Schedule

Production Schedule and monitoring document

Week	Date	Activity
1	13th Jan	1 Schedule Creation: This week, I will be creating a schedule that corresponds with the content that needs to be placed into my magazine. With this, I shall be allocating specific times to be taking images for my magazine, according to the photoshoot plan. The schedule will contain information about what I will be doing on that week during various days, but I must narrow these activities down to just three bullet points that contain detailed explanations of what to do. 2 Schedule Creation: I will also find the fonts that I need for my front cover and contents page, so that my magazine can begin full production. Once I have found the fonts, I can take the fonts and insert them into my magazine with an approximate colour palette to accompany them. I will also take the opportunity to test the layout by placing various sell-lines (draft sell-lines) that can allow me to gain an approximate understanding of where particular sell lines might go. The positioning should somewhat resemble my flatplans. 3 This is also the week during which I shall be beginning production by taking some of the images of which I will need for my front cover and DPS no. 2. These images shall include my model wearing a mask and holding a quill, and this is what shall be used on my front cover. The image for my second DPS shall be of my model holding books. The reason for me carrying out these tasks in a sequential way is because I would like to take the time to get my front cover and contents page out of the way before continuing onto my DPSs, as I want to leave these to the later weeks because I believe I’ll have a greater amount of time to finish them.    4 Project Monitoring & I will be ensuring I have the appropriate tools for my photoshoot, seeking out my props. I must ensure, however, that I know exactly how many books I will be bringing to the photoshoot, as I don’t want to bring too many, as it would limit me in terms of getting to the location of the photoshoot if I’m carrying books in both arms. I should make sure that my model is ready to wear the appropriate outfit for the photoshoot, but – more importantly – I will need to ask my model whether they are still available at the time of the photoshoot, as unexpected circumstances can transpire at any given moment, and I – being the conductor on the photoshoot – must form a mutual agreement with my model so that we may both understand when the photoshoot is taking place. There must be a high degree of understanding in these situations as I cannot afford to fall behind. Homework 1: Call Sheets Homework 2: Refining Research Homework 3: Photoshoot Plan Exams/other subject deadlines: Mock Exams – English Literature & English Language – Tuesday 14th January.
2	20th Jan	1 Production of front cover shall begin this week. The image that was taken on the 13th shall be edited (levels of darkness and saturation shall be increased or decreased here according to my needs). The image for DPS no. 2 will be edited here also because it is the perfect opportunity to get it finished. 2 My front cover will take its image now, and the masthead will be placed into the cover with correct colour (light blue) and font style (handwriting). This will correspond with the plan I have already written. Other small details such as the date and issue number shall also be inserted, along with the barcode. I will also be experimenting with sell lines to ensure I perfectly select sell lines that are appropriate for my magazine genre and topic(s) within. 3 The sell-lines shall then be inserted into my front cover with fonts that follow a style that I have previously mentioned using in my planning documents. Once this has been done, I will have then virtually finished my front cover, though smaller details will need to be refined such as positioning of sell lines, masthead and perhaps even the image itself.   4 Project Monitoring & my InDesign DPSs should begin to take the form of a professional magazine, for I will create templates that give me a realistic lookout on where my magazine is headed at this particular time. Also, by doing this, I will creating a window through which I will easily be able to jump through to get production started, as a quick template would mean there are no hindrances on getting started with my project, because time takes a grand value since deadlines will soon be looming over-head.  Homework 1: Perfect sell-lines Homework 2: Perfect colour palette for front cover Homework 3: Select the correct image that is best suited for my front cover. Exams/other subject deadlines: N/A
3	27stJan	1 This is when production for the contents page will begin. The font will be selected for the masthead that indicates the page itself. Then images of literature placed in a polaroid style position at the bottom of the page will hopefully put the reader in the mood for learning about literature. It’s on this page that there shall be a colour scheme that corresponds with that on the cover and on the 1st DPS.  2 Then, once this has been, my next task is to write in the actual contents of my magazine with a font that will parallel those on the cover. Production of my 1st DPS shall begin on this week too because the process of creating a contents page should not take long. 3 Here is where my 1st DPS should begin to form. The masthead will go in place at the left on my DPS and the image will be inserted according to the measurements. The kicker for this DPS will be placed underneath the masthead and wrapped around the image of my model. The text boxes are next to go in place, and there will be the 1st article following soon after. 4 Project Monitoring & organising the images for the DPSs. By doing this, I will have discovered what it is that I have done in the photoshoot studio, and how well the images fit into the corresponding DPS. While it may be difficult to choose an image (as the selection must be done with precision and wisdom), this allocated time slot will grant me with the perfect opportunity to simply get to work on forming the perfect positioning for such images and the like. I must be careful to use this time appropriately, as at this point, lots of time will have already elapsed. The reason I am choosing to do the image selection now is because I want my DPSs to resemble my flat plans at an early stage rather than at a later point in the production process. Homework 1: Write Article no. 1 Homework2: Write Article no. 2 Homework 3: Write Article no. 3 Exams/other subject deadlines: N/A
