Unit 1 Fact Sheet Louis Bishop

Production process

The production process refers to the making and the stages involved in producing a
media product and the three key stages in the production process.

Pre-Production – The pre-production stage is preparing, planning and

researching a product.

Production – The production stage is producing and making a product.

Post-production – The post-production stage is the construction stages, for

example editing and finishing touches.

Magazine Production Equipment and Software

The three main specialised equipment and software needed to make a magazine
are: DSLR Camera, Adobe Photoshop and Desktop Publishing Software.

● DSLR Camera

A DSLR Camera is a digital camera which you can take high quality photos
on. The reason why we use the DSLR Camera is because it is easier to
export images onto. They are easy to purchase, and you can do it via ordering
online on Amazon and it will cost £269.99. There are more effects included in
the camera, for example you could use low and high aperture settings where
you can enhance the clearness of the photograph. Another good use of the
DSLR camera, it has a built-in screen where you can take the photos on a
screen instead of looking directly into a camera lens to take the shot on the
photograph.

Canon EOS 100D Digital SLR Camera (EF-S 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM Lens, 18
MP, CMOS Sensor, 3 inch LCD) (Renewed): [Link]: Electronics & Photo
 ● Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop is an image manipulation software of which you can edit

images to make them look more stylish, for example you can add brightness
and contrast as well as putting images and other layers on the photo to make
it look more interesting. You can buy this product online for £22.99 a month
and you can also have a 30-day free trial on it so if you are dissatisfied you
can cancel the subscription within 30 days, so you don’t have to pay any fees.
Adobe Photoshop pricing & membership plans | Adobe

● Desktop Publishing Software

This software is used to help layout text-based products which includes

magazines and articles which can make it easier for publishers to create a
front cover or a contents page or even a double page spread. An example of
a desktop publishing software is Quark Xpress, and it is a software designed
to help layout text-based products, for example magazines and articles. Quark
 Xpress is useful because it is used to add and edit text as well as insert and
layout images including the main image and logo.
QuarkXPress | Desktop Publishing Software & Page Layout Software

Magazine Production Process

Pre-Production – Content
In this stage, the editorial team meets. This is where they can share ideas and
make decisions about the content for the next up and coming issue. The editor
will assign articles to the writers. The writers will also start to plan and research
for their designated articles. This stage is important because all content decisions
are made, and roles and responsibilities are established.

Pre-Production – Flat Planning

A flat plan is an essential part of magazine production, and it provides an
overview of all the pages in a magazine. That means sharing the positioning of
editorial content and advertisements before production begins, it helps conduct
the magazine and endured consistency. How it happens is that the team goes
through the flat plan for that issue. This means going through the essential pages
like the contents page and front cover. The editing team allows them to arrange
and discuss order layout.

Production
The editors will carry out the production meaning that research will be carried out
before the article is written. Photoshoots are done as well as archive images
which will need to be done if an actor or singer aren’t together or doesn’t exist
anymore. The editors will also need to identify archive images as well.

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 Production – Writing and Sub-Editing
Spelling and grammatical errors will be checked by the by the editor from the
writer. If the articles are too long, the subeditor will ask the writer to cut it down
but if the article is too short, the subeditor will ask the writer to write more. In this
stage the desktop publishing software Quark Xpress is used, and they may use
presets to match the house style.
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Postproduction – Checking Printers Proof
The final checks are sent to publishers, and they make a mock up and they send
it back to editors for approval before publication.
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Postproduction – Completion and Distribution
The editors will approve the magazine, and all copies will be produced as well as
all magazines will be distributed

Magazine Production Roles

The only magazine production panel that What's on TV has is where it’s based and
who the editor is that they are based in London and the editor is Gary Gillatt.
However, with this magazine, this shows the
positions people are in, for example Jack Rix is the
leading editor along with a long list of contributing
editors.

Magazine Job Roles

Sub editor: The Advertising Director is responsible for all the adverts which may be
featured in the magazine. This may include the front cover and contents page
including the sponsors. What they do is recruit companies to potentially place their
adverts in the magazine.

Magazine Writer: The Production Director is responsible for making the adverts
which may be included in the process of creating the magazine. This may include the
front cover and contents page including the sponsors. What they do when in the
production stages, they sketch out the design or create prototypes and drafts to look
over at when eventually it’s time to produce the finished product.

Magazine Photographer: The Assistant Project Manager is responsible for all the
projects which may be featured on the making of the magazine. This may include the
making of the front cover, contents page including the listings if you are reading a
Whats on TV magazine. What they do is write ideas for articles for the main leader
of the company to potentially place the articles in the magazine.