Wednesday, 27 April 2016
LO2: Legal and ethical
1) IPSO
Independent Press Standards Organisation. They regulate newspapers and magazines and deal with any complaints about articles in magazines/newspapers. They use the editors code of practise, things like accuracy, invasion of privacy, leading to grief or shock and harassment.
I will adhere to this in the publication of my magazine by not asking personal questions in the interview to the artist, no personal information of the artist will be published and when I am conducting the interview I will make sure the artist is comfortable and when they are answering the questions. I will do this by sending them a copy of the questions first, so they are aware of what they will be answering and if there's any problems, they can let me know beforehand.
2) Obscene Publications Act
Making sure nothing is published that could be seen as 'obscene' for the audience. These things could include nudity, explicit language, violence, depiction of drugs and alcohol.
In my magazine I will make sure that if the artist uses bad language, as my genre is hip-hop, certain letters will be starred out so that the reader can still tell what the artist is saying, while conforming to the censors guidelines. There will be no violence or violent pictures included in my magazine. No images related to drugs or alcohol will be included in my magazine.
3) Libel law
If an article or story is misleading/twisted or untrue about an individual or group, they can sue the publishers under the libel law. Not allowed to publish false information. Also publishers are not allowed to write defamatory content.
The answers that the artist gives in the interview are the answers that will be published in the article. No false information about the artist will be put into the article.
4) Copyright
Where holders of content can protect their intellectual property, for example an image, a logo or a piece of music. To use copyrighted content, permission must be asked for.
I will get the artist to sign a release and consent form, so they can give me the permission to use their image in my photos in my magazine. I will ask the permission to use the artists covers from their music to promote in my magazine as the artwork will be copyrighted.
5) Laws of contempt
It's a criminal offence to publish content that poses a risk to justice. It prevents magazines/newspapers from publishing anything too sensationalist about a criminal case.
Any information that the artist says that could get him in trouble with the law, won't be included in the magazine, as this could alert authorities or give encouragement to readers reading the article.
Independent Press Standards Organisation. They regulate newspapers and magazines and deal with any complaints about articles in magazines/newspapers. They use the editors code of practise, things like accuracy, invasion of privacy, leading to grief or shock and harassment.
I will adhere to this in the publication of my magazine by not asking personal questions in the interview to the artist, no personal information of the artist will be published and when I am conducting the interview I will make sure the artist is comfortable and when they are answering the questions. I will do this by sending them a copy of the questions first, so they are aware of what they will be answering and if there's any problems, they can let me know beforehand.
2) Obscene Publications Act
Making sure nothing is published that could be seen as 'obscene' for the audience. These things could include nudity, explicit language, violence, depiction of drugs and alcohol.
In my magazine I will make sure that if the artist uses bad language, as my genre is hip-hop, certain letters will be starred out so that the reader can still tell what the artist is saying, while conforming to the censors guidelines. There will be no violence or violent pictures included in my magazine. No images related to drugs or alcohol will be included in my magazine.
3) Libel law
If an article or story is misleading/twisted or untrue about an individual or group, they can sue the publishers under the libel law. Not allowed to publish false information. Also publishers are not allowed to write defamatory content.
The answers that the artist gives in the interview are the answers that will be published in the article. No false information about the artist will be put into the article.
4) Copyright
Where holders of content can protect their intellectual property, for example an image, a logo or a piece of music. To use copyrighted content, permission must be asked for.
I will get the artist to sign a release and consent form, so they can give me the permission to use their image in my photos in my magazine. I will ask the permission to use the artists covers from their music to promote in my magazine as the artwork will be copyrighted.
5) Laws of contempt
It's a criminal offence to publish content that poses a risk to justice. It prevents magazines/newspapers from publishing anything too sensationalist about a criminal case.
Any information that the artist says that could get him in trouble with the law, won't be included in the magazine, as this could alert authorities or give encouragement to readers reading the article.
