Friday 16 December 2011
Thursday 15 December 2011
Monday 12 December 2011
Monday 5 December 2011
Thursday 24 November 2011
Article research
Questions that I am going to ask the artillery
Who do you inspire to be? No one, we are original
Why did you become a band? It was out of our complete interest and boredom, and considering we all studied music we thought it would be a great idea. We thought we could only try it, then it ended up being the best thing we ever did.
Describe your band in 3 ways.. ALL ROUND AWSOME
Has music always been an interest? Yes all of us have studied music in our whole school life.
Do you get alot of support from friends and family? Family is the most support we get and we couldnt of done any of this without them, friends are the next range of support and they are always there when we want to just chill out after a gig. Even when we are feeling low or down, our family and friends pull us straight back up and we are very thankful for that.
When you’re not rehearsing what do you do in free time? Go out and get drunk, and see other bands perform to view our competitors.
Is music your future? Hopefully yes, we are planning a break but that will not be the end of the artillery.
How long have you been a band together? 3 years
Monday 7 November 2011
Planning production
Planning Production
My front cover will be a young male with a general fashion to show an indie atmosphere. It will be a close up. The mese en scene will be associated with something indie. I will dress my model in indie clothes and the picture will be a posed shot not live.
The coverlines for my front cover will be-
BRAND NEW GUITAR HEROES?- 12 brilliant new bands weve found for you.
THE ARTILLERY- Behind the scenes
THE TOP 20 THRASH ALBUMS OF ALL TIME
WIN 2 FREE TICKETS TO THE SCRIPT
100 THINGS YOU DIDNT KNOW ABOUT ED SHEERAN
Regular content:
Editors letter- From the editor to you.
Fans forum- Pictures and letters from the top fans
Gig reviews- Open up to top reviews on the top gigs
What is so indie this month?- Top 10 indie secrets of the month
Fans thoughts about the gigs and new songs.
Monthly interview with a band- Inside gossip of a band
New releases and reports- Be the first to hear the music
Unsigned bands- Hear the bands before the fans
Tips on how to become ‘indie’- Transform into indie in no time
Things to look out for relating to bands
Gallery- Latest kodak moment sof indie
Chance to get involved -Competitions, puzzles, win your prizes.
Feature content:
Comes to town? Touring information about bands coming to town
Interview with the artillery- Get inside gossip
A day in the life of... –See what its like to be a popstar
The latest music from around the Wirral.
Gig listings- Get your tickets now
One night only, lead singer reveals his journey of fame
The story behind indie- Take a trip back in time.
The images i will need for my contents page are:
a medium close up of the artillery band live performance
Extreme high angle of a girl at a gig
A high angle shot of a gig atmosphere
A long shot of a festival
A medium close up of one republic
For my double page spread my article is going to be about the history of indie and the artillery band, i am going to take a close look into the band and write up about gigs reviews and fan forums. The picture i am using is a medium close up of the main singer in the artillery band playing in live performance.
Thursday 3 November 2011
Publication Plan
Publication Plan
Posistioning statement: All time indie mag.
Frequency of publication: Monthly
Price: £3.00
Distribution: Newsagents, supermarkets and music shops eg: hmv
Rationale: The approach of the magazine is for indie fans, that like this specific genre of music. It is very much from the bands perspective. We will offer insights, and reviews of each gig and give a chance to win any backstage passes relating to the band. It will be a chance for the fans to get a closer look on any information and have a chance to ask any questions.
Style: Informal and a layed back content, using humour but strong comments relating to the band. The magazine is all about indie bands so the vocabulary included will follow, relating to the gig reviews short paragraphs and slang will be used.
The colour and pictures will be the dominant feature of layouts.
Regular Content
Editors letter
Fans forum (letters and pictures)
Gig reviews- The recent gig reviews of the month
What is indie this month? The latest indie gossip of the month
Fans thoughts about the gigs and new songs
Monthly interview with the main singer
New releases and reports- Newest songs and the real meaning behind them
Unsigned bands- The new bands in the wirral
Tips on how to become ‘indie’
Things to look out for relating to the band- merchandise
Gallery
Band of the month
Band of the month
Chance to get involved -Competitions, puzzles.
