Schedule

Production Schedule and monitoring document

Week	Date	Activity
1	6th Jan	1 Schedule Creation: this week I will make sure that I create a realistic schedule to enable me to submit a completed project for the 15th February in accordance with the objectives outlined in my treatment. The schedule will be realistic, detailed and will contain 3 meaningful activities to complete as homework. Homework activities should take up four hours additional study time per week. 2 Schedule Creation: Today I will look at other commitments I have in my other A Levels including scheduled exams – this will enable me to produce a realistic schedule. In order to do this I will need to ask my other subject teachers about deadlines for homework/coursework during the next six weeks. 3 Flat Plan Audience Testing: during this lesson I will access feedback from members of my target audience in regard to my other 2 flat plans which I haven’t yet gained feedback from. This will allow me to make any changes prior to the actual production of my magazine therefore saving me time with final amendments when it comes to finalising my product. 4 Project Monitoring & beginning of production: In this lesson I will edit the double page spread, which I have already created. This will include ensuring that the colour scheme matches that I have chosen which is stated in my treatment. I will also be re arranging the layout to be sure that it’s professional. This will involve using text wrap to incorporate the pull out quote into the main body of text. Homework 1: Revision for Psychology and Sociology mock. Homework 2: Book necessary equipment and studio for the photo shoots, which need to be executed, which will be the front cover and one article DPS. Homework 3: Contact all models that will feature in my magazine and those who I am photographing to keep them up to date with what is needed of them including makeup and clothing. I will also plan all the props, which are needed and decide suitable times to buy/collect them. This is important because one of my photo shoots will involve food and it is vital not to cause any risk of harm to the health of myself and models with out of date food. Exams/other subject deadlines:
2	13th Jan	1 I will write the first draft of my second article, using research I have previously done including language techniques research, and with the assistance of my developed article plan I will be able to ensure that the article is suitable for the topic and target audience. At this stage I will also ensure that I have enough information for writing my 2 Continue writing article 2 3 I will finish making amendments to the material I produced for my mock up process of the first article. The feedback gained from the mock up feedback process will allow me to create a desirable product for my reader. 4 Project Monitoring & gain audience feedback for article 2 – Diets. Dangerous or Delightful to ensure that it will be suitable for my readers. This will allow me to get first hand opinions on what is good and what is bad about it. Homework 1: Plan a method in which I will gain audience feedback on the newly written articles to allow me to gain feedback during the early stages of production to ensure that I have plenty of time to make any amendments or corrections to my articles. Homework 2: Find extra reference material including poses for my models. This will include visual references which will be given to them prior to the photo shoot so that they can discover what they are comfortable with. During this time I will also read similar magazines to my own allowing me to gain knowledge, understanding and tips for my own magazine when creating my magazine which will include researching headers, story styles and sell lines/. Homework 3: Exams/other subject deadlines:
3	20th Jan	1 I will begin the production of my InDesign pages by writing headers, sell lines and creating the necessary shapes – including text boxes, and columns needed for each DPS and front cover. This will be easier to do as I will have gained feedback on my flat plans from the target audience. This will also involve having the correct measurements and having the correct fonts installed. 2 I will continue creating basic outlines for each of my double page spreads (diets and eat well) this will allow me to know that I have all the guidelines I need for one it comes to the complete production of my articles. 3 In this lesson I will begin to fill in my “Diets. Dangerous or Delightful? DPS, this includes using the colours I chose when creating my treatment for each break out box, inserting the article into the correct places and filling in the header and kicker. 4 Project Monitoring & writing up feedback received from target audience for article 2 – Diets. Dangerous or Delightful? Homework 1: Using time out of class for Extended Project, which has a similar deadline to media. This will involve amending final report. Homework2: I will create the basic outline for my front cover and contents page so that it is ready for when I have my photographs next week. This will be done in my free lessons as I am unable to access InDesign and Photoshop at home. Homework 3: Write “Eat Well. Stay Well.” article Exams/other subject deadlines:
