The Task: Create a front cover and contents page for a student magazine.
Action Plan:
Research and planning
- Analyse and research existing, similar products.
- Research target audience.
- Consider actors (models), location, costumes, make-up, props, lighting ect.
- Plan layout, drafts, scripts and sketches.
- Present initial and developed ideas.
- Manage time effectively.
Production
- Create a product suitable for target audience.
- Convey understanding of layout, page design/use of colour, language ect.
- Vary size/style of fonts.
- Make full use of programs available.
- Create appropriate balance between text and use of images.
- Make correct adjustments to photographs considering the context such as cropping/resizing.
Evaluation
- Issues of audience appropriateness.
- Refer to choice made and the consequences/effects.
- Good communication.
