Final Double Page Spread

This is my Double Page spread final. Like the other two any changes that need to be made shall be made at a later date along with analysis.

Final Contents Page (corrections can be made)

This is my final contents page design. Again like the front cover being the final design: any correction that need to be made can be at a later date.

Final Front Cover (corrections can be made)

This is the final design for my front cover, though this is the final piece, any corrections required can be made at a later date.

Double Page Spread Interview

The Hallowed Eves. Why does it always feel that everyone gets chills when they hear their name? Well it’s no surprise (or maybe it literally is) with their new album “Surprise” holding the number one spot in the alternative (and far cooler I might add) charts for 6 consecutive weeks in the running and ready to shout out for another mind blowing seventh week!  With their newly released singles “Shocked”, “Lost” and “Can you see me?” all claiming at least one Grammy each they’re definitely giving the hot shots like Nicki Minaj a run for their money (be worried they’re not budging from the top spot!). The two Seventeen Year olds are absolutely all the public are talking about, literally no conversation I’ve heard hasn’t included something about these two girls. Between planning their latest tour, organising charity events and replying to the immense bank of fan mail they’ve been getting for the past weeks, The Hallowed Eves have found the time to talk exclusively to “Rough ‘n’ Ready” about how it feels to achieve so much in so little time.
So girls, what’s it like to be up there and compared with such A-listers like Lady Gaga and Nicki Minaj?
Jordz: It’s really surreal, I mean I couldn’t have ever imagined in my wildest dreams that we’d actually hit it so big in such a small space of time, My mind personally is literally blown away.
Lucie: Seriously nobody can really imagine the feeling of being in this situation unless they’ve experienced it for themselves, I mean to be liked so quickly and to be classed as close to being an A-lister well... I think we must’ve caught a lucky break
*Both Laugh*
You’ve both achieved so much for just being 17. How exactly did the thought of starting The Hallowed Eves arise?
J: Well we’ve both been into music and singing since we were little and I used to take singing lessons while I lived in Scotland to help my singing voice and my memorisation of the lyrics for songs… I used to have the memory of a goldfish (Both laugh).
L: Though we lived in different parts of the country up until Middle School when Jordz moved to Biddulph and we became friends and we started hanging out in the music room at school where Jordz helped me with my singing and by this time I’d already been learning how to play the guitar so I helped with the guitar stuff. Now as well as singing we can also play guitar quite well, though we do have some trouble with the more difficult notes.
J: Nobody seems to mind though thankfully, It’s nice to have such an understanding fan base.
Wow, it’s very impressive that you both started so young, though you still are. Did you have any idols that you aspired to be like or be better than when you were younger or even now?
L: I always did since I was about 4 or 5 want to be just like Gwen Stefani when she was in No Doubt, her style of singing and her style in general was just to die for, I was always so jealous
of her. At least now I can say that we compare to an extent to her among others also.
J: Do I have any idols? Erm… I can’t say that I personally have apart from aspiring to be the best that I can possibly be, I just don’t want to have the same sort of style as somebody else. I aim to be unique.
About your next tour. Do you both expect it to be as big as the ones prior?
Both: We expect it to be bigger, better and LOUDER!
(Laughter)
So The Hallowed Eves can we be cheeky enough to ask for a sneaky preview of your new single “Whipped”?
Both: We’d love to but our manager would kill us and we like to be a tease so we’ll say this: There’s a reason it’s called “Whipped”! (Both laugh)

To view the entire exclusive interview of The Hallowed Eves go to www.roughnready.com

Construction Mockup: Contents Page

Construction of magazine contents page

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This is the construction of my contents page for my magazine, this basis design shall be carried onto my final page but shall be modified and tweaked to give a more professional feel.

Introducing my band/artist

The band/duet that shall be included in my magazine goes by the name of "The Hallowed Eves" comprising of two girls aged 17: Jordzhah Rowley (Jordz for short) and Lucy Dodds (whom prefers the spelling of Lucie. Both of which have attended Biddulph High School and have been close friends since Middle School. The two decided to form the band recently at the end of October this year (hence the name relative to "Halloween" or "All Hallow's Eve") and are both determined to hit it big within the next year. Their all time aspiration for the band would be to be gigging all over the world in all the main attraction arenas. They currently only have a few original songs out but also happen to be doing there own cover versions of songs by other artists.

