Media Evaluation

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Artist interview

How did your dream kick off?

Who is your inspiration in music? Who do you look up to?
Being a part of an Asian family how are you motivated to make your own music?
How do you handle those who criticise your music?
In all honestly I take it with a pinch of salt. It does not bother me in the slightest way. There's a saying which states: you can please all of the people some of the time and some of the people all of the time, but you can never please all of the people all of the time.

Where do you aim to be in a few years time?To be honest I don't like to plan too far ahead just due to how unpredictable the future can be. I just hope I can be an established artist whose music gets better and the support becomes bigger.


What matters most to you the support or fame? The support without a shadow of a doubt. Fame is not something I make music for. I make music because it helps me express my emotions in different ways.

Has music always been your main priority or is there something else you thought you would be doing?
In what ways are you trying to keep your dream alive?Right now I'm just writing lyrics every other day, improving my flow, getting my songs out there and establishing myself as an artist. The internet is the biggest avenue in which my music has taken off and I hope to maintain and surpass my music even further.
　
Music has always been a hobby and truth be told it still is. Right now I'm not in a position where I'm prepared to sacrifice what I've got in order to gain a musical career. Main priorities right now are family and education.

I guess the challenges and obstacles I face as an Asian motivate and influence me to write. I actually live in a predominately white area and have suffered racism face to face. Being a Muslim, I see certain things portrayed in the media which I know are not right. I attack all these problems through the avenue of music and hope I can make a positive change.

My experiences in life and the people within my life are my biggest inspiration in music. There are so many artists I look up to. If I had to pick three I'd say Jay Sean, Eminem and Drake.
I use to always write lyrics on whatever I could find, but I didn't have any access to a studio or any kind of musical equipment. This all changed when a friend of mine introduced me to a guy called K2. K2 had a studio in his house and invited me to record at his place. From then on the rest is history as they say.

My final product: Double page spread

The same colour scheme has been used, i chose to put the picture on the right and the article on the right because in most magazines this is how a double page spread is layed out.

My final product: Contents page

For my content page i have used the same colour scheme. Also I have used clumns and have used 3 pictures for my contents page.

My final product: Front cover

For my front cover  i chose
to lay it out this way because it look more appealing to the audience. The colour scheme for this is Black, Gold, Grey. I chose these colours because these colours make my magazine stand out. For my picture i have used a medium close up on my model and also i have made the model towards the camera. This catches the customers attention. I have also included features such as tagline, selling line, teasers, competition button, date of issue, barcode and price

My photos for my magazine: Double page spread

My photos for my magazine: Content Page

My photos for my magazine: Front Cover

Deatils of Shots

Purpose of shot: Front Cover.

Feature Of Shot: Waffee leaning against a wall of bricks.

Type of Shot: Medium Close up.

Mise-en-scene: Looking at the camera, no smile straight face impressions, leaning against Brick wall.

Equipment needed: Camera and Camera stand.

Details of shot: Pridham road, Wednesday 4:00pm


Purpose of shot: Contents Page.

Feature of shot: Wafee

Type of shot: close up

Mise-en-scene: Looking at camera, arms crossed over. no facial expressions, leaning against a shutter.

Equipment needed : camera

Details of shot: pridham road,  Wednesday 4:00pm

Purpose of shot: Double Page spread

Feature of shot: Wafee on a park bench

Type of shot: Midshot low angle

Mise-en-scene: Looking away from camera, no smile sitting on a park bench.

Equipment needed: camera

Details of shot: Grangewood park, wednesday

Flat Plan Analysis: Double Page Spread

My double page spread shows that the picture of the main artist will be located on the left page but the backgrund of the picture will be used also as the background of the double page spread and the background will start to slowly becomeblury and fade away i am using this effect because this will show that the artist that is being is basically coming from nowhere this showing the the blury part of the background then the more clear parts show the how the artist is making a name for himself.

The artist is going to be seen sitting on a park bench looking away from the lens of the camera. The artist is going to be wearing a bright colour shirt soit stands out.

As you can see the heading for this page is shown to be using the same colour as the previous headings of the magazine

Flat Plan Analysis: Contents Page

My contents Page has used the same colour scheme as the front cover because i want the ame theme to carry out through out the whole magazine.

The heading for the contents page 'CONTENTS' is in the colour red going across a black strip just like the masthead on the front cover.

The page references are shown not 2 be in line but ive changed the layout and they are going to be set in labels with on the right hand side teasers goin along side ways.

Flat Plan Analysis: Front cover

My front cover shows a Masthead in block capitals and in the colour red going across a black strip. This shows that te magazine is aimed for and grime audiences because red showing the brightside of the music and black showing the darkside in the genres of music such as of grime and hip hop.

Ive included Teasers on the front cover of the magazine such as 'poters' because ths attracts the readers to buy the magazine. I have also added teasers such as 'EXCLUSIVE' in capitals therefore having grab the readers attention and making them read on, Lastly i have also added a circle on to my front cover offering consumers to buy the magazine and be in wit a chance to win something big.

The picture im gonna use for my front cover is goin to be of the main artist that i being used for the interview in the article on the double page spread. The artist used for the image will be leaning against a brick wall with his angle of gaze straight into the lens of the camera.

Contents Page Analysis

Colour: The colours used for the contents page are light brown, black and red mainly. the effects of this are that the background is shown to have a dull light brown which makes the contents page look like a scrap book and then having bold text in black colour as the title of the reference and then the colour black in lower case to give more information about the reference. Also the colour red is used for the numbers of the reference pages.

