Here is my MP3 recording-
Here is my MP3 recording-
My target audience for my magazine is young teenage girls who love listening to pop trends and also keeping up with the latest fashion. I have chosen two adverts to go on my magazine which I think will attract to my target audience-
Here are my two adverts one is an advert for Cardi Bs live concerts in the UK as my target audience is young teenage girls so it will pull them in as its a top trendy pop star on tour, it tells them all the information they need about the live concert. My second advert is about asos as its a trendy online clothing website so it will draw in the young audience I want as its all the latest trends.
What have a changed from draft 2-
What have a changed from draft 2-
What have a changed from draft 2-
Targets-
Front page-
Context page-
Double Page-
Here’s my second draft of my context page, I changed a number of designs from my first draft:
I would like to change a few things when I come to doing my third draft:
Here is my 2nd draft of my front page, I have changed a number of things from my original magazine front page to make if fit the pop genre better.
For my next steps I would like to
Five things I need to change:
Five things I like:
Here is my contact sheets for my second photo shoot, it turned out really well as the lighting worked great. The posses I asked my model too stand in suits the pop genre well. The outfit my models wearing fits into my genre as flares and the colour green is a big trend at the moment so the pictures suit well for my ‘Keep Up’ magazine. The guitar was the prop I used to set the idea in the audiences head as the star writes her own music.
Here are my favorites from the shoot-
These two stand out for me as if I place them on the left hand side she’s looking up at the writing and the crouched down one is pop themed. By doing another shoot I realized using one light in the studio worked better than two as it didn’t create a glare so going forward I going to consider this.
My magazine will include a double page spread, and this will contain an article which I have written about my models, Summer on my front page . Below, I have planned my article, its talks about the rise to fame of this individual and how is coping in the Indie Pop industry.
my first draft-
New pop
Summer Woodhead’s rise to fame
Summer is a newly emerging singer in the pop industry, In this article you will learn all about Summers rollercoaster ride to fame. How an ordinary girl just like you can hit the top charts one day and be a role model just like her.
Summer Woodhead is a 24 year old female who has had a passion for music from a very young age. Her mother Karen Woodhead says from the young age of 5 she was always singing around the house where by her three older brothers were constantly telling her to be quiet. However her life changed dramatically in 2016, when Summer decided to write her own song about a break up she had previously experienced in high school. This song was then recorded and posted on youtube and overnight this video had reached 5.5 million views. This is how her journey bagan, top producers all over the world had heard Summers’ voice and got in touch with her. Little did she know this was only the beginning for this 19 year old girl. Now her songs are hitting the top charts with her first very own album being released January 4th.
I asked Summer a few questions about how she feels about entering the industry and a little bit about her music and how her life has changed. So on the 5th of November I had arranged an interview with Summer the star herself. I invited her up to the studio in New York as I had recently found out she had purchased another house out here away from her family home in the UK. She was living with her friend Belle Grace, another newly emerging singer in the pop industry who I have also got an interview planned with in the upcoming weeks. Summer arrived at the studio in a light brown Gucci jacket, hair slick back into a bun and leather loose trousers. She really did look like a pop star. Her sweet, welcoming voice really did give me the impression that she’s so grateful to be where she is right now.
My first questions to Summer was “how has your life changed since entering the top music industry” she laughed a bit and began to speak “ The whole journey so far has been a whirlwind and like I’m living a dream really it just hasn’t hit home yet that this is actually happening to me right now, my life at the moment contains interviews, meet and greets, concerts, tv appearances all the things I dreamed about doing as a little girl and when i’m not doing these things im answering emails and updating my social media pages for you guys as the fan responding i’m getting has blown me away it really has.” Secondly I wanted to find out how she has the time in between her busy life to actually write her songs and what’s her inspiration behind her music so I followed my inquiries up with the second question “ What is your newest album about and when did you write them all” she replied with “ My newest Album “You” is all inspired by personal experiences in life and how you can overcome things and just be you really for example one of my new tracks is targeted about a recent heartbreak I experienced, I really just wanted to but my thoughts out there and help people relate to my music and show them your not alone, I just never would have began to imagine the response I received. I’m just an ordinary 24 year old girl” she began to laugh and carried on with “I literally write my songs in the bath on the toilet you name it I probably have done my story just shows if something so extraordinary has happened to me it can happen to anyone” after summer explain what her musics all about now I wanted to know her plans from here onwards so I asked the questions “Do you have any ideas and plans for the future” I have a few ideas but nothing is set and stone at the moment I am just going to see what happens after my next tour, but I would love to maybe do some collabs with over artists in the future and continue writing new songs and explore new pathways just continue doing what I love really” Summer explained.
