DPS Text.

Writing For DPS.

After having to move back in with her father, the life of Anastasia has been very poorly reported. But I caught up with her in her father’s London (Holland Park) home.

So, Anastasia, what brought you back home?

Well it wasn’t really my choice to move back in with him, but I guess it was for my own good. When my mum died, I was 14; that’s when I began to go off the rails. I always wanted to be a musician, like my dad, but  the drugs were holding me back as well as not wanting to be a copy of my dad, I wanted to be individual. Everything happened so fast, getting noticed by Cherry Road Records and my mum dying. I began to mix with the wrong people; I was fed up of being daddies little princess.

When did your life start going down hill?

When I was about 16 or 17. I started drinking and stealing from dad’s bar. I was smoking anything I could get my hands on; I even did cocaine at one point. Going back to the previous question, that’s why I moved back home. I’m grateful because my dad helped me stop binging. If it weren’t for him I wouldn’t be have an album coming out. I might not even be here, who knows? I am grateful every single day I am here.

Tell me about your new album?

Toxic Waste is the most heart-felt album I have ever written. I wrote it when I was in the Dominican Republic, everywhere I went someone was trying to sell me hard core drugs which made me think back to that awful time when drugs were a big part of my life. Toxic Waste is about my battle with my demons. “Drugs are toxic, they’re just a waste.” The main reason I wrote this album is to tell anyone if you’re in a bad place you can get out of it, do seek help; that doesn't make you weak, it makes you stronger than those who don't.

So what does your dad think of your new album?

I hope he likes it. [laughs] He’s preparing for his tour, at the moment, so I don’t think he’s had much time to listen to it.

What do you think of your dad and what he does?

I think what he does is pretty cool. His music isn’t really my scene but I do like it. Him doing this is what made me want to be a musician. I loved going on tour with him and spending time in the bus with the band which lead me to want that for myself. He is my inspiration, my soul and my life. 

How does this new album compare to your old one?
To me i think it is a lot more grown up than what it was because it did come out a few years a go and my listeners were all around my age so it is now like we are growing up together which makes me feel really connected to them and I hope they feel the same way about it. It is a big change from heavy rock to indie but i think they will understand the difference and hopefully embrace it. I also hope new listeners enjoy it as much as I do!

Do you think this album will open more doors for you?
I hope it does [laughs] I mean, it would be nice to get signed to a bigger record label; thinking of my future of course; Cherry Road is great and everything but world wide fame would be brilliant! Maybe this album will do that for me, I really hope that it does but we can only wait and see what happens can't we.

HIGHLIGHTED = PULL QUOTES.

Contents Page!

What I am not putting in my contents page.

I am NOT putting an 'editors note' in my contents page as Kerrang! is the only magazine I have looked at that has an editors note, personally I think it looks cheap and I am not directly following the conventions of Kerrang! as it is a combination of 4 different magazines, not just that one.

Photo Changes.

Photograph Changes.

As you can see my front cover picture does not match my plan, this is because the photographs I originally took my models were not looking at the camera. This caused me to have a different idea which lead to only 1 more photo shoot. I think my magazine is better than it would have been if I had used the pictures I was going to use!

Music Magazine Front Cover.

My Music Magazine Cover!

CHANGES.

Changes!

Originally this was going to be my front cover; 

But then it got changed to this because the models were not looking at the camera and NO music magazine does that.

And finally I have settled on this picture, the connotation of a music magazine is given off by her Rolling Stones t-shirt.

This means the plan for my front cover went completely out of the window as this photograph was from my first ever photo shoot for my magazine.

Getting Familiar With Elements 11.

Elements 11

I did have prior knowledge of photoshop because I have used it quite a bit at home with all the art work I do. I knew where to start with photographs but I did not know how to save them properly and how to cut people out well enough to go into a magazine but I do know now. 

Getting Familiar With The Camera.

Camera Work.

There wasn't really much to get used to with the camera as it was my own camera and I have had it for quite a few years. I did struggle trying to get it to charge before the shoot but this was because I could not find the battery charger, once that was found and charged I was back to being perfectly fine with my camera.

Models.

My Models.

I think the models I chose were right for my magazine as they looked like the sort of person who would read the magazine therefore they suited being in the photographs for it. They were styled how I was aiming for and also did what I needed them to do which made taking the pictures very easy. I would certainly work with all my models again!

Semiotics.

Semiotics Presentation.

Link To Slideshare!

Double Page Spread Changes.