Wednesday, 20 April 2016
LO1: Designing my mastheads
These are the stages I went through to edit my first masthead idea. I firstly added the font that I used for this idea,
Friday, 8 April 2016
LO1: Draft articles
'Levelling Up'
After releasing his debut single, Yung Shayi has gained worldwide attention from other artists and rappers and has been described as an 'up and coming young talent in the hip-hop business'. This is only his second year in the game, but it's proving to be his most successful yet.
At only 17 years of age, Yung Shayi has proven himself to be someone to watch out for this year. Since releasing his 4 track EP in January titled 'Watch Out', he has been a name to be reckoned with across the hip-hop game. So far the EP has been played on his Soundcloud page over 200,000 times alone.
I turned up at Shayi's studio with the expectations of crew members, and friends, but to my surprise it was him himself who let me through the door and what shocked me even further was the fact that it was only him and I in the room. We sat down on a couple of leather recliner chairs next to his setup and got talking. I first of all jokily asked him where all his other crew was, "It's just me, I am Yung Shayi. Nobody else is part of what I do. Of course I have my friends and brothers that come along to the studio from time to time, but what I produce is all done by me. I don't have no crew, no security, no publicists, no promoters, no nothin', just my mac, my studio and me".
After releasing his debut single, Yung Shayi has gained worldwide attention from other artists and rappers and has been described as an 'up and coming young talent in the hip-hop business'. This is only his second year in the game, but it's proving to be his most successful yet.
At only 17 years of age, Yung Shayi has proven himself to be someone to watch out for this year. Since releasing his 4 track EP in January titled 'Watch Out', he has been a name to be reckoned with across the hip-hop game. So far the EP has been played on his Soundcloud page over 200,000 times alone.
I turned up at Shayi's studio with the expectations of crew members, and friends, but to my surprise it was him himself who let me through the door and what shocked me even further was the fact that it was only him and I in the room. We sat down on a couple of leather recliner chairs next to his setup and got talking. I first of all jokily asked him where all his other crew was, "It's just me, I am Yung Shayi. Nobody else is part of what I do. Of course I have my friends and brothers that come along to the studio from time to time, but what I produce is all done by me. I don't have no crew, no security, no publicists, no promoters, no nothin', just my mac, my studio and me".
LO1: House style moodboards (font, colour scheme, photography ideas)
What do these mastheads have in common?
- They are all in a very clear, easy to read sans serif font.
- The writing is all in capital letters apart from one of the letters in the 'Hip Hop Connection' masthead. These magazines have used capital letters in their mastheads to connote the strong characters and lyrics from the hip-hop genre.
- The colours of the text contrast well with the background on the page.
- There is text above the main titles on each masthead, this is so the reader can know the artists/articles that are featured in that issue of the magazine.
What do I like about them?
- The colours on the mastheads are very aesthetically pleasing. These will draw the readers attention to the magazine in the shops.
- They all grab my attention and make me want to see more of the pages inside the magazine.
Font Ideas for my magazine
American Captain
Built Titling
Sequel
Colours:
I have selected these colours to be possibly presented in my magazine. The black and yellow and the white and the red contrast well together. The black and the yellow are stand out colours, which is the same as Hip-Hop. The genre stands out as a whole and the fashion that the artists and followers wear is very different. The yellow connotes wealth and money that the artists are making from releasing their music. The white would be good as text on a red background, as this will make the writing easy to read and clear.
I will be using the white as a background on my front cover and contents page, the black and red as text on both of these, the black as a background on my double page spread with the yellow for the text and designs.
House Style - Photography:
Front Cover:
Have the model stood up, wearing white and black t-shirt/hoodie and a snapback. The picture will be taken at an eye level angle with the model looking directly into the camera.
Contents:
Have the model stood up, with his back to the text. The text would match the colour of the picture. The model would be wearing a snapback, a black t-shirt and a hoodie.
Double Page Spread:
The model would be stood up but looking away from the camera. The picture would be taken at an eye level angle ideally but could be taken at a high angle to give a different perspective. The model would be wearing a snapback, a jacket and black t-shirt. This is because these clothes relate to the genre of music that I am basing my magazine on, hip-hop.
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