Drafting and Planning: Pull Quotes

From the article I have written for my double page spread, I have decided to use the following quotes as pull quotes:

• 'I've never experienced anything like this before'
• 'I think it's my biggest achievement'
• 'I thought my dog wanted to kill me'

I have chosen these quotes in particular as I think that they are interesting quotes that would draw the reader into the article. I included the 3rd one in particular as I thought that it would make a reader curious as to what he could be talking about, so therefore, would persuade them to read the article. It also stands out from the rest as it isn't a normal thing to hear and might even make the reader laugh. These quotes would also portray a positive image of George so would help them to grow to like him and would therefore, sell his music as it would get people to listen to him. I could also use a pull quote on my cover, as used in Spin magazine, as it would intrigue the reader from there too. 

Drafting and Planning: Subscriptions

By looking at various magazines, I have found that a common feature that is included is the idea of a subscription to the magazine. I think that I will include a subscription to my magazine within it so that it looks more realistic, but also so that it looks like a successful magazine too, as it would show that people enjoy my magazine and wouldn't want to miss an issue. I will include a link to a website in which you can sign up for a subscription to my magazine, www.deep.co.uk/subscribe so therefore creates an online presence for my magazine. My subscription offer would be 12 for £25 so can save £5 overall. 

Organisation: Making Drafts

Although I have already made my draft front cover for my magazine, I will be waiting until Monday 5th January so that I can use the schools computers to use the software that is on them. I am doing this so that I can use pageplus to make sure I can complete the task on the best software available. 

Drafting and Planning / Organisation: Music and Books

By looking at my own copies of NME, I discovered a section in the magazine that looks specifically at the latest movies coming out and interesting books that are recommended to people. I like this idea as it helps widen the contents of the magazine so it's not strictly music, and also extends the target audience to as it can attract movie lovers and book lovers to the magazine. I am using this idea in my own magazine as I can include a page on music and books in my own contents page, therefore adding to the realism of my magazine. Here, it is labelled as 'things we like', so can allow readers to find out about new films and books to boost their own popularity as they can get their own opinions on film and books. 

Drafting and Planning: Track Listing

For my article, I will make reference to songs off of Lily of the Valley's album, Killer Intuitions. I have already previously made a list of a few possible track names that I could use for the album but I have now chosen my favourite and added some more that I thought would sound like it would come from a band that is similar to Lily of the Valley. I have decided that the tracks on the album will be called:

1. Starting Out
2. Breaking Bones
3. The Hill
4. Shake It Out
5. Enough
6. Is He Really the One? 
7. My Remedy, My Dream
8. The Island
9. Angel
10. End of the Road

I can use this tracklisting as a guideline for questions or discussions within my article, so makes it long enough to take up the amount of space neccessary and look realistic. 

Drafting and Planning: Draft Front Cover

Here is the draft of my magazine front cover:   

I chose to use the black and white colour scheme so that it matched with my main image, therefore making it consistent. I didn't go with my original idea for a colour scheme because I didn't think that it would accompany the image as well as the black and white scheme does, as there are no hints of green or blue on the image. I then used a different cover line than what I had originally planned as I thought that it didn't stand out as well as it could have done, and I thought that this one does the job better. I decided not to use any effects as planned in the end as I thought that adding the black and white filter would be a bit too much for the cover and I didn't want it to seem overwhelming. 

Organisation: Photoshoot

I have now taken all my images that I will be using for my music magazine. I have taken as many photos as possible so that I have a range of photo's to choose from and can pick what is the most suitable. I have taken images of my main cover star but also have taken some secondary images for my contents page.
These are the images that I have taken:

 Contents

 Double Page Spread (maybe)

 Cover

 Contents

The photo's that I am going to use for my final piece have been highlighted above, and I have chose these photos as I think that they are the best photo's out of the bunch and effectively reflects how both artists are musically and personally.