Production plan

Unit G321 – Foundation Portfolio in Media – Production Plan Template
Weekbeginning:Monday27th
October 2014
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Researchingthe
productionprocess
for ‘We Love Pop’
so I can understand
howI would
produce my
magazine.
Researchinghow
longit takesto
release ‘We Love
Pop’ therefore Iwill
thenknowwhenI
can release my
magazine.
Researchingthe
Editorand the job
rolesat the
magazine.
Researchingwhatthe
productioncompany
doesinorderto
publishthe magazine
and the costs
involved.
Researchingkey
people involvedin
the production
process
Statisticsaboutthe
magazine interms
of circulation
figuresand
frequencyof the
magazine.
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Weekbeginning:Monday 3rd
November2014
Researchingwhat
type of modelsI
will needwhen
producingmy
magazine.
Askingfriendsif I
wouldbe able to
take photosof them
for mymagazine
frontcover,contents
page and double
page spread.
Take photosof
friendsformy
magazine including
propsfrom myprop
list.
Startingto produce
my magazine hand
drawndrafts.
Colouringthe hand
drawndrafts
includingmyhouse
style forthe
magazine.
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Weekbeginning:Monday 10th
November2014
Startingto produce
the front coveron
Photoshop
Choose the best
photographsfor
each page and edit
usingPhotoshop
Addcover storiesfor
the magazine
includingthe house
style
Front covershould
nowbe completed
have time to doany
final improvements
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November2014
Start drawingthe
handdrawn drafts
for contentspage.
Start colouring
includinghouse style
Produce contents
page on Photoshop
Addcoverlinesto
page
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Final touchesto
the contentspage
Start hand drawn
draftsto double
page spread
Produce questions
for interview
Askquestions Produce double
page spread
Final touchesto
double page spread
includingadding
editedphotos.
Checkovereach
page of frontcover,
double page spread
and contentspage.
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The final stepsforproducingmymagazine will be tosenditto the publicationsothattheycan printit. Thiscouldbe done byany printingpublicationbutmymagazine of
inspirationusesEgmont.
Monday: Research productionprocess for my magazine
Date of publication– The firstthingto do isto setup a date of publication.Once thisdate hasbeenestablished, formymagazine Ineedtocreate a
schedule.A scheduleisaplanon howI am goingto go about the productionprocessandwheneachof the processwill occur.
Managing the schedule - The schedule shouldbe made insucha waythat there are provisionsforcertainmishapssothatevenwhenthese mishapsoccur,I
can alwaysmeetthe deadline.Thisisthe reasonwhya propermanagementof the scheduleisveryvital.
Editorial and budgetary decision–The editorial decisionsinvolvethe magazine’seditorial teamassemblinganddecidingwhattopicswill be coveredinthe
nextissue of the magazine.Afterdecidingwhichtypesof article ideasortopics,newsstories,illustrationsand photographs will be usedinthe magazine,
the team nowmakesthe budgetarydecisions.
ContentAcquisition– The contentacquisitionprocessis the mostimportantstepbecause withoutcontentwe simplycannothave the magazine inthe first
place.There are two majorwaysthat contentcan be gatheredfora magazine.The firstisthroughin-house staff writersandthe secondwayisthrough
external writers thatare commissionedtowrite ontopicsthatare specialistinnature.Itisat thisstage that artworkandgraphics are also worked on.The
artworkis definedasillustrationsand picturesthatare goingto be placedinthe magazine.Graphicsare the pictures orimagesthatare designedwitha
computerprogram.
Sub-editing– Subeditingfocusesonone majorthing,whichisqualitycontrol.The magazinesub-editorwillbe responsible forthisjob.Thisstepinvolves
the followingimportantthings:
 Checkingof the accuracy of all facts inthe articles
 Making sure that wordsare properlyspelled
 Making sure that grammar andpunctuationare usedcorrectly
 Making sure that all articlesfollowthe house-style

