Plan of Interview with Sweet and Sour

Interview with Sweet and Sour

So why did you call yourselves Sweet and Sour?

Hannah: Well there are quite a few erm…. How do we put it…?

Ruth: Rude

Hannah: Basically we cause so much trouble, but yet our parents think we are so sweet and innocent. We basically cause trouble with boys and parties basically we are typical teenage girls who like to have a good time.

I can tell you are not sweet and innocent! But how did you get your music noticed?

Ruth: We got our music noticed in myspace like all the bands around today. But then we started to play at more and more events and did our own gigs and luckily we were spotted.

Hannah: It was probably because we looked sweet and innocent.

Whatever you say. So can you tell me who is Sweet and who is Sour?

Ruth: Well everyone we meet seems to think I am the sweet one because I always pull a sweet face but little do they know what I am really like.

Hannah: Well I am not sour I am just not innocent I cause a lot of trouble but sour seems to suit me. To be honest I don’t care it is only a name.

When are you planning to do more gigs?

Hannah: Well you should write these down and publish these in your gig section. Glasgow March 10^th, March 11^th Glasgow University and March 12^th Liverpool University and Hull University there are more coming up but they are unconfirmed.

Ruth: That’s Hannah and me for you we have memories of Goldfish. But the dates we have given publish!

Do you want to work with any bands in the future?

Hannah: I have to say My Chemical Romance or Limp Bizkit.

Ruth: I have to say Linkin Park or The Prodigy.

What genre of music would you class your music as?

Hannah: I would class it as rock, because of the sounds used and the meanings behind the songs.

Ruth: Well we are individuals so I wouldn’t class it as anything but class it as what you like.

Ok then. So when is the album being released?

Ruth: Not sure yet we want to get more of our music heard but it will be during this year depending when we both feel right. We will know and when we know our fans will know. Our fans should watch out on myspace we will be sending bulletins out.

Analysis of my Final Contents Page

This is my final design of what the layout of the contents page will look like. Earlier on in my blog I published several layouts, in which I showed where each picture was going to be positioned and where the writing was going to go. On the final version I showed the actual design. I designed my final design on Microsoft Publisher, and used the tools on this particular programme to create my Contents Page.

Denotation

The denotation is what is shown on the contents page. Again the word Contents is on the left hand side of the page. The word Contents is in bright Yellow and is in a box which is outlined in purple. Underneath the word Contents is the caption “Rock news. Rock the World. Rock music is not a hobby its life.” This is just something to symbolize the contents of NRM. Under the caption is the picture of the band Sweet and Sour who are being interviewed for the Double page spread. On the photograph is the name of the band Sweet and Sour and a caption on the photograph saying “Sweet and Sour-They are not as sweet as they seem!” this caption is in red. Next to the caption on the photograph is the page number 20 which is in Red, and has been put in a square box to stand out, the box has also been outlined. The square box is Grey which allows the page number to stand out. Under the picture of Sweet and Sour is the picture of the band The Nutters. The photograph has the page number which is again in Red and is in a Grey box to allow it to stand out, and also on the photograph is the name of the band “The Nutters” in red. Underneath is the photograph of The Hoodies. The photograph of The Hoodies has the page number on the photograph which is again in Red and in a Grey box, and the name “The Hoodies” in red which is again on the photograph. The next picture is of the Sister Act. Again there is the page number in red and the name of the band on the photograph. Also on the right hand side, we have at the top the Editors note, which just gives a brief incite into the magazine. Underneath is the section called “This Week”. The title of this section “This Week” is in Red Font which is readable, and has been put in a Black Rectangular box to stand out and the box has been outlined in Grey. Under the title “This Week” is the name of the first section News which is in Grey and White. Under News is what the News contains, which is an article about Bullet for my Valentine, with the page number next to it in the font color purple. We then go onto the right hand side of the bottom of the page which has the rest of This Week section, we have the Gigs section and under the Gig section it gives a bit of information on what the Gigs section has on offer which is information on gigs around today. Underneath Gigs is the Album Review section which is again in Grey and White, under the sub-heading Album Reviews is what this section is about which is the albums out today. Again the page numbers are in Purple.

Connotation

The Text

I designed the word Contents on Word Art, and decided upon the font style of Lifecraft I then put the word Contents in Bold Yellow, as I wanted this to stand out to the eye. As the background is Black which connotates dark rock music and heavy metal I had to ensure that all the text stood out. I have looked at the different Rock Magazines which are around today, and rock magazines such as Kerrang! Use bright colors on dark backgrounds, so I tried to achieve the same. I put the Yellow Bold word Contents on a Black Rectangular box which allowed the word Contents to stand out to the eye. This is the biggest word on the page because I want the reader to know what this particular page is going to be about. Underneath the Bold Yellow text is smaller white writing in the text style of Arial, this is not as important as the word Contents. Underneath is the strapline "Rock News.Rock the World. Rock is not a hobby it's life!"The editor note is still not that important, and is the smallest text on the page as it is not important and is just an extra on the page. It is in white writing so it stands out from the page. Also there is the editor’s note which is on the right hand side this is in a white font as it is not as important, but is in white so it stands out from the black background

On the first photograph of the band Sweet and Sour there is a caption saying “Sweet and Sour-They are as sweet as they seem” this is in Red and in the font style of Tahoma small Cap. Red is meant to connotate alertness, as people should be alert of this new and upcoming band. The caption on the photograph is meant to make the audience wonder what the article is going to be about, and is meant to make them flick to that particular page and read the double page spread, it is basically there to draw the readers eye in.

