Print brief research and planning
Research and planning blog tasks
Create a blogpost called 'Print brief research and planning' and complete the following tasks to plan and prepare your print work:
1) Find at least five music magazine front covers (either current or former magazines as many have stopped their print editions) aimed at a similar target audience to your project (mainstream music audience) and research music magazine key conventions. For each one, pick out one design idea, convention or image/text style that you could use in your own print work. A few examples to start you off:
1) Find at least five music magazine front covers (either current or former magazines as many have stopped their print editions) aimed at a similar target audience to your project (mainstream music audience) and research music magazine key conventions. For each one, pick out one design idea, convention or image/text style that you could use in your own print work. A few examples to start you off:
I chose the rolling stones because I liked the font used as well as the placement of the text especially in the Bad Bunny one. All the rolling stone covers have the title at the top which I will possibly take from it.
2) Find at least five double-page spread features from music magazines on Google images. How are they designed? How are text and images displayed? What design tricks can you borrow from your examples?
3) Find at least five magazine contents pages - ideally from music magazines - from Google images. How are they designed? How are images used alongside text? How are page numbers displayed?
Majority of these have the contents on one side and the image on the other which seems to be a common theme.
4) Find at least five music artist tour posters from Google images. How are they designed? How are images used alongside text? Which UK venues would suit your artist or band?
My artist would probably go to venues seem here on these tour posters such as London, Manchester, Glasgow etc. because they are the most popular.
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Planning and sketching
1) Plan the content and cover lines for your front cover:
Title (must be NEW original mainstream music magazine you have invented): ctrl+ALT
Slogan: Control your music.
Slogan: Control your music.
Cover image: Image of artist and possibly with friends
Main cover story/main flash: Underground to mainstream?
Additional cover lines:
Additional two smaller cover images:
Font style / colour scheme, additional design aspects: I will do the font on my own and it will be kind of geometric with sharp edges. The colour scheme will be dark tones such as purple, blue and red as it matches the main colours in my video.
2) Plan the images you will use for the front cover - use the elements of mise-en-scene (CLAMPS). One main image and two smaller images required to meet the minimum content in the brief.
The image for my front cover: I plan on having the main photo being of the artist and maybe 1 or 2 of her friends as that is that the music video to the song is about. I want it to look natural and real. For the smaller photos, a singular image of the artist and another one possibly of the footwear brand that needs to be featured.
3) Plan the content for your inside page feature:
Subject of feature: Saturn's journey to the stars and beyond
Headline:
Subheading: Including an exclusive interview with the artist on her latest album and upcoming tour.
Main image: Image of artist with a guitar possibly, matches scene in music video
Smaller images (need minimum of four across the three pages)
Font style / colour scheme, additional design aspects: For the inside pages
4) Write the 400 word interview feature you will use for the inside page spread. This must be 100% original and written by you. It may help to use a Q&A approach to this interview.
Q: What inspired you to start making music?
Main cover story/main flash: Underground to mainstream?
Additional cover lines:
Additional two smaller cover images:
Font style / colour scheme, additional design aspects: I will do the font on my own and it will be kind of geometric with sharp edges. The colour scheme will be dark tones such as purple, blue and red as it matches the main colours in my video.
2) Plan the images you will use for the front cover - use the elements of mise-en-scene (CLAMPS). One main image and two smaller images required to meet the minimum content in the brief.
The image for my front cover: I plan on having the main photo being of the artist and maybe 1 or 2 of her friends as that is that the music video to the song is about. I want it to look natural and real. For the smaller photos, a singular image of the artist and another one possibly of the footwear brand that needs to be featured.
3) Plan the content for your inside page feature:
Subject of feature: Saturn's journey to the stars and beyond
Headline:
Subheading: Including an exclusive interview with the artist on her latest album and upcoming tour.
Main image: Image of artist with a guitar possibly, matches scene in music video
Smaller images (need minimum of four across the three pages)
Font style / colour scheme, additional design aspects: For the inside pages
4) Write the 400 word interview feature you will use for the inside page spread. This must be 100% original and written by you. It may help to use a Q&A approach to this interview.
Q: What inspired you to start making music?
A: I started making music as a way to express myself in a way that words alone couldn't. Making music allowed me to connect with people but also stay true to myself. Lorde is also a huge inspiration to my music because of her approach to alternative pop. It showed me that music could be both deeply personal and boundary pushing.
Q: Are there any hobbies or activities outside of music that influence your creativity?
