Model Release

Contact Sheet- Model 2, Amy

Contact Sheet Amy

Article Draft- 700 words

Magazine Article Draft

After just 6 months, Zoe Cowling has already hit the big time!

“It’s actually crazy! 6 months ago I was singing in some, very er small pubs and at family weddings, nothing major. And now, I’m going to be performing at some of the biggest festivals and venues to date. I mean Reading and V Festival in one summer? It really doesn’t seem real! I used to go to Festivals as a young adult and have the best time, well from what I can remember. A lot of alcohol was most definitely consumed… I used to look up at the stage just wishing I was on it, now look at me! When I perform at Reading I’m actually going to be jealous that I’m not camping. I mean, chucking on wellies, old clothes and getting ridiculously muddy is what festivals are about! I’ll be packing my wellies and knee high socks to come with me for sure!”

We can’t wait to see you at the festivals Zoe!

“Trust me, I can’t wait to perform! There will be people like I was in the audience, hopefully looking up to me for inspiration so I want to make my set as good as possible purely for them! I still have no idea what I’ll be doing though; I’ll just leave that all last minute most probably, as per usual. It sounds very big headed and diva-ish but if I didn’t have people working with me, I’d be completely lost. I’m the most unorganised person ever, my brain is all mush. I can fend for myself of course but I just need that extra hand to hold to help me along the way, or to be honest, I’d get on stage and have no idea what I was doing! The only thing I do control myself is my look: hair, makeup, costume etc. I’m my own person so I hate the idea of people controlling the way I look. I love being unique and patterns rule my life. If I stylist gives me plain clothes, well, there’s a whole lotta drama heading their way! I’m kidding… But as with every girl, my hair is my life! I once cut it off as a child- worst decision ever. Any girl thinking of cutting their hair? DON’T. I give this advice around so much because it was honestly the worst decision I ever made, well I say ‘I’ ever made, it was my mum. So yes mum, it was your fault J My makeup is always usually done by my makeup artist but still, I have an input. I don’t like the boring usual mascara, foundation, and blusher. I like to go wild! Bright colours and lipsticks are what I live for!

After watching some of your sets we’ve noticed you move a lot?!

(Laughs) “I’ve always been a mover! Even at the primary school discos I’d always win the award for best dancer, purely because I just let go! I have no shame! I’ve danced since I was really young and there’s nothing more I hate then when singers just stand in one spot on stage and sing, I get so bored so I’d never want to bore my audience’s. I run around stage no matter how much of a dick I look. I’d rather look like a dick and keep my audience entertained rather than look ‘normal’ and bore them. It’s not even as if I do a ‘dance’ when I’m onstage, I kind of run and do a little bop/jig. Saying that, God I really must look stupid (laughs).

Tell us some secrets!

“Well there are two things that not many people know, but clearly a lot of people will know when this is published. I have a few tattoos that are hidden but they are all very meaningful so it’s not as if I just went and blew a load of money on nothing! But, I’m not going to tell you what they are. And I also still sleep with my teddy! He comes everywhere with me, every show or performance I give him a little hug for good luck. But sh, it’s embarrassing.  Ted will definitely be coming to Reading with me, how can he not?!

Contents Ideas- Brief explanation

Contents Ideas

·         Subscription details- make small other copies of past magazine front covers

·         Code to scan

·         Twitter/Facebook account details

·         Artist Index

·         Larger images of other artist’s that were interviewed

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On the cover

·         Main feature with model: headline to stand out on front page, own section on the contents page so it’s clearly the main feature of the magazine

·         Festivals

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Regulars

·         Main feature with model: headline to stand out on front page, own section on the contents page so it’s clearly the main feature of the magazine

·         Interviews with other artists- delve into private life rather than just about their music

·         Hottest new videos

·         Bands of the month

·         Idiosync recommender

·         Gigs
Including Gig listings of what we recommend for readers to go and see, readers sending in their opinions of past gigs, reviews of gigs etc.

·         Have your say! Every issue there would be 5 different questions that readers can then enter online to create ‘awards’. The next issue would announce the winners
-something readers can follow up

·         Reviews- gigs/artists/albums etc

Features

·         Main feature with model: headline to stand out on front page, own section on the contents page so it’s clearly the main feature of the magazine

·         Guess who- baby photos of different artists with clues underneath, answers given on the next page.

·         Festivals:
- guide to surviving a festival: dos and donts
- your festival reviews
- are you cut out for a festival: diagram you follow yes/no questions to get the answer

·         Are the xfactor contestants famous?

·         Jessie J feature page- images taken by me from iTunes festival

Model Release

This is what I got my model to sign which would allow me to edit the photos without her getting offended. This also allows me to use the photos in any way within my magazine.

Sketches

Sketches

Contact Sheet- Model 1, Zoe

Contact Sheet

My photoshoot video

Props and Costume

Props and Costume

Colour

Colour

Key Concepts

Key Concepts

Image Ideas

Proposal

Target Audience

Name Ideas

I began thinking of name ideas for my magazine, as you can see below I started off by doing a mind map with 'Music' in the middle and any words that I thought were associated with Music I stemmed off of the bubble. Some of which were gigs, festivals, artists and genres all with many others coming off of them. I decided to stick with 'Idiosync' which comes from the word 'Idiosyncratic' meaning that someone that is quite peculiar, unique and almost not 'normal'. I chose this because my magazine would appeal to those, like myself, that do not have one set genre of music they always listen to; therefore, my magazine will be unique and different: idiosyncratic.
After choosing the name, I had to find a suitable font and colour.  Although I have four colours set out already in my plan, this may change after I have done my photo shoot as I plan to match the house colours of the magazine to the colours my model wears. Similarly, the font I use may change as well as I look into Photoshop tutorials I could use to make the text look more effective as it is one of the most important elements of my magazine.

Magazine Name Ideas

Mood Board

Mood Board

 As I want my magazine to be quite neutral in the genre of the magazine and it including lots of different styles of music, I have created my mood board with lots of different images to do with music. For example, festival photos, music video snapshots, album covers, BAFTA's and artists, pre-existing magazine logos etc. My mood board portrays that it will be for a variety of people and not just one specific genre of music as some people, like myself, do not have one specific genre they always listen to. I also made all of the images over lap each other relatively messy so it looks quite edgy and interesting to look at.

18th September 2012

I have been looking at the equipment I will  be using for my photo shoot so I took some photos of it. Also, there is a photo of the camera I will be using. These will ensure my photos come out looking as good and as professional as possible.