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Thursday 18 April 2013

Media Evaluation Feedback Video


I decided to go a bit more in depth with my evaluation as opposed to just asking myself set questions on how I have progressed throughout the task. I spoke to various different people in my class and those not in my class to get a wide range of different views and opinions. I spoke to those of my target audience and also those who aren't interested in my genre of music. This will allow me to get feedback on both content and appearance. Those who aren't interested in my genre of music can comment on how the magazine looks and what they would expect the target audience to be. This will confirm whether I have created the correct look for it to appeal to my target audience. 

Sunday 3 March 2013

My Magazine Evalutation

I decided to create another magazine with it's sole pupose of displaying my evaluation. I thought this would be a more organised way of arranging my answers and have made the magazine look professional without just inputting plain pages of text. This also helped me develop and display more of the knowledge that I have for the InDesign software.


Friday 1 March 2013

Production Post 21

I previously posted a video of my progress so far by the use of Camstudio - I decided that this lesson I would create another one but showing my final product and how it was built up. It will also show you the difference from the unfinished contents and also the new double page spreads which I added. I have put the video to Take off your colours by You me at six as it is part of the genre of who will enjoy to read my magazine.



Tuesday 26 February 2013

Final Article

Roxy Knights likes to sum up her rock career as "fucking annoying" and "the greatest thing of all time". She goes on to mention how amazing her life was before she became ‘known’. "I wouldn’t change it for the world and the public is who I have to thank and although I may come across ungrateful, you’re very much mistaken! All I have ever wanted as an artist in this genre is to be where I am now and now I’m here I just can’t get enough!! The media is shit. Complete and utter shit. The constant flow of crap they produce has high amounts of hilarity in some sense, the sense that it’s so untrue it just oversteps the line. I’ve learnt to get on with it and not listen to stories that have been published which have escalated from small, minor incidents that have occurred."
Its clear Roxy isn’t on the best of terms with the media and the stories they may have created about her but let’s not waste time speaking about her pet hates and more time speaking about her brand new album. "At last!! I’ve spent the majority of my life inspired by those bands and artists which I’m now buddies with. It’s so surreal. Although I’ve realised many tracks available to download and buy EPs of but I’ve never had a whole album all to myself! It’s scary when you think about it, before I was noticed I worked on my songs for months and months to make them sound half decent! I then had all this pressure of producing a 12 track album in about 6months! I was so worried that they were all going to be shit and everyone would hate me!!"
Never Roxy, we could never hate you – could we guys?! I’m sure you’ve all checked out the hottest new album on the shelves but if you haven’t then WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING STILL READING THIS!? Oh yeah..to find out what this incredible invention is called! Forever Reckless
is what you’re looking for. So GO GO GO! "Haha, this has been such a relaxed interview, prefer it to all the intense specific Q&A. I like the fact I can just speak to you about anything I want!" well, not ANYTHING Roxy…let’s not get too comfortable here! "I know, I know!! You mentioned earlier about how you thought I was weird because I didn’t like tea?! Just thought I’d bring that back up, to let all the non-tea lovers know that you’re not alone! Silly concept really, drinking hot water and crushed leaves basically! Yuk! The looks I’m getting in the studio now is quite intimidating you know, hope I didn’t offend anyone..oops."
A lot of you have emailed in and asked about Roxy’s new clothing range, so let’s ask the girl herself! "Well, it’s called YAF – young and free. Tad cringe but what can you do? If you can beat em’, join em’! It’s basically a clothing range for anyone aged from about 14 onwards. My manager suggested it earlier on this year as it would be a nice asset to my career and also fun and enjoyable at the same time! I was really looking forward to it as I am like clothes-obsessed! So happy with the final product and lovely to know so many people are visiting the site and purchasing items! Major confidence boost guys!" Confidence boost!? I’m pretty sure you don’t need that missus! "Oi you! No, I completely understand where you are coming from, I don’t like people who want be loved by others but don’t love themselves. If you want other people to believe in you then you’ve got to believe in yourself – otherwise they just won’t feel the vibe. It’s all about the vibes. If I enjoy what I do and how I sing so others can choose whether they want to enjoy it with me! Why be shy and nervous about it, do what you love and then nothing can beat it!"
Oh Roxy, you really are full of all the inspirational quotes today aren’t you!! Tell us, what’s in the future for us (&you) "Always full of quotes me!! Oh, this is getting serious now! The future seems a long way off but I know that it will hit me sooner or later that I need to focus! I will one million percent carry on making music and there is no way that I will stop what I am doing and writing songs. I would imagine that my next album will begin to be made next year some time so I can really concentrate and make the songs as good as they can be! I just love what I do and the support from my fans is what keeps me going, knowing that I am doing and creating something that brings such joy and maybe even help people just really makes life worth living!" WE LOVE ROXY! WE LOVE ROXY!
