My Final Article

Here is my finished music Article for my magazine, i think it suites the audience, housestyle and the rules of thirds perfectly. The title of her name is contempory and flowy which fits in nicely with the housestyle of the magazine and its also asif its her symbol what she would have on her cd's etc. So the audience will feel like they know her. The paragraph on the left hand page is a breif description of Amelia and it's like a cliff hanger of whats invovled in the interview so the audience will read on. It fits in perfectly with the rules of thirds. The image on the left hand page is a high-angle fashionable picture keeping that element of fashion within my magazine as that plays a big part in my targeted audience, i chose the 'pixie lott hair' look on her because at this time alot of this audience in having there hair like that or wanting thier hair like that so they are right on the trend. The pull quote on the left page is a good pull quote too us, the audience will want to know what she is talking about and will then make them want too read on, the text is also the orbany' colour from the frontpage, contents and now followed on too the article too carry on the housestyle, making it look effective.
On the right hand side 80% of the page is text of the interview, for the interview i set it into 3 coloums which is conventional of an interview; also fits in with the rule of thirds. I have done the the questions in bold and the answers in just normal - this is so it looks like questions and answers and looks abit more interesting on the page. Its also conventional of a magazine to do that, either that or change it too italics. The pull quote in the middle of the text is also a good pull quote for the same reasons as last time yet this one really stands out on the page as its between all of the text on the page. The image in the right hand corner suites the page as it fits in nicley around the interview and she has hair gutiar giving it that music effect, she also looks fashionable and looks asif she is being herself.
To make it look like a magazine even more i have added a border on the bottom, showing a page number at each side, the name of the magazine and the website. The boreder colour is the same orban colour as previous pages too add to the housestyle even more.
Overall i am very happy with my article and i am happy that my hard work payed off.

Article Delay

Due to me going home early from sixth form today as i am not very well. i have not had chance to upload my Article so far, i was almost finished, all i had to do is write the interview which is what i have done at home but i cannot access my work until Monday on the school computers, this means that i would of reached my deadline, i still used the time wisely and will have the article done and dusted on monday. I have let my media teacher know about this.

Article Draft Boxes

Here is the first draft i have done of my article - i like this layout because it fits in with my housestyle and i think my target audience would like the layout. It also fits in well with the rule of thirds. The title will be a neat and sophiscated text (like her autograph). The picture of the left page would look best if its a mid-shot of Amelia in her comfort zone as the article/interview will be about her homelife and how she got famous and how it has changed her. I also think a long shot would look good too show her surroundings, making the audience feel asif they know her. The text on the left page would simply be a breif description about her and her rise to fame. The pull quote will be something intresting from the article what will make the audience want to read on to find out more about it. On the right hand side i have three colums which is conventional of an interview to have, also because it fits in with the rules of thirds, i will have a question in bold and then the answer underneath in italics. The pull quote in the middle also fits in well with the housestyle as it will make it stand out within all the text. The picture maybe a close-up, but it would also fit well as a long shot showing her surroundings.

Here is the second draft of my article - this one fits in ok with the rules of thirds but the housestyle is not as good and effective. The title is in the same place because it is the only place were it would fit nicely. The picture would look like its right in the middle of be page, asif its two different articles - spliting the pages. The pull quote im guessing would look quite effective as it would stand out, yet right above it there is text giving a brief description also making the whole left hand side look like a one page article. The layout on the righthand side is very simular to the first draft, there is three colums and a picture in the right hand bottom corner yet the pull quote is over lapping the picture, which would make it look cramped and could potentionaly loose the effect of the page. Therefore my first draft is the best for it.

Article Interview Questions

Here is the article interview, it starts with a breif description of her then the questions and answers, as soon as i get time to get onto photoshop from the school computers i will transfer it too my article straight away.

Amelia Interview
She has recently just began to shine in the limelight with her number1 ‘someone like you’, she stormed the Brits winning 3 awards, all the celebs are talking about her, all the fashion magazines and designers want her, now Amelia Cooper is thinking BIG things for the future. So we decided to have an interview with her to ask her what it was really like to get to where she is today and what the singing fashion icon’s plans are for the future.

How and What age did you realise you had something special with your singing?
‘well I think the first time I realised I had something special is when I won a local talent competition, I mean my town was only small but everyone who watched gave so many complements to my parents and too me saying that I was amazing which at the time i was only Twelve so I didn’t really know a lot about the music industry but it was at that moment when I decided I wanted to be a ‘pop star’.’

