Friday, 19 November 2010

ARTICLE RESEARCH.

Hodgson and the plant questions.

How did the name Hodgson and the plant come about?

Who are your musical influences?

How did all of the members in your band meet?

When did you all meet?

Tell me what was your favourite gig you have ever played?

What made that gig the best for you?

Which is the best venue you have performed at?

Where do you hope to be in two years time?

Connor you where once in a band the dead teddies, why did they split up?

How long have you been performing?

What is the message you are trying to convey in your music?

What made you go from drummer to lead singer and guitarist?

What is the inspiration for your songs?

Who or what influences the music you produce?

What is your opinion on programmes like the x factor?

I heard that you auditioned for Britain’s got talent how far did you get?

How was the experience for you?

PLANNING PRODUCTION.

FRONT COVER IMAGE.
Main image of female in medium close up conveying powerful attitude.


COVERLINES FOR FRONT COVER.
Crowd surfing - is it crazy?
Americans drop by - we are scientists.
Glastonbury - back in the day
Dead management - behind the scenes.


TEXT FOR CONTENTS PAGE.
Editors letter.
Solo- Storyboard of what’s been happening in the magazine this month.
Gig reviews – Two reviews of recent gigs.
Gig of the month- Fans write in about a gig they have experienced, four most entertaining are featured.
How well do you know? – List of questions seeing how well fans know a certain band.
Get started! – A double page on deals for musical instruments.
Ellie Goulding- Ellies Monthly Column
Out and about- Gigs coming up in the following month.
Photo pass- Quizzes, puzzles and competitions.
Fan mail- Letters and emails from fans.
Green room- Final page of each issue- different band tells readers of their favourite things.
Best city for gigs.
Glastonbury back in the day- insight into what Glastonbury was like when it all begun.
Festivals - do's and don’ts.
Festival must haves- What you should take to any festival.
Recently signed- new band just signed to well known record company.
Cover feature article.
Learning the guitar- tricks and tips on how to master playing the guitar.
Music legends.
Delve into fan bases- we see what goes on inside fan bases.

Interview with dead management- (Interview with tour managers and tour managing companies).
Americans visit- American artist touring UK interviewed.
Advice on making it big- Pointers from famous artists on how to make it big.
Kids! - Teen bands interviewed.
Are gig tickets costing too much?

Is it crazy to crowd surf?



IMAGES FOR CONTENTS PAGE.
Long shot of front cover artist.
Image of gig ticket.
Image of Connor hodgson from hodgson and the plant.
Image of Guitar.
Image of a teen band.


ARTICLE ARTIST AND IMAGE.

I am going to interview Connor Hodgson the lead singer of Hodgson and the plant and take one image of him to fill a whole page.

Monday, 8 November 2010

PUBLICATION PLAN.

Publication plan.
TITLE:   LIVE
P
OSITIONING STATEMENT: "the independent indie magazine" 
FREQUENCY OF PUBLICATION: Monthly
PRICE: £3.50
DISTRIBUTION: Newsagents, supermarkets; music magazines and gigs.
RATIONALE: The magazine is very informative to the fans keeping them updated on all things indie, the fans have a fair input in to the magazine as they can write in to share there experience in music and give there views and opinions on a number of pages. 

STYLE: The magazine is very informative but very formal it gives honest opinions, but covers the whole indie genre to suit all indie fans therefore its style will be something everyone can understand.
REGULAR C
ONTENTEditor’s letter.
Solo- Storyboard of what’s been happening in the magazine this month.
Gig reviews – Two reviews on recent gigs.
Gig of the month- Fans right in about a gig they have experienced, four most entertaining are featured.
How well do you know? – List of questions seeing how well fans know a certain band.
Get started! – A double page on deals for musical instruments.
Ellie Goulding- Ellies Monthly Column
Celebrity spotting- People write in and send pictures of encounters with famous artists.
Out and about- Gigs coming up in the following month.
Photo pass- Quizzes, puzzles and competitions.
Fan mail- Letters and emails from fans.
Green room- Final page of each issue- different band tells readers of there favourite things.
FEATURE CONTENT

Best city for gigs.
Glastonbury back in the day.
Festivals - do's and don’ts.
Festival must haves.
Recently signed.
Hodgson and the plant exclusive.
Learning the guitar.
Music legends.
Delve into fan bases.
Uprising star – New artist Katie bell interviewed.

Interview with dead management- (interview with tour managers and tour managing company’s will be regular feature.)
Americans visit- American artist touring UK interviewed.
Advice on making it big.
Kids! - Local teen bands interviewed.
Are gig tickets costing too much?

Is it crazy to crowd surf?
HOUSE STYLE
Cover lines:  Eras Demi ITC and Eras Light ITC
Headlines:  System
Stand first: Microsoft Sans Serif 11pt.
Captions:  Microsoft Sans Serif 9pt.
Features first paragraph:  Drop capital System, 5 lines deep, and first two words in capitals.
News first paragraph: first sentence in bold capitals.

Body text: Times New Roman 11pt (bold).
Colour scheme: Red, black and blue.

AUDIENCE RESEARCH - RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS.