AM75056-5 Editing and Production 1

11 x workshops (2 hours) = 22 hours
Demonstrating and investigating the key concepts and technological systems employed in the research, development, design and production of consumer magazines.

Independent learning = 128 hours
Developing knowledge and understanding of the magazine market to inform analysis and production of product to trade standards.

Library resources
OHP / PowerPoint/computer projector
Audio / video playback facilities
QuarkXPress on Apple computers

Evans, H., (1978) Editing and design, Heinemann
Hodgson, F.W., (1998) Newsubediting : AppleMac, QuarkXPress and after, Focal Press
Morrish, J., (1996) Magazine editing, Routledge
Quark Incorporated (2003) QuarkXPress reference manual, Quark Incorporated
Quinn, S., (2001)Digital sub-editing and design, Focal Press

You will analyse the magazine market and carry out research to identify and develop a new magazine either consumer or B2B which fits a gap in the market. You will use Quark XPress to design and produce a front cover, a contents page, two appropriate advertising pages and two pages of indicative content. These will be intensive workshop sessions led by your tutor who will cover the range of topics appropriate to the module e.g. appropriate research to support argument for a new publication, advertising potential, titles and mastheads, the elements of a grabbing front page, the function of the contents page and the production and presentation of content which meets the expectations raised by the cover. You will be required to submit your design and the supporting argument for its commercial production to an appropriately chosen publisher.

To include:
An individual six-page portfolio of an original new magazine style publication of 1,750 words.
An individual project evaluation based around the argument for the magazines viability, 750 words.
A commercial pitch of 500 words.