First Draft Article Questions

When you first started singing did you think you would get this far?

Not at all, I always hoped that this would be my career and have always loved singing but no I never thought I would get this far, I feel so lucky. It still doesn’t feel real sometimes.

What inspires you to write your own music?

All of the songs I write mean something and come from my experiences and emotions.

Who inspires you/ who is your idol?

A lot of current artists inspire me; I would say my favourites at the minute are probably Pixie Lott, Cheryl Cole, Rihanna and Beyoncé.

How was it making the music video?

It was so much fun being in America, I loved it.

What song do you enjoy preforming the most?

Er I don’t think I could pick one particular song, because I wrote them myself and they all mean something to me and relate to my feelings and life. I like all the songs from this album.

What do you enjoy most about your job?

Everything, I love performing, writing music, doing signings, meeting the fans and travelling, the people I work with make it so much fun although it can be hard being away from home for so long at once.

What has been one of your biggest highlights from making this last album?

I just loved the people that I worked with and we got to go to some amazing places, we stayed in America for three weeks and it was great, I got time to have a look at the attractions and also do some shopping.

Who is the most inspiring person you have worked with?

I have worked with a lot of amazing people. I love working with Louie Spence, he was so funny and is his work is amazing.

How long have you known you wanted to do this as a career?

Since I was very young, I use to sing at school in productions and competitions, I always enjoyed singing since I was about seven and then started taking it more seriously a few years later and knew that it was the only thing I wanted to do.

What’s next for you?

I’m on tour next year with this album and then just taking time off for a while and spending time with my family I think and then we’ll see what’s next.

Pitch Feedback.

I have taken into consideration the comments i have had back about my pitch, people said they like my idea of pastel colours with the black which is what i have also shown on my mock ups of my front cover,contents and double page spread although more colours need to be put in my double page spread. Also it was mentioned that a mix of creative fonts may look too disorganized however i have used three main ones on my mock of my front cover and i think that they go well with each other and suit the style of my magazine. I have used the font of the title to link to rest of the pages and used the same font for them titles as well , i think it was a good way to show a link and look sophisticated throughout my magazine.

Test Shots

This is a long shot and i like the stance of the model here however i think i want to use a midshot on the front cover of my magazine as i think it will then be more focused on my model.

This is a midshot like the photo before , i dont think i am going to do it like this though because the model is turned to the side and you cant see her legs therefore i think it would look better if she was facing the front.

I like her hand beiing on her hip here however i think because she has long sleeves on it is not easy to see this, this  would be if i wanted to do a shot like this i would have to think about the clothing more.

I really like this mid-shot, i like that my model is looking straight at the camera and is facing forward. I think if she is looking at the camera it will make the audiance feel more like she is looking at them and this would attract their attention.

I also like this mid-shot and the pose the model is doing it in. However i think if i used it i needs to be a bit closer up of my model.

These are some of my test shots for my front cover, i like the midshots more than the long shots i think and also i prefer the ones where my model is looking at the camera rather than turning to the side and looking back at the camera. In my actual front cover my model will be wearing more of a summer dress to fit the style of my magazine and also wearing possible black and white to make it stand out from the pastel background. I like how she has her hand on her hip and prefer this last one where the other arm is down by her side.

Double Page Spread Mock.

This is a mock of my double page spread, i have left the background on this white this is because i am going to do some of the fonts pastel and i have shown this by the text in the purple colour because it makes that bit stand out, i also think that i will have pastel coloured clothes on my model for the double page spread to give it a girly look but also sophisticated and matches with the style of my magazine. I like the layout of my the photos i have put on here and even though they are very structured i think they look good and it means i will be able to get more different shots in my magazine. However i don't think i will set my writing out this way i think it will be more split into two different page and i want it to be an interview so maybe all the questions will be a different colour or some of the answers will. The font on this also links to front cover and contents.

Contents Page Mock.