 Workingon the page layout
Page Layout –Their jobisto typesetandlayoutthe variouspagesthatcome togethertomake the magazine.Inperformingthistask,theyuse verypowerful
DesktopPublishing(DTP) programssuchasInDesignorPagemakertogetthe jobdone.Itis at thisstage that advertsfromadvertisersare placedintothe
content.
Proofreading– once the above stage has beencompleted,the nextstage isthe proofreading.The editorialdepartmentwill printoutahardcopyof the
magazine forthe sole purpose of readingthroughtofindandcorrect any mistakesinit.Itis easiertoproofreada hardcopythanit isto proofreada
softcopy.Anymistake thatisspottedisquicklycorrectedonthe DTPfile.The editorial teamkeepsproofreadinguntilevery memberissatisfiedthatall
mistakeshave beencorrected.
File emailedtoprinter – Afterthe proofreadingstage,the DTPfile of the entire magazine issenttothe printerwhose jobwill be toprintthe magazine. Pre-
pressisdefinedasthe processof checkingtomake sure thatyou are sendingall the fontsandimagesneededforthe magazine withyourfile.Once this
stage is over,the printingcompanytakesover.Butbefore the printingcompanyprintsthe hundredsorthousandsof copiesrequestedbythe publication,
the companyfirstprintsa fewcopies andsendsthemto the publication’seditorforcheckingonce again.Thisiscalledthe printer’sproofs.If the editorand
histeamare satisfiedwiththe printer’sproofs,thenthe greenlightisgiventothe printerformassprintingtocommence.Eachcopythe printerprintsisthe
final finishedproduct.
Distribution– Thisisthe laststage of the entire process.The printingcompany,havingfinishedwiththe printingof the magazineswill package themneatly
and sendthemtoa warehouse.Fromthe warehouse,the magazinesare thendistributedandthensoldtothe public. Thisprocesswillbe done eachweek
as my magazine isgoingtobe a weeklypublication.
From: http://hosbeg.com/the-magazine-production-process/

Tuesday: Researchinghow long it takes to release ‘We Love Pop’
‘We Love Pop’is releasedonaweeklybasis,therefore whenproducingtheirmagazine theyare veryearlyinadvance astheyneedtohave enoughtime toproduce it.
Producinga weeklymagazine meansthatthe magazine will have toguesswhatcelebritywillbe popularatthattime andwhat the target audience will wanttoreadabout.
How and WhenI plan to produce my magazine:
Whenproducingmymagazine Iplan onusingPhotoshop,thisisbecause Ifinditeasyto create a layoutand remainthe brandidentityoneachpage (frontcover,contents
page and double page spread).Iplanonproducingmymagazine everyweek,thisisbecausethe magazine of inspirationisaweeklymagazine releasedeveryweek,and
therefore Iwill copy‘We Love Pop’. Therefore myfirstmagazine releasedate willbe inDecember.
Wednesday:Researchingthe Editor
A magazine featureseditorisresponsible forthe contentandqualityof theirpublicationandensuresthatstoriesare engagingandinformative.
Most opportunitiesare inlarge publishingcompaniesthatproduce awide range of titles.These includeweeklyandmonthlyconsumerorlifestyletitles,whichare
commonlyreferredtoas'glossy'magazines. However,featureseditorsare alsoemployedbytrade magazines,specialistpublishers,onlinemediaandin-house magazines.
Magazine featureseditorsdonotalwaysneedspecialistknowledge of the subjecttheycover,unlessthe contentishighlytechnical,althoughaninterestinthe subjectis
usuallyexpected.
Typical work activities
The role will varyaccordingto the size of the publicationandthe nature of itscontent,butresponsibilitieswill typicallyinclude:
 overseeingthe layout,appearance andcontentof feature articles;
 generatingideasforfeatureswithwritingstaff;
 commissioningarticlesfromfreelance andin-house writers;
 managingwritingstaff andfreelance feature writers;
 editingandre-writingarticles,some of whichmaybe rejectedorreturnedtothe writerforrevision;

 overseeingartwork,designandphotographyforthe featuressectionof the magazine;
 attendingphotoshoots;
 organisingmeetingswithwritersandartiststodiscussideasforartwork,layoutandfeatures;
 negotiatingpaymentswithfreelance writers;
 understandingandcomplyingwithmedialawandindustryethical guidelines;
 selectingfeaturearticlesforeachissue;
 sendingoutbriefstowriters,whichcaninclude wordcount,deadline,fee andwritingstyle;
 proofreadingall pagesbeforegoingtopress;
 raisingthe profile of the magazine;
 networkingwithothersatindustryevents;
 Assistingotherstaff tomeettheirdeadlines.
From: http://www.prospects.ac.uk/magazine_features_editor_job_description.htm
Thursday: Researchingwhat the productioncompany does
The productioncompanyfor‘We Love Pop’is Egmont
theyproduce over20 monthlymagazines.Createdtoexcite andentertain,The free giftoneveryissueisspeciallyselectedtoaddevenmore value tothe
magazine experience. Forolderreaders, Go Girl and We Love Pop keep7–15 yearoldsabsorbedforhours withtopical,engagingandentertainingcontent.
Andwhenyou’ve readthose fromcoverto cover,theyhave theirowninteractive websitesthatyoucan checkout too!Consumer Insightisatthe heart of
whattheydo. Regularfocusgroups,formal researchpanelsandaclose relationshipwithschoolsmeansthattheypermanentlystayintouchwithouryoung
readers,makingsure thattheydeliverexactlywhattheywant.
From: https://www.egmont.co.uk/who-we-are/magazines/
Friday: Researchingkey people involvedinthe production process