The Page numbers I created on Word Art in the font style of Haettenschweiler, I put the page numbers in bright red so it is easier for the audience to find the article easier. But also red makes the reader alert of the bands. There is a Grey background for each of the page numbers so they stood out.

The band names are in Tahoma Small Cap and are in the color red so they stand out to the eye. But again I did not want the band names to take over the page but I did want them to stand out from the Black Background.

The “This Week Section” is in Bright Red Font and again I put it in a Black Rectangular Box so the words “This Week” would stand out, and the audience would look at the section and read what else is on offer, and again the red is meant to connotate that they should be alert that this magazine offers a lot other then just interviews with different bands.

The Photographs

Sweet and Sour

I took this photograph with my digital Camera, I put the digital camera on a self timer. I found a suitable setting with suitable lighting. I thought through the pose, our clothing, the lighting our facial expressions.

The Pose

My sister Hannah is on the right, and I am on the left. My sister is doing what is known as the Myspace Pose. This has relevance to what the article is about. She is meant to be pulling a sour face, the pose is meant to be amusing and is meant to make the reader smile. On the other hand, I am smiling sweetly at the camera, this represents Sweet and Sour because my sister is pulling the Sour face and I am pulling a sweet and innocent face at the reader as if I am smiling at them.

The Clothing

We are both wearing matching Grey Hoodies. My sister has her hood up, the Grey hood frames my sisters face, and her blonde hair stands right out. I have my Grey hood down and you can only see half my face, and my cheeky smile I am pulling, my hood does not frame my face.

The Lighting

The lighting is sunlight through the window and light from the lamp I have set up. I put the lamp on a shelf behind us and shone it up at the ceiling which then shone onto us. The light shines on the left hand side of my sister. The sunlight shines on her Blonde hair which enhances it, and then the light shines on her hoodie and hand, and makes our Hoodies very light, which allows the myspace pose my sister is posing stand out from the photograph. My sister’s face is shadowed by her hair, so not much light shines on her face. The light shines on my hair, but my sisters shadow casts over me which makes me look very dark and it can be said a bit evil. The background is Blue, so the Grey Hoodies allow both of us to stand out from the Blue background as I did not want us to blend into the background.

Facial Expression

My sister Hannah is posing with a sour face, but the light shines on her Blue eyes, which shine out to the reader, and is meant to hypnotize the reader into buying the magazine. She is pulling a pout as she is meant to look sour. Her hair covers half her face. After looking at different rock magazines such as Kerrang! the artists or bands hairstyle cover their faces so I tried to achieve that. My hair covers half my face up so only one of my eyes can be seen looking at the reader, my hair frames my face, and my smile is cheeky. My hair covers a bit of Hannah’s face. The facial expressions we make have a huge effect on what the magazines are meant to represent.

The Nutters

This picture is of my friends Junior, Aimee, Stefan, Chris and Alex. They are The Nutters. I took this photograph myself with my digital camera. I thought about the pose, the clothing, the lighting and the facial expressions.

The Pose

This picture is a mixture of planned poses and poses which were accidentally caught. Junior who is on the far left is smiling at the camera, he has his arm around Aimee, who is also smiling at the camera and leaning on Junior. Aimee is very close to Junior and looks very comfortable being in his arms, on the other hand, Stefan and Chris in the middle are pulling their tongues out at Aimee and Junior, so they look unaware that their picture is being took. Chris has his left leg bent and covers part of Alex’s leg. Alex on the far right has just got his head on Chris and you cannot see if he is looking at the camera or not. They all looked relaxed around each other and laid back, the poses look very natural.

The Clothing

Each individual person is wearing what clothes they like. Junior on the far right, has glasses on and his huge leather trench coat on and Black trousers, he looks very Gothic. Aimee is in a Black jacket, Blue T-shirt and Jeans. She has Blonde Hair which has a Blue streak in, it looks like what a lot of rock stars would wear. Stefan has dark hair and is wearing a Black T-shirt and Plain jeans. Chris is just wearing plain Blue Clothing. He has a Blow up dolphin hammer which is a random prop. In a lot of rock magazines, their are a lot of random props used. Alex is just wearing a Black t-shirt with a Blue top around him. They are all wearing clothing which they are comfortable in, however, the clothing does look like what rock stars would wear.

The Lighting

The only lighting I used in this photograph was from the lamp on the other side of the room. But still the picture looks very dark. The light is reflecting off Junior’s glasses and off Aimee’s Blue Streak in her hair. There is not a lot of light in the picture.

Facial Expressions

Junior is pulling a cheeky smile at the camera, and is staring straight at the camera, he seems completely unaware of his surroundings. He looks like he is smiling at the reader. Aimee has her head slightly turned and she is smiling, she is squinting but her grin takes over and she is smiling at the reader. Stefan is completely unaware of the photograph being taken. He is staring at Aimee and pulling his tongue out, unlike Aimee and Junior, he is not aware of the picture. Chris has one eye turned to the camera, but his face is turned towards Stefan, and Chris also has his tongue stuck out, so Chris seems aware of his picture being taken. Alex looks completely aware but we cannot see what facial expressions he is making.