Feature content
Comes to town? Touring information about bands coming to town
Interview with the artillery
A day in the life of...
The latest music from around the Wirral
Gig listings
One night only, lead singer reveals his journey of fame
The story behind indie
Housestyle
Coverlines- Berlin Sans fb demi and Myriad pro
Headlines- Gills sans ulta bolt
Standfirst- FRANKLIN GOTHIC HEAVY
Features first paragraph: drop capital FORTE 5 lines deep and first 2 words in capitals
Colour scheme- pink, red, white and black
Wednesday 2 November 2011
Questionnaire
Questionnaire
1. How old are you? ______
2. What image would be most suitable for the front cover? Live band shot?
Posed solo artist?
3. For the title, do you prefer.. INDIGO?
4. How many pages do you think is a realistic amount? _____
5. How much would you pay? £1.50/£3
£3/£5
6. What would you like to read? Album reviews?
Concert times, dates and reviews?
7. What is your favourite music magazine?_____________________
8. What kind of genre of music do you prefer?___________________
9. Who is your favourite artist/band? ________________________
10. According to font, what would you prefer? THIS?
THIS?
11. For the colour scheme, would you prefer? Bright colours?
Black and white?
12. What would attract you to a music magazine front cover? A hot main picture?
The colours?
Tuesday 18 October 2011
Monday 17 October 2011
Analysis of professional contents page
- Smaller version of the masthead 'nme'
- Small images that relate to the pages
- Subheadings 'Band index'
- Font for subheadings is different
- Main story image 'Charlotte froom'
- Set colour scheme (approx 3, multi)
- 'Contents' stated
- Columns and sections
- Graphics
- Page numbers
- Contact information
- Usually includes more photos that writing, in this case theres more writing than photos
- 2-3 columns
- Date included
- Advertisements included
- Banner to highlight important informaiton 'subscribe to nme'
Analysis of double page spread
- Image is set on one page, solo artist posed shot
- Title is short and snappy
- Date and page numbers included at the bottom
- Standfirst (a bold paragraph under the title)
- Byline (article and photo)
- Set colour scheme
- Drop capital for the first letter 'W'
- Drop quotes in big letters from the story to stand out
- 11pt font
- Informal mode or address to connect with audience
- 4 columns, the picture taking up 2 with the article taking up the other 2
- Artist name bolded/highlighted 'Sebastian King'
Analysis of music magazine front cover
- Masthead, usually large and placed at the top
- 3-7 coverlines
- Price and Barcode included
- Central image, usually live or posed in this case it is a posed shot of a band
- Own unique colour scheme, blue, red and black
- Font of the masthead is different to the rest
- Main story relates to the main image, 'U2'
- Direct address to make it personal
- Include famous people, in this case its U2
- A specific mese en scene, plain blue background to contrast with the colour scheme
- Approx 4 different fonts
- Colour needs to relate to genre and target audience
- Coverlines around the image
- Highlighting bar of colour, either at the bottom or top to advertise something
- Some use of graphics
- Graphics highlighting key things
- Includes a positioning statement
NMESaturday 15 October 2011
Initial Plans for my magazine
For my magazine my price is going £3 and the frequency of publication will be monthly, my average issue sign is going to consist of 40 pages and there is going to be a regular content including album reviews, concert times, dates and ticket prices also juicy goss about the artist. Feature articles will include interviews with a specific band or artist each month.
Friday 14 October 2011
Initial Ideas
The genre of my magazine is going to be Indie, I will base my magazine around a target audience of 16-25 and it will be based about North west indie bands/singers. The front cover will consist of a medium close up shot of a boy sitting down playing a guitar with the mese en scene being placed infront of a brick wall, and surrounded by records. My main inspiration for my magazine is going to be NME, but i will also look closely at Q and Uncut. Finally the name of my magazine is going to be INDIGO.
Thursday 13 October 2011
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