Monday, 21 March 2011
Sunday, 6 March 2011
Thursday, 3 March 2011
Wednesday, 2 March 2011
Audience feedback powerpoint
I uploaded my double page spread onto my facebook these are the comments I received off my target audience.
I also uploaded my front cover these are the comments I recieved off my target audience for this. 
I uploaded my contents page, these are the comments I received off my target audience.
Also after giving 10 of my target audience a questionaire about my magazine these are the results:
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Monday, 14 February 2011
Magazine front cover screen shots
I used Picasion to put all my screenshots of how I designed and created my magazine.
Tuesday, 8 February 2011
Monday, 7 February 2011
Thursday, 20 January 2011
Double page spread article
Double page spread article
It all began with 3 brothers, 1 cousin, 1 backwater town, who knew they’d be kings of the world. Senseless investigate how the ‘Kings of Leon’ became the most inspirational band around. But how long will this last?
It may surprise some readers of how inspirational the Kings of Leon have become, but certainly not the huge amount of fans out there. Senseless went out to investigate just how inspirational The Kings of Leon really are. One extremely happy parent told Senseless ‘My son got into a lot of trouble with the police and I was really concerned. Then he went to a King of Leon’s gig and he was so inspired he began to play the guitar and now instead of walking around the streets he has band practise with his friends every Friday night’. This is just one story out of thousands.
Another huge fan of the Kings of Leon told Senseless,
Another huge fan of the Kings of Leon told Senseless,
‘They showed me that if you have determination you can achieve huge goals’.
This is definitely true, as the Kings of Leon came from a very ordinary background and released many album’s but the most outstanding was ‘Only by night’ released in 2008. This has the songs we all know and love such as the sensational song ‘use somebody’ and ‘Sex on fire’. Many critics believe this album is what made them who they are today. This was deemed true as The King of Leon received many awards for this album, such as the Grammy Award 2010.
However there have also been incidents where the Kings of Leon have felt that their fans are loosing support for them. Such as the 2009 Reading festival, when the Kings of Leon did not receive the reception they wanted. Senseless found a fan who attended that festival, we wanted to find out what went wrong as their fans have always seemed so loyal. The fan says ‘I personally did enjoy most of the gig, but the weather was terrible and you could tell this affected a lot of the crowd. I was upset that not many people still wanted to support the Kings of Leon but I feel fine knowing I was still shouting when no one else was.’ Senseless wanted a second opinion on this so interviewed another fan, who says
However there have also been incidents where the Kings of Leon have felt that their fans are loosing support for them. Such as the 2009 Reading festival, when the Kings of Leon did not receive the reception they wanted. Senseless found a fan who attended that festival, we wanted to find out what went wrong as their fans have always seemed so loyal. The fan says ‘I personally did enjoy most of the gig, but the weather was terrible and you could tell this affected a lot of the crowd. I was upset that not many people still wanted to support the Kings of Leon but I feel fine knowing I was still shouting when no one else was.’ Senseless wanted a second opinion on this so interviewed another fan, who says
‘There was just no atmosphere, the Kings of Leon were trying so hard and the crowd just were just not recuperating it, maybe they are loosing their touch?
This became a huge debate among fans, who began to shout ‘The kings of Leon will never ‘loose their touch’’. This just shows everyone how hard it can be for the Kings of Leon, but how many loyal fans they have to support them.
The Kings of Leon are back after a short break, with their new album ‘Come around sundown’. Senseless asked a critic what they thought of this album, ‘let’s just hope the sun is not coming down on their career’.
This album so far has been extremely controversial as The Kings of Leon are trying a new type of modern music, completely different to their last album. But is this a good fresh start or a complete disaster? We asked a fan in a music store what he thought about the Kings of Leon’s new album, he said ‘they had high expectations to fill after their last album was so successful, but I enjoyed listening to the singles on the album.’ However a critic told Senseless he ‘completely disagrees with the choice of music for their new album as it completely clashes with their older albums’. He then adds ‘it’s just not what you would expect from the King of Leon’. But isnt that what we love about bands, changing their style to so they dont get boring?
