I want my article to be in the form of an interview, with the main topic being how Slamdunkk split up and now she is going solo with her career.
The headline of the article will be a quote from from article itself. The questions I will ask will be based around the situation presented, that is why they split and how she feels about it. I want to ask things like who's idea was it and how did she deal with it. This is because in real interviews they ask all sorts of questions about situations that have happened to this person, in this case it is about a split and magazines like to know the story behind what the media have actually presented.
I plan to also ask questions about her personal life, who she is dating at the moment and if rumours of relationships are true. Then the final set of questions will be about her future, and the new album and what she plans to do, things like a tour etc. Finally there is usually some sort of heroic act they have included within an interview so that is why I want to write about how she saved an old person from a mugging. This is the overall general plan of my article, which will be gain more and more detail as time passes.
Wednesday 29 February 2012
MAGAZINE LAYOUT PLAN
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| After analysing different magazines and noticing they approached things in different ways, I decided I wanted to include aspects of both Kerrang! and Q. The masthead is across the top because I preferred this look rather than what Q does, but I want the hooks to be presented in an organised way which is why they are down the sides rather than being splattered all over the page. |
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| My contents page is organised, like my style model Q. It does not keep Q’s format, but it does have a sense of sophistication to it rather than the messy and creative look Kerrang! goes for. However I do want to use destructive and interesting fonts in the way Kerrang! does. |
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Having one photo taking up half of the page is something a lot of magazines do and I have seen it a lot when reading magazines myself – it represents the importance of the person and how this is all about them. The photo I use to do this I want it to represent how this person is feeling, whether it is now or something that may have happened to them in the past. Breaking the text with quotes makes it look more attractive and people may be more willing to read it, and the quotes I plan on using will be funny/dramatic ones which get the reader thinking ‘what is that all about, I want to read this’.
The second part of my article is another double page. I want to include many photos to make the article seem more appealing; people do not want to read a whole block of text so adding things such as quotes and photos does this. The photos will be a range of different types to keep the feeling of interest. The article itself will also be interesting and typically one where something traumatic or an event which everyone knows about has happened in their lives. This is something that is usually seen in a magazine article because it sells.
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Tuesday 28 February 2012
Thursday 9 February 2012
Questionnaire
Please state your gender:
Male
Female
1. Which type of music do you prefer?
Pop
Rock
Country
Dance
Punk
Rap
Indie
Other: Please state ______________________
2. Do you own a source of music storage e.g. iPod
Yes
No
3. How many hours per day would you say you spent listening to music?
0
1-2
3-4
More than 4
4. How do you get your music?
Download it legally
Download it illegally
Purchase it from stores
Purchase it online
Other: please state ________________________
5. How much would you pay for an album?
Nothing
£1 - £5
£6-£10
More than £10
It depends on who’s it is
6. How do you listen to music? Please tick all that apply:
iPod
Computer
Radio
Mobile Phone
CD’s
TV
7. Do you read music magazines?
Yes
No
8. If yes, how often do you read them?
Every day
Every week
Every couples of weeks
Every month
Other: Please State ______________
9. Please state the name of the magazine you read:
____________________________________________________
10. Are you subscribed to a music magazine?
Yes
No
11. Do you feel music magazines target more males or females?
Male
Female
They target both
12. What attracts you to a magazine?
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
13. Do you think there is a place for another type of music magazine?
Yes
No
14. If ‘Yes’, which genre of music do you feel could have their own magazine?
Pop
Rock
Indie
Punk
Dance
Country
Rap
Other: Please State ______________________
15. Would you want extras within a music magazines, e.g. posters etc
________________________________________________________________
16. If you do not buy magazines why is this?
Too expensive
I have no interest in music
I can find out everything I need to know via the internet
Other, please state: ______________
17. Do you own any band merchandise?
Yes
No
18. If so what do you own?
Wrist band
Poster
Autograph
Cd
Hoodie
Tops
Other, please state: ___________
19. Have you got a favourite artist? Please state who if so:
Yes, please state: _______
No
20. If you saw your favourite artist on a magazine would you be more likely to buy it?
Yes
no
Male
Female
1. Which type of music do you prefer?
Pop
Rock
Country
Dance
Punk
Rap
Indie
Other: Please state ______________________
2. Do you own a source of music storage e.g. iPod
Yes
No
3. How many hours per day would you say you spent listening to music?
0
1-2
3-4
More than 4
4. How do you get your music?
Download it legally
Download it illegally
Purchase it from stores
Purchase it online
Other: please state ________________________
5. How much would you pay for an album?
Nothing
£1 - £5
£6-£10
More than £10
It depends on who’s it is
6. How do you listen to music? Please tick all that apply:
iPod
Computer
Radio
Mobile Phone
CD’s
TV
7. Do you read music magazines?
Yes
No
8. If yes, how often do you read them?
Every day
Every week
Every couples of weeks
Every month
Other: Please State ______________
9. Please state the name of the magazine you read:
____________________________________________________
10. Are you subscribed to a music magazine?
Yes
No
11. Do you feel music magazines target more males or females?
Male
Female
They target both
12. What attracts you to a magazine?
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
13. Do you think there is a place for another type of music magazine?
Yes
No
14. If ‘Yes’, which genre of music do you feel could have their own magazine?
Pop
Rock
Indie
Punk
Dance
Country
Rap
Other: Please State ______________________
15. Would you want extras within a music magazines, e.g. posters etc
________________________________________________________________
16. If you do not buy magazines why is this?
Too expensive
I have no interest in music
I can find out everything I need to know via the internet
Other, please state: ______________
17. Do you own any band merchandise?
Yes
No
18. If so what do you own?
Wrist band
Poster
Autograph
Cd
Hoodie
Tops
Other, please state: ___________
19. Have you got a favourite artist? Please state who if so:
Yes, please state: _______
No
20. If you saw your favourite artist on a magazine would you be more likely to buy it?
Yes
no
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