Action Plan

RESEARCH

Tuesday 11th October 2011
Action Plan
Background of music genre
Images related to genre

Wednesday 12th October 2011
Methods of distribution for music genre (MTV, Magazines, Radio etc)
Questionnaire planning - how are you being creative/technology
Questionnaire results
Recommended conventions as a result of questionnaire

Thursday 13 October 2011
Defining your audience (Images/age,gender etc)0
Audiences and Gratifications
Researching similar products: Front covers analysis/annotations of the Conventions

Friday 14th October 2011
Contents pages analysis annotations of conventions
Any further secondary research
Conventions identified in secondary research

Saturday 15th October 2011
Research into distribution of magazines - who might distribute yours?
Your magazines profile: Price, on sale locations

PLANNING

Sunday 16th October 2011
Planning and analysing Masthead
Colours and connotations used in magazine
Grids/Layout plans
Mock design/layout of cover
Mock design/layout of contents
Mock design/layout of double page
Image Planning

Monday 17th October 2011
Annotated original images ( range of genders, angles and live shots)
Editing images - how did you edit them - what tools were used.
How were you creative in image taking/analysis of technology used
Audience feedback for all 3 covers
Re-drafting of front covers - what changes are being made?
Re - drafting of contents page - what changes are being made?
Re -drafting of double page article - What changes are being made?

Tuesday 18th October 2011

CONSTRUCTION
Final front cover
Final contents page
Final double page article

Wednesday 19th October 2011
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? Annotated final versions
How does your media product represent particular social groups? Can be part of annotated final versions.
What kind of media insitiuion might distribute your product and why?
Who could be the audience o your media product?
How did you attract/address your audience?
What have you learnt about technologies from the process of contructing this product?
Looking back at your premilinary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progession from it to the full porduct?