ACTION PLAN

What needs to be done:

-Preliminary exercise:

"Produce the front page of a new school/college magazine, featuring a photograph of a student in medium close-up plus some appropriately laid-out text and a masthead"

-Initial Research into current school/college magazines:

-Are there any specific gaps in the market?

-Who the target audience are going to be?

-What makes a good magazine?

-Traits of successful magazines

-Textual analysis of at least 3 current magazines & contents pages

-Initial ideas of what's to be included in the magazine and on the front cover.

-Mood boards about content

-Test shots for the front cover

-Questionnaires/Polls (including results and analysis)

-Research into fonts and colours etc.

-Create a mock up of the front page.

-Audience feedback of my mock up.

TO BE COMPLETE BY AROUND 25th FEBRUARY

-Main Task:

"The front page, contents and double page spread of a new music magazine"

-Initial ideas

-Focus and Pitch

-Mood boards

-Analysis of current music magazines

-Polls and quizes; market research and evaluations

-Photography test shots; different styles and moods.

-Research into fonts and colours for cover and contents.

-Create front cover

-Textual analysis of double page spread.

-Photos and manipulation for double page spread

-Double page spread created.

-Audience responses.

-Evaluation.

Research into magazines and target audiences must be continued through-out.

EVERYTHING TO BE COMPLETE BY MARCH 30th