Layout: The layout of the contents page is shown by two pictures one at the bottom of the page and one at the top of the page. Furthermore the layout shows that the contents of the magazine is in column blocks so therefore this shows that each reference is seperate and provides a different story/article. The layout links to every feature of the contents page because the colour of the page numbers links to the picture of Birdman. This showing that Birdman is wearing Red and the Numbers on the contents is the colour red aswell.#

Image: The image on the contents page shows two of the artist from the focused group of the magazine 'Young Money'. The images represent the lifestyle of 'Young Money'm and also the images link to the features on the contents page because the clothing colours of the images match the colours used on the contents. This keeping the flow of the magazine at one pace rather than a splash of different colours representing different features.

Text: The Text in this contents page Shows specific information to a different type of artist belonging to the same record label. The text colours used are Bold and black used to show a title for the article and then lower case black to give information about the article chosen. The text also links to the images because the images have black in them and therefore the colour of the text links to the images.

The above elements successfully create continuity with the cover of DPs because the contents page attracts readers by showin one picture that is used up on all of the contents page. Also the references are giving in columns at the bottom of the page and this will atract readers because they would be attracted to the image.

Contents Page Analysis

Colour : The colour used for the contents page is black and white mainly. The effect of this is shown by the background having black and dark shades and then the white writing of the contents over the black background. Also the colour of red is used for the full stops after a piece of writing. This shows that there is a brightside to the magazine contrasting from the dull colours of black and white used.

Layout: The layout of the contents page is shown by one image taking up the whole content page where the artist in the picture is wearing black and grey and is shown next to a background which has the colour grey all over it. Also it shows the text towards the bottom of the page where the text is in columns rather than taking over the whole page and the colour of the text is white.

Image: The image on the contents page shows the artist woka flocka flame posing straight at the camera. Woka is shown to be wearing a black jacket with a grey jumper and white shirt and is to be seen posing holding up his necklace and acting like he is taking a picture, with one showing that he is looking straight at the camera.

Text: The text in the contents page shows that there is not alot of information on other topics in this magazine because the page refrences in the contents page refer to some articles in the magazine and mostly photography and advertiements. The text colour is shown to be white because it over laps the dark shades inthe background of the image used.

The above elements successfully create continuity with the cover of DPs because the contents page attracts readers by showin one picture that is used up on all of the contents page. Also the references are giving in columns at the bottom of the page and this will atract readers because they would be attracted to the image.

Double Page Spread Analysis

Double Page Spread Analysis

Magazine Analysis Front Cover

Masthead
The masthead is the most important part of the magazine because this shows the companies logo and title. The masthead of this magazine is effective because it's colour is gold and goes along a black strip.

The colours of the masthead comapare with the picture on the magazine because the masthead is black and gold and the picture shows the chosen celebrity wearing black and gold.

Also the masthead comapares with the white font used because it contrasts with the black and gold used.

Spacing

The spacing on this magazine is very effective because the masthead is really clear to see and also the picture is set in he middle therefore it can be seen clearly and seperate from the text. The text is in colour white so therefore it contrasts with the theme of black and gold.

The layout of the magazine is effective and has a crucial part of the appearance of the magazine because this attracts the customer to buying the magazine. The layout of the magazine shows the picture really clearly and also the text i congested but space out equally.

Market Research

Do you like the sound of a magazine being mixed with UK grime, RnBand Rap music?
YES: 7
NO: 3

How much are you willing to spend for a magazine?
£1-£2:  5

£2.50-£4:  3

£4+:  1

Which artist would you like to see on the cover of the magazine?
Lil Wayne: 3

Skepta: 1

Lethal Bizzle: 1

Giggs: 1

Lowkey: 4

Which age group should the magazine be aimed at?
16-18:  0

16-21:  2

16-21:  8

Would you like to hear about new up coming artists?
Yes: 9
No 1

Would you like to be updated with new competitions?
Yes: 5
No: 5

Would you like the magazine to consist of the same colour scheme?
Yes:10
No: 0

How many times do you buy a magazine?
Once a week: 2

Once a month: 3

Once a year: 5

What attracts you to a magazine?
Pictures: 6

Articles: 3

Interviews: 1

Vibe magazine

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This is my final presentation on my research for VIBE magazine. VIBE magazine mainly focuses its attention to those who listen ti RnB, Hip Hop and Rap music. The audience for VIBE is between the age of 18-34 and maily bases its magazine online.

VIBE is well known worldwide and features great information such as celebrity gossip, upcoming artist and also drifts away frm the topic of music and focuses on record label clothing. VIBE's website doesnt only focus on music it also has video links 2 artist and their lifestyles also exclusive interviews with world known artist such as Lil Wayne, Lloyd Banks, Chris Brown and many more. VIBES's website also advertises new movies such as 'Takers' which stars artist such as T.I and Chris Brown.

When i researched to find out facts about VIBE i mainly used their website for information because most of the facts and statistics where provided and also it was accurate and reliable. Some of the other information i found out was on websites such as Wikipedia.

VIBE magazine grabs the attention of the reader by using Big artists on their main cover such as T.I, Beyonce and Eminem. It also grabs the attention of the audiences by the colour code they use of black, red and white. This shows that one theme is used throughout the magazine. Also it show exclusive pictures which grabs the attention of the audiences.