Production Plan

Production Plan
Tom Spink: 2030
Week beginning: Monday 10th November 2014
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Talking with
Malachi Clarke to
see if he will be
the model on the
front cover of my
magazine.
Confirm if Malachi
can definitely be
the model and
possibly consider
the final props to
be used.
Start the hand
drawn drafts for
the front page,
contents page and
DPS.
Start creating the
front cover on
Photoshop, setting
out the basic layout
of the conventions.
Plan the location I
could do the
photo-shoot at.
(Outside or Inside)
Make sure I have
all the props I
need, through my
prop list ready for
the photo-shoot.
Complete by: Complete by: Complete by: Complete by: Complete by: Complete by: Complete by:
Tuesday 11th
November 2014.
Wednesday 12th
November 2014.
Thursday 20th
November 2014.
Monday 17th
November 2014.
Sunday 16th
November 2014.
Wednesday 19th
November 2014.
Final check that all
props are in place
for the shoot
Bring the props
into school and
have them ready
for the photo-
shoot on Thursday.
Go to the photo-
shoot afterschool
and take my
photographs.
Pick the best
photograph and
import it onto my
front cover
Photoshop file.
Thursday 20th
November 2014
Thursday 20th
November 2014.
Thursday 20th
November 2014.
Monday 24th
November 2014.

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Once the image
has been
imported start to
manipulate it
Add puff promotion
into the page.
My front cover by
this point will now
be completed and
just need to be
checked for any
corrections
Wednesday 28th
November 2014.
Thursday 27th
November 2014.
Monday 1st
December 2014.
Week beginning: Monday 1st December 2014.
Star the basic
layout of my
contents
Continue working
on my contents
page
In my frees and at
home I have
worked on my front
cover corrections
and completed it
Add the images to
the contents page
Continue working
on my contents
page
Wednesday 3rd Thursday 4th Thursday 11th Thursday 11th

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December 2014. December 2014. December 2014 December 2014
Week beginning: Monday 8th December 2014.
Here I will add
contents such as
the stories and
sublines.
Start editing my
contents page to
make sure it suits
my colour scheme
Monday 12nd
January 2015.
Monday 15th
December 2014.
Monday 15th
December 2014.
Now the contents
page should be
edited in terms of
its conventions
I will make sure
that all the stories
and sublines fit
around the image
in a box.
Refer to my flat
plan to see what
stories I would add
on each page.
Add in the main
cover story to the
page in a grey box.

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Monday 15th
December 2014.
Monday 22nd
December 2014.
Monday 22nd
December 2014.
Friday 19th
December 2014.
Week beginning: Monday 22nd December 2014.
Start on the
layout for the
editorial page
Start writing the
editorial on word
so it is ready to
add.
Add the editorial
text onto my
editorial page.
Friday 26th
December 2014.
Friday 26th
December 2014.
Insert the details
at the base of the
editorial along
with signature.
Add some
advertisements
into the left side of
the editorial.
Check over the
editorial to make
sure there are no
grammar
mistakes.

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Tuesday 13th
January 2015.
Monday 19th
January 2015.
Monday 12nd
January 2015.
Week beginning: Monday 5th January 2015.
Finishing touches
across both the
contents page
and the editorial.
Monday 12nd
January 2015.
Week beginning: Monday 12nd January 2015.
Start on the basic Start laying out the Create the

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layout for my
DPS. Whole DPS
needs to be done
by Monday 26th.
locations of the
questions.
questions I want
to use for my
interview.
Monday 26th
January 2015.
Friday 16th January
2015.
Monday 19th
January 2015.
Week beginning: Monday 19th January 2015.
Plan for the
images I want to
use on my DPS
and insert the
questions and
answers.
Take the images
for my DPS. By
going to an outside
location with
Malachi
Edit the images
how I need them.
Insert the images
onto the page and
start wrapping the
text around them.
By now the DPS
should be
completed and
would need
checking over.
Do the corrections
that Sir has asked
me to in order to
make the DPS as
well as it can be.
Complete the
DPS.
Tuesday 20th Wednesday 21st Thursday 22nd Friday 23rd January Monday 26th Wednesday 28th Thursday 29th

