Schedule

Production Schedule and monitoring document

Week	Date	Activity
1	7th Jan	1 This week I will be creating my schedule which will go right up to my deadline. It will be realistic and will have to not provide a strain on my other subjects particularly around exams and other deadlines. I will be fitting in planning, actually creating my articles and conducting my photoshoots and post production. I will also be doing three counts of homework which will consist of activities that I cannot do in college such as interviews and finishing up on activities which I was not able to finish in lesson. 2 I will be continuing to create my schedule, finishing up on the final weeks. I will also be asking my other subject teachers what commitments will be coming up during the next six weeks so I can factor them into my schedule and priorities my time in case I have other coursework deadline or I have mock exams. 3 I will be making sure all my planning documents are done and are detailed enough for me to conduct my shoots effectively. I will be finishing up on my photoshoot plans and also creating my contributor question plan so I know what questions I will be asking my interviewees and do not waste time thinking of questions. 4 Project Monitoring & uploading planning documents onto moodle. Homework 1: I will be finishing up on my planning documents such as the photoshoot plans and the call sheets in preparation for my photoshoots so I can let my models know in advance where to go and what to bring. Homework 2: I will be starting to think of photoshoot ideas and thinking of how to conduct my photoshoots which is practical and won’t waste any valuable time of my photoshoots. Homework 3:  I will be using this homework as any extra catch up work that I need to do as I want to be focusing on my other subjects as well as they have a closer deadline. Exams/other subject deadlines: My Russian History coursework is in for next Monday so I will be focusing on that and making changes to my coursework as that will be my final draft.
2	14th Jan	1 In this lesson I will go and book my photoshoots for my articles. I will have to make sure that I bring my call sheets so Chris Mariner will know what my lighting setup will be. Straight afterwards, I will consult with my models, detailing what the date and the time will be. They will also have to know what costume they need to wear and make sure that they are free then. 2 In this lesson I will be doing additional research for my articles making sure I have all the information that I need. I will also be finding additional statistics, preferably that are as up to date as possible. I will also try and find up to date case studies for my articles as I want to make my articles as up to date as possible. 3 This lesson I will be focusing on what props and costumes I will need for the shoot. I will make a note of all the props I need on a document and research how much they are as well in case I need to buy them. I will ask my teacher where I might be able to get my props and preferably where I can get them free. I will also plan my costumes and then consult my models so they are happy with my costume choices.  4 Project Monitoring & catch up Homework 1: I will conduct both of my interviews for the ‘Evolution of Style’ article. I will be interviewing my grandmother and my mother and using my contributor question plan to ask them the questions. I will be noting down their responses and then plan a way to fit them into the article. Homework 2: In this homework I will plan my articles, referencing back to my article plan sheets. I will make a note of what order the article will be written, and plan for each paragraph what will be in. This will have to be ready in time for when I do my articles. Homework 3: I will be planning my front cover and contents page. I will make a detailed note of the sell lines I am going to do and look at my flat plans so I know how to structure them and how long they need to be. I will also plan the content for my contents page and again look at my flat plan to see the structure of the page. Exams/other subject deadlines:
3	21stJan	1 This will be the photoshoot for my article ‘The anti-social network’. I will contact my models over the weekend before to make that they are still available. I will meet them at the mezzanine where my photoshoot will be and make sure that they are ready for the shoot so they are already dressed in costume etc. I will conduct my photoshoot as quickly as possible as I do not want to waste time. I will also book a computer at the same time so I can check that the photos are all there so in case they aren’t I still have the technical assistant with me. 2 I will be starting writing my article for the ‘Evolution of style’ so I can continue it over the weekend. I will be looking at my plans which I have done before so I can write them and this should make it quicker because it is already pre-planned. This will be my first draft of my article so I need to make sure it’s over by the weekend so I will be able to do a second draft. 3 In this lesson, I will be selecting the images that I want to use from my photoshoots and will be editing them so they are ready for when I put them in indesign. I will be sizing them down. I will also download the fonts and patterns that I need so they are again available for my production in indesign. I will check that they are working in indesign so in case they don’t; I have time to fix it. 4 Project Monitoring and catch-up Homework 1: I will be doing the photoshoot for ‘Death by Fashion’. I will again consult with my models so they know exactly where to be and I can meet with them. I will again make sure they know the costume and make sure they know the risks because the article is about dangerous style. I will make sure the setting up of the photoshoot is correct and that my models know what to do. I will again book a computer at the same time so I can check that the images are all there. Homework2: I will do my photoshoot for the article ‘Evolution of Style’. This photoshoot will take longer as it is more advanced and has more sections to it. I will have to make sure that I have all the costumes and props that I need and that my models know what they need to do for the shoots. I will again book a computer so I can check that the photos are all there so that I shouldn’t need to book another photoshoot.  Homework 3: This will be the photoshoot for my front cover and contents page. This one should be relatively simple compared to my DPS shoots as they will be in the style of a typical woman’s lifestyle magazine. Again, I will need to make sure that my models know where to go and what poses they need to do. I will need to book a computer like before so I can check that the photos are ok. Exams/other subject deadlines:
