8th March – Pre Production

Last week I started out creating my pre production work that will eventually help me to make my final front cover of my magazine and produce my article and double page spread. I progressed by carefully picking and choosing each idea and making a firm decision on exactly what I wanted. I used in design to plan out the way I would like my article to look, for example looking at a magazine that I know the audiences age range preferred looking at, and editing that idea. I used columns to make my article look more appealing and more professional as well as leaving space to add my final images which I have booked on the 17th March. I made two mock designs for my front cover including two completely different ideas that have helped me to develop my idea further, and decide on a final design. I also drew a flat plan of exactly where I wanted my text in my double page spread to go and exactly where I would insert my images, as well as a photo shoot plan to help me clarify exactly what I wanted from my photographs.


Everything went according to plan although my photo shop skills were not very good at making two mock up ideas. I think as I was unsure on my ideas myself, it was even harder to make a mock up. I think everything else ran quite smoothly although I could have defined an exact idea before I started to work on them, as this made it a lot harder. I had a back up model just in case something happened with my original model, as I thought already planning it would help just in case and cancel out drama later.


The only technical equipment or skills I used were on photoshop and in design. Although I am quickly learning how to use photoshop, I am still not the greatest at it, although I think my mock up idea looked quite good.


By this week I need to have completed all of my pre production work including my schedule, a mood board of my ideas, my production treatment, flat plans, and article ideas. I need all of this completing to follow on and eventually take my photographs. I need to make sure I set out my time well to complete this and develop my ideas whilst also trying out new things. This may include messing around with some more photoshop ideas or just drawing new flat plans.


Possible problems I may encounter are not having enough ideas to develop. I think I need to be more creative with my ideas so I can eventually decide later the exact layout, image or typography I am going to use in my magazine. I think that I will get around this problem by experimenting with the information I have collected but also keeping in time as to not rush around nearer the deadline time.