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 Monday: How long does it take to release the magazine Hip Hop Weekly?
 Hip Hop Weekly is released on a weekly basis which means the producers are going to have to produce it in advance and have time to make a judgment
which celebrities will the magazine consumer wish to see and be aware of what events are occurring throughout the week.
 Tuesday: Researching the Editor
 A magazine features editor is responsible for the content and quality of their publication and ensures that stories are engaging and informative.
 Most opportunities are in large publishing companies that produce a wide range of titles. These include weekly and monthly consumer or lifestyle titles,
which are commonly referred to as 'glossy' magazines.
 However, features editors are also employed by trade magazines, specialist publishers, online media and in-house magazines.
 Magazine features editors do not always need specialist knowledge of the subject they cover, unless the content is highly technical, although an interest
in the subject is usually expected.
 Typical work activities
 The role will vary according to the size of the publication and the nature of its content, but responsibilities will typically include:
 Overseeing the layout, appearance and content of feature articles;

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 Generating ideas for features with writing staff;
 Commissioning articles from freelance and in-house writers;
 Managing writing staff and freelance feature writers;
 Editing and re-writing articles, some of which may be rejected or returned to the writer for revision;
 Overseeing artwork, design and photography for the features section of the magazine;
 Attending photo shoots;
 Organizing meetings with writers and artists to discuss ideas forartwork, layout and features;
 Negotiating payments with freelance writers;
 Understanding and complying with media law and industry ethical guidelines;
 Selecting feature articles for each issue;
 Sending out briefs to writers, which can include word count, deadline, fee and writing style;
 Proofreading all pages before going to press;
 Raising the profile of the magazine;
 Networking with others at industry events;
 Assisting other staff to meet their deadlines.
 Wednesday: Researching the Production Process for Hip Hop Weekly
 Schedule of Publication: To make a schedule is one of the most important processes off making a magazine it gives the magazine structure and
organization to make a deadline and make the magazine overall a success. For example if a miss happening were to occur then the editor would be able
to make a correction before releasing it on the deadline. This is essential that organization and team skills are used to make it efficient and a structured
magazine.
 Date of Publication: First step would be to set a publish date. After setting a publish date you can operate around the date by making a decision on how
frequent you will be releasing the magazine and incorporate a release date.

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 Editorial and Budgetary Decisions: The editor needs to distinguish the quality of the magazine and find out the features and understand the topics which
will be discussed in the magazine and what target audience will be featured in the magazine. When the team has come to terms with what, Headings,
Paragraphs, Size of the magazine, news stories, photographs and the quality of the magazine then they can converse about the budget and come to a
mutual agreement. With this in mind they then discuss the money available to them and what they will do to budget it out equally intrinsic to
importance.
 Content Procurement: Content for magazines are essential therefore collecting the most interesting content is going to help increase your target
audience. This therefore can increase if you release limited information or if you frequently release content that is interesting for the readers. The
artwork is defined as illustrations and pictures that are going to be placed in the magazine. Graphics are the pictures or images that are designed with a
computer program.
 Sub-editing – this is the next step to be taken. Sub editing focuses on one major thing, which is quality control. If the media organization is big enough to
have a sub-editor, then he is going to be responsible for this job; if there is no sub-editor, then the editor does this job. This step involves the following
important things:
 Checking of the accuracy of all facts in the articles
 Making sure that words are properly spelled
 Making sure that grammar and punctuation are used correctly
 Making sure that all articles follow the house-style
 Working on the page layout:
 Proofreading – once the above stage has been completed, the next stage is the proofreading. The editorial department will print out a hardcopy of the
magazine for the sole purpose of reading through to find and correct any mistakes in it. It is easier to proofread a hardcopy than it is to proofread a
softcopy. Any mistake that is spotted is quickly corrected on the DTP file. The editorial team keeps proofreading until every member is satisfied that all
mistakes have been corrected.
 File emailed to printer – After the proofreading stage, the DTP file of the entire magazine is sent to the printer whose job will be to print the magazine. It
is at this point the popular term ‘pre-press’ comes in. Pre-press is defined as the process of checking to make sure that you are sending all the fonts and
images needed for the magazine with your file. Once this stage is over, the printing company takes over. But before the printing company prints the