4	28th  Jan	1 I will give the first draft of my article for the ‘Evolution of style’, that I did in the week before to a peer so they can check it and say what corrections they believe need to be done. While they are doing that, I will write the article for ‘Death by Fashion’. I will look at the plans that I did beforehand which will make my article writing easier and quicker. I will continue it for homework in case it is not finished. 2 I will be doing the second draft for my article ‘The Anti-Social Network’. I already have feedback for what to change because I did it for my mock up and I still have a record of what to change and my article. I will also make changes to the article’ Evolution of style’, because my peer reviewer should be ready to give me feedback and I can make my corrections. I will also give the ‘Death by Fashion’ article to a peer reviewer so it is ready for next lesson to make a second draft. 3 In this lesson, I will make the changes to the ‘Death by Fashion’ article which should be ready for my second draft. I will use the remainder of this lesson to use as any catch up time. 4 Project Monitoring and catch up Homework 1: As homework, I will start on indesign. I will look at other magazines in my genre to see what column and margins measurements I will need and begin to set them out on indesign. I will do this for all three DPS. Homework 2: I will continue on indesign by putting in text boxes so I know what my layout will look like. This will act as guide for when I put in my information and images so I know where they go. I will look at other layouts of the genre and my flat plans which shows me what my layout will look like. Homework 3: This will act as contingency photoshoot time in case my photoshoots have gone wrong in the week earlier so I can re-execute them if needed. Exams/other subject deadlines:
5	4th Feb	1 In this lesson I will start creating my front cover. I will edit my front cover picture if needed such as retouching and making colour changes. I will put in my masthead which I created in my treatment and choose the colour theme for my cover by looking at other magazines in the genre and the colours of my images. I will also put in my headlines and sell lines which I have created earlier and use them in the colour theme. I will create multiple copies as I move on so in case one file corrupts, I don’t have to start again. 2 I will use this lesson for finishing up my front cover, inputting in conventional features such as the barcodes and the date of the magazine. I will finish up on any sell lines and adding effects such as brushes and patterns which are in my flat plans. 3 I will not be here for this lesson as I am attending an university open day 4 Project Monitoring and catch up Homework 1: I will use this for creating my contents page which I have already outlined in my flat plans. I will input one of the images from my DPS photoshoots which tie in with my DPS. I will also input my patterns and brushes which I have outlined again in my flat plans. I will again save multiple copies as I move on so I do not have to start again if a file corrupts. Homework 2: I will use this homework for finishing up on my contents page, putting in the page titles that I made a list of early. I will make sure that the contents page is consistent with the front cover. Homework 3: I will use this to make changes to my DPS for ‘The Anti Social Network. I have already created the DPS for this article as I did this for my mock up. I will make the changes that my focus groups suggested such as changing the breakout box. I will also put in my live imagery which I shot earlier. Exams/other subject deadlines:
6	11th Feb	1 I will create the DPS for the article ‘The Evolution of Style’. I have already planned out what the page will look like in my flat plans. I will upload the brushes and patterns that I have created in Photoshop and upload them into indesign and put them in the appropriate places which I have already planned out. I will start typing in my headline and put in my images which I already edited in Photoshop. 2 I will put in my article in the DPS and making sure that each section is the appropriate length and fits in the DPS. I will also create my breakout box and adding the text into my breakout box. This should be the final version of my DPS. 3 I will start creating my final DPS which is ‘Death by Fashion’. I will again put in my headline and import my brushes and patterns which I already edited in Photoshop. I have already planned what the DPS will look like in my flat plans and I will look at my treatment as well. I will upload my live imagery as well that I have already shot into the DPS. 4 Project Monitoring and catch up Homework 1: I will use this to upload my article for my final DPS. I will make sure that each section fits in the DPS and make any changes if I need to. I will also put in my headers which I have already created. Homework 2: I will use this to finish up any of my DPS which are still needed to finish up in case I have overrun. After I have finished all my DPS, I will make sure that all my pages are consistent, so they look like they belong in the same magazine. Homework 3:  I will use this to create the legal assessment of my product.  I will look at my constraints work which I have already done and make sure my final product has kept in line with this. Exams/other subject deadlines: Unit 5 Deadline Friday 15th Feb –projects to be uploaded to Moodle
Half term	18th Feb	Homework: Complete Monitoring and make sure that blog elements are complete
	25th Feb	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 25th Feb