A fan was determined that the Kings of Leon were not going to release another album. This is what she thought when she found out about their new album. ‘They are amazing, they put so much passion into their music and it really shows when you listen to it. COME ON the Kings of Leon!’ Throughout ‘Senseless’s’ journey into the minds of critics and The Kings of Leon fans, its clear to say they are getting a lot more attention than they did a couple of years ago playing in their garage. Now they are playing in front of 18,000 fans! No matter what happens the Kings of Leon will always have its true fans across the world that will never let them down. Everyone has critics who do not agree with what they are doing and not everyone will like the Kings of Leon. But they defiantly have a fighting spirit and do not give up, that’s for sure! Let’s hope this is not the end of the Kings of Leon and they realise more and more albums in the future. But I think it’s fair to say the Kings of Leon are definitely one of the greatest bands of all time.
The Kings of Leon are back after a short break, with their new album ‘Come around sundown’. Senseless asked a critic what they thought of this album, ‘let’s just hope the sun is not coming down on their career’.
This album so far has been extremely controversial as The Kings of Leon are trying a new type of modern music, completely different to their last album. But is this a good fresh start or a complete disaster? We asked a fan in a music store what he thought about the Kings of Leon’s new album, he said ‘they had high expectations to fill after their last album was so successful, but I enjoyed listening to the singles on the album.’ However a critic told Senseless he ‘completely disagrees with the choice of music for their new album as it completely clashes with their older albums’. He then adds ‘it’s just not what you would expect from the King of Leon’. But isnt that what we love about bands, changing their style to so they dont get boring?
A fan was determined that the Kings of Leon were not going to release another album. This is what she thought when she found out about their new album. ‘They are amazing, they put so much passion into their music and it really shows when you listen to it. COME ON the Kings of Leon!’ Throughout ‘Senseless’s’ journey into the minds of critics and The Kings of Leon fans, its clear to say they are getting a lot more attention than they did a couple of years ago playing in their garage. Now they are playing in front of 18,000 fans! No matter what happens the Kings of Leon will always have its true fans across the world that will never let them down. Everyone has critics who do not agree with what they are doing and not everyone will like the Kings of Leon. But they defiantly have a fighting spirit and do not give up, that’s for sure! Let’s hope this is not the end of the Kings of Leon and they realise more and more albums in the future. But I think it’s fair to say the Kings of Leon are definitely one of the greatest bands of all time.
Thursday, 6 January 2011
Double page spread pictures
These are the images I took for my double page spread. I then edited the last one to make it look like a sunset on photoshop.
To present my images I used Slide.com
Images for contents page
These are the images I took for my contents page.
I used slide.com to present my images.
Thursday, 9 December 2010
Article Research
Kings of Leon
Early years (1999–2002)
The three Followill brothers spent much of their youth traveling around the Southern United States with their father, Ivan Leon Followill, a United Pentecostal Church preacher and their mother, Betty-Ann, who taught them when they were not in school. Caleb and Jared were both born in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. They all attended Mount Juliet High School. Nathan and Matthew were born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. According to Rolling Stone magazine, "While Leon preached at churches and tent revivals throughout the Deep South, the boys attended services and were occasionally enlisted to bang on some drums. They were either home-schooled or enrolled in small parochial schools at this time. Except for a five-year period when they settled in Jackson, Tennessee, the Followills' childhoods were spent driving through the southern United States in a purple 1988 Oldsmobile, decamping for a week or two wherever Leon was In an
