Planning

This is my calendar timetable of my media coursework that I used to plan the days of my work that needed to be done. In order to this this I have fill my calendar with all my deadlines and my agenda for the next few months. This will manage my time well and I will know what I need to done next instead of being distress and worried about completing everything before my deadlines.

This is another view of my timetable.

I emailed a friend of mine called Mo Evans who is in a band called The Charlie Vaughans. I sent an email to him via Hotmail and spoke to him asking questions and organising if they wanted to take part. It was all confirmed to meet at Chiltern Edge School where they were preforming. The gig start at 7pm and ended at 9ish.

The Charlie Vaughans Mo Evans (left)07990832889Tom Jones (right)07785963245Contents Page

Sophie Cooper07966965128Front cover Jay Machin

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• For Sophie Cooper and Jay Machin, I thought contacting them via phone was more personal and I also thought it would be quicker.

• Phones are a quick way of communicating with someone.

• If I had to arrange or cancel, ringing would be easier because I would be able to contact them straight away.

Shots I want to take of Sophie

For my location for my model Sophie, I am using green land at the college to take pictures of her. Most of my shots that I want to take are close up so the background has minor importance however if I do decide to use the background it would show my model in natural surroundings, instead of a typical photo shoot like in a studio. There is a stump which I thought would be good place for me to take photos because I can easily get different angles/shots of her.

For the location, the model I have chosen are actually in a band called the Charlie Vaughans. They are playing a gig at Chiltern Edge School for charity which was prefect for me because the location takes place in a hall with a stage. This location was best for my photo shoot because it was already planned to take place there. The stage already had the equipment they needed, for example sockets and amps. This was also a safe environment because it is situated in a school. The location gave me realistic setting because it shows them playing/singing. I wanted to take pictures whilst they are singing live to support my interview in my double page spread.

When organising the costumes and props, I rang Mohan Evans, head of the band The Charlie Vaughans and discuss props such as: • Guitars • Microphones• SpeakersBecause it was a real gig, he explained to me what he was bringing on the night of the performance. He told me there would be 2 guitars, 2 ukuleles, 2 microphones, several large speakers. After discussing about the props, I then continued to discuss costumes as I wanted the models to be indie/pop themed. As I already knew the band and there type of music, I knew it wouldn’t be a problem because they dress indie . Considering this, I still asked for a certain typed of clothing to be worn. Dark shoes, dark jeans or trousers (specifically skinny jeans or tight fitted), cardigan, shirts (checked acceptable), t-shirts with patterns/logo.

• Different types of jeans and trousers represent different meaning skinny jeans and tight fitted are used a lot in clothing stores which shows that it is in trend. Most indie bands wear these types of jeans e.g NME such a Pete Doherty wear them. The jeans also suggest casual but not overdressed. Using stereotypical jeans enhances the target audience.

• Wearing t-shirts/shirts with pictures/patterns/logo is high in fashion especially aztec. Wearing tops like these are casual. Checked shirts gives the artist edge and gives a vibe that they are comfortable with not only themselves but with the audience.

• Shoes are not that as important as the clothing but still plays a role. Converses/Vans/plimsolls/boat shoes are mostly what indie/pop wear.

• Jacket is suitable for this genre. Denim jacket preferable.

For my front cover, I wanted her to wear something she felt comfortable in but still pop/indie. I asked Sophie Cooper add colour to her outfit because I wanted to add liveliness to the front cover. I also wanted her to wear what she wear day-to-day basis. • Skinny jeans are popular in

women too. Colour is not important as long as it is skinny/tight fitted.

• Shoes preferable ankle boots and not black. I don’t want them to be black because I want to add brightness to the front cover.

• Top should be stylish and light coloured. Light colours shows innocence.

My Music Magazine

• Tunes – it is a basic, simple and music based. It links with music because music has a tune. Because it is so simple, using this title as my masthead could be easy to remember than other names I have suggested.

