Extra Images

These are some images I have used in my contents page to give the appearance of a actual magazine with multiple articles. These pictures I had taken in my GCSE project and they were at a good enough quality to use as small images in this one.

SLR 101

This is my SLR 101 video that I have been mentioning in my diaries. I am quite happy with it although I think that there were some aspects that could of been clearer. I will also be uploading the images used in the video as they aren't too clear however they are at school so I will be doing next lesson

Extra Front Covers

On my contents page I made a box for subscriptions. This involved me making several other copies of my front cover. These are the two I made. By making them it demonstrates that my publication is professional with multiple issues and gives audience a alternate way of purchasing my magazine.

Contents Page Inspiration

This is my contents page on the right. On the left is a NME contents page which I have taken inspiration from. Main ideas I took where the square image format and also the band index as I thought these were key things which would improve my magazine.

Article Draft

Now if you live in the UK and haven’t heard the amazing hot new sensation that is Georgina and the Sparrows then you truly haven't been living! But after taking the UK by storm is it time for the rest of the world to get a look at the Camden superstar? Well it seems the world screams yes! Having two hit singles and a top ten album for 8 weeks in the UK just isn’t enough for some and now with a tour spanning through the 50 states will she acclaim to such success as she has here? Backed up by her faithful Sparrows we caught up with Georgina as she gets set to take the US of A by storm.

So first of all Georgina thanks for taking out the time to speak with us today.

It’s a pleasure Matthew, anything for the readers of Unplugged!

So down to business, what first kicked off your love for Indie music?

Well as a kid I always loved singing, and growing up in Camden music culture was a big part of my life. I think my passion for Indie truly started when I was 12. I remember my big sis going to a local gig one night and all I wanted was to go along and be like her. But being at night my mum wouldn’t let me go. So that night I told my mum I was going to sleep round my best friend Ruby’s. Instead we snuck into the concert and I remember that whole night just blowing my mind.

Wow that is quite a story! So I take it you were a bit of a trouble maker as a kid?

(laughs) well I did find myself in my fair bit of mischief but I guess that’s just part of growing up!

It certainly is! So you write all of your songs I’m right to believe?

Yes I certainly do, I feel that singing lyrics that come personally from within me allows me to put more emotion into my performance and give the fans what they really want.

That really is evident! Having two number ones and a top ten debut album now that is an achievement for a 19 year old! How does it feel knowing your voice has touched so many?

Well I’m just and ordinary girl living and extraordinary dream! Right now I’m loving life and I can’t get enough of it! I hope to be making the music I love for a long long time, nothing can bring me down!

And I hope so to! It must be hard though spending all that time on the road away from family and friends?

Well I admit I do miss my mum on the road, she has always been my biggest supporter, but at the same time I travelling the country with my second family performing to thousands. I love every second of it.

Well that is important because by the end of the month you’ll be touching down for the America tour! What made you want to go and do it?

Well first of all being known all over the UK is amazing but it’s my dream to be a global star and what better place to kick that of than America! But also I’ve had a huge online response through twitter, Facebook and Youtube from people downloading my music and asking me to come over. So what could be a better way to repay them and acclaim to the American charts than a tour?! Watch out America here I come!

Well I do wish you the best of luck with that! So let’s get off the stage and let the fans meet the real you! It’s been said that you find yourself as a bit of a prankster whilst on tour, what was the best prank you ever played?

(Smiles) Well I remember one night I think up in Manchester me and fellow Sparrows Mark and Luke headed out to find a local club where we could let a bit of steam off and have a good time. One night of rocking the dance floor and allot of tequila shots later we all headed back to the hotel. Now some people may think rock star life is glamorous but that’s not always the case… This was a pretty crappy premier inn. Once up on our floor we were still buzzin so we crashed out in Marks room he was sharing with sleeping guitarist Rory who hadn’t come out that night claiming he wanted a quite night. Now this was something we didn’t find forgivable so we decided it was time for some revenge. Being the only girl I snuck back to my room to get some hair removal cream. I think you can guess where this was going (chuckles). It wasn’t until the next morning when the three of us who had fallen asleep in the room were awoken at 8am all hungover by a screaming Rory in a towel. Obviously intending to get an early start he had jumped in the shower none the wiser about his fate. A completely bald Rory exploded as the three of us cracked up on the floor. It was the funniest thing I have ever witnessed! Although we are all in fear of the revenge pranks he has promised to come!