This is a mock up of my contents page , i have decided i want the background on this page to be a light pastel colour, I'm not sure if the colour i have used is defiantly the colour i want to use though. I like the style of the picture i have used here and want something like this on my real contents page but i think i might also add more picture, maybe two, just so it looks more interesting and like more is going on. I am also going to have more cover lines as i only put these on here to show where they will go. I like the idea that the page number is bigger than the writing and i think i will also use a different font for the numbers and i like the black title because it is the same as on the contents and therefore this is going to show my link, however i don't know if i will do the white writing if i make my background lighter because it wouldn't stand out as much anymore.

Front Cover Mock

This is the mock up of my front cover , i have used Cheryl Cole as my main picture however i think i will change it to a mid shot photo but i did particularly like this long shot. I have done the background a pale colour rather than the writing so that the writing still stands out and is easy to read. I like this font for my title because it is different and gives my magazine a style instantly. I think this is aimed at my female target audience well because of the colours used and the different fonts i have used. I have used 4 different fonts on this , one for my title , two main different ones for my cover lines and an extra one for the plug which is offering people something to make lure them to buying the magazine, i like this idea of using a different font because it stands out and shows it offers something different from the rest of the cover lines, i also want to have more cover lines on my real magazine cover.

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This is the name i have chosen for the title of my magazine, one of the reasons for this is that it is a simple name and will not limit anything that i put into my magazine as it would if my title was something like 'pop' or 'indie'. I have also chosen this because i think it is a good size as it isnt too long but it will cover the masthead space for it to go at the top of my magazine, i have done a few ideas of what i want it to look like. Some of these fonts are my favourite from the font research that i did before with a few added others, i like these fonts because whichever i chose i think would create a style for my magazine instantly but i would be able to use different ones with them.

These are the different fonts that i have looked at. I like them because some of them look simple and the others are a bit more pretty and girly but i like these also and it would appeal to my market as it is going to be more aimed at girls as i am thinking of having a female artist and focusing on them. I like the 'Sweet Steffie' one because of the italics style on it but i also like the 'blake' style because it is a bit more different, individual and stand out.

Pitch

Magazine Inspiration.

These are the magazines i have looked at for inspiration, Billboard and Vibe are the two main ones i have focused on. These have helped me to decide on some things for my magazine , i think i want a mid shot for my photograph on the front. I also wanyt to use pastel colours as shown on a couple of these photos , i like the blue and the pink toogether. I also think that the magazines in these pictures with more coverlines look more interesting and like they have more in them, but i also like them  if they look simple which is what i think the pastel colours help to do.

Contents Analysis

Magazine Contents

Audience Profiling.

Age:  My magazine is going to be aimed at teenagers and maybe a bit older maybe people around the age of 16 to 21. 
Gender:  My magazine will be more suitable for females because of the artists chosen to be in it and the fashion influence. The pastel colours will also attract more of a female audience than male.
Likes: The likes of the audience for my magazine should be a variety of different pop and RnB artists. I think they should also be interested in fashion, this would be for men and women but many celebrities and artists are fashion icons now and this would be another reason why people would be interested in buying a magazine.
Music Preferences: The music i am looking at and will base my research on is mainstream music so it can be a few different but popular things but my double page spread will probably just be about one artist so my front cover will have a variety to attract different readers.

Colour Pallete

For the colours of my magazine i think i want to have one colour standing out more than the others. I think this is so that if i want part of my text on my magazine this will help it to stand out more and attract peoples attention. I am going to stick to the usual style of having three different colours, i have looked at various magazines and picked out a few that i like the colours of to help me decide on the final three colours i will use on my magazine.

Here are the magazines i like the colour of!

 This magazine 'vibe' has inspired me to use one colour that stands out because as you can see here there is always one colour that stands out and draws your attention to certain peices of the magazine. Looking at this top picture and the bottom two, the bottom two appeal to me more as i like the backgrounds that arn't white and the more pale colours rather than red on black and white.

Here are the colours i am considering to use , i like them because they are pale, simple colours but with either black or white they will look good, the magazine above has inspired me to use these.