• MM (music matters) – the title means a lot because music does matter. I shorten it into letters because it could be more effective. The used of repetition of the same letter could make it more memorable.

• MFT (music for them) – i used shortened reference like NME because it can be more effective and I also thought about what it could stands for. FHM is a men’s magazine and stands for ‘for him magazine’ so I thought I could combine my two ideas into Music For Them. ‘them’ could stands for everyone in the UK and worldwide.

• Redlight – redlight has no irrelevant to music but sounds nice for a indie/rock music magazine. It could be the flashlights in a gigs and concert and red could suggest alert and danger which sometime rock is.

• 1 – the use of using a number instead of letters gives it a unique effect. This ‘1’ could mean a lot of things such as the 1 and only magazine and literally number 1 as being the best music magazine around.

• Curve – this name doesn’t represent music as much as my other possible ideas but I thought it has an edgy side to it and most of the letters are rounded which would look good in bold and white font.

• TMM (the music magazine) – this is very simple and clear. It can be shortened to TMM to be used for shorter reference. Sometimes title being simple can be effective because it can be easier to remember.

• Brit Hits – this could restrict my music magazine only to UK artists/bands which is not what I’m aiming for. It will only be Britain base and not worldwide. Also the a lot of US artists/bands have conquered the UK.

Possible names for my music magazine

I have chosen..

• Curve

• I have chose this name because I thought it is an edgy and courageous. It gives a sense of what my music magazine would be about and I thought using a short masthead would look better because long names will look to busy on my magazine.

What text to use for my masthead

• In order for me to get some really cool and bold fonts I am going to use dafont.com. I am hoping I will find some fonts that I like and suits will with my title name and the genre I have chosen (indie/pop). The fonts on the computer are fine but for me to archive and make my magazine look like a music magazine I would need to use something else. Here are some fonts that I liked and that suited the genre.

Masthead Design• My masthead

will reflect on my genre of music which is indie/rock. I will have to think about layout, style and colour.

The font I have chosen

• Stenha• I have chose Stenha because I think my title is clear and trendy. It is edgy

and also easy to distinguish. This font makes my letters rounded which is could because it ties well with the title name. I would have it white or black because those colours are easy to read but still effective.

• This is a strong font to use but also basic. It is different and bold which is good because it gives my magazine power.

Colour scheme• Here I the colour I’m

going to use for all my pages. I am not going to use all the colours for every page but I have decided to use these throughout my magazine. I have chosen primary colour and secondary colour so I have a wide variety to show from.

Mode of Address

• Music Matters will be written in an informal style so it will be able to relate to my readers. When I am writing interviews, articles and designing my front cover, I want to be able to address the audience so they can enjoy and feel at ease when reading.

• My target audience is 17-24 so they tend to use informal language. Slang words such as ‘omg’ ‘lol’ and ‘wtf’ is not what I am going to use in my magazine because my themed magazine is indie/rock however I will use shorter abbreviation such as obvs (obvious) to sound more in style and fresh.

Reflection• At the beginning of my planning I organised my dates into a calendar so I knew when my

deadlines was and what I had to archive, although I had to change some dates around because of other subjects. I then started organising my models for my magazine. I contacted a friend who was in a band and found out they are doing at gig on 2nd March so we organised for me to take pictures then. I also contacted a friend to be my model for my front cover which I done via Facebook.

• After confirming dates/location for my photo shoot I then looked into costumes and props. I was very lucky because the gig is situated at a school with a stage, it already has all the equipment and props need for the band to look realistic. I wanted the costumes to fit into the genre (indie/rock ) so I did some research into what indie/rock people wear and ask my models to follow or find some similar.

• After designing my flat plan for my music and mock ups of my front cover, I looked at designing my masthead. I look into different fonts and style to matched indie/rock genre.

• Through the process of my planning I have discovered a clear perspective on my music magazine and have gone into details about my genre, colours, fonts, mock ups for my future and final design. It has showed the target audience and its mode of address for my magazine.