Attached below are all of my draft three’s of my music magazine; front cover page, content page and my double page spread.

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What’s New?

• I changed the image background
• I changed the colour of the text
• I’ve changed the layout of one of the cover lines so that it doesn’t cover the models face

 

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What’s New?

• I changed the text in the pug
• I added a drop shadow to some of my cover lines
• I’ve added a price for the magazine

 

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What’s New?

• I’ve changed the inset photos as I’m using the original photo as my contents page
• I’ve added some red to the quote to make it more aesthetically pleasing

My screen castify

Targets for my final draft

Front Cover Page

• Need to change the size and font of text
• Could do with adding another cover line
• The main star photo needs to be brightened
• Could add some graphics under the masthead

Contents Page

• Ensure that the cover lines aren’t covering the models faces
• The whole layout needs to be rearranged
• use different models for my insets

Double Page Spread

• Rearrange the title
• Need to add page numbers
• Overusing graphics in my stand verse, need to make it smaller
• Need to add paragraphs in my article to break it up

 

Based off the demographics and psychographics of my target audience, I’ve picked two adverts to include in my magazine that I think go well with my chosen genre. My target audience is young adults (17-19) who’re interested in Pop/RnB.

I’ve chosen this advert because part of my magazine is based around BLM and this advert not only goes aesthetically well with my magazine, but it also helps convey the message that I’m trying to get across.

I’ve chosen this advert because this one is based on music and Frank Ocean is also included in my music magazine. I wanted to feature a male in one of my adverts to add some diversity to my magazine as it is currently all females.

Focusing forward, I will include these adverts on pages 2 and 6 of my magazine.

Here is my second draft of my double page spread, this isn’t my final draft.

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What’s New?

• I rearranged the title
• I’ve added a picture of the other two featuring artists
• Added a standfirst and highlighted important words

What’s Next?

• Move the positioning of Inder’s quote
• Change the ‘u’ to a drop capital
• Add a plug about other featuring artists

Here is my second draft of my front cover page.

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What’s New?

• Changed the graphics of the cover lines
• Added other featuring artists in the magazine
• Moved the position of the plug

What’s Next?

• Maybe add another plug
• Change the graphics and location of the featuring artists
• Add one more cover line

Below is attached my 2nd draft of my contents page

What’s New?

• I re-arranged my headlines to avoid covering my models face as much as possible
• I changed the position of my title and added some colour to it to add some excitement
• I’ve included some pugs of my other models to add some correlation between all of my models
• I added some page numbers to my headlines

What’s Next?

• I’m going to re word my headlines so they’re more appealing to my target audience
• I need to add a page number for my content page
• I’m going to cut my the image of my model out and/or add some effects to my background so it’s not as boring

 

 

Anastacia Inder is the youngest female artist to not only have a record for making number 1 in the top charts, but she also is the Uk’s most famous BLM movement speaker, voicing her opinions on the movement.

I interviewed Inder to get an insight on how she managed to soar through the charts in such little time. Inder expressed to me that she’s always been passionate about music and wanted to pursue it as her main job, and so she did just that.

 “ Music has always been an interest of mine, performing live in front of my fans and appreciating the love they have for me is the main reason I took an interest in music.” 

Inder attended the Grammar Sixth Form Center in Guernsey where at the start of year 13, at the age of 17, she made the choice to drop out of education and put all of her focus onto music. “ My parents were very hesitant at first about my decision, but they saw how passionate about it I was, they saw the hours of dedication I put into making my own music, the amount of sleepless nights I had trying to perfect my songs and furthermore, the amount of sleepless nights they had as I kept them awake singing my heart out. As any loving parents, they grew to support my dreams and slowly became my biggest fans.”  

So how did Inder manage to soar to the top of the charts? Before pursuing music, Anastacia’s first glimpse of fame was when she went viral for the BLM movement.Back in May 2020, Inder made a heartwarming speech in front of Guernsey’s islanders, not short after the death of George Floyd. “It’s about time we start addressing how messed up society is. Innocent black lives and other minority race life’s are being taken plainly by the colour of their skin. Another black man’s life has been tragically stolen by a racist police officer. The man pleaded for his worthy life, repeatedly saying “ I can’t breathe” for the many officers and bystanders to hear, yet the white officer still blocked the man’s airway and watched him take his last breath. The officer knew his white privileges would let him get away with such a crime without any consequences whilst he left a whole community scared by his inhuman acts. It’s disgusting how in 2020, racism is still one of the biggest problems we face today. Racism isn’t getting worse, it is finally being exposed to the media more. George Floyd’s heartless murder is one of many, black protestors are being pepper sprayed, tasered, having tear gass thrown at them and so on as they peacefully protest for basic human rights. We shouldn’t be singling out each race, we should be past it now. It just shows how some white people take their privileges for granted and treat minority races like they’re less of a human and deserve to be treated like animals. Day after day the same incidents \ are happening and it is honestly shocking. No life matters until black lives matter.”  By no surprise, Inder’s speech drew a lot of media attraction, as a result of her touching speech blowing up the internet. To Inder’s surprise, this drew famous artist’s attention as well, such as Lucy Hockey and Freya Le Nory.