interview with Billboard, Nathan Followill described how the band was formed. "When we signed the deal [with RCA], it was just me and Caleb. The label said, 'We're gonna put you a band together', and we were like, 'We don't want to be Evan and Jaron. We're going to buy our little brother a bass, he's a freshman in high school. Caleb will teach himself the guitar. [Matthew] played guitar when he was 10. I'll play the drums, I played in church when I was little.' They said, 'All right, we'll come down in one month and see you guys.'" Later in the interview the brothers admitted to "kidnapping" their cousin Matthew from his hometown in Mississippi in order for him to join the band. They told his mother that he was only going to be staying for a week and just never let him go home. "We locked ourselves in the basement with an ounce of marijuana and literally spent a month down there. My mom would bring us food down", added Nathan. "And at the end of that month the label people came and we had "Molly's Chambers", "California Waiting", "Wicker Chair" and "Holy Roller Novocaine"."[5]
interview with Billboard, Nathan Followill described how the band was formed. "When we signed the deal [with RCA], it was just me and Caleb. The label said, 'We're gonna put you a band together', and we were like, 'We don't want to be Evan and Jaron. We're going to buy our little brother a bass, he's a freshman in high school. Caleb will teach himself the guitar. [Matthew] played guitar when he was 10. I'll play the drums, I played in church when I was little.' They said, 'All right, we'll come down in one month and see you guys.'" Later in the interview the brothers admitted to "kidnapping" their cousin Matthew from his hometown in Mississippi in order for him to join the band. They told his mother that he was only going to be staying for a week and just never let him go home. "We locked ourselves in the basement with an ounce of marijuana and literally spent a month down there. My mom would bring us food down", added Nathan. "And at the end of that month the label people came and we had "Molly's Chambers", "California Waiting", "Wicker Chair" and "Holy Roller Novocaine"."[5]
On January 31, 2010, Kings of Leon took home the Grammy award for Record of the Year, Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best Rock Song for "Use Somebody" at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards.
A remix album has also been announced by the band, which apparently came to life after Kings of Leon learned that other artists had started working on revisions of the band's songs. Mark Ronson, Kenna, Justin Timberlake, Lykke Li with her cover of "Knocked Up", Pharrell Williams and Linkin Park among others, have been recruited by Kings of Leon and will be contributing to the album.[32]
Come Around Sundown (2010–present)
In May 2010, Nathan Followill reported that the band had been recording in New York City since March 2010, and that, to their surprise, the tracks were coming out "chilled out", "beach-y" and more like their Youth and Young Manhood sound.[33] They had previously said, prior to getting back to the studio, that they would be looking to record a "darker" and "grungier" album.[34] The band's fifth album is called Come Around Sundown and was released on October 18 (UK) / 19 (US), 2010.[35] It was recorded in New York between February and June 2010 with Angelo Petraglia and Jacquire King once more at the helm.
In June 2010, the band embarked on a tour visiting over 50 cities in North America and Europe. The tour dates ranged for 4 months, from June 5 to September 23.[36]
The first single from the album, "Radioactive", was released on September 13, 2010,[37] however, it was scheduled to receive its premiere on Australian radio four days earlier. The band released the music video for the song on September 8.[citation needed]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings_of_Leon
‘Come Around Sundown’ is none of those things. It’s not a leftfield swerve. It’s a stately modern
rock album that’s so desperate to prove its own authenticity it forgets to be remotely moving. This is music designed to be blasted from drive-time FM radios, and to waft around arenas big enough to have pigeons nesting (and shitting) in the echoing rafters.
Sonically, it consolidates the band’s gradual shift from ramshackle charm to clean-lined grandeur. Guitars twinkle and shimmer, rather than scratch or chug. The album contains one indisputably great song: ‘Back Down South’, a beautifully subtle country-rock stomp that showcases Kings Of Leon’s knack for conjuring sonic drama from the simplest of ingredients: for the first two and a half minutes it’s just one bass note and one chord.
That track, combined with the going-back-to-your-roots theme of ‘Radioactive’ (“It’s in the water, where you came from”), would suggest ‘Come Around Sundown’ is all about the band reconnecting with the Southern soil after the rootless hedonism explored on ‘Only By The Night’. Fine. That’s a good subject. Trouble is, they don’t see it through.
Caleb Followill has admitted he ad-libbed the lyrics (“I free-floated everything”). In other words: he was on auto-pilot. The frontman always had a conflicted relationship with his own voice. On early albums he deliberately sang indistinctly to obscure the fact his lyrics didn’t mean anything. The point is: he overcame that on ‘Only By The Night’. Say what you like about ‘Sex On Fire’, it is at least about something: a transcendent one-night stand.
