Production Plan

! Unit G321 – Foundation Portfolio in Media – Production Plan Jonathan Sheehan - 2127
Week beginning: Monday 10th November 2014
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Discuss with James
whether he would be
up for staring in my
magazine.
Consider final
equipment and props
needed and and
conformation from
James.
Design and draw my
hand drawn drafts for
the front cover,
contents page and
DPS.
Use Adobe PhotoShop
to draw a basic outline
for the start of the
creation of my
magazine. Designing
the masthead and sub
headings.
Decide the locations
where I would want
to take James to
photograph, inside or
outside using
artificial or natural
light.
All the props I have
listed must be in my
position ready for the
photoshoot.
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Tuesday 11th
November 2014.
Wednesday 12th
November 2014.
Thursday 20th
November 2014.
Monday 17th November
2014.
Sunday 16th
November 2014.
Wednesday 19th
November 2014.
Take the props to
James’ house after
school for the
photoshoot to
commence.
Take the photos of
James at the variety of
locations listed.
Use the best
photographs and
delete all bad copies
and unusable images.
Import to my school
area ready for
photoshop.
Thursday 20th
November 2014.
Thursday 20th
November 2014.
Monday 24th
November 2014.

As my images are
now ready I can now
manipulate them,
removing the
background and
using features such
as the blemish tool.
All of my small
features such as the
issue number, date and
brand identity will be
enforced and created.
Front cover is now
completed and final
checks are now being
made to make sure it
is the best it can be.
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Wednesday 28th
November 2014.
Thursday 27th
November 2014.
Monday 1st December
2014.
Week beginning: Monday 1st December 2014.
Use my drawn draft
as guidance to design
the layout and where
the features should
be placed for my
contents page on
photoshop.
Continue final checks
on front cover.
Continue final checks
on front cover.
Front cover due date
and must be completed.
Wednesday 3rd
December 2014.
Thursday 4th
December 2014.
Thursday 4th
December 2014.
Thursday 4th December
2014.

Week beginning: Monday 8th December 2014.
The contents page
will officially start
and I will be adding
features such as the
different stories and
details.
Meet with James again
to take the images for
the contents page.
The photo will be
placed into the contents
page with the correct
filters, effects and
enhancements.
Monday 12nd
January 2015.
Monday 15th
December 2014.
Monday 15th December
2014.
Images have to be
edited and placed
into the page to make
sure I can continue
further.
I will make sure that
all of the features fit
into their designed
layout.
All stories will be
added with reference
of my flat plan.
Highlight the main
story as I have now had
a basic thought what
the interview will
entail.
Monday 15th
December 2014.
Monday 22nd
December 2014.
Monday 22nd
December 2014.
Friday 19th December
2014.

Week beginning: Monday 22nd December 2014.
Write my editorial
and double check it
for spelling mistakes,
making sure that
what is siad is of
importance to the
reader.
Add the editorial into
my contents page
using a text box for a
basic layout.
Design my editorial
around the social
media box using the
pen tool.
Friday 26th
December 2014.
Friday 26th December
2014.
Insert a photocopied
version of my
signature and from
black ink effect to
white as my
background is black
and needs to blend in
with the rest of the
font, this will be
completed using
Adove Fireworks.
Finish my ‘social
media box’ which will
give the reader all of
the information needed
for an online extended
experience with the
magazine.
Check over the whole
page for spelling
mistakes and make
sure the layout fits.
Tuesday 13th January
2015.
Monday 19th January
2015.
Monday 12nd
January 2015.

Week beginning: Monday 5th January 2015.
Final touches for
both he editorial and
contents page
making sure that all
corrections that I
have collected have
been made.
Monday 12nd
January 2015.
Week beginning: Monday 12nd January 2015.
Design the basic
layout for my DPS
on Adobe InDesign.
Lay out the questions
that I will insert into
the design using text
boxes.
Write the questions I
want to use in my
interview, these have
to be exciting and
worthy of using.
Monday 26th January
2015.
Friday 16th January
2015.
Monday 19th January
2015.

The ﬁrst stage to making a magazine publication is setting up the date in which you are going to publish it which usually takes a day or two, these need to
be realistic as it is going to be available for all the public to see.

The second stage in sorting out the schedule which is extremely important. In order to proceed successfully, meeting deadlines is the key to success as you
do not want to disappoint to public by delaying your release date. Even when faults occur you must have everything by the ﬁnal deadline. This process
usually takes between 2-4 days.

The topics will be involved in the magazine is the next process. The editorial team will come together to discuss and analyzed this, this is important as it is
the heart of the magazine and could determine whether it succeeds or fails. When the stories are discussed, budget requirement s are analyzed and they
have to look into whether the money is available to spend on what these stores require. This stage usually takes between 2 to 4 days.

 
Week beginning: Monday 19th January 2015.
Take the photo of
James for the DPS.
As there is just one
photo on this page it
needs to be striking.
Insert the edited image
into the DPS and work
it into taking up the
whole of the right
page.
Write my whole
interview into the DPS
and fit the whole text
onto the left page,
using some the right if
needed.
Keeping the brand
identity I will use the
lotte papering font to
copy ‘JAMES BRICE’
over from the front
cover. I will also add
other features such as
the introduction in the
top left.
The DPS, Contents
page and the front
cover should now be
finished ready for
submission.
Tuesday 20th January
2015.
Wednesday 21st
January 2015.
Thursday 22nd January
2015.
Friday 23rd January
2015.
Monday 26th January
2015.

Deciding the content is probably the most important factor of the magazine as it is the heart and soul. There are two ways in which the content is gathered,
the first is in-house writers wring the content for the magazine and the second is out-of-house writers who are asked to work when needed. The graphics
and artwork are also generated at this point where pictures are taken and edited with the computer programs necessary.

Next if the company is well enough t have a sub-editor they will, however if not then usually the editor just carries out this role, s(he) is responsible for the
roles of:

• Designing the layout of the pages

• Making sure there are no spelling mistakes and that grammar and punctuality is used correctly

• Making sure that all the artless follow the style of the magazine

• Double checking all facts in the stories to see if they are true.

Within publications there is a term called layout staff who organize all of the content on the page. When doing this they use extreme publication programs in
order to complete their job. In this stage adverts are also added. This usually takes 1-3 days.

When proof reading the editorial department prints out a hard copy in order to find any mistakes. It is easier to proofread a hard copy, an mistake is spotted
much more quickly and can be easily corrected on the DTP file. The team keeps going through the magazine until every mistake has been corrected. Proof
reading can take up to 2 days.

After the proof reading period the magazine is sent to the printers whose job it is to make sure all the desired copies are printed. Pre-press happens just
before printing where all the fines and images are tested to see if it all looks right when printed. When this is over the hundreds of thousands of copies are
printed. Printing can last for days as large numbers are usually requested.

When distributed and the printing company have finished with the printing, they are then packaged and sent to the warehouse. From the warehouse the
magazines are sold to the public. Distribution can take up to 6 days depending on factors such as speed of the couriers and the quality of the magazine.

This process for a monthly magazine issue generally takes between two weeks and 3 weeks due to the amount of detail and quality put into making a
decent product and constant reviewing of correcting the magazine.

Source from: http://www.hosbeg.com/the-magazine-production-process

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