Checklist for AS Print Brief
- 1. Checklist for As Print Brief Post Title Post Content Done 1 Chosen Brief State which of the Briefs have you chosen and what will it require you to do? 2 Magazine Layout This is your preliminary research. You will label and discuss a front cover and a contents page of a magazine. 3 Magazine Flat Plans Draw out a design for your front cover and contents page. Do this on A4 paper and scan it in. 4 Prelim Product a) Create your own college magazine front cover and contents page in Photoshop. b) Export as a JPEG and add to your blog. 5 Prelim Evaluation Consider the strengths and weaknesses of your work. Also discuss things that you have learnt that will benefit your future work. 6 Genre Research Create a PowerPoint that discusses the generic conventions of particular music magazines. You should discuss 3 examples. Upload this to slideshare and embed into your blog. 7 Textual Analysis a) Create a Prezi titled Textual Analysis. b) In this prezi you should analyse a minimum of 2 front covers, contents pages and double page spreads. 8 Textual Analysis Grade Booster a) Create a video of yourself discussing your findings, consider how this will benefit your future work. b) Create a collage of cut outs/Google images of inspirational fonts, costume, images etc. Reflect and discuss how these are born out of your textual analysis and how you intend to incorporate them into your own product. How do they signify your chosen genre? 9 Research into a Potential Target Audience – Secondary Research a) Find reader profiles for 3 magazines b) Discuss the profile considering the audience it paints and why they target that group. c) Add a sub heading to your blog post ‘How will this research affect my ideas?’ and add your thoughts. d) create your own reader profile and discuss how you arrived at this. 10 Primary Audience Research a) Create your own questionnaire using both qualitative and quantative questions. b) Answer other people questionnaires while yours is answered by them. c) Analyse your responses and create graphs to help you discuss the responses in the blog post. Focus on how this data will help you when you produce your magazine. What will you take on board and action in your own work. 11 Masthead Font Research Create a collage of Mastheads from current magazines and consider the following; What effect does the font have on the audience? What colours have been used? Connotations? Is it capitalised?
- 2. 12 Ideas for my work based on research Create a blog post that outlines ideas that you have for your film opening or magazine based upon research that you’ve undertaken. Clearly outline where your inspiration has come from. 13 Institutional Research Create a post – Research into Institutions that distribute similar products. Follow the seven steps on the blog to complete this post. 14 Institutional Grade Booster Bauer Media is not the only magazine institution. Find out who/what else is out there. 15 Lighting Research and make detailed notes on 3 point lighting. Define -High Key, Low key and Fill lighting. What are the effects of these and what results do they create. Find a diagram of them in position. This should all be added to your blog as a post titled 3 Point Lighting Research. 16 Costume & Props Research costume and props – why are they necessary? Create a blog post to outline your findings. Plan your own ideas for costume and props. What will you need and where can you find them? 17 Synopsis Please create a post ‘magazine content’ and provide an overview of what will feature in your magazine (sell line content and your DPS) 18 Flat Planning You need to draw out your magazine. Use A4 paper, it should be in colour and should be conventional. Draw the Front Cover, Contents Page and Double page Spread. 19 Flat Plan Grade Booster Compare your flat plans to professional magazines. What is different and will yours look professional? 20 Reece What is your location like? Will it pose and problems? Fill in the Reece template and add to your blog. 21 Risk Assessment What risks does your location pose. Identify and plan to minimise them. Fill in the Risk Assessment template and add to your blog. 22 Model Release Form It is imperative that you get permission from your models to use images of them. Print out and get your model to complete the model release form. This MUST be signed. 23 Call Sheet Be organised, tell your model where they need to be and when. Complete the call sheet form and add to blog.
- 3. 24 Shooting Schedule Plan your shoot. When and where will you be and what will you be filming. Who will need to be there and what equipment will you need?