Rap magazine double page spread

Rap magazine front cover

analysis of 2 articles

The first article that i am looking at is from the magazine kerrang upon first glance the article will stand out because  of some of the over the top design which is on it examples of this would be the font that is used on it as it is very large and will jump out at the reader it may also stand out because of the colour choices that are used throughout these are colours like red,black and white these are good colour choices for this magazine as they are very loud which fits the heavy metal style of kerrang magazine perfectly. The images which are used in it are also very large and dominant which reflects the magazine well because of the style of it. The layout is quite hectic because of the shear amount of things that are on the page however despite this everything is still very easy to find which is important as someone will not want to have to try to find what they want to read. From looking at this article the magazine seems to be more informal because of the fact that there is not that much text in comparison to some other magazines.



The next article that i am looking at was taken from the rap magazine vibe the magazine has a large picture to the left of lupe fiasco which was most likely done to grab the attention of anyone who may be a fan of him and will be instantly recognizable to them the colour scheme that is used throughout the double page spread is black and gold the use of the gold may be to symbolize something such as wealth but it also seems to be used to highlight key points throughout the article as well that will be of interest to the reader of the article. Also a quote from the article is in big font this may have been done to make the reader want to read in more to the article to find out what it is about in more detail the gold is also used to separate the questions from the answers in the interview as well. The image seems to fin in well with the feel of the rest of the article with it being more of a serious interview rather then it being a jokey type of interview.           
                                                                                                                                                                                                         

Analysis of 2 contents pages

The contents page that i am looking at here is from vibe magazine it has many different design choices for example the colours that are used in it are black and white this gives the magazine a much more classy look to it and will make it look appealing to whoever the reader is of the magazine. Also they have made the picture of the celebrity large so that it will grab the attention of the reader of the magazine and will make them want to keep reading if they see who the magazine is centred around. They have also mixed up the letters in contents this was also most likely done to give it a much more appealing look. The features of the magazine has about 3 different articles on it which will have been done as it is showing what is the main bulk of the magazine. The font that they use in this section also gives a much more classier look to it which will also make it jump out more at the reader and make it look more attractive. Also the image which is shown isn't clear about what is portraying to the reader which will also add a level of mystery to it as well.





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The next contents page that i am analysing is q magazine this also has a lot of different design choices for example they seem to put a lot more emphasis on the different features that the magazine has to offer more so then they did do in vibe this is shown by the fact that they use a much bigger and bolder font in there contents page whereas vibe used smaller and more italic font on the contents page of there magazine also each of them are underlined in red which was most likely done as a way to distinguish between each of the different features but may also have been done to make each thing stand out more to the reader. They do though much like vibe magazine use a big picture however unlike vibe it is used to show of what the main article is and what it will be about as directly underneath the image there is a page number and no description as the picture gives enough information of the article as it is. The contents page uses a lot of red and white on it this will have been done to be in keeping with the theme of the magazine as red and white is used on the front cover and throughout most of the magazine as well. 

Equipment Requirements and models (pre production)

                                                                              Equipment Required and Models

Clothing for photo shoot
Computers
Photoshop
Camera
Green Screen
Props
Tripod

Models

Josh Jipson
Liam Goddard

Draft Article

                                         
                                                                  Draft Article

Liam marshall is one of the new and upcoming rap artists and one who we are expecting great things from his first album which dropped this year was the best selling rap album for the year and with another album also expected for the coming year as well things just keep getting better and better for the young rapper from Doncaster. In a recent interview he was asked how he felt about all of the support that he was getting from his fans he said "that he was thankful for all of the people who supported him and that he would never take what he had for granted" He also said that "He was going to keep producing music to the best of his ability". Which is lucky for us as what he has put out so far has been nothing short of amazing and we are more then happy to keep getting as good a music as what he is currently putting out there.

The new album which is scheduled to be released in the summer of this year is set to be much darker then his previous one and has said many times that he wants this to be the theme for his upcoming album. If this is true then it would be quite a contrast from the previous album that he put out with it having a lot of humour used throughout the album could Liam be the next Eminem with the styles of each of them being very similar? Who know but we are more then happy to have someone who is making music up to that standard which is incredibly rare now with many rappers talking about subjects just to satisfy the mainstream audience in order to get more record sales. However we truly do believe that he loves music and cares more about producing great music for his fans rather then worrying about his bank balance which is just one out of a long list of traits that make him so unique and such an amazing artist. And while we eagerly await his next masterpiece we can just keep listening to his amazing work which is out at this moment. And while some people may say that he is over hyped we here at beat magazine wholeheartedly disagree and thing that he deserves all of the recognition that he is getting and believe that people should not underestimate the talent that he has. But whether you believe that he is one of the greatest rappers at this time or a over rated mediocre rapper there is no denying his passion for music.






      

Proposal for magazine

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What i am proposing for my magazine is that i am going to be doing a magazine that is based around rap and will cover topics that will be of relevance which will appeal to a younger audience. The magazine will  have a even balance of both pictures and writing and the style of the writing will be on the more formal side as this will allow for more in depth articles also because there will be a good balance between pictures and also writing it will mean that it will appeal to a much wider range of people which is important for a magazine. The magazine that i will be doing will have one person who will be the main focus of the magazine and there will also be other articles as well to to anyone who may not be as interested in that particular article and may want to read something aside from that.

The design of the magazine will take inspiration from other magazine that have a similar purpose an example of such a magazine would be vibe. Some of the key design choices that this magazine has it there is always a large picture of a someone who may be one of the main features to that particular magazine and it tends to be on the front page,contents page and also on the double page spread. There is also a lot of use of one colour in different issues of the magazine this is most likely done to keep with the theme of a a particular issue. There tends to be a lot of large font used throughout as well to make something  stand out this may be the name of a big celebrity who is the highlight of one of the issues it will also be put in a bold font to make it jump out at the reader as well.

The article that i will be writing will talk about a new and upcoming artist and will give information about them they will also be on the double page spread as well however they will not be in the contents page as this would mean that there would mean that there would be not much variation to the magazine which will also may make it less appealing to the reader of the magazine as well.