Further Interview Research

Pre-Production Work: Photoshoot Planning

Pre-Production Work: Double Page Spread Flatplans

Just a brief draft on double page spread layout ideas. Completely aware that my colours on the first dsign in particular aren't ideal as they're difficult to read, especially with small text. The second design is one I prefer, but it's also one that's less informative with less text. I tried many different colours for the font of the text on the second design but none seemed to work as well as black - and even black doesn't work that well! Trial and error.

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Pre-Production Work: Contents Page Flatplans

These flatplan designs were just so I could experiment with how I'll organise my contents on the page. I think the second design looks much more professional than the first one with the fonts and general layout. This shows how important a variety of fonts is!

I want my contents page to be clear and simple and I think these designs are almost at that point. I recognise that there's perhaps too much empty space, and that something else needs to be incorporated. In summary, these have helped me to think about designs for my construction.

The images used are stock images from Google. 

Pre-Production Work: Front Cover Flatplans

Front Covers 

These flatplans for my front cover were produced on InDesign to give myself an idea of what sort of layout I'd like to aim for in my construction of the magazine. All designs were made using stock images from the search engine Google.

While creating my flatplans, I decided I'd use a little slogan under the header to add a little something else to my magazine. I'm hoping 'Bringing new music to the blind ears' will help to show that my magazine has a primary focus on indie music - something that's different and not the generic stuff your ears become deaf to while it's playing through the radio all the time. 

Cover #1 has, what I believe, a clear layout. I made a conscious decision to keep colour at a minimum by using a black and white stock image, and white and blue writing. This colour layout seems to go well together, but does give the magazine a cold appearance - though this could be interpreted as mature and professional. 

Cover #2 I decided to make it minimalistic, with very little text. I quite like the general idea, but I think there's perhaps not enough empty space, or maybe too much. I'm really not a fan on the header font at all. It looked like it would work well as seen in my previous post of exploring fonts, but on this it looks more like it belongs on a magazine promoting joining the army.
I'm a fan on the colour scheme however, and also the general quirky appearance of the model. 

Cover #3 is something I'm particularly drawn towards. This cover pulls of minimalistic better than the previous attempt I think, and there's still the general quirky appearance through the makeup and props. I'm not completely sure if this cover would be okay to use for a music magazine however as the front cover doesn't make you think of music - but the header, and text all point to a music magazine. I'll have to think this one over. 

Press Release

VMagazine are investing in the publication and print of Liberated Sounds in January, 2017. Sold at £3, Liberated Sounds is a magazine with fresh artists and aesthetic qualities to bring new music to the ears of the young and hip. Featuring an unpredictable range of music artists: those new on the scene and those still raging on, the magazine will be a bestseller for the young with a true passion in music and culture. The magazine will be published fortnightly to the highs and lows of Britain's regions.



Young people aged between 17 and 25, of all backgrounds, will be grabbing these high in demand 10,000 copies every release from off the shelves. Liberated Sounds, a visually driven magazine, aspires to inspire the young to aim for beyond the unknown. We believe in breaking conventions and creating individualism through music for everyone to be comfortable in their own skins. The magazine aims to be informative on new artists, new approaches to music, new reviews, new releases - new, new, new. Modern is the key, and modern is the outlook.

Pre-Production Work: Final Magazine Name

NAMES FOR MAGAZINE

Small Sounds

Unsung Music

Unsung Artists

Different

Free-Spirit Songs

Wild&Free

Liberated Beats

Liberated Sound

Indie&Wild

Dependant on Different

Indie&Diff

Liberated Melody

The words highlighted are potential names that stand out to me. In particular, I like the use of the word ‘liberated’ as it shows the free movement and lack of conventions for indie music. Liberated Beats is a name that I’m drawn to but the use of the word ‘beats’ would be used for a different genre, such as grime or hip-hop. Therefore, I want a softer word that would suit ‘Indie’ more; I think this would be something such as sound.

My magazine will be named: Liberated Sounds

Pre-Production Work: Masthead Designs

There are a few tests of fonts for my masthead of my magazine. I like all these fonts as they're modern and easy to read; the font is a very important factor of the magazine as it must be easy to read to bring in an audience, but it must also be appropriate. I think all of these would be appropriate, perhaps 'Handwriting Draft' in particular as it portrays the development of indie music as a whole. It will never be a set genre, but always something moving forward and constantly being influenced by other factors.

Pre-Production Work: Contents

Pre-Production Work: Interview and Artists

Interview for Double Page Spread

For my interview, I will need to be interviewing an artist that will attract an audience, so therefore it will need to be an artist that is well known in the indie genre. By looking at my questionnaire analysis, the well-known artists would be a good place to start. 

I'd like to focus on modern, on-scene artists, so this could be artists such as Bastille or Foals. Both these artists are well-known amongst the younger audience that I'd ideally like to attract.

Potential Questions for Interview:

- How did you start your musical career?

- Were you musical as a child?

- What artists have you been inspired by?

- What's been your favourite performance in the past year?

- Do you get nervous before performances?

- Have you ever had an embarrassing moment while performing?

- Where do you seen yourself in future?

- How do you deal with fans in public?

- Has life changed for you since you became more widely known?

- What do you find most interesting/fun in your career?

- What else do you do outside of music?

- How do you spend your time at home?

- What music festivals have you been to/where do you recommend?

- Do you like to party?

- What advice do you have for your fans?

My interview can be in two different forms: serious and informative, or light hearted. I think for my magazine, a more light-hearted approach should be used, but it should also be equally informative so that the reader's have their money's worth.

Introduction to 'Indie' and Initial Title Ideas

What is ‘Indie’