Plan and develop pre-production materials (U3: P3, M2)

Plan and develop pre-production materials (U3: P3, M2)

Learning outcome 2 (U3): Be able to plan and develop pre production materials for an original media product to a client brief 

Mood-boards 

This is the mood-board I put together to help inspire the production of my magazine. This mood-board displays existing Indie magazine covers, Indie album covers, Indie artists and also inspiring colour palettes that fit in the with theme I’m going for. As you can see the colour palettes are quite dusty/retro tones. These colours match the Indie theme as a lot of the album covers and magazine feature these kinds of colours. This mood-board also gives me inspiration for what fonts and model poses to use for the front cover and double page spread.

Layouts  

These digital mock ups show my magazine layout idea quite clearly. On the front cover you can see each element such as the puff, masthead, barcode, price, cover-lines and slogan on the very top. And on the double page spread I have displayed the name of the artist, their social medias, a Spotify code, the title and page number in the corner of the page and also the two content columns (A get to know the artist and a Q&A column).

Sketches  

Font styles

For my masthead I will only be using the font indie rock. For my cover-lines, the font Bebas Neue will be used which is the same font that would be used for the puff text, the featured artists social medias, and the headings for the artist interviews. And the four Arial will be used for the body text 

  

This is the most font I’m going to be using for the title. This is quite a unique font so it would be best used for the title as its going to be memorable and recognisable for views and potential buyers. 

This font is very bold due to the thick line weight but it still doesn’t take attention away from the title. This font is very easy  to read so readers can easily read what they ca expect inside

This font is simple and easy to read yet still keeps a professional look

Colour Schemes  

My colour scheme consists of mostly the primary and secondary colours in a more muted and dusty tone to give a retro look to my magazine.

The primary colours, despite being slightly muted, still give my magazine a bright and bold look it needs to be noticed among the other magazines on the shelves.

The dusty/retro looking colours also fit in nicely with the colour Indigo which is the colour of the title. This makes it so there are no clashing colours which can be unpleasing to the eye of the reader.

The dusty colours can also act quite calming to the reader and they’re not to bold and bright.

Organised timescales and milestones

Forms to evidence permissions for models/actors/locations  

Location Recce and Risk Assessment

Location: London

Address: 72 Chanctonbury way   

The first location in my garden. This place is good for taking pictures as its private so I don't have the issue of having strangers in my pictures, and also human risk factors significantly decrease as its not a busy public area.

Some potential hazards of this location consist of:

Hazard	Controls	Level of Risk
It could start raining on the equipment which could lead to broken equipment and electric shocks.	I will make sure to check the forecast before hand and bring an umbrella to cover the equipment if there’s a chance of rain.	Low risk
Bad weather conditions can lead to muddy unstable grass which can potentially injure the model and ruin the clothes	I will either wait until these bad conditions have gotten better, or make sure to shoot on a solid surface (such as a patio or pavement)	Medium Risk
If its wet, the decking could be quite slippery which could lead to either me or the model slipping which can result in injury or breakage of equipment	I will wait for the decking to dry, or lay something down on the decking to reduce the risk of slipping on the wet surface	High risk

Location: London - Dollis Valley Green Walk  

Hazard	Controls	Level of Risk
It could start raining which can damage equipment and perhaps cause an electric shock to the user.	I will check the forecast before going out to shoot, and if there’s the slightest chance of rain, I will prepare and bring an umbrella.	Low Risk
Wet weather conditions can cause muddy and unstable grass which can either ruin clothes/shoes, and perhaps injure the model.	I will either wait till the bad conditions have improves, or mov the shoot to a solid surface.	Medium Risk
Could be strangers walking in the background as its a public area	Wait until people have passed before taking the photo	Low Risk (Not a busy area)

Legal and Ethical issues that could impact production and resolutions

Legal issues

In order to take photos of someone (other than myself) I will need their permission as you can’t sell pictures of someone without their permission for profit.

I have had the model fill out model release forms so I have written, legal consent from the model to take their pictures. And as the model is under the age of 18, I also have their parents signature as they are underaged. This is crucial as I can be accused of exploiting a minor if I don’t have a legal guardians (someone over 18) consent.

You need permission from the owner of the property/location in order to take pictures there.

As for the first location, it is in my own garden and I have no issue with using my garden for the photoshoot. And the second location is a public green area so along as I don't take pictures of strangers, I will be able to use the area for the photoshoot. Using my garden also makes it easier with copyright laws as I don’t need to worry about accidentally getting a brands name in my photos without their permission, and can make sure my content is original.

Copyright law

I need to make sure that all the content used is my own, and if not I need to make sure to ask for permission, pay or credit the original person who the content belongs to. I need to make sure that my model isn’t wearing any branded clothes that has a visible and recognisable logo on it. I will also make sure that any photos taken, are my own original photos in order to avoid any copyright infringement.

Defamation law 

I don't want to break the libel law by saying, or writing anything that can hurt my artists’ reputation. In order to prevent this from happening, I will get editors to look over my articles and reports and make me correct anything that could point towards breaching the libel law in advance before I publish anything to the public. This is because if i was to breach the defamation law, it could jeopardise the magazines reputation and loose buyers, and therefore loose incomes and money which can lead to the bankruptcy and discontinuance of my magazine.

Ethical issues

Strangers should not be allowed to be photographed without their knowledge/consent

I will make sure to take pictures of my model when I am certain there are no by-passers in the background. This way I can avoid making money off a magazine, with someone who never consented to be in my magazine. If a stranger would find out that their picture was in fact in my magazine without their consent, it could lead to a law suit and we can loose buyers.

I must not twist the words of any artist in order to make them look bad to the public eye

I will make sure an editor looks over my articles and make sure everything I mentioned and reported is the truth, and nothing has been edited or changed to hurt the artist. The general public is probably more likely to believe the words of a celebrity rather than a magazine who needs celebrities for profit. So if a celebrity we interviewed announces that we lied and twisted their words, we can loose buyers and this can again lead to bankruptcy and discontinuation of our magazine.

Make sure I am diverse, and not discriminating against any other religious/ethnic group

I will again have an editor to look over everything I said and reported in my magazine, and make sure I never wrote anything offensive or hurtful that targets towards a certain ethical or religious group. I can also make sure my models and artists are from different racial and ethnic backgrounds to increase the diversity of my magazine, and to make people from any background feel appreciated. This could potentially increase sales for my magazine.