The document outlines the key steps in the magazine production process: 1) Establish a publication date and work backwards to create a schedule allowing time for each production task and mistakes. 2) Decide on content, budget, and arrange dates to acquire content from featured artists or journalists. 3) Layout the content using desktop publishing software, proofread hardcopies, and send files to the printer for production and distribution by set deadlines.

1. Unit G321 – Foundation Portfolio in Media – Production Plan Template
Source: http://www.hosbeg.com/the-magazine-production-process
The first step of producing a magazine is to establish the final date of publication. This is the date of which all tasks associated with the
production of the magazine need to be completed by, to ensure distribution on that day. From this date you are able to create a schedule for
the production team to follow, to allow enough time for each task to be completed. You must also allow time for any mistakes made when
producing the magazine to ensure release on the date of publication. The next stage of magazine production is to decide on the content that is
going to be covered in the next issue of the magazine, so the editors can decide which photos and styles will be appropriate for the magazine.
From this the editorial team can look at the magazines budget and decide how it will be spent towards producing the magazine, while also
arranging dates with featured artists or journalist, to retrieve content for the magazine. To make sure the content is suitable for the target
audience, the magazine is checked by a sub editor to judge the quality of the magazine to make sure there is no mistakes and that the facts are
Week beginning: 26/10/2015 The date of release for the magazine will be the 1st November, as this is the start of the month and people
will have more free time to read the magazine as it is the school holidays.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Date of Publication
Choose the date of
release and create a
schedule for the
forthcoming week.
Managing the
Schedule
Prepare for any
mistakes made in the
process of creating the
magazine and schedule
them in.
Editorial and budgetary
decision
The team decide which topics
should be mentioned in the
magazine and howthey will
spend the publication’s
budget.
Content Acquisition
Content for the magazine is
gathered form other sources
or the magazine’s own editors
Sub Editing
The sub editor is responsible
for proof reading the
magazine and checking for
any mistakes involving
spelling or false facts.
Page Layout
The layout staff put together
each page of the magazine
using the content and add
advertisements onto the
pages.
Proof Reading
The editorial team read
through the magazine hard
copy to check for any
unintentional mistakes that
were unobserved by the Sub-
Editor. The copy is read
through until all the
mistakes have been changed
on the magazine file.
FileE-mailed to
Printer
An e-mail containing all
of the magazine’s fonts
and images as well as
the magazine itself (pre-
press) is sent to the
printing company to be
printed.They first send
a copy backto the
company to be checked,
which is read by the
editorial team (printers
proof) and then it is
sent tot be printed.
Distribution
The printing company
packages the
magazines and sends
them to a warehouse
to be distributed to
shops and the public.
Complete by:
Tuesday 27/10
Complete by:
Wednesday 28/10
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Friday 30/10
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Saturday 31/10
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Saturday 31/10
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Sunday 1/11

2. Unit G321 – Foundation Portfolio in Media – Production Plan Template
Source: http://www.hosbeg.com/the-magazine-production-process
accurate. Once the content for the magazine has been verified, the content can be laid out following the conventions of the genre’s magazine
by the layout team, who use very powerful desktop publishing software to produce it. From here, a physical hardcopy of the magazine will be
printed out to be proof read by the editorial team to confirm that it is ready for printing. The magazine is then sent to the printing press with
all fonts attached, to ensure the copy is printed correctly. A first draft hardcopy is sent back to the magazine production company to confirm
that the magazine is to their standards, if so the printing press will continue to print copies ready for distribution. The printing company will
then package the magazines accordingly and send them to the warehouse who distributes the magazines to the public.

3. Unit G321 – Foundation Portfolio in Media – Production Plan Template
Source: http://www.hosbeg.com/the-magazine-production-process
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