b). resources and equipment
Pen and pencil
Paper
printer and scanner
DSLR camera and tripod
Model
Macbook Pro
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Bridge
Microsoft Word
The pen and pencil will be used in tandem with the paper to plan out mock up wire frames for a desired design. These will be an essential part of the planning stage. The printer for printing out documents to proof read. The scanner for uploading documents and plans for inspection. The dslr camera and tripod will be needed for the photography of the model. A mac computer with adobe programs, Photoshop, InDesign and bridge will be needed. Photoshop for the creation of graphics and visual aspects of the magazine, InDesign for the organization and creation of the magazine and bridge for the analysis of photographs. Microsoft word would be needed for the writing of the articles.
c). Personnel and activities
The personnel I would need to contact would need to be people in publication, distribution, advertising and sales. A publicist is a person who can manage and direct the publicity of the magazine. Distribution is important for the physical creation of the magazine and distribution of the product to stores. Advertising is a integral part as this person is relyed upon to make the product sell and increase sales. The sales part is handled by a large chain of news agents, book shops and supermarkets usually, for instance Sainsburys and Waterstones.
d). Budget
Predicted revenue
£460,500
Predicted out flow of costs
Total: £177,500
Employees full time and part time - £75,700 (3 employees. 2 part time and 1 full time)
Legal costs - £20,000
Printing - 34,600
Marketing and advertising - £47,200
e). Relevant legal and ethical
Law: Obscene Publications ACT 1959 And 1964.
Anything that deprave or corrupt a person. A warning is needed.
The Defamation Act 2013
This act is to protect intellectual property, so a if a person is unfairly insulted or defamed and as a result lost a significant amount of earning, they could sue for defamation of character and claim this back.
Copyright Law
This law protects the publication of content. Under 1995 regulation the period of the authors copyright was extended to the lifetime of the author and 70 years thereafter.
Negligent publication
The author or the publisher under certain circumstances, either individually or jointly, could be found liable for incitement or negligent publication.
Ethical Issues
Ethical issues are not covered by law. For example fashion magazines using furs from real animals, or encouraging people to play 6+ hours of video games.