What are your first memories of performing?
‘Well my first one is the local talent show like I said before, then after that I a few people out of the area started to recognise who I was, and I performed at a children’s festival in Leeds, it wasn’t a massive crowd but I remember that’s when I started to develop in performing and wanted to push myself to get further.’

How difficult was it too get to where you are now?‘Honestly, when I had fully matured at around 16 I decided that I was going to push myself, send demo’s to all the big major music labels like Sony, EMI, Epic records and only Epic let me go in and meet with them and sing them a few tracks I had written but then after that I never heard from them, so when Usher’s label finally found me and got back to me and let me in their doors and sing too them my whole life changed within them two hours. But it took me a few years, I was 16 when i started trying to put myself out there, now I’m 19 but I honestly would not look back, I am so grateful for them giving me my brake.’

Who inspired you to do music and to really push yourself?‘I love love love Beyoncé, I think she is absolutely amazing although she is very different to my style of singing I think that she so respected and presents herself with confidence and is not afraid to be herself, a lot of her songs helped me when I was going through the rough patches of getting turned down and generally growing up – she’s also a style icon! She’s just completely lush! A role model to all girls out there.’

What was it like when ‘someone like you’ got too the top of the charts? The big number1!‘Oooh my gosh, it was the best feeling ever! From going through all the rejection and disappointment it was just the most amazing moment of my life, to finally realise that I was accepted in the industry and by the public! I love my fans for loving me, and making my dream come true, things just got better from that moment.’

What was the reaction from your family?‘My family was just, I don’t know! Proud, happy, shocked! haha I think that’s the moment when they realised that my life and there’s was going to change completely, the stress just went away for them and the relief kicked in, my family are so proud of me and that honestly out of everything is the best feeling ever.'

Now us here at VIBERANCE have heard through the grapevine that you are thinking of  calibrating with Rihanna?‘Well all I can say is I love Rihannas music and so I’ve heard she loves mine, and I can confirm that my manager has been speaking with Rihannas and we are possibly going to write a song together. But I can’t say no more! You know I would if I could but I think Usher & the label would kill me haha.’

Now we know you’re a fashion icon to all of the young women, but we’ve heard rumours that you’re opening your own fashion label?
‘Well I can confirm that this is true! And I am so so so so sooo happy, it’s like all of my dreams have come true! The label is called ‘Lucy in Disguise’ I’m opening this for all of the main towns so it’s a new high street shop, it’s a mixture of some high street fashion and some designer wear, so mostly affordable prices for everybody, but for the designer wear even if you can’t afford it, we have a reasonable price that you can rent it for, so you can feel like a princess! I’m just so excited! Hehe’

Wow, that sounds amazing! So when are we likely to see this happen?
‘Well my sister is doing all of the ‘dirty work’ for me ha-ha like all what happens behind it i don’t know what I’d do without her, I just choose the clothes and choose where we will be based! I mean I have to keep singing, that’s how I become famous and what I want to be known best by so that always comes first! It’s so exciting though!’

What’s your life like now?‘My life is like my dream come true; it’s everything I wanted and more. I don’t think I could describe it any better, that’s plain honesty of how I feel, truly grateful’

How has it changed?
'It has changed in the sense that I have obviously reached fame, so I have more opportunities too give back to my family, help out charities, open up my own fashion label, do an arena tour, do all these festivals! It’s amazing, but my family life has not changed, we all still live together in a new house, i do have an apartment but that is just work based only, but my family are still the same nutters as we was before, the only thing i can say is where happier! And it’s not because of the money or the fame, but because I’ve achieved my dream and it’s what they wanted for me too.'

What are your plans for the future?
'From now it’s onwards and upwards, I’m opening my fashion label, I’m doing another arena tour which I’m planning at the minute but this time its worldwide, I’m going to crack the USA and reach number 1 over there and i just want to be at that level where I know I couldn’t possibly do my job any better. I have BIG plans for the future and I’m happy all of my fans get too see it happen with me.'

Change to contents page

When i looked at my contents page again i realised that there was a mistake with the numbers navigating to each page. I said on my contents list that Sweet Harmony interview was on page 59 yet on the picture i said page 100. I have now made this change.

Content Page FINALLY finshed

After having the photoshoot yesterday i have finaly completed my Contents page, I will upload some other shots i took which i was going to use and show the difference between editing on a different post.