DPS Changes.

The only change to this is taking the lightening bolt out of the corner of the page. The page number and  mast head will go in the bottom corners of the pages.

Contents Page Changes.

Contents Changes.

Now the magazine has a name how I have written contents will be changed, we have decided on the font so we just have to take out the lightening bold and add in a few more pictures.

Front Cover Changes.

Front Cover Changes.

I have changed the picture on the front cover as it didn't seem like a good idea once I thought about it properly. Now instead of just having Corey on the front cover I will have Corey and Elliot and it looks a lot more musical than it would have done if it was just Corey on the front cover.

House Style.

House Style.

The house style for my magazine is clear from all my previous posts. The colours I will use are red, black, white and grey. I am working with Abbie so the different issues will link together like actual magazines do as we will both follow the same house style.

Masthead.

Masthead Fonts.

This font is going to be used for the title of the contents page as it isn't clear enough for the front cover of the magazine.

This font is going to be used for the masthead of the magazine as it looks quite loud and I feel that it will fit in very well with my magazine.

This font is too swirly and girly to be used in my magazine.

Photographs.

Photographs.

My photograph shoot didn't go exactly according to plan but I think I have some good outcomes from it! I don't think I need to do any more shoots as my magazine doesn't require a million and one pictures as it is aimed at older people, not little children. 

Changes.

Changes Because Of My Photographs.

Originally I was going to use this as my front cover but looking at it more and what Miss has said it is a bit too busy to be a front cover so I am going to use it on my double page spread instead.

This is now going to be my front cover.

Photo-Shoot Pictures.

Photo-shoot Pictures. 

This picture is going to be used on my double page spread. I like the background as it shows other rock bands which looks good. I have made Elliot into a Slash tribute act for my magazine and Corey is posing as his daughter and she is going to be incorporated into the story because she is following in her dads footsteps and trying to form an out of control girl rock band of her own.

I think this picture is going to be used on my front cover. I really like all the bottles and glasses in the background as well as the posters, it is exactly the look I was going for.

This picture will be used on my contents page to show off her wanting to start a new band up.

This will also be used on my contents page to show how good the slash tribute act is.

This will be used on my contents page because she is an up and coming artist.

This image is for my contents page, she has the moody indie look that is the other part of my magazine; as well as rock. I love the background!

Flickr Link.

Link To My Pictures On Flickr.

                               Flickr link!

Celtex Grabs!

Grabs Of Location, Props And Costume.

Pitch To IPC.

Pitch to IPC Media

Hello my name is Alisha. I am here to present a monthly magazine called Noise. I think that your company would be great to publish and distribute my new music magazine. I noticed you only produce two music magazine, which are NME and uncut. Now my music magazine is also a rock magazine but not quite as indie, we also incorporate heavier grunge music and rock therefore we appeal to a wider audience than that of NME. My target audience is 16 – 21 years old and both male and female, I feel that NME is more male directed so I have chosen to also try and cater more for the female magazine readers. Which in turn would boost the audience for my magazine. I have also done some audience surveys and the results have show that actually they would like a small lifestyle feature which again we have included in the magazine to meet the audiences demands. I would also like my readers to be able to have a subscription to the magazine if they like which your company offers, and your company also publishes online and on mobile and tablet devices which again could widen our sales. I would appreciate it if you took my magazine into consideration. Thank you for listening.

Research Into Institution.

Institution and Publishing Research.

                                   IPC Media Website Link.

IPC Media is a very iconic media brand with over 60 different brands underneath its belt such as NME, Pick Me Up and Marie Claire. It publishes just in the UK and only publishes NME and Uncut as music magazines so it would be great to get my magazine nationally known as IPC does more leisure magazines. It also publishes online and on tablet and mobile devices.

I think they would produce my magazine as it is different - currently they don't cater for grunge and metal genres of music. I also want my magazine to be available online and on tablets etc so i believe this company would really work for my magazine. They have a great website and there is also the chance of cross promotions with them. My magazine could go global with IPC and they distribute to Tesco, Sainsbury, WH Smith etc. Their Marketforce division is superb and i would feel very confident that my magazine would be marketed very well. 

Inspirations For Photoshoot.

Photoshoot Inspirations.

These two pictures are the pictures I will use for Corey's hair and makeup because combined they are the look I want.

Double Page Spread Photoshoot Plan.

Plan For My DPS Photoshoot.

Contents Page Photoshoot Plan.

Plan For My Contents Page Photoshoot.