So, next thing from us is when can we see you live next!!? "oooooo that would be telling! And I love telling!! I have plans to be performing at Reading Festival this year so I hope everyone comes down and joins me and all the other awesome artists who are performing too!! At Some point next year I will begin my worldwide tour which I’m starting in California where the majority of my family come from and I’m very frequent with, so I hope it will be a relaxed beginning to the inevitable stressful tour! You must check it out!"  
So Roxy, last month we asked our readers to email us, tweet us and text us questions they wanted to ask you. First up is @anniebooxx who asked "If you had one thing you could change, what would it be?" Hmm..that’s a tricky one! I’d love to change so much. If I could pick one thing it would be how I deal with certain situations. I’d love to be carefree and not care if a story arose about me. Jennifer Stanley texted in a question which was "When are you going to be touring the UK?" Oh man, it’s top secret at the moment but if you just hold on a few more months and all will be revealed. I promise you that it will be 100% worth the wait. "@MrReckle55: What’s the gossip about your love life? Are you seeing Dan Flint from you me at six, or is it just a rumour?" Haha oh god, I knew this was gonna come up!! To be completely honest, me and Dan have been seeing each other but just as FRIENDS for now. He’s a lovely guy and the entire band are a great crowd to hang out with. We get along really well and are just enjoying ourselves at the moment but there’s nothing serious happening just yet. "@CharlotteATL: What’s your all time favourite album?" Omg, there’s too much choice!! I have so many great albums at home which I love. If I had to choose just the one it would be ‘Stand up and Scream’ from Asking Alexandria. I love them guys!
That’s enough questions for now; let’s discuss this week’s fan photo! It was taken by Alfie Green from London and we absolutely love it. He got this sneaky snap at The Vaccines gig back in December at the Hammersmith Apollo. What are your views on this great shot Roxy? "Absolutely, bloody amazing! Great job Alfie!! I always say that the best photos are the dodgy quality crowd shots because those photos capture what it was like to be in the pit supporting your favourite artists. Fans seems to enjoy getting good photos as opposed to paid photographers who do it for money. The rustic look is what I’m all about anyway!" Yes Roxy, we totally agree! Fan photos are the best photos!!
A lot of our readers have been asking about when your next music video is going to be out! Everyone absolutely loved the ‘Bugs’ vid and are eager to see more! "Oh guys! Well I cannot wait to film another music video - Bugs was such amazing fun! I’m hoping my manager is going to arrange for all my best songs from the new album Forever Reckless to be filmed and released on iTunes. Fingers crossed they will be created soon!!" YAY! fab, everyone is going to be so excited!
Roxy tell us, what is your secret to your luscious red locks?! How do you keep it so bright without killing your hair?! "Well my stylist uses this thing called a crazy colour which adds to brightness to the base red colour. He puts it on my hair about once a month and it really works and doesn’t tend to damage your hair in anyway. I love to use Aussie 3-Minute Miracle every other day to keep my ends soft and hair shiny!" Okay, GIRLS take note if you want gorgeous looking hair! "Oh stop it, you’re too kind!!" Now I think we have time for a few more questions from your beloved fans before you have to love and leave us! "Of course we do!" Okay so many girls wrote in and wanted to find out what make-up brands you use that make your skin look flawless but natural and light?! "Well I tend to use Benefit make-up mostly as I find it’s a really wearable make and doesn’t tend to look to heavy and fake! If I’m going out for a special occasion I will treat myself and use my very expensive Mac makeup! But that’s very rare!!"
The last thing I want to speak about may be a bit personal, tell us about your upbringing and how you coped with living in an area which dealt with over 400 knives crimes a year. "Wow yes, this was very tough and well I try to forget about it most of the time but I do love to look back to how much I have grown and what I have now become. I lived in a council flat in Lewisham until the aged of 17. My mum and dad split up not long after I was born so I never met my dad but he occasionally sends me the odd birthday card! I’m not to bothered though because my mum met Steve when I turned 5 and he has acted like a father figure to me so I don’t feel like I have totally missed out. When I first realised that I wanted to be a performer my mum was behind me every step of the way and always encouraged me to go the extra mile even when I got turned down and felt rubbish about myself. If it wasn’t for her I would not have had the determination to carry on doing what I love." That’s so lovely! Your mum sounds amazing and so inspirational! You truly are an inspiration to all those young people out their striving to achieve their dreams and tackling all obstacles on the way!
Totally, its all about the support and sheer determination - especially in the music industry! I mean without my fans spurring me on to do more and play more live shows I would be rubbish and have no motivation to do anything!
Well it’s a good job that we all love you and love you music!!
Definitely, I love you too guys! Best magazine interview I think I have ever taken part in! And the longest one too, but it’s fine and has gone so quickly! "Hope I haven’t out stayed my welcome!"
Of course you haven’t, we have
absolutely loved having you here today – you have been an absolute star! I’m sure all your fans will be attending Reading Festival and your tour next year! Hope you stay well and keep in touch!! "Thank-you so much for having me, just remember next time not to stock up with tea-bags!! See you soon guys!"