The Hoodies

I took this photograph of the Hoodies with my digital camera outdoors. Again like the other photographs I thought through the pose, the clothing, the lighting and the facial expressions.

The Pose

I sat on the floor at Hull marina, and instructed my friends to run at the camera and pull the first pose which came into their heads. Jarred who is at the very front with his eyes closed and his mouth open as if screaming at the camera like he is screaming out rock music. After looking at different rock magazines I noticed that a lot of rock bands do scream music, so it appears Jarred is screaming rock music at us. Sophie is looking over Jarred’s shoulder smiling at the camera. Matt who is on the right hand side is just grinning at the camera. The photograph, however, looks very natural and unlike some photographs not set up.

The Clothing

All the people in the picture are wearing dark colors which connotates rock music, because rock music is seen as dark music. Jarred how is at the front has his hood up and is wearing a dark black hoodie. Sophie who is behind is also wearing a dark black hoodie which matches Jarred’s. Both have the hoods up so it frames their face. Matt who is in the background has a plain green jacket on with a T-shirt which has a skull on, and skulls connotates rock which stands out from the black t-shirt.

The Lighting

The lighting is natural lighting. As you can see there is a bit of sky in the background, so the light was from the sun. The light is shining on Jarred Sophie and Matt so the photograph looks very light. The light shines a lot on Matt’s face, more than it does Jarred’s and Sophie’s because they have their hoods up.

The Facial Expressions

Jarred has his mouth wide open as if he is screaming at the camera, this is meant to make the reader laugh. He has his eyes closed so you can’t see what his eyes are doing. Sophie is smiling, and his hoodie frames his face so it stands out. Sophie on the other hand, her hair covers her face so you can only see her grin. Matt’s face is the only person’s face who can be seen properly. He is grinning at the camera and is staring at the reader. He looks like he is just trying to fit into the photograph.

Sister Act

I took this photograph of Sister Act with my digital camera indoors, and changed the colors using Picture Manager. Again like the other photographs I thought through the pose, the clothing, the lighting and the facial expressions.

The Pose

Vicky who is staring up at the reader and is pulling a sweet smile at the reader and looks very relaxed. Alyssa who is on the right is roaring at the camera and making a claw hand as if clawing at the reader. She is glaring up at the reader. This is meant to make the reader smile and want to know more about why Alyssa is making a claw with her hand. Vicky and Alyssa have their heads together.

The Clothing

Vicky is wearing a leather jacket which we associate with rockers. She is wearing a Black and White t-shirt, and we associate dark colous such as black with rock music. Alyssa looks Indie. She has a red ribbon hair band in, however, again she is wearing a Black t-shirt but you cannot tell. Alyssa is wearing Black make-up which a lot of rock stars wear.

The Lighting

Originally when I took the picture, I only used a lamp which shone onto both of them, however, I felt the photograph looked boring. So I put the photograph onto Picture Manager and edited the colors. It now looks as if the light is shining on their faces, which unfortunately makes the facial expressions they are pulling hard to see. The light shines onto Vicky’s and Alyssa’s hair and Vicky’s leather jacket. You can see the light being reflected in Vicky’s and Alyssa’s eyes which make them look haunting. The lighting enhances the claw pose Alyssa is pulling.

Facial Expressions

Their facial expressions are hard to see because of the colors which I have edited, but Vicky’s and Alyssa’s eyes are staring at the reader, and glitter in the light. Vicky looks very sweet whilst she is pulling the smile whilst Alyssa is pulling a wild expression, and her eyes look a bit screwed up.

Design of Contents 3

This is my first Contents Page and the actual design of it, and what the contents page design could look like. I have shown the pictures and the colours I could use for the Contents Page.

Denotation

 

Denotation is what the Contents page shows, the pictures I used the layout I have used. I designed the Contents Page on Microsoft Office. The background is Plain White. The word which stands out the most is “CONTENTS” which is in bold bright Yellow Capital letters, I designed the word “CONTENTS” on Word Art and put it in the font style Rod.