Wow that really is a great story! I’m sure you’ll be sleeping with one eye open for a long time! You mentioned how tour life isn’t as glamorous as we’re led to believe, what gets you through all the rubbish hotels and long bus journeys?

Well it’s the people I get to spend this adventure with that make it so great. The fun we have can’t be beaten and the family it has made us, there’s never a dull moment on the road with us and that’s what makes it so great!

So you’ve been all around the UK and Ireland, what have been your most memorable concerts and adventures along the way?

Well I think one of the best concerts on the road had to be Cardiff! Just the energy from the moment I stepped on stage to the moment I walked off was unbelievable, I never wanted that night to end! The crowd where truly insane that night and I never wanted that night to end! Then again my all-time favourite has to be Camden! Nothing beats performing to the community you grew up in and nothing beats that community chanting your name! However in the name of adventure nothing can beat that off Newcastle. We were in London at the time when we got a phone call from our manager telling us that the bus we were set to take up there had broken and we would have to make our own way! At the time Rory and I had been at a friend’s party and hadn’t really given much thought to it. The next morning we woke up to find that we couldn’t get a train ticket to Newcastle as all were full! The only way we were going to get there was by car. Now my nice little mini which I love so much was currently in the shop so this left us to make the agonizing journey in Rory’s beat up knackered old Vauxhall! For months me and the other guys had been ripping into him for the state of his car and telling him to get a new one so as you can imagine I wasn’t overly joyed to be in the piece of S**t he calls a car. So anyway half way there smoke started billowing from the engine! So we pulled off into a local garage in God knows where! We were then told that it was unsafe to drive and that there was nothing we could do! So 12 bus journeys, a lift by a fan and one truck driver later we finally made it to the arena literally an hour before set to go on! Now that’s what I call cutting it close! (Laughs)

Wow you really have had some fantastic adventures it sounds! So far all of your songs have just been you, are there any artists you would like to make some songs with?

Oh there are tons! I have so many inspirational artists and so many respected singers I would love to work with, I could name them all day! I think a few of the main ones though would have to be The Kooks, Sum 41, Ed Sheeran and Rizzle Kicks. Now I know that Rizzle Kicks is a bit of an odd one but I really think that we could make a fantastic single together as with Ed Sheeran! Kooks and Sum 41 too would be just amazing to work with they are all amazing artists and it would be a dream to work with them along with tons more!

I think I speak for not just myself but everyone when I say that we would all love to see that too! Now your dress style is something that everyone loves what gives you your inspiration for what you wear?

Well to be honest I just wear what I like and I wear what is me, if I see something I liked it’s what I’ll get, fashion isn’t my boss I’m fashions! (Smiles)

Well whatever you do you always look stunning! So back to the America tour! Any clues on who could be supporting you in your concerts?

Well I’ve managed to get several fantastic artists lined up that I know the fans will loved! What I will say is that I have some great UK artists I plan on bringing over and also some American ones that I can’t wait to work with!

Sounds great! I look forward to finding out whom! So you’re going to be spending about 4 months across the bug pond, got your eyes set on seeing any sights whilst over there?

Oh yes I certainly do! I want to see it all! There’s so much to see I just really hope I have the time! I want to see the Statue of Liberty and Mount Rushmore all the way to the Grand Canyon and Niagara Falls! Growing up we never had much and the closest I got to this kind of travelling was a weekend with the school in France and watching American TV shows dreaming of someday going! Now I’ve got the chance I’m going to take it and make the most of it! It’s a different world over there! I just hope they can understand my accent! (Chuckles)

So your first album was such a hit! Do you see a second one coming soon in the future?

