Coursework

Thursday 19th April
LO: To explore possible tasks and decide on one

Brief 1

Possible names:

• Rock Review
• All About Rock

Article ideas:

• Festival reviews
• New and upcoming artists
• History of artists

Monday 23rd April

LO: To analyse the use of media language in similar products and apply to planning

Two examples of similar products aimed at a teen audience:

What is the purpose of this product?

To inform its target audience about the band involved or the story

Explain the target audience in detail

The target audience is teens aged between 14 to 18 as the band on the cover and in the story is aimed at teens that age. They would want to know about the bands as they would be into modern rock also

Explain how the company is represented

The company look like they take music seriously, however like to have a bit of a joke. The band in the double page spread are represented like they mess around more than taking music seriously due to making silly faces.

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Planning

Title Ideas:
Rock Review!

Tagline:
Your weekly dose of ROCK!

Genre:
Rock

Representation:
Takes music rather seriously, however likes to mess around and joke around

House style:
Black, Grey and Yellow. Sans serif font throughout with brighter colours for the font.

Cover image:
Person in dark clothes, in an open location

Possible cover lines:
***enter name***, from rags to riches
Rock Review! ***enter festival name here***
How ***enter name*** influenced certain changes in rock

DPS article subject:
Review of a festival
Story of a music artist

DPS images:
Images from the festival
Images of the person playing the music similar to the cover

Monday 10th September  Coursework Audit
LO: To review work so far and create a detailed plan

COURSEWORK DEADLINE: 28th September

Front Cover: Yes
DPS Complete: No
Cover Masthead: Yes
Cover Strapline: Yes
Cover Price, Barcode, Edition no: Yes
Cover, Min 6 cover lines: Yes
Cover 1 main image: Yes
DPS Headline, stand first and subheadings: Partially
DPS 1 Main image, 3 minor images: No
DPS article: Yes
DPS Article linked to cover line: No

Plan:
Lessons:
10th September: Finish Cover Lines for cover
13th September: Complete Template, plan headline, sub headings
17th September: Write stand first and link it to article
24th September: 300 word article
27th September: Finalise all my cover lines and articles

I will write my DPS article in my own time, before 17th September. If I haven't on the 24th September

Stand First:

From being on the verge of homeless, to being in the big time performing at some of the biggest festivals and shows in the world, we bought in Connor Savage to our very studio to discuss his strive for greatness, how he got there and his inspiration to do so.

300 word article:

Before we start, what was life like before you hit the big time?

Before I hit the big time? Well, it was a struggle really. A lot of the time I spent in my flat doing stuff like press ups and sit ups to keep fit as I understood that was important, also recording a lot of music however there was only me so that was difficult. Some of the time I went out to shops in town for jobs to get some money but it I never got one. Eventually I got a job in a fish and chip shop but it was low pay and I didn't enjoy it, however it is a big reason I appreciate money today.

During your struggles, what was your inspiration to take music further?

You'd expect some big inspiring story wouldn't you? Well actually it isn't. One day the fish and chip shop I was working at was empty so I started making notes for lyrics and my co worker saw them. She told me that they were clever and that I should start finding someone to work with on them.

Interesting. What kickstarted your career then?

Well I took my co workers words into consideration and started looking for people to work with. It took me a lot of advertising, considering I needed a drummer to go along with the guitar. Eventually I found a guy called Mike Abram. We thought it'd quite funny to make a joke band and name ourselves The Rolling Pebbles. We made some songs and started applying to pubs to headline their stages some night as a start. We got into a few and things were going smooth. We even got payed for few as local bands were going out of fashion.

How did you get signed to your first record label then?

Well, we met a guy at one of the bars who said there is a big show of small and local bands going on in Plymouth. We decided to apply and with utmost luck got in. Due to it being a relatively big thing some record label companies were there so me and Mike knew we could hit big time. After our performance, the manager of one of these record labels came up to me and Mike and asked us to join them, although we'd need to change our name. I would've done tons more than just change our bands name to get in. We made our first album, and it blew up. The rest is self explanatory.

Final Coursework

Front Cover

DPS