The 7th meeting of the 2nd Moripass Club was held in January. With only two weeks left until the distribution of the free magazine and the actual event, what kind of production time did they have? Despite some impatience and anxiety, everyone worked with a sense of urgency and determination. We will report on the day.
It's finally complete and the real thing is just around the corner!
After two months of work since the last time, both the flea magazine team and the event team have almost completed their projects. Although the number of members was small on this day, it seems that the time was very meaningful.
The Flea Magazine team was tasked with making final checks on the manuscript for each page they were responsible for. Each member worked earnestly, glaring at their computer screens.
We worked on the red ink checks given to us by our advisor, clarified any points of uncertainty that each of us had, and made fine adjustments to images and font sizes. By paying close attention to even the smallest details, we are pursuing a magazine that we can truly be satisfied with.
Once published, printed materials cannot be revised again. "This photo looks small on the computer, but when I actually test printed it, it looked really big," or "The title text on this page is slightly different from the cover!" - they are constantly checking every last detail.
The advisor also made time to spend with the members.
We also simulated our own movements on the day.
By December, the event team had decided on the name of the event: "Workshop & Talk Show: Play with Characters at Will." They also worked hard on negotiating the important task of finding guests to talk to, and decided to invite graphic designer Daijiro Ohara and illustrator Kohei Sekigawa to the event.
On this day, we worked out more specific details of what we would do, such as the time schedule for the day, the flow of the MC, and how the workshop would proceed.
The MC on the day is an important element in conveying the purpose and vision of the event to the audience and making the content more interesting. With advice from the advisor, you will leave a lot of notes on the time schedule about what to talk about in what situations, and the importance of how to lead the conversation to the talk guests.
Rather than just dividing up the time schedule haphazardly, there were discussions about why so much content was being included at certain times, and whether it would be better not to devote too much time to certain parts. Within the limited event time, there was a strong sense of enthusiasm to make the event one that everyone, including the guests and customers who came, thought was "fun!"
Keeping in mind that their words and actions would have a major impact on the success of the event, the entire team reviewed the flow of their movements, saying things like, "Let's hurry to get to the customers during the workshop," and "We need to stay as light on our feet as possible so we can act quickly if something happens."
What kind of culmination will it be?
The committee spent all of its time working on the remaining production, and the event team was able to hold detailed meetings to discuss everything that needed to be done before the event, such as replying to the applications that had already been collected on the application form.
The free magazine team has also reached the point where they will be completing the final draft in just a few days, with the final submission due next week.
On this day, even after the scheduled end of the workshop, both teams continued working, making the most of the limited time they had left.
The main event and free magazine distribution will finally take place on January 28th. Don't miss this culmination of both teams' efforts over the past six months, all working towards a common goal!
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