Under the Contents box is the caption “Rock News. Rock the world. Rock is not a hobby it is life”, this is in Bold Tahoma Small Cap font style and is in larger font. Under the Caption is very first picture of the band which is being interviewed for the Double Page Spread, the band being interviewed is Sweet and Sour on the photograph is the Caption “Sweet and Sour-They are not as Sweet as the seem.” This caption is in the font style of Tahoma Small Cap; it is in capital letters and is Bold and Yellow. Next to the Caption is the page number “20” this is in the font style of Hattenschweiler, and is large, and I designed the number “20” on Microsoft Word Art. I the put the number in a Grey box.  Under the picture of Sweet and Sour is the next picture of the next band called The Nutters on the photograph is the page number “18” this is in bright yellow and is again in the font style of Hattenschweiler and is in large font. I put the number in a Grey square box. Under the photograph is the name of the band The Nutters. Under the photograph is the Editors note.  Editors note. This is in smaller font and is in bold Black I decided to put it in the font style of Tahoma Small Cap.  Down the middle is a line separating the two halves of the page, but on the right hand side is the two photographs. The first is of The Hoodies.  On the photograph is the page number “17” this is again in bright yellow writing which I designed on Microsoft Word Art in the font style of Rod. The final picture is of “Sister Act”. The photograph has the number “16” on in again in bright yellow lettering in the font style of Rod which I then put in a grey box. Under the photograph is the name of the band Sister Act. Going back to the right hand side, under the editor’s note is “THIS WEEK” this is in bold Red Lettering and is in Capital Letter. The words are in a Black rectangular box. Under the title “THIS WEEK” is the sub-heading “NEWS” which is in the font style off Microsoft Word Art. I made a fill effect of Grey and White. It is in Capital letters and is in large font.  Under the sub-heading NEWS is what is in the NEWS section which is a article on Bullet for my Valentine. Under the news section is the next sub-heading is GIGS, there is then information on what the GIGS section is about. Under the Gig section is ALBUM REVIEWS, this is again in capital letters and has the fill effect Grey and White. Under the sib-heading is what this particular section is about. Near each of the sections is the page number in bold purple font.

 

 

Connotation

The title Contents

In all rock magazines I have looked at especially Kerrang! The Contents title always stands out. So I decided to ensure my title “CONTENTS” stood out to the audience. The word CONTENTS is in bright yellow this stood out, but I felt it did not stand out enough so I then decided to put it on a Black background which I then felt made the word CONTENTS stand out. I wanted the audience to know what issue number it was and the date of the magazine so I decided to put this information in smaller white font as I wanted it to stand out, however, I did not want it to take up too much space. I have again looked at Kerrang!  I noticed there was an editors note, but the writing for the editors note was too small. So I came to the decision as I want the reader to read the editors note I would make the writing larger and in Black so it would stand out from the plain background.

 

The Photograph

Sweet and Sour

I took the photograph with my digital camera, I put the digital on a self timer and put it on a shelf. It is a picture of me and my sister.

 

The Pose

We are both stood in front of the camera looking straight at the camera, as if we are looking at the reader making eye contact as if to say buy this magazine. I am on the right and I am  looking straight at the camera and is pulling a small cheeky smile, and I have my head buried into hers  but I am not really striking a proper pose unlike my sister Hannah on the left. Hannah on the left is staring straight at the camera, and has her fingers in front of her eyes, and is pulling a pout at the reader. She has her head slanted to the side.

 

The Looks

From looking at other photographs on rock magazines such as Kerrang! The hairstyles on the artists a lot of the time is the same.  They all have their hair cover their eyes a bit. Hannah has her fringe framed around her face and nearly covers her eyes but you can see both her deep blue eyes which are meant to hypnotise the reader. She has Black make-up which makes her eyes stand out more. She is wearing a Grey hoodie which makes her pale skin and Blonde hair stand out. She has her hood up which frames her face. I have my fringe over one of my eyes, so you can only see one of my eyes, and also my head is slanted so this just flattens my hair.  You can see one of my eyes through my fringe which is staring up at the reader. I am not wearing as much dark make-up as Hannah. My hair frames my face and makes my facial features stand out.  I am also wearing a grey hoodie to match my sisters as I wanted to wear something which is matching.

 

The Lighting

The light came from a lamp which I situated at the back of us. This did cast a slight shadow over us. The light did bounce off my hair which made my sisters hair look blonder.

 

The Nutters

I took this photograph with my digital camera. I took the photograph when some of the people on the photograph were unaware and some of the people are aware. I have looked at again some of the past pictures took by NME and Kerrang!  And some of the artists look aware and some unaware.

 

The Pose

In this photograph the group are sat on a sofa. On the far left is Junior. He looks laid back and very casual with what is going on, he has his arm around Aimee who is just leaning back into his arms smiling a cheeky grin at the camera. Stefan on the other hand, is pulling his tongue out at Aimee and is unaware of the camera, although eh does look relax. Chris who is next to Stefan is looking side ways, he has a blow up dolphin hammer between his leg and looks like he is striking a pose. The last boy on the far right is just leaning on Chris.

 

The Looks

Junior on the far left is wearing glasses. He has a trench coat which does connotates rock music and Goth music. He is wearing a lot of black clothing which again connotates rock music because Black is seen as a tough colour. He has his hair in an ordinary style. Aimee who is next to Junior is wearing again dark clothing which is associated with dark rock music. I also noticed by looking at magazines such as Kerrang! And noticed a lot of the artists had different colours in their hair. Aimee has a Blue streak in her hair and this made her look similar to other artists looks on Kerrang! She is wearing dark denim drainpipes which are again most of the time associated with rock stars. Stefan is wearing a dark t-shirt and jeans. Chris and Alex looks very casual, however, Chris looks amusing with the blow up dolphin.

 

The Lighting

The light is coming from a lamp which is beside me, however, it does not shine brightly on the picture.

 

The Hoodies

I took this photograph whilst I was out. I went to Hull Marina, and crouched down and told my friends to run at the digital camera and make the craziest pose possible, because again I noticed that some poses on magazines such as NME the poses don’t look posed they look natural.