4	3rd   Feb	1 Now that my front cover and contents page have been completed, I can begin production on my 1st DPS on grammar which needs to have already taken form, as the kicker and masthead will have been placed appropriately, along with my image that will have been placed during the previous week. Now that this has been done, my first article will have been placed into the text boxes, forming a magazine DPS that no longer simply looks like a skeleton plan. The colours for my fonts and other aspects such as skylines for the top of the DPS will have already been selected, and so I can now apply this colour (light blue) to other parts of the DPs that will also be using this colour palette. It’s important for me to remember that there shouldn’t be much overlapping taking place on my DPS, because I want to create a fairly controlled magazine that doesn’t seem to chaotic, though it should still take give some feelings of spontaneity. 2 The skyline, at this point, will contain within the different aspects that my magazine has to offer in various other places. This will give the magazine a more realistic appearance, and would give the reader(s) the opportunity to look forth at what other key aspects of literature they can read about. My article will be split into sections, and these sections will be indicated by splitters (lines) that go between each section, at an angle that slightly sullies the perfection of a fully horizontal line, meaning the I will pervert the horizontal, putting it at an angle just slightly beyond. 3 The breakout box will now be in creation, and since DPS no. 1 revolves around grammar, I will use a breakout box that resembles paper. I will take this image to photoshop and cut the edges with an eraser tool, so that it fits perfectly into my DPS. This will also reject the perfect vertical positioning, again, being taken to an angle that’s marginally past vertical – though not too much so. 4 Project Monitoring & taking the opportunity to create a breakout box that offers the reader an escape from the larger article that they have been reading. The box will contain a list of several advanced techniques of rhetoric or simply just potentially unknown terminology of literature to the young writer so that they may better their knowledge. While it seems that this breakout box has very little to do with the actual article itself, it does, because in the article I will have told my audience that there is fun to be had in experimenting with the rules of grammar, and so this DPS will contain techniques through which they can exercise this new-found philosophy. Homework 1: This homework task will include creating the pages that contain advertisements. In order to do this, I must collect a range of advertisements that correspond with the traits and dispositions of my target audience. Homework 2:  I will also be using this homework time to create the page layout in which I will keep my advertisements. Homework 3: I will insert my advertisemen Exams/other subject deadlines: N/A
5	10th  Feb	1 This week, the production of my 2nd DPS will be set into motion and should be complete by the end of the week too, so long as I focus and work hard to complete my magazine. However, if I am struggling to get this DPS finished with, I will have to lower my aim and finish the essentials. But, more specifically, I will be starting my DPS by putting the image in place on the DPS page, and then insert my centralized title and slogan/kicker to go either side, again, creating a centralized layout. Once the layout has been sorted appropriately, I can then create text boxes and insert the article that pertains to this DPS. 2 The pages for this DPS should be following a controlled layout, and while this seems easy enough, it means that I will have to take control of my time in order to get the symmetry with text boxes. This can be particularly troubling if I have to spend extended amounts of time getting angles in the perfect position. This is one of the reasons why my previous DPS follows less of a structure and seems more spontaneous. 3 DPS no. 2 should now really look an awful lot like that which I have drawn onto my flat plans, with only smaller details to go such as how I should narrow the colour scheme down and the text wrap around the main object of my image. The reason I have chosen to do my DPSs in this way (DPS1, 2 & then 3) is because it gives my schedule a greater structure to it, and so my time can be easily managed. 4 Project Monitoring & this time will be used to finish create and insert the list of recommendations that works with my article. But, in order to create this, I must look at what reading recommendations organisations such as Amazon and Goodreads have suggested, but I will also include some personal recommendations. I want to do this because I want to give the DPS a more personal feel, and I can only do this if I include my opinions. What worries me most about this is that there are people will completely disagree with what I am recommending, and this is why Amazon is a useful tool because it includes a majority vote. Homework 1: This will include me creating the layout for my table of recommendations. Homework 2: This will be where I will be carrying out further research for my table, and so I will be exploring Amazon and Goodreads. Homework 3: This is where I will finish the table, and insert it into my DPS, while finishing any final details that need attention. This should see my DPS completed. Exams/other subject deadlines: N/A
Half term	17th Feb	Homework: Complete Monitoring and make sure that blog elements are complete I will make preparations for my return to production on my final DPS.
6	24th	1 This week is the final week of production for my magazine, and so time is wearing thin, meaning there is a lot of pressure on me to ensure that my DPSs are complete and organized. My main worry here is that the time will be harder to manage because the time is scarce. My main concern is simply getting the project finished on time and at a good quality. My DPS will have the final image inserted at this point, though I’m slightly apprehensive about at which point I will be able to insert the finishing touches, so at this stage, I am contemplating whether to do my smaller details first, since they are harder to complete. While this seems unwise, I know that I can create my final DPS, titled ‘The Pen’-house’ with greater efficiency if I take care of smaller details before anything else.  2 At this point, I will have a skeleton of this DPS layout, though now I will be working on the greater details such as the masthead and the kicker, and so this is where I shall be making sure they are positioned without fault. The colour scheme will also correspond with that in my treatment at this stage too. Though, I will need to do some experimentation with the colour palettes for this as I may struggle getting a colour that mimics gold. 3 By now, given how much time I will have spent on this DPS and on other DPSs, my magazine should now look like a professional magazine that contains all of the elements I have mentioned in my treatment. I may well be at this time that there are certain aspects which I might prefer to spend greater time on, just to put my mind at ease on the quality of the magazine. I will be spending my Thursday nights in the library at college until 8pm (closing time) so that I can take care of these small pieces that need some tidying up, otherwise, my magazine may hardly resemble that of a professional at all. 4 Project Monitoring & creating the table for pens. The table will include pens and a rating of each. Then, the article that accompanies this will be one that discusses the reasoning behind carefully selecting a pen, as I understand that this type of article is largely unusual. I must justify my reasoning for including a DPS of this subject. However, this will also demonstrate my ability to challenge that which has never before been done… even by professionals. Homework 1: Furthering research on pens. Homework 2: Creating tables and inserting these pens in different slots, along with ratings. Homework 3: Then, to finish, I would insert my table and make any minor issues non-existent. Exams/other subject deadlines: Literature Coursework drafting stage & deadline.
	3rd  Mar	Audience/Assessor Review Week 1 Create Audience review questionnaire 2 Teacher assessment of project 3 & 4 Complete prep work for evaluation E exam Unit 5 Blog Deadline 7th March