Time Management Diary

First Draft: 20th December

Model release forms

These are the model release forms of the models I will be using:

Call Sheets

Shot List

Full article for double page spread

All Time High- How’d They Get This Far?

When All Time High released their new album Panic!, you all went mental about it! That meant only one thing; the American trio was forced to do a headline gig at the Emirates Stadium. We decided to ask them how they made it and give you some more information on the tour.

Hey guys! Compared to your other album, Limitless, Panic! is quite different, what made you decide to change?

Beth: Compared to before, we were just starting out on an indie label. When you’re working for an indie label you have no idea what you’re doing. Limitless was just mainly working on making an album. We didn’t really think of anyone else and how we’d do anything, it was just mainly arrogance and saying, “Look, we’ve got an album.”

Zac: Somewhere in the middle of all that, Reprise (Their current label) thought we were decent!

We always thought Limitless was great! Did you think Panic! was risky to begin with?

Beth: We knew it was different, but I wouldn’t say risky. We haven’t changed our morals, but we’re less of an indie band in a sense that we’ve found a style that suits us.

Zac: We just went for it and it felt great!

Would you say that’s affected your fanbase?

Cicely: I’d say our fanbase has grown, when an American band makes it into England, they know they’ve really made it. That’s exactly what it feels like for us, especially with doing a headline in London.

Zac: When you’re playing London, you know you’ve done something to impress the masses.

Cicely: But you’ve also got to think of your more intimate fans, I think we’ll have lost a lot of those, and they’re the ones who started this all off. It’s strange to think that, our starting fans won’t like us anymore because we’re sellouts.

What’s the song you most enjoy on the new album?

Beth: Personally I really like “Kill the Party”, it was the first song written for the album and I think it just sums us up.

Didn’t you write that one?

Beth: Well, I wrote most of it-

Zac: (Cuts in) But we all had our input!

Do you think you’ll open with that for the Emirates?

Beth: Possibly! There’s too much to think about at this stage.

Cicely: Yeah, the conventional thing to do would be to open with Panic! (Title song) though…

So you haven’t thought about a set list yet?

Zac: Not really, we’ve never really written one before…

Cicely: Most of the shows were intimate, so you could still ask the audience what they wanted you to play, obviously that won’t work with a stadium show.

But are you looking forward to playing a stadium show?

Zac: Definitely! It’s going to be absolutely awesome!

Beth: Yeah, we’re just going to own that stage, no doubt about it! No rules, no expectations!

What do you think will make it different to the smaller shows?

Beth: The turnout! And we have nothing to keep to and nothing to hold us back from doing what we want to do.

Cicely: It’s just going to be a great experience in general.

Nervous?

Beth: We will be right before it! We always are, but once you get through the first few chords, you’re more excited than anything else.

Thanks guys! Check out their new album Panic! and you can buy tickets for their show at www.loud.co.uk/features. 

Article Planning

Main focus of article: All Time High, album/tour.
Style of article: Interview.

Feature Writing Research- Language and Structure

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This planning is important because I can appeal to my reader and develop my ideas for my own article. This will also allow me to make my magazine look more professional to the reader.

Font Research

Masthead Options:

This is a potential font for my masthead. I may use this font as it is eroded and shows that the genre I am trying to convey is more heavy than average pop music. This may not suit my magazine as could suit the metal genre more than the pop punk genre. However it's aims are that of Kerrang's masthead as theirs is also broken up to connote the sound of loud guitars as is the name of the masthead.

This is another font I may use for my masthead. This would be a good font to use as it is more eroded and unpredictable as the first font I looked at which could connote an uneven edge to pop-punk, but also shows a fun tone. This makes it in keeping with my genre. This font follows a mixture of the Kerrang masthead and Rock Sound masthead as it is quite small, but follows Kerrang's broken up font. An issue with the font is that it is fairly small so I will consider some other fonts before making a final decision.

A third option for my masthead is this font as it connotes the punk genre. The letters are split up to have this effect. This would be a good masthead to use as connoting the right genre, showing that it is pop-punk and not confusing the target audience. However this masthead is more punk than a split between pop-punk, so I would have to make my layout and images clear what genre the music magazine is.