 

The Pose

The very front  person in this photograph is Jarred, he has his mouth wide open as if he is screaming at the camera, he has his eyes completely shut, as if he is unaware of what he is doing. Sophie who is on the left has her head on Jarred’s shoulder, and is pulling a grin at the camera, however, you cannot see what her eyes are doing. Matt who is on the right Is not really posing he is just smiling at the camera, it is as if he is trying to get into the picture.

 

The Looks

Jarred is wearing a Black plain hoodie. His hoodie is up and frames his face which makes his face stand out, and the pose he is pulling. Again he is wearing a Black t-shirt and the dark colours he wears we associate with rock stars. Sophie is wearing a matching Black hoodie. She has her hood up but her hair flies in her face so she looks like she is head banging. Matt on the far left is in a plain green jacket, and has a t-shirt on which is Black and has a skull on and you see a lot of rock bands which have skulls on. His hair looks very plain and he has not done anything with it.

 

The Lighting

The light is coming from the sun in the sky. The sky is Blue and you can only see a few clouds. The light mainly shines onto Sophie’s hair.  The light also shines off Matt’s face but Jarred is in the shadows.

 

Sister Act

I again took this photograph with my digital camera, I then edited it on Picture manager and looked at the different contrasts, in the end I made the wrong decision so I decided not to use this photograph for the double page spread.

 

The Pose

Unfortunately you cannot see what face Vicky is pulling on the left. Although, you can see she is staring up at the reader.  She is leaning in towards Alyssa on the right.  Alyssa on the right is pulling a face and is making a claw which hides part of her face. She is leaning in towards Vicky. They have their heads together. Although Vicky does take up part of the photograph.

 

The Looks

Vicky is wearing a leather jacket, and a Black and White T-shirt again Black connotes rock music. Her hair is natural brown, and this allows her eyes to stand out. Alyssa on the right has a complete different look. Alyssa has a more indie look but she is wearing a lot of Black. Alyssa has jet black hair and she is wearing a red ribbon Alice band which stands out from her hair. Alyssa has black eyes which when looked into hypnotise the reader, this is the main aim of her looking up at the reader, her eyebrows go in as she is pulling a roaring face at the reader.

 

Lighting

The lighting is coming from a lamp near me, however, by me changing the colours it made it appear that the light was shining on Vicky’s hair, jacket , face, on Alyssa’s face, and hair.

Design of Contents Draft 2

Contents Page

This is my second Contents Page and this is a draft of what the contents page design could look like. I have shown the pictures and the colors I could use for the Contents Page.

Denotation

Denotation is what the Contents page shows, the pictures I used the layout I have used. I designed the Contents Page on Microsoft Publisher. The background is Plain White. The word which stands out the most is “CONTENTS” which is in bold bright Yellow Capital letters, I designed the word “CONTENTS” on Word Art. I decided on the font style Matisse ITC. I then put the word “CONTENTS” on a Black Rectangular box which I drew then filled in with Black. In the same Black Rectangular box under the word “CONTENTS” is the words “Issue 1 and Cover date 5/2/2009. This is in bold white smaller writing.

Underneath the Contents box is the photograph of the double page spread of Sweet and Sour. On the photograph is the caption “Sweet and Sour-They are not as sweet as they seem”, this is in Yellow Font in the font style of Tahoma small cap. On the photograph is the page number as well, this is in the font style of Matisse ITC, I designed the number on Word Art. I then put the number “20” in a Grey box. Under the photograph of Sweet and Sour is the photograph of “The Nutters”, the photograph just has the number on which again was designed on Microsoft word art and put in the same font style and I then put the number “18” in a Grey box. Under the photograph is the name of the artists being show which is The Nutters the font style is Tahoma small cap and the words are in capital letters. Under the photograph of The Nutters is “The Hoodies” the photograph has again the page number in the font style of Matisse ITC. Under the photograph is the name of the band “The Hoodies” in clear writing. Down the middle of the page is a line which halves the page. At the top of the page on the right hand side is the Editors note. This is in smaller font and is in bold Black I decided to put it in the font style of Tahoma Small Cap. Under the editor’s note is the caption “Rock News. Rock the world. Rock is not a hobby it is life”, this is in Bold Tahoma Small Cap font style and is in larger font. Under the caption is the photograph of Sister Act. The photograph has the number “16” on in again in bright yellow lettering in the font style of Matisse ITC which I then put in a Grey box. Under the photograph is the name of the band Sister Act. Under the final photograph are the words “THIS WEEK” this is in bold Red Lettering and is in Capital Letter. The words are in a Black rectangular box. Under the title “THIS WEEK” is the sub-heading “NEWS” which is in the font style off Microsoft Word Art. I made a fill effect of Grey and White. It is in Capital letters and is in large font. Under the sub-heading NEWS is what is in the NEWS section which is a article on Bullet for my Valentine. Under the news section is the next sub-heading is GIGS, there is then information on what the GIGS section is about. Under the Gig section is ALBUM REVIEWS, this is again in capital letters and has the fill effect Grey and White. Under the sub-heading is what this particular section is about. Near each of the sections is the page number in bold purple font.