Wednesday 20 February 2013

Production Post 20


As we are getting closer and closer to the deadline the majority of this weeks lessons were spent on finishing up final touches to my magazine, evaluation and various blog posts I want to be organised and ready to hand in my work on time and with it all in working order. 

Sunday 10 February 2013

Production Post 19

Today's lesson was spent finishing my final magazine double page spread which I began working on at home. I downloaded a free trial on InDesign at home so I could try and keep up with the work and improve little bits in my own time as opposed to using up vital class time. It was very useful being able edit and work on my magazine in my own time at home because I was able to concentrate and ask my family at home their opinions and suggestions on what would improve my magazine. This is the final double page spread which I finished today. 


Friday 1 February 2013

Production Post 18

In today's lesson I added the final photos to fill in the missing blanks on my contents page. I attended a concert on Wednesday 30th Jan and I was able to take along a media camera and get some crowd and stage shots to fill up my contents. Although it was an R'n'B concert I decided to incorporate it into a story i could use in my magazine. I am going to have a monthly "Boundary Breaker" to allow my readers to delve into a chosen genre and discuss artists in this genre. I inserted a box onto my contents page with a photo of the black, RnB star with text stating that this weeks genre was RnB and Trey Songz. I decided to do this to add some originality to the magazine and also give a gimic to my magazine to make it stand out from other magazines similar to mine which don't have anything remotely the same. 

Thursday 24 January 2013

Sketches



Above are my first ever sketches which i made when trying to get the first ideas for my magazine, as you can see they are extremely different to my final product.

Below are the sketches I made after I completed my planning process and took my photos. I then could base my magazine on this draft as it is more recent and up to date. Although it is an up to date version, there is still many differences between the sketch and the final product, such as; the amount of pages I anticipated to do;contents page and other small gimics I added in as I went along.



Friday 18 January 2013

Production Post 17

Audience Feedback

Alfie, Clare, Faye and I decided that we would get some audience feedback by having a group discussion about mine and Alfie's magazine first draft. We thought that this would help us find out what people liked and disliked about our first trial of our magazine. We spoke about the front cover, contents and the majority of the DPS that we have done so far. Clare, Faye and Alfie gave me some constructive criticism to work on and to improve my contents page especially. I will definitely take their views on board as they fall into the target audience which I want to purchase my magazine. Clare, Faye and I then moved on to telling Alfie what worked with his magazine and what he could maybe improve. I really benefited from this activity as it's a good way to get a number of other opinions which vary from your own and can provide you with creative, original ideas that I may not have thought of. Here is a short video of us discussing our magazines:

Tuesday 8 January 2013

Production Post 16



Today, I decided to record the creation of my first draft of my Front Cover, Contents and the 2 Double-page Spreads I have completed. It is a good way to see how your magazine has come along when I compare this to my final product in a few months. I demonstrates each stage and how the pages develop with the addition of small, effective features. To make these videos, I used a software called Camstudio. It's a free resource which I find very useful when wanting to post something on my screen instead of just using print screens. I looks very realistic and professional. 

Sunday 30 December 2012

Production Post 15

Over the past week I handed in my first draft and wanted to highlight my main colour schemes which were visible from my draft. I wanted to emphasize what the colours I chose represented and connotated. This meant that my magazine had a house style and a theme throughout and people could associate with it. I also decided to speak about how I would promote my magazine to my target audience as it would be new and people wouldn't know what it was about. I would put it on advertisements on social networking sites to attract my target audience and on buses and on the radio stations which my target audience would listen to - such as, Kerrang, Absolute Radio and other similar stations. These two tasks really helped me give my magazine a label and shows how exactly my audience would be enticed.