Another choice for my masthead is this font. It cleverly blends together the feature of punk but with a fancy styled "L". This would give my magazine a more bubbly personality and seem more fun than just connoting the punk genre. The font uses a blend of both pop and punk which would both suit my magazine.

Sell Line Options:

I may use this for my main sell line as the article will be about a new band that has made it to the press. This font connotes a new style and also looks sketchy which is sometimes used in the pop-punk genre. In comparison to Rock Sound and Kerrang, this font would suit a new pop-punk band, as covers usually use bold fonts to suit the band.

This font may also be used for my main sell line as it is also quite sketchy but also looks like it's been scribbled on the page. This would connote hurried and repetitive riffs in the pop-punk genre. It would also work as the article would be about a new band and their rapid rise to publicity. In comparison to existing magazines, this font would be fairly different to one used, they usually use bolder fonts than this which could be a draw back.

This font could be used as my main sell line because it's quite childish which connotes the fun of pop punk. This is quite rounded and not harsh which shows it as being more friendly and whimsical which adds to the pop side of pop-punk. In comparison to Rock Sound, this is a similar font that has been used for the main sell lines featuring pop-punk artists which would add to the authenticity of my own magazine.

This is another potential font for my main sell line. This font is quite modern but has the black space filled in which would connote on my front cover that the band was quite new. However this font doesn't entirely fit with the pop punk genre, but it may appeal to some of my audience. I will have to take into consideration the pop-punk ratio of this font before making a final decision.

Body Text Options:

This would be an option for the body text. This font looks quite modern which I would need to appeal the audience with, however it does look more like a newspaper font which wouldn't be appealing to my audience. I will need to look at different fonts before coming to a decision.

This is another font option for my body text. This font is more open and rounded than the fist I saw. This would be a good font to use as it doesn't look particularly like it is meant for a newspaper and could be used for a magazine. It looks professional and would appeal to my target audience as is wouldn't stick out on the page, showing that is would be good for bulk text.

A final option I would choose for my main body text would be this font. This is because it is more rounded and looks for friendly and inviting than the other two fonts. I feel that this font could engage with the reader as it seems more user friendly and would therefore aid in creating a reader/writer relationship.

Organising Costume and Props

Costume and Props

Costume and props are important as they can tell the audience more about the characters, storyline and genre. They can use signifiers to connote the genre and feelings of the characters, these are important for the target audience. Costume and props will represent the characters and can tell the audience their social status, occupation ethnicity, emotion of the character and setting. The colour of costume and props can also influence the audience's feeling and emotion by giving depth to the character. 

What will I need to consider when organising costume and props?

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How many models do I need and who are the characters?

Overall I will need five models to use for my front cover, contents page and double page spread. I plan to use three on my front cover and double page spread and the rest for my contents page to make my magazine more varied to appeal to my target audience. They will be aged at 16-17 as this is part of my target audience so it will relate to my target audience.

The costumes of these characters will likely be made up of skinny jeans and t-shirts as in my genre research I have found that is what pop-punk artists usually wear.

Examples of costume:

These pop punk artists are generally wearing shirts and t-shirts with jeans making their costumes look not out of the ordinary. They also have wristbands, necklaces, hats and tattoos which I will consider to use in my own magazine.

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Model One.docx by gilllauren09

In depth look at my costumes:

Location Recce

What is a recce?

A recce is a pre-filming visit to a location to check its suitability for shooting. This enables film makers to access necessary facilities and potential issues. This is useful so the filmmakers can see both the pros and cons before the professional shoot.

What do I need to assess for my recce?

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Location Recce.docx by gilllauren09

This is my location recce:

Flat Plans

 Flat Plans

These are rough sketches of my flat plans. To make improve them and make add more detail, I have compared them to issues of Kerrang and Rocksound. This will help me to make my magazine look more professional and to help appeal to the target audience.