A: Yes! I love photography because it lets you capture moments with so much meaning behind them and sometimes, those meanings allow me to create my music. Another thing I love is painting. I think painting is what makes me, me. I find it so therapeutic the way all the colours come together and harmonise if that makes sense. I try to include that same feeling into my music and try and make it have the same affect on anyone who listens to my music.
Q: Does your name, Saturn, mean anything specific?
A: I feel like my stage name is perfect for me. I've always been interested in space and how... vast and unknown it is which is how I see music. Saturn has always been my favourite planet, it has this beauty to it that no other planet has which I would like to say is reflected in my music.
Q: If you weren't making music though, what do you think you would be doing?
A: I've never really put much thought into that but I would definitely probably be doing something creative, like I said earlier either photography or painting. I can't think of what my life would be without music, it's really difficult to imagine how differently my life would be without it.
Q: What advice would you give your fans?
Answer: My advice to all my fans is to always stay true to yourselves and never be afraid to chase your dreams. Life is always going to be difficult, and there will always be obstacles along the way, but don't let them stop you from doing what YOU want to. Your uniqueness will always be your greatest strength. Thank you for everything and keep staying passionate!
5) Plan and write the text for your contents page. This will need to include a range of features and interviews that are not related to your artist but that do fit your target audience and brief (mainstream music magazine).
Main Features
Cover Story: Main story that will be talked about
An interview with the artist who's redefining the mainstream music scene, Saturn with the song 'Ribs'.
The Rise of Alternative Pop- relates to magazine name
How alternative pop is becoming more and more popular.
Main Features
Cover Story: Main story that will be talked about
An interview with the artist who's redefining the mainstream music scene, Saturn with the song 'Ribs'.
The Rise of Alternative Pop- relates to magazine name
How alternative pop is becoming more and more popular.
New Music Releases
Album Reviews
Album Reviews
Artists new album that is being promoted for release.
Tour & Concert News
Upcoming Tours You Can’t Miss
Main artist and other upcoming tours.
Live Show Reviews
Our thoughts on the most recent concerts and performances.
Upcoming Tours You Can’t Miss
Main artist and other upcoming tours.
Live Show Reviews
Our thoughts on the most recent concerts and performances.
6) Research and select the font or typography you will use for your magazine. This is a critical element of your print work - the brief requires a consistent house style running through all of your pages.
The font I'll use for most of the writing in my magazine will be 'Lora' because is is simple, classy and easy to read.
7) Produce an A4 sketch of your front cover design and scan it/upload a picture to your blog.
The font I'll use for most of the writing in my magazine will be 'Lora' because is is simple, classy and easy to read.
7) Produce an A4 sketch of your front cover design and scan it/upload a picture to your blog.
8) Produce A4 sketches of your inside page feature with clear layout of where headline, subheading, images and text will appear on the pages. Scan or upload a picture to your blog.
9) Produce an A4 sketch of your contents page design and scan it/upload a picture to your blog.
10) Finally, create the pages in Adobe Photoshop or InDesign so you have the documents ready to go in terms of adding your text and images. This will need to include:
A4 portrait for front cover
A4 portrait for contents page
A3 landscape for double page feature
Photoshoot
1) Who do you need to photograph for your front cover and inside page images? Remember, you need seven original images across the whole print production.
I will mainly be photographing myself as I need to photograph the main artist but I also plan on including friends because that is the concept of my music video. I also need to photograph my footwear brand.
2) What camera shots do you need? Write a shot list or draw a storyboard for your photoshoots. Make sure you plan a variety of camera shots you will look to capture - medium shots, close-ups etc.
Medium shot
Close ups
Wide shots
3) Plan the mise-en-scene. What costume, props or make-up will you require for your photoshoots?
I plan on wearing casual clothing but still look classy. Natural makeup, nothing too bold as well as no props.
4) Finally, note down the time and date for your photoshoots. This may be inside or outside school (or a combination of both). You will have Media lesson time for this after the mock exams.
Statement of Intent
1) Once you have completed your print research and planning, go back to your statement of intent and make sure you have included the print brief in your final draft. Then, submit the final draft statement of intent to your teacher. The due date for this will be confirmed by your coursework teacher.
3) Plan the mise-en-scene. What costume, props or make-up will you require for your photoshoots?
I plan on wearing casual clothing but still look classy. Natural makeup, nothing too bold as well as no props.
4) Finally, note down the time and date for your photoshoots. This may be inside or outside school (or a combination of both). You will have Media lesson time for this after the mock exams.
Statement of Intent
1) Once you have completed your print research and planning, go back to your statement of intent and make sure you have included the print brief in your final draft. Then, submit the final draft statement of intent to your teacher. The due date for this will be confirmed by your coursework teacher.
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