‘Come Around Sundown’, though, represents a return to opacity. Witness a song like ‘The Immortals’, which finds Caleb stretching out those trademark grizzled vowel sounds. “Ride away?” “Right away”?. Something about a rooster? Who knows – he could be singing about Subbuteo in Elvish and we’d be none the wiser.
Ultimately, too many of these tunes are rehearsal room grooves in search of a hook. They’re clearly meant to convey a sense of wide-open highway: the feeling of a band cruising in effortless fourth gear. Actually, it just sounds like they’re spinning their wheels.http://www.nme.com/reviews/kings-of-leon/11653
Sonically, it consolidates the band’s gradual shift from ramshackle charm to clean-lined grandeur. Guitars twinkle and shimmer, rather than scratch or chug. The album contains one indisputably great song: ‘Back Down South’, a beautifully subtle country-rock stomp that showcases Kings Of Leon’s knack for conjuring sonic drama from the simplest of ingredients: for the first two and a half minutes it’s just one bass note and one chord.
That track, combined with the going-back-to-your-roots theme of ‘Radioactive’ (“It’s in the water, where you came from”), would suggest ‘Come Around Sundown’ is all about the band reconnecting with the Southern soil after the rootless hedonism explored on ‘Only By The Night’. Fine. That’s a good subject. Trouble is, they don’t see it through.
Caleb Followill has admitted he ad-libbed the lyrics (“I free-floated everything”). In other words: he was on auto-pilot. The frontman always had a conflicted relationship with his own voice. On early albums he deliberately sang indistinctly to obscure the fact his lyrics didn’t mean anything. The point is: he overcame that on ‘Only By The Night’. Say what you like about ‘Sex On Fire’, it is at least about something: a transcendent one-night stand.
‘Come Around Sundown’, though, represents a return to opacity. Witness a song like ‘The Immortals’, which finds Caleb stretching out those trademark grizzled vowel sounds. “Ride away?” “Right away”?. Something about a rooster? Who knows – he could be singing about Subbuteo in Elvish and we’d be none the wiser.
Ultimately, too many of these tunes are rehearsal room grooves in search of a hook. They’re clearly meant to convey a sense of wide-open highway: the feeling of a band cruising in effortless fourth gear. Actually, it just sounds like they’re spinning their wheels.http://www.nme.com/reviews/kings-of-leon/11653
Tuesday, 16 November 2010
Planning Production
In this lesson I completed the planning production.
The front cover images will be an image of the solo singer Joey Morton, on his own looking up at the camera with a guitar. He look confident.
The coverlines will be :
The coverlines will be :
· Joey morton - knocks the world senseless
· You me at six – The next level
· Biffy Clyro – World tour
The Kings of Leon - Their journey
The Kings of Leon - Their journey
· Paramore on tour – The wombats go wonky
· Dave Grohl - His journey
· All time low – All access behind the scenes
· All time low – All access behind the scenes
Text of the contents page
Featured:
· 23 Greatest albums of all time
Right here, right now!
15 Alter Bridge
New album realise
8 Slaves to Gravity’s CD signing
New CD signing
22 Parkway Drive
Their journey to success
19 Converge travel
Around the world
15 Guitar mania
The battle of the century
32 Architects takes it further
Going gobal
28 Exclusive with Dave Grohl
The next big hit
9 Kings of Leon
Their journey
7 You me at six
Take it to the next level
24 Biffy Clyro
All access!
17 Paramore on tour
Get to know even more
11 The Wombats Go Wonky
Take a look into their lifestyle
4 Joey Moreton
Knocks the world Sensless
18 All Time Low
Acess all areas
Right here, right now!
15 Alter Bridge
New album realise
8 Slaves to Gravity’s CD signing
New CD signing
22 Parkway Drive
Their journey to success
19 Converge travel
Around the world
15 Guitar mania
The battle of the century
32 Architects takes it further
Going gobal
28 Exclusive with Dave Grohl
The next big hit
9 Kings of Leon
Their journey
7 You me at six
Take it to the next level
24 Biffy Clyro
All access!
