Unit 1 Fact Sheet Dom Hendrie
Production Process
The production process is the process that the product will be made and that the
product could be e.g. film and or a radio show
There are three stages in the production process these include:
● Pre production - The Pre is the materials that you would be planning out
what you are going to be doing in the production stage and then you can
possibly make it the best that it will be.
● Production - The production stage is going to be the stage where you are
going to be producing the materials and the stuff that will be needed at the
production.
● Post- production - The post production stage would be the check up on the
work that you did the editing and the construction of the production stage
and the Pre production stage.
Magazine production equipment and software
There are a few things that are needed to publish a magazine and these include;
● DSLR Camera
● Adobe photoshop
● Desktop publishing software e.g. In Design and Quark
● Computer
DSLR camera
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2728C00
This Canon camera is £589.99 including
(VAT). The camera is a decently priced
camera and can be used to take photos
from a short range to a long range. It is
different from a normal camera due to it
having a digital single-lens reflex camera.
A DSLR camera is a digital single-lens reflex camera that means that it will be able
to take the best photos for a affordable price and that and that you will be able to
change the canon with the shutter speed and the aperture so then ot can help your
needs even more and make it more appealing to the audience and that you are
able to view the camera photos on the camera and then you are as well able to
digitally move the photos from the camera to a phone and even more.
Canon EOS 2000D Camera + EF-S 18-55mm IS II Lens.
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Photoshop is a powerful editing software that
is mainly used for graphic design editing and is
usually used for photo editing.
It allows for precise manipulation and enhancement
of photographs used in magazine layouts, including
cropping and creating ensuring the visuals are
visually appealing and polished for print publication;
essentially, it's the primary tool for optimizing and refining the visual elements of a
magazine, from cover images to feature photography
Adobe photoshop is £21.98 per month for just photoshop
And then £56.98 per month for creative cloud all apps
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Desktop Publishing Software -
quark
Quarkxpress is a publishing
program that allows you to take
page layouts and edit them.
Aswell layouts, graphics,
illustrations and [Link] can
be used for print and or digital publishing.
Quarkxpress is used to create and edit page layouts and can as well be used to
add interactive elements and then that could mean that they could add Hyperlinks,
videos, audio clips, slideshows and finally buttons.
Prepaid Annual subscription - £279 yearly
Perpetual licence - £594 yearly
QuarkXPress Store | Content Design and Digital Publishing Software
Magazine Production Process
Pre Production - Content
In the Pre-Production stage the editorial teams will be sharing their ideas and
then they will then be looking through the content by planning it. That will then
lead to them making decisions on which writer will be assigned to which certain
[Link] then doing the necessary research into the certain assignment that
they are doing This stage is essential because this is where the decisions are
made and roles are allocated and established.
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Pre Production - Flat Planning
In the Flat Planning Pre - Production stage the editorial team create a flat plan
which is a page by page issue of the magazine to help to construct the order of
the articles and the adverts and the way that they are laid out. A good thing with
this is that you are easily able to adjust the order that the magazine is applied to
the content, and plan out the length of each article. Identify the needed images.
The next stage is really important and that is because then everyone has got an
understanding of what to expect and the uniqueness of the magazine and
articles pages.
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Production
In the Production stage the writer and the team will be looking over to plan the
articles and then can conduct the research. Then the Photoshoots will be
arranged and that will then mean that they will look to see if there are many
images that have been archived and identified and arranged.
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Production - Writing and Sub Editing
In the Production and then Writing and Sub -Editing the sub-editor will check
through the article to see if there are any grammar problems and then as well
the length of the articles. Following after that the Sub-Editor will then check to
see if it is too long and or too short and will then ask the writer to shorten it or
write more about the article. The Desktop Publishing Software is used to layout
the articles and all of the content including the images and that they may use.
The Pre made templates that are as well inline with the house style and the
essential because this is when the magazine pages are made
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Post Production - Checking Printers Proof
The Checking Printers Proof is that they will send the work that has been done to
the publishers and then will create a mock up. To then give to the editors for
them to give their final overall approval.
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Post Production - Completion and Distribution
The completion and Distribution they will start once the editor has given their
approval for the task before and then they will then be able to publish the
magazine.
Magazine Production Roles
Here is the production role panel for MOJO
Magazine
Magazine Job Roles
● Sub Editor
- They edit the stories and or headlines before they are going to be checking if
there is enough room in the column before they are going to be published.
● Graphic designer
- A Graphic designer will be needed to create the layout for the inside pages and
or the cover of the magazine and they as well will have to meet the other
magazine departments and talk to them about the next issues layout.
● Photographer
- They will be needed for the images that are going to be placed inside the
magazine and for the publication editorial on different topics and they will as well
create a gallery of photos for the magazine and future magazines.