Friday 31 January 2014

Draft Article

The emergence of the home-grown Leicester star, Einem, has radically changed the electronic music scene. Her new album, ‘Condemned to Repeat’, brings a different spin to the traditional electronic genre with an eastern influence. Something that has never been seen before, has been attempted by this young upstart.
"I just wanted to try something different, alternative you could say!"
After the controversial first album, 'Imitate each other', people were expecting something different and new as this was part of her character. "People were surprised with my first album, I started to get strange looks in the street, I couldn't believe it!"
With public interest rising in the artist,  problems with the authorities are inevitable .
“Drugs played a large part in the creation of my music. I wouldn’t go out for weeks on end. It was not a great time in my life.” 
“Avoid them kids! Just get a… pug or something!
Pop culture, including comics and Films/TV, were massive influences for Caspar which explains the un-conventional track names such as ‘Fran Pilgrim’ and ‘ The Walking Bread’.
“I started reading comics from a really early age actually! The old Batman’s and Iron Man’s were great! They really affected me as a child, made me feel like a hero of sorts.”
“As for films, the original Tron was my favourite! I think it was so original and could have been the start of my love for technology.”
“Gaming also played a big part in my childhood. The PS1 was probably the biggest influence for me. It really introduced me to the electro music that we take for granted nowadays! Gaming also offered me that escape from real life that I needed from my home life.”
Caspar Einem had a childhood where she would always be told ‘No’ or ‘You can’t have that’ which she blames her rebellious attitude on.
“I guess I was a very sheltered child and I think this was good for me. It really prepared me for the low times of life and trust me I’ve had many!”
I wanted to talk to Caspar about the new album in more detail but she was quite defensive over her work.
“I just wanted to do something different? Is that a crime now or something?! People seem to be really aggressive to new music now!”
I quickly moved off this obviously touchy subject and moved onto something less controversial… other people’s music. Caspar has always praised other artists, whatever genre they are, for taking brave new steps in the way of musical progression. She even includes different genre elements in her music for example in ‘Fran Pilgrim’, quite a lot of classical elements are implemented into this odd tune.
  Yeah I feel that other genre’s should be implemented into a genre that is the total opposite of itself. ‘Fran Pilgrim’ was a massive risk for me that I hope pays off. I really like the eastern/oriental style of music as well even though it’s becoming more main-stream. I think I might use this very soon…”
‘Is that a hint to something new already!’
“Well you’ll just have to wait and see, it could be a tour, it could be an EP… All will be revealed soon.”

Evaluation of Comment



This comment is a summary of the previous comments placed on my blog which I have read. I understand the comments that have been made and will act on them when they are needed. For example, in the comment above, I need to make my analysis's more detailed to secure the top level. I also know that I need to tidy my blog and add more work, for example the pitch (Currently on my blog) and also the playlist of songs that inspired me and my magazine. 

Media Photo Shoot

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Fran Media Shoot, a set on Flickr.

This is the set of photo's I gained from my shoot with my model. I think I need to re-shoot some shots as I didn't perfect the lighting after looking at them critically.

Tuesday 21 January 2014

Prelim Evaluation

How does your prelim represent particular social groups?
My basic design with functional features represents the 6th Form social group that I do not have a lot of time to read the magazine. The contents can be read easily and features are quick and easy to find. The photo on the cover of the magazine, paired with the main cover line represents the group by displaying that at the moment they are reading it that they may not know what they are doing in the future. The choice of 'Being Different' is still open at this point.

Who would be the intended audience for your magazine?
The intended audience would be 6th Form students (Year 12 and 13/16 to 18 year old). This audience would be male and female.

How did you attract/address your audience?
I attracted my audience with a large, eye catching font along with an interesting cover photo. I also used basic, functional features so that people didn't have to look all the way through the magazine to find one topic or article that they were looking for. I addressed my audience in a formal/informal way to try to keep them interested.  

What have you learnt about the technologies from the process of creating this product?
I have become familiar with the camera I will use for my final shoot and also Adobe Photoshop that I will have to use. I can now confidently use the basic tools in Photoshop to create a basic front cover for my magazine. I can also take an average/good photo on the camera I will be using. This should improve as I should have more time then I did before allowing me to get the best shot possible.

Contents Page for Prelim


Monday 20 January 2014

Analysis of institution that would create my magazine

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Bauer Media is part of the larger Bauer Media Group which is compiled of magazine, TV and radio. The media group is the largest in Europe with it's head office based in Hamburg, Germany. The multi format group centers around Magazines and TV. Some examples of the magazines it publishes are Kerrang and Q. It also owns 50% of 'The Box Televison' which is half owned by Channel 4. Some channels in 'The Box' are 4Music, Kerrang, Heat, Kiss and Magic. The Bauer Media Group is a Multi-National group which would help my magazine to reach multiple countries where is wouldn't normally reach. I would also need this multi national element to my magazine to reach an eastern audience which my magazine is partly based on.

Sunday 19 January 2014

Double Page Spread (3)

The article is from an issue of Vibe and is about Lady Gaga.
On the left page there is a black and white stylised photo of Lady Gaga herself. This is a very retro photo which is almost sepia. The lighting used creates a lot of shadowing on the shoulders and some on the face. The makeup used also creates shadowing around the eye area meaning the rest of the face is purposely washed out.
On the right page you can see the article which is dominated with a large with a large red L, which is likely to mean Lady Gaga. This shows that the article is all about her and her image. The red could connote romance, danger or lust. There are only tow colours used here, the red which I previously mentioned and just a regular black font colour. The font is also very formal and classy. This might be to show that Lady Gaga herself is classy and formal.
At the top of the page you can see 'lady GAGA'. The emphasis on the 'GAGA' could show that the sanity of the article is debatable. The first letters of each paragraph are again overly capitalised like other music magazines. The article is split into three columns and continues on to another two pages. This is a very basic article that you could find in any magazine like Vibe, Clash or Wonderland.

Double Page Spread Analysis (2)























This double page spread is very simple with complex elements added to the article to make it more interesting. On the left hand page there is a black and white photo of Llana Del Rey. This is a side on Mid Shot with Llana looking directly into the camera and winking. This goes with the headline of 'Mission Accomplished'. On the topic of the headline, it uses two different fonts, one more formal and the other more elaborate font. The 'Mission' font gives a more serious theme to the article with it being defined and capitalised. The other more elaborate font is used to make the article less serious and more feminine and musically orientated. This is also represented with the colours used for each other words with 'Mission' being in a formal, neutral blue and 'Accomplished' being is a bright, joyful orange to match the font and meaning being the word.
The subheading of the article also follows the differential font and colour. The elaborate font is continued throughout the article to try and show the strong, different personality of the interviewee.
The larger capitalised letters at the start of the article and paragraph are also in the elaborate orange colour. The theme of these colours are effective to show contrast.
The 'Factoid' style rectangle filled with statistics makes this article different to normal articles found in a music magazine. These statistics are normally found in a Gaming magazine but is a welcome addition in this article as it adds to more information to the article.