Learning Outcome 2 (U3): Be able to plan and develop pre-production materials for an original media product to a client brief (P3, M2)

Gantt Chart

The Gantt chart was made in an attempt to schedule my work and to make sure preparations for the production and the production of my magazine would adhere to its due date being the 18th of January. I gave myself adequate time to do such tasks and occasionally disciplining myself by giving myself a two weeks to do the front cover and double page spread due to my lack of photoshop skills. 

 The images for my mood board were found on google. What I take from it is that vibrant colours are heavily associated with Indie Rock and that I should be encouraged to use colours such as pink, blue and yellow whilst having a darker colour such as black or grey as the image's background.

Indie Insider Mood Board (Indie Rock)

For the secondary font of my magazine (for uses such as cover lines for the front cover of the magazine), I chose a font titled Lavigne. The reason behind this was due to the absence of serifs in the font which weren't needed because of my primary font Kevlar Underwear which has serifs. Another reason for my choosing of this font was because of its comparably thinner letters to the primary font. This allows there to be a contrast in width of lettering without negatively affecting the onlookers thoughts that this is an Indie Rock magazine. By not having the font too tall in comparison to fonts such as Mont on Dafont, the strap line and cover line wouldn't take up too much space from the rest of the magazine which in turn would direct the onlooker's attention away from the subject of the magazine front cover: the main photo. The reason why I chose this modern looking font is because it would look more appealing to a young audience which is what the brief asked for when it said that my magazine should appeal to a vibrant music scene.

Kevlar Underwear is the primary font for the cover of my magazine. This font was chosen because as well as it looking modern, the serifs of the font make it easier to read thus making it more likely to be bought by a potential customer. This font relates to the indie genre because as well as looking retro with serifs (as the Indie Rock genre was most prominent three decades ago), the font also looks modern as it's bold suggesting to the onlooker that the magazine is about Indie Rock artists today.

For the main text of my magazine, I chose the font Apple Garamond. Besides mentioning earlier in the project that I will most likely use the font Times New Roman for the main text of my magazine, I ultimately decided against it as it came across as too plain due to the vast use of it. In its place I decided to use Apple Garamond. The main reason behind this choice was because as well as having similar serifs to Times New Roman, it is skinnier which allows there to be more space for text on the page. This was decided for as the brief states that in the double page spread, there should be a body copy.

Color Palette. The colors decided were inspired by my mood board which has large amounts of magenta, blue and yellow-green like colours. The blue was decided as its the only cool colour and contrasts the warm yellow and magenta (all of which will appear on the front cover and most likely the double page spread). The yellow-green and magenta colours were decided on as they are heavily associated with the genre of Indie Rock due to the large uses of the colours on the covers of Indie Rock albums. 

Double Page Spread sketch

Front Page Sketch

Location Release Form
By signing this document I give Max Postyn permission to take photographs of his model(s) on my property so that he may use them for his magazine Indie Insider. By signing this I give away my right to use the photos taken for any personal use.

Signed
Property Owner.........................
Max Postyn...............................

Talent Release Form
By signing this document I give Max Postyn permission to photograph me and to edit said photos however he sees fit for his music magazine Indie Insider. By signing this I give away my right to use the photos taken for any personal use.

Signed
Model........................................
Max Postyn...............................

Risk Assessment Form

Location Recce

Ethical Issues
Issue 1)
It would be unethical if a worker asked for a break due to fatigue or various other reasons and the person in charge of them wouldn't grant them the break. This may happen if my model wanted a break and I didn't grant it to them if there wasn't enough time. To counter this, I would give the model breaks whenever they required one.
Issue 2)

Certain groups may be angered if a magazine contains any controversial topics and may attempt to boycott or potentially sue the magazine as its unethical. This may happen to my magazine if I include any topics that may fall under said category. To counter this, I would play it safe and not include any controversial topics when writing my body copy.

Legal Issues

Issue 1)

If a company was to hire someone under the legal working age of 16 without their parents permission, legal action would be required. This may happen if my magazine's model was under 16 and had no parent permission to be in said magazine. To counter this, I have ensured that all of my models are over the age of 16.
Issue 2)
If a company conducted corporal punishment then legal action would be required as it is illegal and very unethical. This may take place during my magazine shoot if I physically abuse my model. This would be countered by me not abusing them.
Issue 3)
If someone signs a contract and doesn't meet the requirements they agreed to, they will be sued. This may happen in my magazine if my model uses the pictures I have taken for other projects. To counter this, I will not breach any contracts regarding the magazine that I agreed to.
Issue 4)
In the event of copyright infringement, a company may take legal action to sue a media distributor if they include any artwork that they didn't produce and is owned by the company. In an attempt to make their magazine more realistic,  a person creating a magazine may include an advertisement which would be illegal if the advertisement was for a real product and/or they didn't create the artwork for the advertisement. To counter this, I won't use any advertisements in my magazine

Issue 5)
If a photo is taken of a model without their consent and is used for any sort of purpose, the model would have the legal obligation to sue me. This may happen if I took pictures of my model and used them after forgetting to get them to sign my contributor release form. To counter this, I already had my model sign the contributor release form
Issue 6)
Companies have the legal obligation to sue media outlets if they use images that were originally created and edited by the company. This may happen to me if I use images or text in my magazine that isn't/aren't my own. To counter this, I won't include images or text that isn't/aren't my own.
Issue 7)
In the event of copyright infringement, a company may take legal action to sue a media distributor if they include any artwork that they didn't produce and is owned by the company. My model may wear a piece of clothing with a logo on it. To stop any legal action from taking place, I would inform the model to not wear clothing that falls into that criteria prior to the shoot or I would edit out said logo.
Issue 8)
If members of the public appeared in a magazine without their consent and they found out, legal action may take place against said magazine. This may happen as my magazine shoot may happen in a public place and members of the public ,accidentally be photographed. To counter this, I would either have them sign a release form, blur out their face or use photographs that don't have members of the public on them.