P2 Flatplans

After researching other magazines, these are my initial flat plans. I will attempt to stick to these as much as possible as they resemble professional magazine front covers and articles. However my ideas may change as I collect my Images and write my article.

My magazine features several different features that I have gathered from other existing Hip Hop magazines for example my front cover, the masthead is featured in the top left corner as the magazine XXL has their masthead here, they have their title stand out as it is in a red block that contrasts anything else on the page, because of this I want to have my masthead on a coloured shape that stands out as a recognisable thing that would be on every issue. This would be recognisable to anyone in Liverpool as it is a local magazine, this achieves the community aspect of the client brief.

P3-Interview Questions

1) My First question is what sparked your interest in music?
2) Was your interest always in this particular genre of music?
3) When did you decide you wanted to rap?
4) And how did that decision develop into your first single, City Of God?
5) So since you began making music you have released two mixtapes, a remake of City Of God and around 5 other singles, is it fair to say we can be expecting more music?
6) (Assuming the answer is yes) What are you working on at the moment?
7) Recently you started releasing music under a different name, you've moved on from Bumble Beesley to simply your name Luke Beesley, what was the reasoning behind this?
8) And how has this re-branding effected your music?
9) Now I want to know more about you as a person, Talk me through an average day in the life of Luke Beesley
10) Has this career choice changed your lifestyle at all?
11) has your career choice changes the life of the people around you, do people act differently towards you?
12) What does your music mean to you? What do you get out of it?
13)What direction do you want to take your music in the future?
14) What artists inspire you the most?
15) And finally, if you become and international Hip Hop artist making millions weekly, where would you go, what would you do, and what would you spend your money on?

Legal and Ethical issues-M2

Legal and Ethical issues

Legal issues-
There are not many legal constraints when it comes to producing my own magazine, one concern is to make sure any pictures used are my own or I could be liable to plagiarism, to avoid this I will ensure that all images I use are my own, I will not be using any other sources for my content other than my own photography and Interviews. I must also ensure I have permission to use the photos I take, to avoid any issues with this I have booked a professional recording arts studio and will be using their facilities to create my product, this removes the risk of anyone claiming my content for something in the background as this would infringe on the copyright act of 1988. It also removes the risk of me taking photos in a location that I do not have permission to use.

Ethical issues-
An Ethical issue I could possibly face is the privacy of the people I Interview, its important that anyone I interview knows that what they say will be published so they know where information is going, since my questions can sometimes be personal to the artist its very important that they know their information is being published. I am also attempting to avoid stereotypes as we could face ethical issues by presenting offensive or demeaning stereotypes. I must also ensure I don't portray the artist in a biased or particular way that may be considered as slander, to avoid this I will ensure my questions do not insult the artist or compare him to others.

Proposal P1

Format: I am going to create a Hip Hop/ Rap music magazine, more specifically I will be creating the front cover and a double page spread as specified on the client brief. The purpose of my magazine is to bring upcoming local musicians to the audience’s attention.

Working Title: My working title is “Top Bars” although this might change, I have chosen this name because my magazine focuses on Hip Hop and rap artists music, the word “Bars” is a rap term for lyrics, this would appeal to fans of this genre of music as they would recognise this term. It also has a local slang to it that adds to the sense of community.

Genre: The genre of my magazine is music however the sub-genre focus is on Rap and Hip Hop artists.

Content: The content of my magazine would feature exclusive interviews with both popular and upcoming artists, as well as lyric breakdowns and reviews of songs and albums. This magazine will be something that fans can read for the latest news in this genre of music, I also want this to become a reliable source to find new music and have trusted opinions within the reviews. The focus would also reach my target audience because of the Star appeal, this theory suggests that the readers will be drawn into this magazine as their favourite artists will appear in it. Most artists that are featured in my magazine will be local, this achieves the community feel of the magazine that I aim to achieve as these upcoming artists could even be someone you walk past on the street.

Style or approach: For my magazine I will be using Publisher for the double page spread and Photoshop for the front cover as both of these software’s provide me with the tools I need to create my products. My article will be in Arial Bold as it is clear and easy to read and needs no artistic font. For my front cover I will be creating a document featuring fonts that I would like to use comparing them for effectiveness. I would like

Audience: My target audience is aged at people from 16-30 because that is the main age demographic for this genre of music, however I need to take into consideration that people older than this may buy this magazine because of their interest in the genre. My Target audience has no gender specifications however the majority of artists in this genre tend to be male but my magazine will ensure that female artists get just as much attention. The target audience is focused on Liverpool, as my brief states I need to achieve a sense of community in my product, this magazine will be exclusive for Liverpool shops.

Length: I will be creating three pages consisting of a front cover and a double page spread in an A4 format.

Frequency: This magazine will be monthly and be online for free to reach my younger demographic as well as having a larger reach than a local shop. However it will also be sold in local news agents as this will make them unique to the Liverpool community.

Client brief

Unit 3: Create a media product
Scenario

You have been asked to produce a contribution to a sixth form media exhibition in the Summer term of this year on the themes of inclusion and community.

You are required to make one of the following media products to highlight or celebrate any issue or story that could be seen to meet any aspect of the two key themes of the exhibition.

 Print based/graphics product 

This could be, for example, one of the following: 

• a front cover and double page spread for a local magazine or newspaper 

 All content produced must be original and produced by you. However, music or audio effects from a copyright-free source may be used, but must be referenced.

Unit 3 Marksheet