Tuesday, 23 November 2010
Thursday, 18 November 2010
Sunday, 14 November 2010
Article Research
Double Page Spread Article
For my music magazine article I will be interviewing Connor Hodgson as an individual artist, he plays for 2 local bands, 'Hodgson and the Plant' and 'Dead dukes' I will need to research Connor and the bands, asking the appropriate questions.
His thread is mostly covers of indie/pop songs but also have a stamp for Ska music, which is very unique for his age group but successful with fans. I searched through the web and found Connor advertised and websites such as...
- www.list.co.uk/.../20064136-hippys-on-the-hill-hodgson-and-the-plant-fidel- afro-catchkillrepeat/
- www.stereoboard.com/hippys-on-the-hill-ep-launch-%7C-hodgson-and-the- plant-%7C-fidel-afro-%7C-catchkillrepeat-tickets.html
The bands also have their own Myspace and Facebook pages...
My double page spread
The design of my double page spread will consist of...
- Picture takes up whole page or more
- Headlines across both pages
- Stand first
- Strap line or border is used to bleed across the double page spread witch links the pages together
- Drop Capital at the start of the article- so you know were to start reading, they are sometimes in bold type or bigger size text
- Smaller quotes used in the article to break up the text and make it more appealing to read (drop quotes)
- A by-line as these all exist in any double page spread.
Codes % Conventions of a Double Page Spread
Rough Sketches of My Front Cover & Contents Page
Front Cover of my music magazine 'King of Strings'
Contents Page
Sunday, 7 November 2010
Planning Production
Front Cover Image for my Music Magazine
For my front cover image, I am using a medium close-up shot of a model posing with some sort or music representor e.g a guitar, drums or a microphone etc... hopefully capturing their individual personality.
This image, of the 'Cheryl Cole' is perfect example of the image layout I will use for my magazine front cover.
I have realised that Q magazine is probably the main example of a magazine which matches the same conventions and genre of music of my magazine. So i am going to analyse a front cover from this Q issue.
Coverlines for my Music Magazine
- Album of the Year
- Interview with the Kings of Leon (interviews with recording artists will be a regular feature)
- My life in music – interview with ‘Connor Hodgson'
- Investigation into concert ticket prices
- Leeds Festival Highlights
- The story behind the Liverpool echo arena
- Fan vs Steward
- Music Scouting - Get Yourself Noticed!
- Biggest little moments of 2010
- Gigs abroad – the dos and the don’ts
- Do you have to be a crazed fan??
- MTV Channels fix
- Pink live in concert-exclusive pictures!
Text for my Contents Page
- Editor’s letter
- Fan’s letters
- Album reviews
- Number 1 hits or ‘No-Go’ releases – positive and negative achievements/song releases/stage outfits/performances
- The Realistic Manager – music lovers reports on artists/songs
- Rehab list – small ads where music lovers can buy and sell albums/merchandise/memorabilia
- Paparazzi – the month in pictures
- Rehearsals – tips on becoming the ideal recording artist
- Backstage Break – puzzles, cartoon strip, competitions
- After-show Party – inside back cover page, featuring a recording artist in every issue talking about their greatest Number Ones
- Converse Craze!
Images Needed for my Contents Page
- A picture of the Echo Arena in Liverpool
- ...of Connor Hodgeson (the artist I am interviewing)
- ...of myself for the editor's letter
- ...of concert tickets, with prices in view
- ...of a Leeds Festival wrist band
- ...of 'Pink' live in concert
- ...of an acoustic guitar
- ...of a pair of converse trainers
Tuesday, 2 November 2010
Publication Plan
Publication Plan
Title: King of Strings
Positioning Statement: Music artists in the making
Frequency of Publication: £3.00
Distribution: Newsagents and supermarkets; arenas ; gig locations
Rationale: The approach of the magzine is very much from the world of new music today. We will offer opinions and articles; and interviews that will foucus on very much what musc lovers want to know and ask
Style: Informal and hip style, using humour directly aiming at our target audience. The magazine is for our teenage music fans ranging up to twenties and so will use simple vocabulary with short paragraphs and slang.
Regular content:
· Editor’s letter
· Fan’s letters
· Album reviews
· Number 1 hits or ‘No-Go’ releases – positive and negative achievements/song releases/stage outfits/performances
· The Realistic Manager – music lovers reports on artists/songs
· Rehab list – small ads where music lovers can buy and sell albums/merchandise/memorabilia
· Paparazzi – the month in pictures
· Rehearsals – tips on becoming the ideal recording artist
· Backstage Break – puzzles, cartoon strip, competitions
· After-show Party – inside back cover page, featuring a recording artist in every issue talking about their greatest Number Ones
Feature Content:
· Artist of the Year
· Interview with the Kings of Leon (interviews with recording artists will be a regular feature)
· My life in music – interview with ‘Hodgeson & the Plant’
· Investigation into concert ticket prices
· Leeds Festival Highlights
· The story behind the Liverpool echo arena
· Music scouting-Get yourself noticed!
· Fan vs Steward
· MOBO Awards 2010
· Gigs abroad – the dos and the don’ts
· Do you have to be a crazed fan??
· MTV Channels fix!
House Style
Cover lines: Calibri bold 18pt.
Cover lines: Calibri bold 18pt.
Headlines: Calibri bold 16pt
Standfirst: Calibri
Captions: Calibri
Features first paragraph: drop capital Rockwell Extra Bold, first letter in 48pt bold capital
e.g On the ball
Body Text: Times New Roman 11pt
Colour Scheme: Red, black, white
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