sized paper
next to each other to create the double page spread.
• I then placed in the 3 equally sized text boxes in the 3 columns so that when I place in my
article it would look professional.
• I then placed in my article into the three columns and made sure that the hyphenate button
was un clicked so that no words would be cut of from the end of the column and starting
halfway on the next.
• I then included the main headline of the article which is located on top of the actual article
and it being very bold.
• I then included the main image on the left page of the double page spread so the reader can
see what the article is actually about.
• For the final touches I included small details such as who wrote the article and made simple
adjustments to the document so it looks more professional like.

8. Conclusion
• In this section I have covered what will be
needed for a photo shoot along with all the
editing using equipment such as Photoshop
and making sure that the production of the
magazine will follow the production process
that has been created. I have also created step
by step guides for both the front cover and
the double page spread.