Journalist:
Magazine journalistsresearchandwrite newsarticlesandfeaturesforawide varietyof publications,usuallyperiodicals,including:
• consumertitleswhichcoverbothgeneral interestandspecialistareas;
• customermagazinesfromshops,supermarkets,etc;
• trade publications,alsoknowasbusiness-to-business(B2B) magazines.
Magazine journalismcancovera range of disciplines,such aswriting,interviewing,sub-editing,anddesigning.
Increasingly,magazinesare alsobeingproducedforothermedia,especiallythe web.Knowledge of the concise writingstyleneededforthe internetand
searchengine optimisationare veryuseful skills.
There are thousandsof magazine titlesinthe UKand,while there are plentyof opportunities,competitioncanbe fierce when tryingtogeta job.
The nature of a journalist'sworkvariesconsiderablydependingonthe size of the employingorganisationandthe subjectmattercoveredbythe
publication.Itmayalsobe affectedbythe mediumthroughwhichthe magazine isproduced.
Typical responsibilitiescaninclude:
• researchingasubjectandstory;
• writingandeditingnewsstories andfeaturesinthe publication'shouse style;
• ensuringworkiswell written,accurate andsubmittedtodeadline;
• conductinginterviews,eitherinpersonorremotely;
• attendingseminars,conferencesandfairs(some magazine publishersholdexhibitionsand eventstoallowadvertiserstomeettheirreadership);
• generatingideasforstories;
• sourcingimagestoaccompanywrittenpieces;
• meetingwithcolleaguestoplanthe contentof the issue andthe character of the publication
ProductionManager
A production managerisinvolvedwiththe planning,coordinationandcontrol of manufacturingprocesses.Theyensurethatgoodsandservicesare
producedefficientlyandthatthe correct amountisproducedat the right cost andlevel of quality.
The scope of the job dependsonthe nature of the productionsystem:
• jobbing;
• mass;
• process;

• batch production.
Many companiesare involvedinseveral typesof production,addingtothe complexityof the job.Mostproductionmanagersare responsible forboth
humanand material resources.
The job role isalsoreferredtoas operationsmanager.
The exact nature of the work will dependonthe size of the employingorganisation.However,taskstypicallyinvolve:
• overseeingthe productionprocess,drawingupa productionschedule;
• ensuringthatthe productioniscost effective;
• makingsure that productsare producedontime andare of goodquality;
• workingoutthe humanand material resourcesneeded;
• draftinga timescale forthe job;
• estimatingcostsandsetting the qualitystandards;
• monitoringthe productionprocessesandadjustingschedulesasneeded;
• beingresponsibleforthe selectionandmaintenanceof equipment;
• monitoringproductstandardsandimplementingquality-control programs;
• liaisingamongdifferentdepartments,e.g.suppliers,managers;
• workingwithmanagerstoimplementthe company'spoliciesandgoals;
• ensuringthathealthandsafetyguidelinesare followed;
• supervisingandmotivatingateamof workers;
• reviewingworkerperformance;
• identifyingtrainingneeds.
Saturday: Statistics about the magazine
Egmontclaimswebsite traffichasreachedcumulative figuresof 55,000 unique usersand298,862 page viewssince launch,whileitsFacebookfollowing
standsat around 14,000, andTwitter, 2,000. For July,itclaimed31,895 unique usersand123,318 page views.ForAugust,thisdroppedto28,201 unique
users,butpage viewshadclimbedto159,777. We Love PoplaunchedinJuly,withaprintrun of 200,000 and a coverprice of £1. Print,ratherthandigital
was to be the mainplatform.

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