Research & Planning: Location Recce.

edit: the date at the top should be 2014.

Research & Planning: Music Magazine, Top of the pops Double Page Spread.

When continuing to create my music magazine, I will be looking back at my audience feedback, but also, I will be taking a close look at other pop magazines for inspiration and guidance. Top of the pops I have chosen will be what I look too most when continuing to construct my own music magazine.

Research & Planning: Music Magazine Progress 4.

I have changed the artist names on the left which will pair with my images that will be placed there soon and I have began to start making my contents page for my music magazine.

Research & Planning: Extra Double Page Spread Questions For Story

Extra Questions

• Are you dating anyone?

Bella: "As of right now, I’m not. I have been on a few dates in the past few months, but nothing came from that. I’ve decided to just focus on my music career, friends and family at this time of my life. I have so much time ahead of me for all that, finding love and doing the whole family, kids and white picket fences thing. And besides, I have very little spare time as it is, it’s better if I am single right now and when the time is right i’m sure i’ll find someone to have a special connection with."

• What are your plans for the summer?

Bella: "I have a lot planned already actually! I’ll be spending the first 

half of my summer finishing wrapping up my new album which is 

set to debut at the end of August if all goes as planned. The rest 

of the summer then me and the girls are off to spend a week 

away in the Bahamas, which will be so much fun i’m sure 

and of course relaxing too, I can’t wait! Then when I return 

the rest of my time will most definitely by spilt between 

seeing my family and sitting with my feet up on the 

couch and binge watching some tv shows I’ve been 

dying to get started on for so long now, followed by

lots of chocolates and take aways, haha. Time for

myself is just as important as the other aspects of

my life, so I try to find the time for this whenever 

I can and it always destresses and refreshes me.”

• How do you stay fit and healthy?

Bella: "It’s very simple for anyone to acheive the body and 

health they want. With your food, you got to first balance your 

diet with the right proteins, carbohydrates, fats and so on, then 

you have to make sure to keep things in moderation - it’s key really.

Always, always have breakfast, skipping this meal of the day is the 

worst thing for you to do as it awakens your body and makes you feel

less sleepy in the mornings, gives you more energy for the rest of your 

day which will boost your happiness a hell of a lot. As for exercise, I go for 

a run most mornings as it again refreshes me and wakes me up. I swim a few times a week to keep fit and it’s something i’ve always loved to do as a child which helps. Lastly, I do workout videos in my own home, as i’m not a fan of going to classes and excersising with others, unless it’s a couple of my friends, haha. I do about 30 mintues workout every other day. Oh, and I also love to dance, so sometimes I go to a dance studio and just let loose, no matter if it’s a well planned out routine or I look like an absolute idiot. ”

• Fashion Advice

“I’m in love with dresses, they are my weakness and if I see one I like I

      have to get it! No one can stop me! It’s pretty bad actually. Despite

           my lack of self control when it comes to those special dresses, I 

                  do have a strick budget for shopping for clothes which is

                         barely overpasses if I can help it. Don’t just buy the 

                                 clothes or shoes because they are pretty, buy

                                     the items because you want them and you         

                                            know you will put them to good use!                                                                              

                                                   It will save you time and money 

                                                          which are two important  

                                                                   factors in life."

Research & Planning: Double Page Spread Story.

Double Page Spread Story

Questions + Answers:

• Do you enjoy your job?

- Bella: "Absolutely. I mean yes, there will be time when work is hard and kicking your ass basically, but you know thats part of life, not everything is going to be plain sailing and despite the hard times, at the end of the day I still am completely content and grateful to be able to create music, it's something I've   wanted to do since I was a child and to be able to be hear right now and do what I love is amazing. I enjoy it very very much."

• Have you always been passionate about music?

- Bella: "Yes. Absolutely. Ever since I was a little kid, I would always, always be listening to music...and danced around in my bedroom. I think in a way, everyone is passionate about music, we all have that one - or a few songs - that really stay close to our hearts and we melt every time it comes on. Thats passion, it doesn't matter whether they are a star, standing on stage and singing in front of thousands of people. Those people are in the audience because they enjoy and our passionate about your music. So yeah, I have definitely always been very into music and I am so grateful to everyone who helped me get to where I am now."

• Do you feel you have no privacy in your life?

- Bella: "Sometimes, it's very hard to keep somethings in my life private, you know. It can be a stressful time for some, especially if the media are printing stories that you know have inevitably twisted the truth and more often than not are a complete and utter lie. But being in this industry, you going to expect these things to happen. It's going to, there's no way you could ever keep everything private from the media. So sometimes you just have to pick and choose."