4	27th Jan	1 As I have now taken my photographs for my front cover, I will begin sorting through the images to help me decide which photographs I will keep. As I am also going to be using the same group of images for my contents page. Once this is done it means that I will be able to have a smaller selection of images, which are of a high quality to choose from. However I will not delete the images that I am not going to use because I will be able to compare the quality and highlight the faults of the images e.g. if they are out of focus. 2 I will use this lesson to continue editing the photographs. This will include cropping and changing the contrast and balance if necessary. 3 As I will already have a basic outline for my front cover and contents page, I will now be able to begin piecing it together. This will include inserting images, headers, sell lines and colours. 4 I will be using this hour and a half lesson to do my second photoshoot for my “Eat Well. Stay Well.” article. This will be held in the photography studio at Queen Elizabeth 6th form college with the use of Emma as my model. Homework 1: I will use my free lesson on Friday to write up my project monitoring as I will have used the lesson in which I usually would do it for my photoshoot. Homework 2: Using time out of class for Extended Project, which has a similar deadline to media. This will involve amending final report. Homework 3: Exams/other subject deadlines:
5	3rd Feb	1 Now that I have done my second photo shoot, I will begin sorting through the images to help me decide which photographs I will keep. Once this is done it means that I will be able to have a smaller selection of images, which are of a high quality to choose from. However I will not delete the images that I am not going to use because I will be able to compare the quality and highlight the faults of the images e.g. if they are out of focus. 2 I will use this time to input the images onto my double page spread for my Eat Well. Stay Well article and begin filling in the page including inserting text into the break out box and once I have done my second draft of my article I will place that in. 3 will continue working on my Eat Well. Stay Well article DPS and once I feel this is at a secure stage I will begin inputting sell lines and the mast head onto my front cover, this will allow it to create a body to the page and make it easier to place the image which I have chosen to use. 4 Project Monitoring & continue working on “Eat Well. Stay Well.” and if necessary I will continue working on my front cover and contents page. Homework 1: In my free first lesson on 3/2/2014 I will be doing the photo shoot for my front cover and contents page during this lesson. I have chosen to do this out of class because it is the most suitable time for my model. This photo shoot will involve me taking images of Hannah in various positions such as the arabesque position. The photo shoot will be held at Queen Elizabeth Photography Studios. Homework 2:  Using time out of class for Extended Project, which has a similar deadline to media. This will involve finalising my log for EPQ. Homework 3: I will check over all my articles to ensure that they are grammatically correct. Homework 4: I will be meeting with my model Nicola to do the photo shoots for the Diets. Dangerous or Delightful? This will be done at Nicola’s house. Exams/other subject deadlines:
6	10th Feb	1 Edit images taken of Nicola and choosing which I will use. As I have now done all my photographs I will export them and store them so that they can be used for my end products safely without the possibility of having broken links. Once I have done this with all images for each article I will begin placing them into the InDesign document. 2 checking house style this will involve ensuring that the house style is consistent throughout the whole of my product, on the front cover, contents page and each article DPS.  I will also use this time to subedit each individual page. 3 Once each page has been checked and edited I will now have my second and final draft for each page’s design. 4 Project Monitoring Homework 1: Using time out of class for Extended Project, which has a similar deadline to media. This will involve producing my presentation, which will be presented at the beginning of March. Homework 2: Homework 3: Exams/other subject deadlines:
Half term	17th Feb	Homework: Complete Monitoring and make sure that blog elements are complete
6	24th	1 Finalising InDesign pages ensuring it meets the needs of the target audience with a professional appearance. 2 I will use my constraints research and vigorously check the articles are legal and legitimate for publishing. This will involve looking at how people are portrayed and that it is done in an honest and acceptable way. It is also important to ensure that all information used in the publications are reliable and accurate. If any issues arise during this process I will make any necessary amendments immediately. 3 Export project in the correct format and ensure that there are no missing fonts or links. 4 Project Monitoring & use any extra time to allow for any final amendments needed. Homework 1: Extra time for any difficulties, which may arise whilst, checking the product including legal faults and technical issues. Homework 2: Using time out of for Extended Project which has a similar deadline to media. This will involve finalising my log and continuing with my presentation. Homework 3: I will gain feedback on all of my final products from my peers who meet the criteria of my target audience and that of the assessor. Exams/other subject deadlines:
	3rd  Mar	Audience/Assessor Review Week 1 Create Audience review questionnaire 2 Teacher assessment of project 3 & 4 Complete prep work for evaluation E exam Unit 5 Blog Deadline 7th March