Double Page Spread

Step 1: First I created the graphics on each side of "Exclusive Interview" on the page. I then added the article into the page and then changed the colour of the questions fro black to red to make them stand out on the page and also for the readers to know that it was a question and answer style article. I also added the page number and the magazines website to the page for extra details and also to replicate my plan and a real magazine. I changed the font of my headline to make it stand out on the page more too.

Step 2: Here I added a pull quote to my magazine and I also added my masthead next to the page number so it is throughout the whole of the magazine. I then added the details of words too as one of the final touches to the page. I also added a drop cap to my magazine to make the page itself to look better and more like a real magazine.  

Step 3: Here I made the pull quote a lot larger and changed where I placed it on the page. I also changed the colour of it so it would stand out on my page more. I am happy with the layout of my article I feel it looks good on the page and is eye catching.

Step 5  Here I have changed my picture to make my page look more interesting and to show the artists personality more than the previous picture I had on the page.  Now I have three personalities on my page. My main image is him being very chilled, then the one subsidiary image is him smiling, and the other is him being serious. This shows the readers some of the personalities he has. I have also now added the same graphics on the top of the page and the "Exclusive Interview" to make the pages symmetrical. I have also changed the title's font to yellow as it stood out more on the page with the picture being behind it.

      

Final cover:  Here I have put a drop shadow on my headline to make it stand out more on the page. I have also made my pull quote a tiny bit bigger so it is more eye catching for the reader.

Music Magazine Cover Progresses

I began creating my front cover by using the software In Design. I began to create my header and footer bars so that I would have a good idea of the space I have on the page. I also began to create my masthead and also began to create my sell lines. I followed my draft with the colour scheme of red for my masthead with a black outline and I also tried to find a font which was similar. My masthead is bold and stands out on the page. I tried to find fonts that were similar to my plan design.

Here, all my sell lines have been placed but I have not got a picture yet. I wanted to continue on trying to make my progress with the cover page even though I did not have my pictures yet. I have added my pug, my splash and pull quote along with smaller details to make my magazine look more unique. I have also added my sell lines on the right hand side too, I felt that I needed to have sell lines on both side of where the image will go as it gives the page more information.

Here I have changed the colour of my header and footer bar font as I thought that yellow would look better than white, giving my page more colour. I have also changed the colour of the splash as again I thought it would look better and stand out when placed on top of my image. I have made my splash a lot bigger to make sure it fully stands out on the page. I have also changed my pug as the other one had too much black on show, this one I feel looks a lot better as it is not too big yet is still effective and follows my draft design. I have also added my main image, I removed the background using Photoshop and I am happy with how it looks. I think my model suits my pop magazine. I have also added my subsidiary image which I also feel looks good on my page.








Final Cover

The final thing I did to my magazine was add a bar code with the price and issue number on there too. I also put a black box around my "Discover the best music!" to make it stand out and just look a bit better on my page. I have also made the image a little bit larger so there is less blank space above his head. I have also made my black graphic on the top right hand corner a little longer too to fill up the blank space.  I also made my splash smaller so it fitted on one line and made the quote under it stand out more as I feel this looks more effective than it did before. I have also changed some of the fonts as I felt it looked better on the page.

      

    

Contents Page Progresses

Step 1:  Here I began creating my contents page the first thing I did was to create the black border around my page. I then did the title part of my contents page. I copied my plan design for this but I didn't think that it stood out well enough and was missing something so I placed the "Music Life" and "contents" on a yellow background, I decided I did not like my original yellow contents with a black outline and thought that it should be in black instead which worked really well as I added the yellow background. I think this made it ten times better as all the colours work well together and are eye-catching on this page. I then began just to separate the page up with boxes where I would then add the pictures and the writing. I also began creating the sub heading of "in this issue."

                                       

Step 2:  Here I began filling in the contents of my magazine. I inserted blue lines between each page topic as it makes it easier for the reader to read the magazine and it is set out clearly so the reader can direct themselves to which part of the magazine they chose to want to read. I then added the reviews and used the same layout. At the bottom of the page I added the page number which is the same as the numbers of the pages on the pictures. I also added little details at the bottom of the page, including Facebook and twitter and the magazines website to make the magazine more realistic and this also promotes the brand.









Step 3: Here I added the final touch to the page which is the subscription part. I again used a yellow background to make this part of the page stand out. I have decided I will change the pictures too as the contents page needs more of a variety or artists not just artists on their own. But overall I am pleased with how the layout of my contents page looks I think it looks eye catching and very informative.
















Final Page (step 4): Here I have changed my pictures to give the contents page more of a variety on the page showing the different artists that will be in my magazine, I now have two individual artists, a duet and a boyband.  

Music Magazine Plan

Double Page Spread Article Draft

Tom Brookstein, Moving on to better things!