Construction Mockup: Front Page

Construction of magazine front cover

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This is the contruction for the basis of my front cover mockup to get a better idea of the layout and basic techniques that I shall be developing for the final product.

Double Page Mockup 2

This is my second double page mockup, the variation is more preferred as it gives more room for the artist(s) to be shown and introduced properly.

Double Page Mockup 1

This is my first mockup of my double page spread, it is rather basic just to get a feel of what layout I could use.

Masthead Choice, Colours and Article Text

I have chosen this masthead due to a majority vote and to personal preference.
It also happens to be a much more known style of font than the others and much more noticeable and stands out to my colour scheme: colours that coincide with the pattern Tartan.
The tartan represent the more conventional and obvious side to my genre of punky alternative.

The font that I shall be using for everything else (apart from sub-headings) shall be Matteroffact for the more bolder parts that I wish to be more pronounced on the page and Casper SF because it makes the bolder parts stand out even more with it's simplicity and it also is very easy to understand.

Contents Mockup 2

This is the second layout for my contents page that I could possibly use.

Contents Mockup 1

This is my first basic mockup for my contents page. This is to get a general idea of what the layout of a contents page will possibly be like.

Front Cover Mockup 2

This is my second mockup for the front cover with a slightly different layout being used.

Front Cover Mockup 1

This is my first mockup to show one of the possible layouts for the Front Cover for my music magazine.

Colour Scheme

Colour scheme

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Font Ideas

These are my chosen fonts for my masthead: "Rough 'n' Ready". This masthead coincides with my Genre: Punk/ Alternative.
These are the favoured results via other people:
1- 3
2- 5
3- 0
4- 2
5- 4
6- 2
7-3

Masthead Ideas

For my music magazine I need to think of a list of Masthead ideas that could possibly enhance the idea for my genre:

Get kNOTEd
Melo-dious
Innosense
Punk'd
Rough 'n' Ready
Bawllistic
Aether

Among others which I shall edit in.

Analysing Existing Contents Pages

Analysing music magazines 3

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Genre and Target Audience

There are a few genres I would consider for my magazine:
Rock
Punk
Electro Pop
Techno
Indie
Kitsch
Mainstream.

After I have actually chosen My genre I will be able to depict the general audience for the magazine.

Analysing Existing Double Page Spreads

Analysing music magazines 2

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Analysing Existing Front Covers

Analysing music magazines

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Music Magazine Task

I am now starting my Media Coursework project. For this I will have to analyse existing magazines and then make my own. This will count towards 50% of my total AS grade. The Genre of my magazine shall be decided after analysis and observation and the Target Audience shall be those which favour the type of music/genre that I choose.

Preliminary Task: Mockup Front Cover 2

This is my second mockup with an added picture and more thorough colour scheme.

Preliminary Task: Presentation of images + annotation

Presentation of my images

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Preliminary Task: Mock Up Contents Page 1

This is my first draft of a contents page with similarities to the front cover for consistency. This also helps get a clearer idea of how the contents page could be laid out.

Preliminary Task: Mock Up Front Cover 1

This is my first draft that I have done to get a somewhat basic idea of how a front cover page is laid out.

Preliminary Task: Fonts

These are my chosen fonts that seemed more appropriate to the task and target audience.

Preliminary Task Research

Preliminary task research

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In our Media lessons we were requested to research and analyse two existing front covers and 2 existing contents pages for school magazines, the information for which can be editted later on once I know more information relevant to the objective.

School Magazine Cover- Mockups 1,2 and 3

Whilst in my media coursework lessons I have been requested to make mockups for the School magazine front cover to give me ideas for my actual drafts and final cover.

Preliminary task: MastHead Ideas

For my School/College magazine I needed to think of MastHead names, They are as follows:
- Spirits of Youth
- What's New?
- Generation
- Uniformity
- Rumourism

Among others which I shall update at a later time

Preliminary task: Target Audience and Genre

The target audience of the Front Cover and Contents page will be Students/ Pupils aged 15+ who are looking to enroll at BHS or Sixth Form and adults such as Parents and Teachers.

The Genre is of a School/College magazine and will include information as to what goes on curricularly and extra-curricularly withing BHS.

Introduction

Hello there,
My name is Aaron Barlow
I have recently started my A-Level Media Studies Coursework: to produce a cover and contents page of a music magazine, in addition to this task, we must also create a front page for a school/college magazine which is currently due on the 30th September. This will be based on our school/sixth form and some of the events which have taken place etc.