Article research and interview questions

Article Research and Interview Questions
1. Who is your role model?
2. Why are they your role model?
3. How did you come up with the band name?
4. How long ago did your band start?
5. Who would you like to be as famous as?
6. Who would you compare yourself to in the music industry?
7. How important is music to you?
8. What is your favourite song?
9. When did your band form?
10. How many places have you performed at?
11. What has been your biggest challenge as a band?
12. What advice would you give to other people starting out as a band?
13. What are your hopes in the near future?
14. What is your favourite song to perform?
15. What has been your biggest challenge as a band?
16. Do you have many fans?

Questionnaire Analysis

Media

 

Questionnaire

I created a questionnaire  with 13 questions in word to help me make decisions about what design, genre etc. I should have or be. I had around 20 people answer my questionnaire.

double page spread analysis

In todays lesson we analysed a double page spread

 

Layout

• 3/4 columns
• Colour scheme relates to the main image (mostly black)
• Bands name is at the top in big bold black letters to make it stand out
• Page number and date included

Images

• Image is normally on the page on the left but it can sometimes be on the right aswell. This is known as bleeding
• This image does not have the direct mode of address.

 

Text

• Drop quotes are used relating to the other smaller image
• Main title is big and bold with a unique font
• 11pt font for most of the article
• Drop capital is used

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stand first is a bold paragraph underneath the headline or above the articleOne main images that takes up one page making it dominate the article

Analysis of a professional contents page in a music magazine on Prezi

Analysis of a professional magazine cover

Analysis of professional magazine covers

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Researching the market place

In todays lesson we made notes about the magazines we researched, the notes included:

Price: £3.99
Frequency of Publication: every month
Regular Content: Reviews and interviews
Feature Articles: Interview with Kasabian, Artic Monkeys and review of example
Positioning statement: none
Website: http://www.qthemusic.com/





Price:£2.20
Frequency of Publication: Weekly
Regular content: Reviews and interviews
Feature articles: Preview and plus sections
Positioning statement: none
Website: http://www.nme.com/



Nme media information_full

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Initial ideas

In the lesson we decided what type of music magazine we are going to produce and the target audience.
The music magazine i am going to produce will be a indie music magazine.
My target audience will be from 16 - 30.

Initial plans for my magazine 
Price: £2.99
Frequency of publication: monthly
Regular content: Interviews and reviews
Feature articles: Previews

Magazine and Contents Evaluation

After completing the task of creating a school magazine and contents page I have evaluated it.

My magazine contains everything that a media magazine should in different ways, my front cover contains a bar code, issue date, price and date which you can see on any magazine cover. My headline was created using the font tool but could be improved, the layout of the front cover could also be improved and the sublines. The contents page could be improved a lot. The page numbers dont stand out as much as they should and the layout isnt correct, the layout isnt as normal as any normal magazine. The main image is bigger than the rest which is correct to show that it is the main image for the main article.

I used two programmes to create the front cover and contents, these were photoshop and quark. I had used photoshop before so I was familiar with the tools and how to use it. However I was new to QuarkXPress.

I think one of my strengths was using photoshop because I can use it confidently and create quality products. I think a weakness of mine is using QuarkXPress because I havnt used it before but I think if I practise on it then I could improve

In todays lesson we created our own front cover and contents page for a school magazine.

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In todays lesson we created our school magazine contents page

Rough layout of contents

Planning content for school magazine

Regular content that will feature in my school magazine:
Ofsted reports
Which school has the best results
Editors letter
Which teacher is the best
Which lesson is the best

Features:
1.GCSE results
2. AS results
3. A level results
4. Charity events in school
5. Interview with students
6. Interview with teachers
7. Teacher of the month
8. Talent show
9. School reviews
10. How to survive the school year

Rough Layout Of Front Cover

Plans for Front Cover

In todays lesson we did the plans for our front covers for a music magazine, the title of mine will be School Ties which is a play on words. My image will be of a boy and girl smiling at the camera with direct address with a white background.
The coverlines i will have will be:
Which school is the best?
What you will need for A Levels
GCSE Results!
Learn how you can survive school

Practice shots

In todays lesson we went out and took pictures for our magazine.

This will be on the contents page

This will be my main image on my the front cover

This picture will be on the contents page

This will be on the contents page

this will be on the front cover

This will be on the contents page

Camera shots

A close up of someone using their phone

A shot conveying friendship

two shot

Over the shoulder

Camera Shot types

In our media lesson we learnt about different types of camera shot and some of them are:

• Extreme close up is a shot of the face really close up
• The medium long shot will show the parson from knees up
• Big close up shows the face
• A long shot is a shot from a far distance
• Very long shot is a shot taken from a very far distance
• Medium close up will show someone from the chest up
• High angle shot will be the camera looking down on a person
• Low angle shot will be the camera looking up at a person
• Mid shot will be from the waist up
• Two shot will have two people in the shot
• Over the shoulder is a shot taken from over the shoulder
• Tilted frame is when the camera is tilted

Codes and Conventions of music magazine contents

In todays lesson we talked about the codes and conventions of a music magazine.

• The main image relates to the main article because it is the biggest image.
• The heading 'contents' it at the top of the page and has the biggest font.
• The issue number, website and the date are located at the top of the page.
• The background is plain and the page usually has 2-3 main colours.
• The page numbers are different in size depending on how important the article is.
• The main image dominates the page.
• Under each image there is a small description.
• The page is set out in columns
• There is a blank space between each page number to split them apart.
• Usually there will be an editors letter.
• All images on the page are similar size except the more important ones.

Here is an example of a popular magazine contents page.

• Page number anchors the story to the image.

Codes and Conventions of a music magazine

Masthead

• Title
• Positioning statement - sets out the mags ethos
• Title is kept clear and is kept seperate from the image unless the magazine is established . otherwise it stays underneath.

Barcode generally stayes on the bottom right hand and contains:

• Issue number
• Date
• Price
• Website

The magazine uses buzz words such as plus and exclusice which makes the reader feel like they are getting more than what they payed for

Images:

• One main image
• Sometimes subsidory images which are smaller
• Close up or mid shot image
• Not text on main image
• Direct adress - look straight at the camera
• Images are usually relevant to whats inside

Colour scheme - consists:

• Usually plain simple colours that dont clash
• 3/4 colours
• colours reinforce the brand

Main image:

• Band - Long shot/ medium shot
• Artist - close up
• Direct adress - look at the camera
• Body language of the person must fit the genre of the magazine.

Here is an example of a popular magazine cover