Unit 14 – producing a print based media product checklist
- 1. 1 + Unit 14 – Producing a Print based Media Product Checklist! Task + Done 1 Have I produced Roughsketches of what my pages will looklike? (AT LEAST x2 Front Covers and x2 DPSDrafts) 2 Have I produced Final Drafts (Coloured in, neatly annotated) forthe FINAL Pages? 3 Have I produced a detail overview of the potential MastheadFontStyles, as wellas other Font Styles that willbe present throughout the Magazine Pages? 4 Have I produced a MoodBoardthatdetails the sources of influence for the Magazine I will be producing? – Make sure it contains images, stereotypes associated to the reader profile, Props associated to the genre, colours that will be employed within the magazine as well. 5 Have I produced a DraftArticles (WordType-Up) forthe DPS? 6 Have I produced a GraphicLayoutof WHERE certain features willgo on EACH Page that I intend to produce? 7 Have I produced a PhotographyPlanthatclearly outlines the pictures needed? Have I completed the template in LOTSof detail? 8 Have I produced a PropList that details the props/equipment needed to take the photographs? 9 Finally, Have I produced a ProductionPlan that details when the magazine will be: Published Printed Distributed
- 2. 2 1 Have I completed a detailed LocationReccethat outlines some of the potential hazards of taking the pictures needed for the magazine pages? 2 LocationRecce– Do I have pictures of these potential hazards? Have I identified the risks involved? 3 LocationRecce– Do I have evidence of permission to take the photos in the desired location(s)? 4 LocationRecce– Have I (through pictures, written notes) gathered evidence of conducting an interview with this person? 5 LocationRecce– Have I contacted my “Magazine of Inspiration” to establish HOW they conductRisk Assessments for their magazine? 6 Ethical/Legal – HaveI researched and – most importantly – considered HOWthe followingapply to my own magazine: HSE (Health & Safety Executive) – Forexample Printing (See http://www.hse.gov.uk/printing/index.htm) PCC - http://www.pcc.org.uk -For example the Editors codeof practice anmd other factors youneed to consider BEFORE Publishing the magazine IPSO - https://www.ipso.co.uk/IPSO/-For example HOW do youmake a complaint and the Editors code of practice– Extension– YOU COULD investigate a case study example of WHERE a complaint has been made Copyright Laws within Print Media – For example visit yourPublisher and their ‘Terms of Use’ – http://www.bauerlegal.co.uk/website-terms.html - Summarise yourfindings for EACH relevant area, for example IP (Intellectual Property Rights) Task Done 1 Have I gathered evidence (photos) of Setting upEquipmentproperly – for example operating the camera, tripod and any other equipment
- 3. 3 2 Pre-ProductionMaterial – HaveIfollowedthe guidelines set out in Unit 14 – LO1 (Forexample followinghand drawn drafts, Mood Board, Photography Plan, Risk Assessment/Location Recce) – IF changes were made WHERE and WHY? 3 TestPhotography – Have I included the pictures taken BEFORE any manipulation/editing has taken place? 4 ProductionProcess -Have I evidenced WHERE I have followedthe Productionprocesses set up? 5 OperatingDesktoppublishingtools -HaveI produced a detailed step-vy- step of importing the images, setting up the “blackcanvas” in Adobe Photoshop CS5 and placing in the image into the canvas? YOU SHOULD produce a step-by-step of the WHOLE Magazine fromstart to finish as well and detail which tools (including shortcuts) you used tocreate the pages/manipulate the images Task Done 1 Deadlines – HaveI met these deadlines? 2 Post-Productionskills – WHATsoftwarehave you used? Why? 3 Post-Productionskills – WHATtools/features were used in the production of EACH Page? WHY?WHERE exactly? WHATvalue has it added to the overall quality of the page(s)? 4 Safeworkingpractices – YOU SHOULD reflecton WHY it was important to crop and remove unwanted areas from the image, wrapping text around image(s)/objects using the ‘Pen Tool’ (P) etc. – AT LEAST x5 examples are needed 5 Colour– HOWdid youmaintain the “House style” of the magazine? WHAT tools did youuse? E.g. ‘Eye Dropper’ (I) tool to capture the colour,save in Swatches 6 Font(s) – WHAT website was used to gather the fontstyles needed? WHERE were youinspired to use this from (e.g other magazines)? WHERE did youapply certain fontstyles – for example the Masthead,Drop Capital etc. 7 Changes – WHATchanges did youmake to yourproduction work? WHY? YOU MUST include “before-and-after” evidence of this 8 WitnessStatement – Has Mr Crafts signed a witness statement authoring the finalization of Unit 14?
- 4. 4 You are encouraged to present your work through a “variety of mediums” – for example Photoshop, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint and/or Prezi. The work will then be uploaded onto student Blog Pages.