Any good media project must be grounded in thorough research and planning. A film project must begin by analysing film openings in the same genre as the opening you intend to produce; similarily a magazine project should analyse comparable magazine covers and spreads. Following this you should include:
For film projects -
Links to videos / film openings from other sites (eg: YouTube), along with your written analysis and observations.
Your initial ideas (with sketches) for your film.
Potential audience research - questionniares and surveys of potential audiences on their media habits and interests.
Emails, forums, message boards or any other communications with experts, directors, companies etc.
Storyboards.
Draft film - your online viewers can then leave their comments and suggestions.
For magazine projects -
Links to example magazine covers and spreads along with your analysis and comments.
Initial ideas and drafts, including sample titles, layouts, fonts and images.
Potential audience research - questionnaires and surveys of potential audiences on their media habits and interests.
Emails, forums, message boards or any other communications with experts, publishers, companies etc.
Trial photo shoots, both before and after editing.
Sample articles.
Mock-ups to gain audience feedback on your project.
Remember that anything original that you can add will mark your project out from the rest.