17 Paramore on tour
Get to know even more
11 The Wombats Go Wonky
Take a look into their lifestyle
4 Joey Moreton
Knocks the world Sensless
18 All Time Low
Acess all areas
Regular:
29 Win tickets to see Paramore!
18 Up coming gigs!
13 Fresh new talent
12 Tour guides
10 Gig reviews – see the top 10!
25 Music Quiz
31 Live reviews
16 Gig of the month – Find out more!
6 Fans letters - let us know what you think
21 Top 10 unsigned artists
30 Double page posters
3 The battle of the drums
35 Many tickets to be won!
27 Gig guide
Images for content page:
18 Up coming gigs!
13 Fresh new talent
12 Tour guides
10 Gig reviews – see the top 10!
25 Music Quiz
31 Live reviews
16 Gig of the month – Find out more!
6 Fans letters - let us know what you think
21 Top 10 unsigned artists
30 Double page posters
3 The battle of the drums
35 Many tickets to be won!
27 Gig guide
Images for content page:
The images I will need is;
Another picture of the singer going solo, Joey Morton
Someone playing the drums for the competiton
A female singer, called fresh new talent
Also tickets that can be won
A female singer, called fresh new talent
Also tickets that can be won
The article I am going to write for a double page spread is about the band 'Kings of Leon'. I will be writing all about their history and how far they have come in the music industry.
Thursday, 11 November 2010
Publication plan
Publication Plan
In this lesson I created my publication plan for my magazine.
Title: senseless
Positioning statement: To fulfil you’re musical needs
Frequency of publication: monthly
Price: £1.99
Distribution: Newsagents and supermarkets.
Rationale: The approach of the magazine is very much from the fans perspective. The magazine will consist of new gigs, interviews with the latest bands, opinion and insights. It will be focused on interviews with bands and the latest styles and music, including free posters.
Style: Informal to relate to the reader and make it more relaxing to read, also using easy vocab and slang. Also with the interviews it will have a main image and short paragraphs with certain quotes larger than the rest (important quotes). Making it easier for the reader to read. Aimed for teenagers from 16-30.
Regular content:
Win tickets to see Paramore!
Up coming gigs!
Fresh new talent
Tour guides
Gig reviews – see the top 10!
Music Quiz
Live reviews
Gig of the month – Find out more!
Fans letters - let us know what you think!
Top 10 unsigned artists
Double page posters
The battle of the drums
Many tickets to be won!
Gig guide
Feature content
Greatest albums of all time
Alter Bridge
Slaves to Gravity’s CD signing
Parkway Drive
Converge travel
Guitar mania
Architects takes it further
Exclusive with Dave Grohl
Kings of Leon
You me at six
Biffy Clyro
Paramore on tour
The Wombats Go Wonky
Joey Moreton
All Time Low
House style
Coverline: Arial black and Arial
Headlines: Arno Pro
Standfirst: Arial
Standfirst: Arial
Captions: Arial
Body text: Arial 11pt
Colour scheme: purple, red and black/white
Questionaire Results
In this lesson I created a power point presentation to show my results and explain them.
Wednesday, 3 November 2010
questionaire answered with audio
In this lesson I gave the questionaire to people to answer and recorded their answers using a microphone recorder
Saturday, 30 October 2010
Wednesday, 20 October 2010
Codes and Conventions of a double page spread
- There is always a central image of who the people are that are being interviewed.
- The place of the picture can vary. They are normally on the left hand side of the artical but occasionally can be on the left or bleeding the image across a couple of pages.
Text
- The text colours match the image also the magazine wants it took look oragnised and weel written.
- Want to intice the target audience and stand out.
- The text is an informal mode of adress. This is because formal is boring and the magazine wants to connect with the reader who will want to relax when reading it.
- The font size is size 11
- Also there is the same theme throughout the article
Page
- On each page there is a page number with the name of the magazine
- the website address.
- The artists name is always highlighted and big to stand out.
Headline
- The headline is bold and stands out.
- short and snappy
- Has crealt of the writer and photographer
- underneath there is a stand first above the article
Layout
- The article has 3/4 main colums
- drop qoutes
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