The document outlines the production schedule for a new music magazine to be launched on November 5th 2014. Over several weeks, the key tasks included choosing a launch date, creating a production schedule, developing a budget, experimenting with design elements like the masthead, sorting content, planning photos and advertising, finalizing the overall design, selecting a cover star, arranging an interview and photo shoot with the cover star, proofreading all content, and printing and distributing the final magazine. The goal was to have the first issue of the new magazine completed by November 3rd.

1. Week Beginning: 29th
September 2014
Launch Date: 5th
November 2014
Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Production
Activity
I must choose the
right date to launch
my magazine,which
will be in November
2014.
My next step is to
create a schedule
for the production
of the magazine.
The schedule will
include the budget
plan,the Photoshop
experimentation
and the
construction of
content for the
magazine.
The next step is to
make a budget plan,
which is an overview
of the amount of
money needed to
produce the
magazine.Thiswill be
to see how much
money is used over
the course of these
four weeks because
we want to have the
right amount of
moneyforputtingthis
magazine together.
I will now spend the
next two days
experimenting with
the mastheads
positioning on the
template createdfor
the magazine’s 1st
issue.
I will now spend
the next two days
experimentingwith
the masthead.
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2. Week Beginning: 6th
October 2014
Launch Date: 5th
November 2014
Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
ProductionActivity I must now ensure
the budget plan is
realistic by making
sure that I have
enough money for
putting together the
magazine and that I
don’t overspend at
any given stage. The
process of the
producing the
magazine and the
budget need to
match.
I must now spend
the next two days
sorting out the flat
plan ideas for the
first issue and the
content that will go
into the magazine,
for example I will
feature articles,
album reviews and
interviews
I will now plan what
kind of images will be
going in and who will
be the subjects. I want
my images to stand
out as much as Q’s
images do and also I
want to feature the
music artists that my
target audience want
to see in them, for
example, artists for
the pop and rock
genres.
I will also plan out
what the format
(size) will be in my
magazine. Q is
28.5cm tall and 21cm
wide, but as Q is also
my rival, I want my
magazine to be
almost the same size
and make it
approximately 30cm
tall and 23cm as it is
the normal size of a
British magazine.
My nextstepisto decide
whatkindof house styles
(fontandcolour scheme)
will be. My current pick
is Impact as the font and
blue, black and white as
the colour scheme but
that may change by the
13th
October. I want my
magazine to stand out as
a rival to Q with a font
and colour scheme that
is different to Q’s red,
white and black.
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rough sketches)
Internet Explorer (for
research)
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3. Week Beginning: 13th
October 2014
Launch Date: 5th
November 2014
Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Production
Activity
I must now
spend the next
three days
sorting out the
flat plan ideas.
My nextrole is to
decide what kind
of advertising
products will go
inby seeingwhat
Q advertises. I
will advertise
products that
appeal to my
target audience,
for example an
album that
relates to the
pop/rock genres
of mymagazines.
My next role is to
decide what kind
of advertising
productswill goin.
I also want to
include products
that appeal tomen
and women (my
target audience)
for example; I
could advertise a
fragrance for men
or jewellery for
women.
I must also contact the name
of the product’s companies
for advertising in the
magazine. ASA are in charge
of choosing what kind of
productsshouldbe advertised
and make sure they are
appropriate for my target
audience and avoid any
advertisingthatlooksharmful
misleading or offensive
because Ido not want to have
complaints from readers on
the first issue.
I must now decide whether the
overall design should be continuous
throughout the magazine with the
rest of the editorial team.
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4. Week Beginning: 20th
October 2014
Launch Date: 5th
November 2014
Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Production
Activity
Once all of the
stepsare complete,
I must decide on
who should appear
on the front cover
of the first issue. I
have selected Sam
Smith.
Once the main star
is chosen, I must
now get in contact
with them and
arrange an
interview, and the
date with the main
star for test
photography.
10 questionsmustbe
prepared for the
interview once it has
all been confirmed.
All other Content
acquisition for the 1st
issue will be finalised
by this date as well.
Photography and
editing for the
magazine will now
be underwayforthe
star of the front
coverand interview.
After putting
togetherthe all the
magazine content,
it will all now be
proofread, printed
off into the final
product and
distributedtoretail
outlets such as
WHSmith or a
newsagents to be
sold.
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team
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proof-reader
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Adobe Photoshop
A3/A4 colour
printer
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