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LO3- Anticipating questions

 what questions the client could ask about your pitch. -Define the detail for the budget what are you going to use the money for? -Printing 100 copies, A4, 120gsm, 40 page, stapled, colour - magazine (inc. VAT) £226.50- gloss, a4, 40 page, stapled, colour The budget for the magazine to print 100 copies would be £226.50 and to distribute would cost around the same price to send it to different stores etc. -target audience your magazine will be in a saturated (niche) market, how will you get attention? define end clients The magazine will be somewhat bright and the masthead will be large to catch attention, i will also be using a good form of advertising that targets a diverse audience such as: in a popular market. -Advertising -amount vs profit How long before it becomes profitable? -subscriptions subscription prices and frequency of publications. Subscriptions to the magazine will mean you get a magazine monthly with fast updates, you will also be able to view full articles on the ...

LO2- Costings

 Budget- costs involved for magazine. properties and location rental travel and crew costs (food etc.) printing and distribution costs Find costings: -Rental of a photographic studio (1 day) Average £180 for 8 hours (working day) -Hiring of models (1 day) This depends on experience of the models. it can average from £150 to £1,000 -Printing 100 copies, A4, 120gsm, 40 page, stapled, colour - magazine (inc. VAT) £226.50- gloss, a4, 40 page, stapled, colour Magazine Printing - The UK's Best Price & Quality | Mixam Print -Minimum wage rate for 8 hours Staffing cost for the production of one issue of the magazine: editor  -£31,353 per year writer - per 1,000 words is £1,200 for a prestige magazine, or £550 for a smaller consumer magazine.   photographer -£50 to £200 per image designer - range  £518 - £16,354 Budget- Presentation- tabular (table) form of budget  key information only 1 slide Proposal document- detailed breakdown of all costs in protection of 100 co...

LO1

Image
    Strengths and weaknesses   Idea 1- My first idea is to make the front cover of my magazine horror film themed. If I use this idea, I plan to have one main model on the page with a serious expression to connote bravery and ind ependence.   Strength- This is appealing to teens and over, but stereotypically couples who rely on each other for protection. The front cover will be appealing with a mix of bright colours such as red, yellow, and white over a black background.  Since the model on the front looks brave since she is alone in a scary place, she appears dominant and this will appeal to a female audience and will likely attract them to my magazine   Weakness- A dark image may be difficu lt to see from afar which could potentially be unappeal ing to an audience. Another weakness with this idea is that it mainly focuses on a female audience with the main model and may not be as appealing to a male audience.   Idea 2- For my second idea, I w...