Hockey and Le Nory are a successful duo in the music industry, having three number one hits. After seeing Inder’s amazing speech, they reached out to her in hope to help her thrive in the music industry. After reaching out to her, they helped her perfect her songs in hope of her becoming number one in the charts. To Inder’s surprise, not only did she become number one, but she had record deals reaching out to her with the ambition of her working with them, which she did.

Recording

 

Final draft

Life behind Anastacias eyes

Anastacia Inder is the youngest female artist to not only have a record for making number 1 in the top charts, but she also is the UK’s most famous BLM movement speaker, voicing her opinions on the movement.

Upcoming got an insight on how she managed to soar through the charts in such little time. Inder described how she’s always been passionate about music and wanted to pursue it as her main job, and so she did just that.

 “ Music has always been an interest of mine, performing live in front of my fans and appreciating the love they have for me is the main reason I took an interest in music.” 

Inder attended the Grammar Sixth Form Centre in Guernsey where at the start of Year 13, at the age of 17, she made the choice to drop out of education and put all of her focus onto music. “ My parents were very hesitant at first about my decision, but they saw how passionate about it I was, they saw the hours of dedication I put into making my own music, the amount of sleepless nights I had trying to perfect my songs and furthermore, the amount of sleepless nights they had as I kept them awake singing my heart out. As any loving parents, they grew to support my dreams and slowly became my biggest fans.”  

So how did Inder manage to soar to the top of the charts? Before pursuing music, Anastacia’s first glimpse of fame was when she went viral for the BLM movement. Back in May 2020, Inder made a heartwarming speech in front of Guernsey’s islanders, not long after the death of George Floyd. “It’s about time we start addressing how messed up society is. Innocent black lives and other minority race’s lives are being taken plainly by the colour of their skin. Another black man’s life has been tragically stolen by a racist police officer. The man pleaded for his worthy life, repeatedly saying “ I can’t breathe”, for the many officers and bystanders to hear, yet the white officer still blocked the man’s airway and watched him take his last breath. The officer knew his white privileges would let him get away with such a crime without any consequences whilst he left a whole community scared by his inhuman acts. It’s disgusting how in 2020, racism is still one of the biggest problems we face today. Racism isn’t getting worse, it is finally being exposed to the media more. George Floyd’s heartless murder is one of many, black protestors are being pepper sprayed, tasered, having tear gass thrown at them and so on as they peacefully protest for basic human rights. We shouldn’t be singling out each race, we should be past it now. It just shows how some white people take their privileges for granted and treat minority races like they’re less of a human and deserve to be treated like animals. Day after day the same incidents are happening and it is honestly shocking. No life matters until Black Lives Matter.”  By no surprise, Inder’s speech drew a lot of media attraction, as a result of her touching speech blowing up the internet. To Inder’s surprise, this drew famous artist’s attention as well, such as Lucy Hockey and Freya Le Noury.

Hockey and Le Noury are a successful duo in the music industry, having three number one hits. After seeing Inder’s amazing speech, they reached out to her in hope to help her succeed in the music industry. After reaching out to her, they helped her perfect her songs in hope of her becoming number one in the charts. To Inder’s surprise, not only did she become number one, but she had record deals reaching out to her with the ambition of her working with them, which she did.

To this day, Inder is only at the start of her career. The young aspiring singer still has a lot more to give to her fans, improving her music and ensuring that her BLM movement speech goes world wide.

 

Knowing what aspects of Mise-en-scene I am going to include in my shoot is essential. Having a well thought out plan will benefit me when it comes to the shoot as I will be prepared. Below is my PMA including my  chosen location, props and costumes and a range of different poses so my models have an idea of what I want.

 

Focusing forward, I will keep referring to this PMA when it comes to my shoot, ensuring I take full advantage of my second shoot, making sure I don’t forget any specific props or poses that I want to do.

 

 

Here is my 1st draft of my double page spread. Clearly, there is still a lot of room for improvement. My double page spread is mainly focused on the BLM movement part of my music magazine, hence the black and white photo and the plain black background.

SELF-ASSESSMENT

Three things I like

• I like the black and white aspect of it. Although it might seem boring, I can add pugs and change the fonts to add to it.
• I like how the title relates to the main star photo. It gives an insight into her mind, portraying a persona of her thoughts on BLM.
• I like the boarder around my article, it makes it look more professional and helps bring the page together.

Three things I need to improve

• I need to add more pugs, preferably my other two models to bring a correlation between the models
• I need to change the positioning of the current pug, page number, inset photo and the quote as I think they’re poorly laid-out.
• I need to add a giveaway/artist feature as well to portray professionalism, bringing my magazine together.
• Add a page number at the bottom as well

Focusing forward, in my second draft I will add these improvements, showing my progress and making more room for improvements.

 

Here are all of the pictures I got from my second shoot. For this shoot, I focused more on getting group photos, ensuring I have a wider range of models to keep my target audience entertained. I prefer this shoot to my first one as it reflects my genre clearer, highlighting the type of aesthetic I’m trying to convey.

These three pictures are my favourite from the whole shoot. This is because the location of the shoot makes the pictures more appealing and the outfits portray my genre a lot better than my first shoot. Focusing forward, I will be using these three specific photos to my advantage in my magazine, including them as pugs in my front cover and main star in my double page spread.