Tom grew up in Manchester spending the majority of his time in alley ways and on the backstreets. It appears that Tom has it all, but in reality it has been a tough ride for him. Behind the killer voice is a young adult who has struggled greatly growing up, struggling to cope with his feelings. Today he is here to discuss the next chapter in his life- his second album ‘Stronger’ after his first album ‘On My Mind’ was a huge success. The song ‘Happening’ from his first album was a no.1 single and stayed number 1 for 3 weeks taking Clean Bandit right off the number one spot. His songs were purely heart wrenching, filled with emotion.  Tom has reached out to tell us his story about his journey so far, also revealing secrets and revelations on the way.

Forget what you think you know about Tom Brookstein and read this interview!

So Tom, your first album has been such a huge success congrats! Can you tell us what inspired you to write it?
[Laughs] Thank you! It has honestly been crazy; I’m so pleased with how it has turned out. I never, in a million years, expected it to be so successful! I’m a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to my songs; I’m so passionate about them. Nothing really inspired to me to write it, at the time when I first began writing songs for this album I was going through a pretty shit time. Writing songs helped me express how I felt, it was my way of coping with what I was going through.


What difficulties were you experiencing?
My father died when I was 15, it was horrific I have never experienced pain like it. I took my pain and grief out on anything and everything. School was a disaster, I didn’t want to be there, I made such crappy choices. I was always in detention or getting suspended for a few days, I was pretty much off the rails. I would skip school, find stashes of booze at home and just drink in an alley way.

I’m so sorry to hear that, what made you decide to write songs instead of lashing out?

I realised, after about a year that I couldn’t carry on acting this way. It was actually my music teacher who got through to me, I think. I can’t thank him enough for supporting me, if it wasn’t for him I don’t know what state or trouble I would be in today. My mum was obviously trying her best to help me but she had to worry about my two younger brothers too and she was also struggling with the grief of Dad.  I would just like to thank my mum for always being there for me, even when I was being a complete arse. Mr Thomas made me realise that I was doing wrong. I was not the only one suffering and I be helping my mum and be there for my younger brothers. He sat down with me and talked to me, he suggested that I should write songs to try and help how I felt and that’s exactly what I did.  That’s why my first album is called ‘On my mind’; it was about my dad.

Did the album really help with your emotions? The album is very close to your heart then.
Yes, most definitely. Writing the songs with pen and paper most definitely helped and completely clears your mind. All of my anger, frustration, and pain were injected into my songs. When I wrote the songs I was still in a pretty bad place but writing the lyrics down really did help me. I was never good at talking so writing them down and the fact it was so close to my heart really helped: it made my mind a lot clearer.

Were there any artist who influenced the way you wrote your songs?
Honestly, no. I wrote the songs on purely how I felt. Don’t get me wrong I love Ed Sheeran, Drake, Take That, Busted, Mcfly. I love loads of artists, old ones and also the newer ones but none really influenced the way I wrote my songs.

You’re very passionate about your music. What would you say was your favourite song from your first album?

Extremely! Not to blow my own trumpet or anything because it was number 1 for 3 weeks, but I’d say the song ‘Happening.’ It was the first song on the album and not only that it was actually the first song I wrote. I love all my songs but that one I just feel that although personally it was about my dad but really listeners could sing it or hear it and it fit something that has gone on/is going on in their life. The tempo changes which I love, I can’t quite describe it but it’s definitely my favourite.

What is your favourite song on your new album? When is it being released?

Probably ‘Moving on’ I think. It’s quite different, more upbeat but still has a lot of emotion and meaning behind it. It’s basically about me moving on with my life, there is a mix between good and bad emotions it is a good balance. I feel listeners will really enjoy this one as well, something most people can relate to.  You can really interpret it however you like. I’m really looking forward to releasing the whole album I am really thrilled. It’s being released June 20^th; I’ll be so nervous the night before! I’m also releasing merchandise not long after the album is released, it will be released on my website on 10^th August!

It’s been an absolute pleasure having you! Any comments you would like to say to the readers?

Thank you for having me! Yes, I would just like to thank everyone for the amount of support that you have given me. It really means the world to me; if you had told me ten years ago that this is where I would be right now I would have laughed and thought not in a million years!! I really appreciate everything so so much.

You can still purchase Tom’s first album ‘On My Mind’ on iTunes and in music stores. Follow him on twitter and facebook @TheTomBrookstein to keep up to date with everything that he’s up to. Visit his website TomBrooksteinMusic.co.uk to find more information about his merchandise and album.


Photo-shoot PlanShoot Date and Time- 28th January, 1:30 PM
Image Description- Main Image: Medium shot wearing fashionable clothing. Contents Page- Medium long shot of the duet, Long Shot of the 5 boys against a brick wall looking away from the camera. Long shot of individual female artist with a interesting pose. Double Page Spread- Medium shot with different facial expressions

Shoot Location- Against a white wall and a brick wall

Models- Kieran Dobbs, Chloe Neal, Cameron Vaughan, Nia Williams, Megan Taylor, Nathan Williams, Steffan Miles, Nye Phillips, Morgan Stark, Will Robinson

Permission details- They were all wiling to have their pictures taken

Props- No props were required

Mission Statement and mood board

Mission statement and mood board from Megan Powell

Contents Page

Music questionnaire results

Music magazine questionnaire analysis from Megan Powell