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hundreds or thousands of copies requested by the publication, the company first prints a few copies and sends them to the publication’s editor for
checking once again. This is called the printer’s proofs. If the editor and his team are satisfied with the printer’s proofs, then the green light is given to the
printer for mass printing to commence. Each copy the printer prints is the final finished product – the magazine that readers are going to have in their
hands to read.
 Distribution – this is the last stage of the entire process. The printing company, having finished with the printing of the magazines will package them
neatly and send them to a warehouse. From the warehouse, the magazines are then distributed and then sold to the public.
 Thursday- Researching the key people involved in this process
 Magazine journalists research and write news articles and features for a wide variety of publications, usually periodicals, including:
 Consumer titles which cover both general interest and specialist areas;
 Customer magazines from shops, supermarkets, etc;
 Trade publications, also known as business-to-business (B2B) magazines.
 Magazine journalism can cover a range of disciplines, such as writing, interviewing, sub-editing, and designing.
 Increasingly, magazines are also being produced for other media, especially the web. Knowledge of the concise writing style needed for the internet and
search engine optimisation are very useful skills.
 There are thousands of magazine titles in the UK and, while there are plenty of opportunities, competition can be fierce when trying to get a job.
 The nature of a journalist's work varies considerably depending on the size of the employing organisation and the subject matter covered by the
publication. It may also be affected by the medium through which the magazine is produced.
 Typical responsibilities can include:
 researching a subject and story;
 writing and editing news stories and features in the publication's house style;
 ensuring work is well written, accurate and submitted to deadline;

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 conducting interviews, either in person or remotely;
 attending seminars, conferences and fairs (some magazine publishers hold exhibitions and events to allow advertisers to meet their readership);
 generating ideas for stories;
 sourcing images to accompany written pieces;
 meeting with colleagues to plan the content of the issue and the character of the publication;
 Keeping up to date with trends and developments relating to the magazine's subject matter.
 A production manager is involved with the planning, coordination and control of manufacturing processes. They ensure that goods and services are
produced efficiently and that the correct amount is produced at the right cost and level of quality.
 The scope of the job depends on the nature of the production system:
 jobbing;
 mass;
 process;
 Batch production.
 Many companies are involved in several types of production, adding to the complexity of the job. Most production managers are responsible for both
human and material resources.
 The job role is also referred to as operations manager.
 The exact nature of the work will depend on the size of the employing organisation. However, tasks typically involve:
 Overseeing the production process, drawing up a production schedule;
 Ensuring that the production is cost effective;
 Making sure that products are produced on time and are of good quality;
 Working out the human and material resources needed;

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 Drafting a timescale for the job;
 Estimating costs and setting the quality standards;
 Monitoring the production processes and adjusting schedules as needed;
 Being responsible for the selection and maintenance of equipment;
 Monitoring product standards and implementing quality-control programmes;
 Liaising among different departments, e.g. suppliers, managers;
 Working with managers to implement the company's policies and goals;
 Ensuring that health and safety guidelines are followed;
 Supervising and motivating a team of workers;
 Reviewing worker performance;
 Identifying training needs.
 Friday: Statistics about Hip Hop Weekly
 You can find this magazine in
 Wal-Mart, 7-Eleven, Barnes & Noble, K-Mart, Walgreens, CVS, Pathmark, Stop & Shop, Albertson’s, A&P Supermarkets, B Daltons, Big Y Supermarkets,
Books a Million, Book World, Brooks & Eckerd Drugstores
 My magazine therefore will be distributed in lower class supermarkets as it is an affordable weekly magazine and therefore allows for all classes to be
able to purchase the magazine at a cost effective price.

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