Up date to deadlines

1. Blog research - Thursday 18th December. Include:
reader profiles, audience surveys, annotation of front covers and a detailed case study ( similar to the handouts we read today) on a music magazine you have purchased and read thoroughly. Use the following headings:
Background and ownership.
Content and approach to music.
Editorial content: 'opinion leaders' and reader interaction.
Promoting the industry and other products.

You should complete your blog with an analysis of the future for music magazines and print publishing in general ( the industry is in a lot of trouble due to the credit crunch and the increasing availability of digital technologies and on line content).

2. Planning of product - Xmas hols.
Flatplans, sketches, photoshoots, interviews, writing copy.

Make use of the holidays and daylight to set up photoshoots and get your copy written.

3. Layout of magazine in Photoshop, audience feedback and completion of evaluation questions. Mid January.

You will have the first week of January to work in class so I can see your progression. Then we will focus on TV drama and there will be no more lesson time for the portfolio.