Foundation ProductionPlanning

By Annabelle Snelling

FOUNDATION PRODUCTIONPLANNING

• Proposal• Draft layouts• Draft fonts• Photos and their stages of manipulation• Your knowledge of similar bands• Your target audience • The style look etc that you hoped to

achieve

This is my first idea for my layout of my contents page. I liked the way the ‘CONTENTS’ sign was shown, as though it is dropping down and pointing slightly in the direction of the next page, suggesting that there is much more to be seen within the magazine. I thought that it would be important for the Features and writing on the contents page to be clear and not hard to read and quick and easy to read for those searching for particular section of the magazine, not making it too long and complicated.

Contents page draft layout

I first decided that I would use a picture in the middle of my magazine, and a title at the top so that it was clear to my readers that this was an ordinary magazine you may find in a shop as this is the usual way a magazine is set out. The stories and features would be placed at the side, not overlapping the picture so that the front cover was not messy and too full.

Front page draft layout

I thought that a simple layout would be the way to go, to make the reading clear and simple toward to the audience. But I did not want to waste space. I decided that a large picture of the band in the middle we be most eye capturing to the audience letting them know that this article is about. The writing would be spaced around it, as though all writing is based upon the band in the middle. I liked the idea of the blue and red colours as they were clear, bright and contrasted well together.

Double page spread draft layout

Names for Magazine

•S*T*F –Scream till forever•Past Sundown•Scream your heart out•Torn at the screams•Rawwwr!•Scream SceneI went with the name ‘Scream Scene’ because my magazine is going to be based upon ‘Screamo’ music, and this particular type of music is most popular within the teens labelled as ‘Scene Kids’.

Screamo is a genre of music which predominantly evolved from hardcore punk, among other genres, in the early 1990s. The term "screamo" was initially applied to a more aggressive offshoot of emo that developed in San Diego in 1991, which used short, chaotically executed songs which grafted "spastic intensity to willfully experimental dissonance and dynamics. In the early 2000s, the genre name began to describe a different, slower and less dissonant style that borrowed from alternative rock. The term's application to the "second wave" is controversial among fans and practitioners of the earlier style. One musician alleged that the term "has been kind of tainted in a way, especially in the States".

Denotations Connotations

Rock Hard, sharp, dangerous, heavy

Scene kids Vegetarians, big hair, eye liner, bright make up, bows

Emo Expressive, emotional, black colours,

Screaming Loud, scary, breath taking

Edgy Interested, catchy

Exciting Happy, nervous

Interesting Eye capturing, exciting

Rebellious Loud, alcohol, cigarettes, music!

Black Evil, dark, death

Red Death, blood, scary

My Music Magazine ProposalGenre – Rock/Indie/ScreamoI feel I can relate to this type of music most as I am interested in and listen to Rock music very often. I have read many rock magazines and have a good idea of what readers will expect the magazine to include and what they are mostly interested in.

Similar Bands – •The Used•Enter Shikari•The Blackout•Bring me the Horizon

Target Audience13 – 18 year olds emo/scene kidsThis is because music magazines are mostly popular with the younger generation. I want my music to be relatable to ages such as myself because I know what interests me most.

Scene kids usually go to local shows have extremly tight groups. They may be there for the music but usually they are there for the social time. Scene kids are usually very picky about who they talk to and associate with. If they deem you cool they may go up to you and talk to you and act as if they've known you for years.

A 'scene kid' is a person who conforms to the current trends promoted by the punk/goth/emo/hardcore music genres in order to appear cool. Someone who is expressing themselves through the music they listen to and make and the clothes they wear.

Kids who know the music scene, sure they dress alike, but who doesnt these days? most chavs wear sports clothing, most goths wear black, but whos to say that wearing skinny-jeans and eyeliner is a bad thing? everybody's different, different people belong to different cliques, different cliques follow different fashions...

I decided to manipulate this photograph to convey a darker, rebellious meaning.

I used a bright blue neon colour to create a ‘club’ effect which represents young teenage life.

I decided to make the edges off this photo brighten to give off the effect that they are in a darker place.

I used the colour tool making the picture darker by using black and grey colours. this gave off a dark, deathly and more emo effect to the picture. Showing the bands style.

Models/Props

Denotations Connotations

Green/Turqoise Checkered Shirt Horror

Dark grey skinny jeans Emo, indie,

Black leather studded belt Rock, punk, dangerous, metal

Black tie Smart, dark, evil, death

Black and White checkered vans Chess board- game

Enter Shikari T-shirt Band, music, dance, mosh pit

Names Props Costumes Date

Elliot Carter GuitarMicro Phone

Green, turquoise coloured checked shirtDark grey skinny jeansBlack leather studded beltShoes – Black and white Vans

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Dylan Benson GuitarMicro phone

White stripped long sleeved shirtBlack waist coatBlack tieBlack skinny jeans

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Dan Benson Drum kit Plan Black T-shirtBlue skinny jeansBrown coloured hoodie

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Mathew Dallier Bass Light grey skinny jeansBlack, Green and Pink Enter Shikari T-shirt

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Sean Perkins Guitar/Synthesizer Dark blue skinny jeansYellow t-shirtWhite Hoodie

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Contents Page Topic’s‘Battle of the bands’Funeral for a Friend vs. Lost Prophets•A ‘Battle of the Bands’ is usually a gig held, where unsigned bands come from all over to compete for a major prize. •Both bands, Funeral for a Friend and Lost Prophets have both recently released an album, both bands play a similar genre of music, making their album’s slightly similar. The question is - ‘which band will sell the most records?’‘Scream Scene chills with Past Sundown’Interview with Past Sundown•Fans are generally interested in the bands they listen to as people e.g. what their interests are, how they write their music, and how they get along as a band. The interview talks about all these things and more, including more personal questions, such as ‘how do you really feel about death?’ due to their dark, deathly lyrics. ‘London gets louder’Review of Past Sundown’s first gig of their tour•Fans who my consider going along to one of Past Sundown’s gigs, may wish to know what others have felt about their tour so far, so that they will know whether it seems like something they would enjoy or not. ‘BEST IN TOWN’Review of The Blackout’s new album•Will people want to buy it if the reviews are good.‘Bring me the Horizon, back in action!’Comebacks – Bring me the horizon returns•Old fans of Bring me the Horizon may be drawn to the magazine due to the excitement of this band making a comeback and releasing a new album.•Including many pictures•A 'scene kid' is a person who conforms to the current trends promoted by the punk/goth/emo/hardcore music genres in order to appear cool.•May want to see the pictures and clothes their idols are wearing.‘Top Ten Tunes!’This week’s top 10 tunes•People may want to know the best songs of the week so that they are able to download them.‘What’s to come... Tour dates?’•Fans will want to know upcoming tour dates to book their tickets•‘Scene kids usually go to local shows have extremly tight groups. They may be there for the music but usually they are there for the social time.’

CONVENTIONS OF LAYOUT. OF FONT, OF COLOUR, OF LAYOUT, OF

LANGUAGE, REGISTER, OF STYLE, OF POSE

• All the magazines you analysed

• You must give detailed examples of these conventions and explain them fully

• Start with the title /cover picture /stories/other photos/contents page/individual elements of the double page spread.

• Cut and paste each detail to be analysed from the all the above, eg the smile, into the blog.

WHO WOULD MAKE THE MAGAZINE? WHO WOULD SELL IT?

BIG MAJORS OR SMALL INDEPENDENTS

• What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

Supermarkets, newsagent chains, small newsagents, subscription, gigs and clubs, specialist record shops