These are my final designs. I took ideas from Rock Sound (issue 165) and Kerrang magazine (issue 1413) and borrowed some of the layout designs of the contents page from Kerrang rather than Rock Sound as my previous research had told me that their contents page was flawed and quite unappealing. Kerrang's content page has an easy to follow layout so I had taken some of my ideas for my layout from the magazine. This should appeal more to my target audience as it is less cluttered and also follows the house colours of reds and blacks to fit with the genre of my own magazine.
When I found out about my audience, they liked the cartoon style of Rock Sound, so to incorporate that into my own magazine, I have decided that in some of my images, I may decide to give a graffiti/cartoon style in the backgrounds. This would work if I took images outside against a brick wall outside, then I could photoshop it to look either more realistic or have more of a cartoon style. 
My masthead also looks more broken up, this follows the style of Kerrang, but I have only used it on the "L" to create more of a logo out of my magazine which I took inspiration from Rock Sound magazine. This would make my own more prominent and make it more of a brand.

Magazine Content

Magazine Content

Main Sell line:

The main sell line of my music magazine will feature a rising band becoming more popular throughout the pop-punk scene. The main sell line will likely be along the lines of "Rising stars take to the stage". This will show how little time they've had being stars and what a big impression they've had on the pop-punk scene already.

The Main Image:

The new band will take be the main image of my magazine and be represented as quite rebellious but also quite fun to draw in a wider target audience. As in Rock Sound the main image is placed behind the masthead as the band isn't as well known and I will aim to do this with my own magazine as it will be reviewing a new band that although are  rising stars, not everyone will know who they are.

Sell Lines:

Other sell lines will include what other pop-punk bands are doing currently and stay close to current news in the pop-punk genre. This might include bands that are touring, new albums and exclusive interviews along the left side third. Kerrang magazine often has the name of the bands in a bolder font and a different colour to make their sell lines more prominent and to include a wider variety of bands in the magazine. My magazine will take on this role by making the cover seem fuller to make people more willing to buy it. My sell lines will also be placed on the left side third of the front cover for my audience to find them easily.

Double Page Spread:

My double page spread will focus on the new band on my cover and relate directly to my main sell line. This will likely have a 50:50 text to image ratio and take the form of an interview or article about the band and about how they became rising stars and how much their lifestyle has changed. My double page spread will follow the same colour scheme as on the front cover to make it seem more professional and a reliable source.

General Content:

My magazine as a whole will aim to give a rebellious outlook to appeal to pop-punk fans but also look quite entertaining to read. This will mean to have different kinds of stock characters and poses but to also look at different kinds of stories on my contents page to show changes in mood. My magazine will also aim to identify with the readers to be quite informal and friendly as this would appeal to my target audience.

Photography Skills Development

Institutional Research

Institutional Research

Kerrang Magazine:

Publisher- Bauer Media

Other magazines they produce-

These have a range of different target audiences from 11 year old boys to 40 year old women. This shows that Bauer is a big institution that can take on a lot of different magazine genres and target a wide range of people.

http://www.bauermedia.co.uk/ -30/10/13 

NME:

Publisher- IPC Media

Other magazines they produce-

These brands are also aimed at a wide range of people. This also shows a wider range as with Bauer Media by owning lots of different magazines that target different demographics.

http://www.ipcmedia.com/ -30/10/13

How has this research affected my ideas?

This has affected my ideas as now I know for my magazine to be published by a bigger publishing house, I will need to try and make my music magazine more unique to the target audience and make it appeal to them.
The content of my magazine must appeal to the niche pop punk audience but also be different from other magazines on the market. The content will have to be tweaked and my research into my target audience has helped me to understand what they are appealed to and would go out of their way to buy. I will still have to use techniques from other magazines to give my own a more professional look and take ideas that follow the general conventions of music magazines.
My niche genre is more individual than other music magazines on the current market, this allows to fill a small gap in the big publishing houses. This helps for the publishing house to want to sell my magazine as it would also benefit them.
I will be able to take ideas from the magazines these publishing houses produce to make my magazine more professional. This will allow me to blend different ideas together to come out with one final end product. This will appeal to my target audience as I can look at different music magazines that have similar genres and tweak them to suit the pop punk genre with stock characters, locations and themes instead of basing my magazine entirely on another existing one.