A have learnt so much about Summer in the hour interview, she’s so down to earth despite her maniac packed lifestyle. This young girl doesn’t even realize what an impact she’s had on the music industry so far. She’s a role model to so many young girls out there and she has so much hope for the future ahead. However next week I have another special guest entering the studio so stay tuned and “keep up”.
MP3 Recording of first draft-
After listening to the recording, I have decided on some targets for my next draft-
Final Draft
New King
Gracie King’s rise to fame
Grace is a newly emerging singer in the pop industry. Grace’s rollercoaster ride to fame has been quite a journey and it shows how an ordinary girl just like you can hit the top charts one day and be a role model just like her.
Gracie King is a 24 year old who has had a passion for music from a very young age. Her mother Ruby King says from the age of 5 she was always singing around the house although her three older brothers were constantly telling her to be quiet. However, her life changed dramatically in 2016, when Gracie decided to write her own song about a break – up she had previously experienced in high school. This song was then recorded and posted on youtube and overnight this video had reached 5.5 million views. This is how her journey began, top producers all over the world had heard Gracie’s voice and got in touch with her. Little did she know this was only the beginning for this 19 year old girl. Now her songs are hitting the top of the charts with her first very own album being released January 4th.
I asked Gracie about how she feels about entering the industry and a little bit about her music and how her life has changed. We met in her studio apartment in New York as I had recently found out she had purchased another house out here, away from her family home in the UK. She was living with her friend Belle G, another newly emerging singer in the pop industry, Gracie looked the epitome of style, arriving at the studio in a light brown Gucci jacket, hair slick back into a bun and leather loose trousers. She really did look like a pop star. Her sweet, welcoming voice really did give me the impression that she’s so grateful to be where she is right now.
In response to asking her how her life had changed since entering the top of the pops, she laughed a bit and began to speak “ The whole journey so far has been a whirlwind and like I’m living a dream really. It just hasn’t hit home yet that this is actually happening to me right now, my life at the moment consists of interviews, meet and greets, concerts, TV appearances all the things I dreamed about doing as a little girl and when I’m not doing these things I’m answering emails and updating my social media pages for you guys. My fans’ responses have blown me away – they really have.” I also wanted to find out how she has the time in between her busy life to actually write her songs and what’s her inspiration behind her music “ My newest Album “You” is all inspired by personal experiences in life and how you can overcome things and just be you really. For example one of my new tracks is written about a recent heartbreak I experienced. I really just wanted to put my thoughts out there and help people relate to my music and show them they’re not alone. I just never would have begun to imagine the response I received. I’m just an ordinary 24 year old girl. I literally write my songs in the bath, on the toilet, you name it. My own story just shows if something so extraordinary has happened to me it can happen to anyone” . She went to explain about her future plans. “ I have a few ideas but nothing is set in stone at the moment. I am just going to see what happens after my next tour in January. You can purchase tickets now on www.kingtour, but I would love to maybe do some Collab’s with other artists in the future and continue writing new songs and explore new pathways – just continue doing what I love really”
I think we at Keep Up have been able to learn a lot about Gracie, – she’s so down to earth despite her manic lifestyle. This young girl doesn’t even realize what an impact she’s had on the music industry so far. She’s a role model to so many young girls out there and she has so much hope for the future ahead.
In next week’s edition of Keep Up , we have another special guest entering the line to reveal all so keep reading Keep Up and “keep up”.
I have created a Production Meeting Agenda for my second photoshoot. This will help me be really organised and remember everything I need to make sure my photoshoot goes smoothly.
I have included what costumes I would like my models to wear, as well as the props I will need to bring, I also consider the lighting. By doing this planning, I have ensured that everything will go according to plan for my location shoot.
This is the analysis I made after researching the journalist Wyclef Jean-
Wyclef Jean, 10 commandments, September 2017, The structure of the article is well planned and hooks the reader in, there are 10 paragraphs to questions the 10 commandments are set out as four down one side of the pages and 6 down the other hand side. It’s all in first person. It’s the pop star telling us their tactics for life. The language used is very pressuring. The use of ‘10 commandment’ makes the pop star come across quite arrogant and that they know best about life and we should listen to them on how to deal with things. The whole aim of the article is to promote Wyclef’s new album which is released on the 15th of September. Over all the star is represented as arrogant but they might just care about their fans and know from experiences in life about how to deal with things. They want to tell them all the information they have, so they want their fans to follow their rules to be successful and also entertain them. On the other their social interaction with the fans comes across bossy by the word ‘commandment’.
This task will help me when I come to make my double page stead as I have research different ways I can lay out the double page. However I have looked very closely at the language the journalist uses to interact with their fans and which I think will be best when I come to make my own double page information spread to fit my genre pop music. I like the idea of this article I researched ‘ 10 commandments’ as its not boring and will entertain my target audience as they want to know the way pop stars live as its their role models.