Action Plan

Research:

Week	Action
1	-          Produce task brief -          Initial thoughts and ideas -          Action Plan -          Background of music genre
2	-          Images related to genre/ mood board -          Methods of distribution -          Circulation -          Target Audience profile -          Defining the audience
3	-          Audience uses and gratifications -          Questionnaire -          Results -          Recommended conventions as a result of the questionnaire
4	Researching similar products: -          Analysis of 3 magazine front covers and the conventions used. -          Analysis of 3 magazine contents pages and the conventions used. -          Analysis of 3 magazine double page spreads and the conventions used.
5	-          Secondary research and the conventions identified. -          Final magazine profile (price, on sale locations etc.)
6	-          Extra time -          Could be used for editing and improving research.

Planning:

Week	Action
1	-          Planning and analysing masthead -          Colours and connotations used in magazine -          Grids/ layout plans
2	-          Image planning -          At least 4 annotated original images.
3	-          Mock design/layout of front cover -          Mock design/layout of contents page -          Mock design/layout of double page spread
4	-          Editing images, how and what tools were used? -          How was I creative in image taking – analysis of technology used -          Audience feedback for 3 mock designs
5	-          Redraft front page - What changes were made? -          Redraft contents page – What changes were made? -          Redraft double-page spread – What changes were made?
6	-          Extra time -          Could be used for further planning

Construction:

Week	Action
1	-          Creating final front cover
2	-          Creating final front cover
3	-          Creating final contents page
4	-          Creating final contents page
5	-          Creating final double page spread
6	-          Creating final double page spread

Evaluation:

Week	Action
1	-          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? This can be part of annotated final versions.
2	-          What kind of media institution might distribute your product and why? -          Who would be the audience be for the audience for your media product?
3	-          How did you attract/address your audience? -          What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?
4	-          Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?
5	-          Extra time, catch up if not been able to complete weekly tasks above
6	-          Extra time, catch up if not been able to complete weekly tasks above