• How do you find inspiration to create music?

- Bella: "In everyday life. Everything can inspire you to think about something, which ends up branching onto all other things to think about which sometimes eventually with some hard work creates a song - or the basis of a song. It's fascinating really, you know you could pick up a flower which somehow triggers a memory or just a general thought which ends up being the one object that inspires you to write a song. So, yeah. Anything and everything around you influences your life and thoughts."

• What do you think of your fans?

- Bella: "I love them, I mean...if I didn't have such amazing support from them, I most likely wouldn't be where I am right now. I'll browse on social media sites every now and again, and the amount of tweets, videos, fanart and a lot of other things is mind-blowing, the fans take time out of their daily life to dedicate and create something around me and my work and I think thats incredible. Everyone always says how the most amazing moment in their career is when they first step up on stage and see the amount of people in the audience - and while I agree it is overwhelming and wonderful, to me the most memorable and appreciated experience of my music career will forever be the fans and the never ending support they have showed me during this journey."

• Your celebrity crush?

- Bella: "Haha, I was waiting for this question, everyone seems to love to hear about this and I get why, It's a really interesting thing to know about someone. I find it hard to believe that someone out there didn't have a celebrity crush at some point in their life, as to me it was a part of my childhood. I was about 14 I think and I sat down and watched this show and this particular actor really intrigued me, very talented and after I watched the episode - and since there were no more episodes until next week, I went upstairs, grabbed my laptop and searched for the actors name and what else they starred it and picked some other films or whatever they were in to watch until the next episode aired, haha. I prefer to keep their name to myself for now."

• What do you do in your spare time? 

- Bella: "Well, it really depends on my mood to be honest. Sometimes I love to just sit and curl up with a good book and a coffee, in front of the fireplace, you know get lost in someone else's world for a while. It really helps me relax and not have to worry about anything for even a good couple hours. I also like to go swimming, that helps me relax too and enjoy the freeness of having spare time to myself. I also make time to go out with a few of my friends for dinner or something, you know a casual catch up of whats been happening in our lives and have a good old chat, that's always fun as more often than not it's been a while since we have seen each other."

Research & Planning: Music Magazine Progress 3.

I have recently made the minor adjustments of adding a purple box on the left side, which holds text larger than the one's on the right informing readers of the main article within the magazine, the star Bella Grey. I also added 3 boxes at the bottom which will soon be filled with a few images and text "omg!", "wow" and "aww" next to the artists names on the right ready to be paired with images as well.

Research & Planning: Music Magazine, Top of the pops contents page.

 

When continuing to create my music magazine, I will be looking back at my audience feedback, but also, I will be taking a close look at other pop magazines for inspiration and guidance. Top of the pops I have chosen will be what I look too most when continuing to construct my own music magazine.

Research & Planning: Coverline Ideas.

How many coverlines shall I feature?

• 3 - 6 coverlines featured.

Ideas for coverlines:

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Research & Planning: Music Magazine, Top of the pops front cover.

When continuing to create my music magazine, I will be looking back at my audience feedback, but also, I will be taking a close look at other pop magazines for inspiration and guidance. Top of the pops I have chosen will be what I look too most when continuing to construct my own music magazine.

Research & Planning: Music Magazine Progress 2

I installed the font: Amperzand to use for the text "plus all of these stars". I have added 3 small boxes coloured purple at the side, with text of artists within them. I also added text within the small circular yellow box at the bottom of my front cover which showcases that Taylor Swift tickets are available to win.

Research & Planning: Music Magazine Progress 1

Today I added to my magazine a barcode, Issue number, price with dates as to when the issue can be bought. A background colour, a yellow round shape and 1 white box, which will later be filled with a few images and text.

Research & Planning: Next Steps 6.

To complete this upcoming week:

1. Upload model head shots.
2. Continue working on front cover of my music magazine.
3. Write the contents to my double page spread story.
4. Gain social networking feedback.
5. Regular posts on the progress of my music magazine.

Research & Planning: Scheduling when to take my model head shots.

Over the weekend and the beginning of next week, I plan to take photos of my main model to add her to my front cover of my music magazine.
I will be taking my photos on a field which is located near my home and hopefully if the weather is looking nice, rain will not fall.
I am taking my photos outside in order to gain natural light within my photos, which will add to linking in nicely with my genre pop, which requires a happier atmosphere and expressions.