Connotation

The title Contents

In all rock magazines I have looked at especially Kerrang! The Contents title always stands out. So I decided to ensure my title “CONTENTS” stood out to the audience. The word CONTENTS is in bright yellow this stood out, but I felt it did not stand out enough so I then decided to put it on a Black background which I then felt made the word CONTENTS stand out. I wanted the audience to know what issue number it was and the date of the magazine so I decided to put this information in smaller white font as I wanted it to stand out, however, I did not want it to take up too much space. I have again looked at Kerrang! I noticed there was an editors note, but the writing for the editors note was too small. So I came to the decision as I want the reader to read the editors note I would make the writing larger and in Black so it would stand out from the plain background.

The Photograph

Sweet and Sour

I took the photograph with my digital camera, I put the digital on a self timer and put it on a shelf. It is a picture of me and my sister.

The Pose

We are both stood in front of the camera looking straight at the camera, as if we are looking at the reader making eye contact as if to say buy this magazine. I am on the right and I am looking straight at the camera and is pulling a small cheeky smile, and I have my head buried into hers but I am not really striking a proper pose unlike my sister Hannah on the left. Hannah on the left is staring straight at the camera, and has her fingers in front of her eyes, and is pulling a pout at the reader. She has her head slanted to the side.

The Looks

From looking at other photographs on rock magazines such as Kerrang! The hairstyles on the artists a lot of the time is the same. They all have their hair cover their eyes a bit. Hannah has her fringe framed around her face and nearly covers her eyes but you can see both her deep blue eyes which are meant to hypnotise the reader. She has Black make-up which makes her eyes stand out more. She is wearing a Grey hoodie which makes her pale skin and Blonde hair stand out. She has her hood up which frames her face. I have my fringe over one of my eyes, so you can only see one of my eyes, and also my head is slanted so this just flattens my hair. You can see one of my eyes through my fringe which is staring up at the reader. I am not wearing as much dark make-up as Hannah. My hair frames my face and makes my facial features stand out. I am also wearing a grey hoodie to match my sisters as I wanted to wear something which is matching.

The Lighting

The light came from a lamp which I situated at the back of us. This did cast a slight shadow over us. The light did bounce off my hair which made my sisters hair look blonder.

The Nutters

I took this photograph with my digital camera. I took the photograph when some of the people on the photograph were unaware and some of the people are aware. I have looked at again some of the past pictures took by NME and Kerrang! And some of the artists look aware and some unaware.

The Pose

In this photograph the group are sat on a sofa. On the far left is Junior. He looks laid back and very casual with what is going on, he has his arm around Aimee who is just leaning back into his arms smiling a cheeky grin at the camera. Stefan on the other hand, is pulling his tongue out at Aimee and is unaware of the camera, although eh does look relax. Chris who is next to Stefan is looking side ways, he has a blow up dolphin hammer between his leg and looks like he is striking a pose. The last boy on the far right is just leaning on Chris.

The Looks

Junior on the far left is wearing glasses. He has a trench coat which does connotates rock music and Goth music. He is wearing a lot of black clothing which again connotates rock music because Black is seen as a tough colour. He has his hair in an ordinary style. Aimee who is next to Junior is wearing again dark clothing which is associated with dark rock music. I also noticed by looking at magazines such as Kerrang! And noticed a lot of the artists had different colours in their hair. Aimee has a Blue streak in her hair and this made her look similar to other artists looks on Kerrang! She is wearing dark denim drainpipes which are again most of the time associated with rock stars. Stefan is wearing a dark t-shirt and jeans. Chris and Alex looks very casual, however, Chris looks amusing with the blow up dolphin.

The Lighting

The light is coming from a lamp which is beside me, however, it does not shine brightly on the picture.

The Hoodies

I took this photograph whilst I was out. I went to Hull Marina, and crouched down and told my friends to run at the digital camera and make the craziest pose possible, because again I noticed that some poses on magazines such as NME the poses don’t look posed they look natural.

The Pose

The very front person in this photograph is Jarred, he has his mouth wide open as if he is screaming at the camera, he has his eyes completely shut, as if he is unaware of what he is doing. Sophie who is on the left has her head on Jarred’s shoulder, and is pulling a grin at the camera, however, you cannot see what her eyes are doing. Matt who is on the right Is not really posing he is just smiling at the camera, it is as if he is trying to get into the picture.

The Looks

Jarred is wearing a Black plain hoodie. His hoodie is up and frames his face which makes his face stand out, and the pose he is pulling. Again he is wearing a Black t-shirt and the dark colours he wears we associate with rock stars. Sophie is wearing a matching Black hoodie. She has her hood up but her hair flies in her face so she looks like she is head banging. Matt on the far left is in a plain green jacket, and has a t-shirt on which is Black and has a skull on and you see a lot of rock bands which have skulls on. His hair looks very plain and he has not done anything with it.

The Lighting

The light is coming from the sun in the sky. The sky is Blue and you can only see a few clouds. The light mainly shines onto Sophie’s hair. The light also shines off Matt’s face but Jarred is in the shadows.

Sister Act

I again took this photograph with my digital camera, I then edited it on Picture manager and looked at the different contrasts, in the end I made the wrong decision so I decided not to use this photograph for the double page spread.