Of course I do! I’ve already been writing up a few songs and getting it together, when it comes to music I just can’t stop! I’m always flowing with ideas and inspiration and I love every second, there’s no time to be without music in my world and that’s how I love it!

Well this really has been an experience for me and I really hope to be speaking to you again soon! Best of luck with the tour!

No thank you I’ve had a great time and I look forward to meeting up with you again soon! I hope you can come out and catch a concert would be great to see you or any of the fans!

Schedule

This is a schedule of all the things I need to create in preparation for my magazine. By creating this it allowed me to keep on task with what I had to do and not miss out any parts that are key to my final piece. This allowed me to clearly focus on each task as they came and complete them to the best of my ability.


Schedule

Main Artist Name Inspiration

Marina and the
Diamonds

Florence and the
Machine

In my research it has come apparent to me that several other female Indie singers have given themselves a more ‘Indie’ sounding name and made it more into a band. Two main artists who have done this are ‘Florence and the Machine’ and ‘Marina and the Diamonds’. The ‘and the’ followed by a noun representing the backing band has been portrayed as an Indie style and therefore I have decided to give the artist my main article is on a similar name. To do this I took my models actual name (Georgina) as this was a name I like and felt sounded right and then brainstormed different nouns to company it with ‘and the’. I finally came down to two names I felt where fitting and representative of the genre. These were ‘Georgina and the Sparrows’ and ‘Georgina and the Eskimos’. Personally I felt that ‘Sparrows’ was a better option but to be sure I took a quick poll among several people fitting my target audience. The results came back with ‘Sparrows’ on top so therefor this is the one I’m going with.

Sell Line Ideas

Sell Line Ideas

These are some sell lines that I came up with for my magazine. By coming up with these before I start production on my magazine it has allowed me to have a clear idea of what I am doing. This stops time wasting when it comes to the design stage as I already know what I have to input into the magazine.

Contact Sheets

Due to having trouble with my photoshoot slideshows I have now created contact sheets for my photos. These show all the photos I have taken accross my three photo shoots. It is important to take plenty of photos as a large number of them will not be up to the standard of my magaznie. Therefor this gives me more to work with and allows me to pick out the photos taken to the best of my ability.

Contact Sheet Studio



Contact Sheet Location



Contact Sheet Location 2

Colour Scheme

Colour Scheme

Masthead Design

Masthead Design

Mood Video

This is a mood video I created to represent the type of music and style that my music magazine will be all about.

Model Release

This model release form is to allow me to use the images of the model I have taken

Name Ideas

Name Ideas

Mise En Scene

Mise en Scene

Music Magazine Proposal

Proposal

Since creating the proposal I have released that a fortnightly magazine isn't a ideal release time. So I have changed it to a monthly release - 18/11/11

Location 2 Photo Shoot

Link to Album

This is my second on location photo shoot. By having this it gives me a variety of costumes and locations to allow my magazine to look more professional and authentic.

Location Photo Shoot

Link to album

This is the second of my photo shoots. which was shot on location I am very happy with these pictures as not only have ma captured some fantastic photos but in my opinion relate to my genre of music very well.

Resizing Images In Bulk

After I had all my photos I intended to upload them to an image hosting sight such as flickr or picasa. However I encountered the problem that the file sizes where way too large. To fix this I learnt how to resize images in bulk to save allot of time as I have around 300+ photos. This is a quick video filmed on camstudio demonstrating how I did this

Studio Photo Shoot

 Link to photo album

This is the first of  my photo shoots i conducted for my magazine. It was shot in the studio with a white background as this will enable easier cutting out of my model in photo shop when i come to create my magazine. Whilst doing my photo shoot i also created a time lapse of events as shown below.