The Pose

Unfortunately you cannot see what face Vicky is pulling on the left. Although, you can see she is staring up at the reader. She is leaning in towards Alyssa on the right. Alyssa on the right is pulling a face and is making a claw which hides part of her face. She is leaning in towards Vicky. They have their heads together. Although Vicky does take up part of the photograph.

The Looks

Vicky is wearing a leather jacket, and a Black and White T-shirt again Black connotes rock music. Her hair is natural brown, and this allows her eyes to stand out. Alyssa on the right has a complete different look. Alyssa has a more indie look but she is wearing a lot of Black. Alyssa has jet black hair and she is wearing a red ribbon Alice band which stands out from her hair. Alyssa has black eyes which when looked into hypnotize the reader, this is the main aim of her looking up at the reader, her eyebrows go in as she is pulling a roaring face at the reader.

Lighting

The lighting is coming from a lamp near me, however, by me changing the colours it made it appear that the light was shining on Vicky’s hair, jacket , face, on Alyssa’s face, and hair.

Design of Contents Draft 1

This is my first Contents Page and the draft design of it, and what the contents page design could look like. I have shown the pictures and the colors I could use for the Contents Page.

Denotation

Denotation is what the Contents page shows, the pictures I used and the layout I have used. I designed the Contents Page on Microsoft Office. The background is Plain White. The word which stands out the most is “CONTENTS” which is in bold bright Yellow Capital letters, I designed the word “CONTENTS” on Word Art. I decided on the font Hattenschweiler. I then put the word “CONTENTS” on a Black Rectangular box which I drew then filled in with Black. In the same Black Rectangular box under the word “CONTENTS” is the words “Issue 1 and Cover date 5/2/2009. This is in bold white smaller writing. Under the Black rectangular box is the Editors note. This is in smaller font and is in bold Black I decided to put it in the font style of Tahoma Small Cap. Next to the Editors Note is the phrase “Rock News. Rock the world. Rock is not a hobby it is life”, this is in Bold Tahoma Small Cap font style and is in larger font. Going back to the left hand side under the Editors note is the very first picture of the band which is being interviewed for the Double Page Spread, the band being interviewed is Sweet and Sour on the photograph is the Caption “Sweet and Sour-They are not as Sweet as the seem.” This caption is in the font style of Tahoma Small Cap, it is in capital letters and is Bold and Yellow/ Next to the Caption is the page number “20” this is in the font style of Hattenschweiler, and is large, and I designed the number “20” on Microsoft Word Art. I the put the number in a Grey box. Under the picture of Sweet and Sour is the next picture of the next band called The Nutters on the photograph is the page number “18” this is in bright yellow and is again in the font style of Hattenschweiler and is in large font. I put the number in a Grey square box. Under the photograph is the name of the band The Nutters. Under the title of the band is the next photograph of the next band which is of The Hoodies. On the photograph is the page number “17” this is again in bright Yellow writing which I designed on Microsoft Word Art in the font style of Hattenschweiler. This is large font size. I again put the number in a square Grey box. Under the photograph is the name of the band “The Hoodies” in clear writing. Down the middle of the page is a line which halves the page. The very last photograph is on right hand side at the top it is a photograph of the “Sister Act”. The photograph has the number “16” on in again in bright yellow lettering in the font style of Hattenschweiler which I then put in a grey box. Under the photograph is the name of the band Sister Act. Under the final photograph are the words “THIS WEEK” this is in bold Red Lettering and is in Capital Letter. The words are in a Black rectangular box. Under the title “THIS WEEK” is the sub-heading “NEWS” which is in the font style off Microsoft Word Art. I made a fill effect of Grey and White. It is in Capital letters and is in large font. Under the sub-heading NEWS is what is in the NEWS section which is a article on Bullet for my Valentine. Under the news section is the next sub-heading is GIGS, there is then information on what the GIGS section is about. Under the Gig section is ALBUM REVIEWS, this is again in capital letters and has the fill effect Grey andWhite. Under the sib-heading is what this particular section is about. Near each of the sections is the page number in bold purple font.

Connotation

The title Contents

In all rock magazines I have looked at especially Kerrang! The Contents title always stands out. So I decided to ensure my title “CONTENTS” stood out to the audience. The word CONTENTS is in bright yellow this stood out, but I felt it did not stand out enough so I then decided to put it on a Black background which I then felt made the word CONTENTS stand out. I wanted the audience to know what issue number it was and the date of the magazine so I decided to put this information in smaller white font as I wanted it to stand out, however, I did not want it to take up too much space. I have again looked at Kerrang! I noticed there was an editors note, but the writing for the editors note was too small. So I came to the decision as I want the reader to read the editors note I would make the writing larger and in Black so it would stand out from the plain background.

The Photographs

Sweet and Sour

I took the photograph with my digital camera, I put the digital on a self timer and put it on a shelf. It is a picture of me and my sister.

The Pose

We are both stood in front of the camera looking straight at the camera, as if we are looking at the reader making eye contact as if to say buy this magazine. I am on the right and I am looking straight at the camera and is pulling a small cheeky smile, and I have my head buried into hers but I am not really striking a proper pose unlike my sister Hannah on the left. Hannah on the left is staring straight at the camera, and has her fingers in front of her eyes, and is pulling a pout at the reader. She has her head slanted to the side.

The Looks

From looking at other photographs on rock magazines such as Kerrang! The hairstyles on the artists a lot of the time is the same. They all have their hair cover their eyes a bit. Hannah has her fringe framed around her face and nearly covers her eyes but you can see both her deep blue eyes which are meant to hypnotise the reader. She has Black make-up which makes her eyes stand out more. She is wearing a Grey hoodie which makes her pale skin and Blonde hair stand out. She has her hood up which frames her face. I have my fringe over one of my eyes, so you can only see one of my eyes, and also my head is slanted so this just flattens my hair. You can see one of my eyes through my fringe which is staring up at the reader. I am not wearing as much dark make-up as Hannah. My hair frames my face and makes my facial features stand out. I am also wearing a grey hoodie to match my sisters as I wanted to wear something which is matching.

The Lighting

The light came from a lamp which I situated at the back of us. This did cast a slight shadow over us. The light did bounce off my hair which made my sisters hair look blonder.

The Nutters

I took this photograph with my digital camera. I took the photograph when some of the people on the photograph were unaware and some of the people are aware. I have looked at again some of the past pictures took by NME and Kerrang! And some of the artists look aware and some unaware.

The Pose

In this photograph the group are sat on a sofa. On the far left is Junior. He looks laid back and very casual with what is going on, he has his arm around Aimee who is just leaning back into his arms smiling a cheeky grin at the camera. Stefan on the other hand, is pulling his tongue out at Aimee and is unaware of the camera, although eh does look relax. Chriswho is next to Stefan is looking side ways, he has a blow up dolphin hammer between his leg and looks like he is striking a pose. The last boy on the far right is just leaning on Chris.

The Looks

Junior on the far left is wearing glasses. He has a trench coat which does connotates rock music and Goth music. He is wearing a lot of black clothing which again connotates rock music because Black is seen as a tough colour. He has his hair in an ordinary style. Aimee who is next to Junior is wearing again dark clothing which is associated with dark rock music. I also noticed by looking at magazines such as Kerrang! And noticed a lot of the artists had different colours in their hair. Aimee has a Blue streak in her hair and this made her look similar to other artists looks on Kerrang! She is wearing dark denim drainpipes which are again most of the time associated with rock stars. Stefan is wearing a dark t-shirt and jeans. Chris and Alex looks very casual, however, Chris looks amusing with the blow up dolphin.

The Lighting

The light is coming from a lamp which is beside me, however, it does not shine brightly on the picture.

The Hoodies

I took this photograph whilst I was out. I went to Hull Marina, and crouched down and told my friends to run at the digital camera and make the craziest pose possible, because again I noticed that some poses on magazines such as NME the poses don’t look posed they look natural.

The Pose

The very front person in this photograph is Jarred, he has his mouth wide open as if he is screaming at the camera, he has his eyes completely shut, as if he is unaware of what he is doing. Sophie who is on the left has her head on Jarred’s shoulder, and is pulling a grin at the camera, however, you cannot see what her eyes are doing. Matt who is on the right Is not really posing he is just smiling at the camera, it is as if he is trying to get into the picture.

The Looks

Jarred is wearing a Black plain hoodie. His hoodie is up and frames his face which makes his face stand out, and the pose he is pulling. Again he is wearing a Black t-shirt and the dark colours he wears we associate with rock stars. Sophie is wearing a matching Black hoodie. She has her hood up but her hair flies in her face so she looks like she is head banging. Matt on the far left is in a plain green jacket, and has a t-shirt on which is Black and has a skull on and you see a lot of rock bands which have skulls on. His hair looks very plain and he has not done anything with it.

The Lighting

The light is coming from the sun in the sky. The sky is Blue and you can only see a few clouds. The light mainly shines onto Sophie’s hair. The light also shines off Matt’s face but Jarred is in the shadows.

Sister Act

I again took this photograph with my digital camera, I then edited it on Picture manager and looked at the different contrasts, in the end I made the wrong decision so I decided not to use this photograph for the double page spread.

The Pose

Unfortunately you cannot see what face Vicky is pulling on the left. Although, you can see she is staring up at the reader. She is leaning in towards Alyssa on the right. Alyssa on the right is pulling a face and is making a claw which hides part of her face. She is leaning in towards Vicky. They have their heads together. Although Vicky does take up part of the photograph.

The Looks

Vicky is wearing a leather jacket, and a Black and White T-shirt again Black connotes rock music. Her hair is natural brown, and this allows her eyes to stand out. Alyssa on the right has a complete different look. Alyssa has a more indie look but she is wearing a lot of Black. Alyssa has jet black hair and she is wearing a red ribbon Alice band which stands out from her hair. Alyssa has black eyes which when looked into hypnotise the reader, this is the main aim of her looking up at the reader, her eyebrows go in as she is pulling a roaring face at the reader.

Lighting

The lighting is coming from a lamp near me, however, by me changing the colours it made it appear that the light was shining on Vicky’s hair, jacket , face, on Alyssa’s face, and hair.