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Centre Name: Norbury Manor BEC

Centre Number: 14343

Candidate Name: Jassinta Carr

Candidate Number: 1040

Unit: G321

Final Front Cover

Final Contents Page

Final Double Page Spread

Evaluation: Question 7

Evaluation: Question 6

This is my response to Evaluation Question 6.

Evaluation: Question 5

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Evaluation: Question 4

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Evaluation: Question 3

Evaluation: Question 2

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Evaluation: Question 1

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Evaluation Question 1 from jassinta

Model Consent Forms

These are scans of the consent forms my models for my magazines signed so that I could photograph them.

DPS Links to Cover/Contents Pages

This is a presentation explaining the links between all three pages of my Alternative R&B music magazine 'TRILL'.

Double Page Spread Links to Cover from jassinta

Artist Interview

This is my artist interview that I wrote after conducting my research on the conventions of typical interviews with music artists:

Adam, the upcoming Alternative R&B artist balancing traditional rhythms with beats of contemporary R&B with emotional chilliness, converses with TRILL, in his first major interview since the triumph of his first mixtape ‘To Whom This May Concern’. With his music taking inspiration from his Indonesian culture and focusing on topics like loss and spirituality, he creates a world that is cloaked in a haze with a slinky undercurrent of slow-jams. He has written lyrics with the likes of FKA Twigs and has just released his debut album ‘May, Taurus & Gemini’.

So, Adam, why did you pursue a career in music?

I chose to pursue a career in music because when I was in school, music was the first thing that truly made me want to work hard. It was the first thing that I had ever put all my effort into, and since I had started, I just had to continue. When I first started, I wrote with Kwabs and FKA Twigs, and that was my first real attempt in the industry that was successful and I am just thankful that they were patient and listened what I wanted to create.

You are also known for your meaningful and expressive lyrics. What inspires you to write music?

Writing has always been an outlet for me, and since the death of my mother, I have used music and writing to channel my emotions. I like to take inspiration from Indonesian music, as away to remember my mother, and then combine that with the beats of Hip-Hop and Indie music. When I first started to make music, I listened to a lot of The Weeknd. I was just fascinated by the way his music entraps you, and that’s all I want to do with my music and career.

Also, your career has rocketed in just a few years, how has this affected your life?

My life has changed in so many ways. In the beginning, it was hard. I’m not interested in the money or fame that comes with this career, and I think that it makes my work even more difficult to handle. But, I’m so thankful for the support that I have received. Without that support nobody would be able to hear my music and that’s all I have been working towards, and it’s all that I want.

You’re known to keep a low profile on social media, why?

I like to let my music speak for itself and I don’t want my lyrics to be lost in translation. As long as my work is up to standard, nobody is going to care about the rest. Personally, I don’t think I’m that interesting either [laughs]. My supporters know that I update my blog regularly. I see my blog as a place to appreciate and value art, in different forms, whether it is through videos, music or art pieces.

Do you have any regrets from your career so far?

Nope, I don’t believe in regrets. I live by the phrase ‘Carpe Diem’, it means ‘seize the day’, and I think that everything happens for a reason. If I was to change anything, I would’ve started paying attention to music earlier. I was afraid to take the leap into the industry, but it is the best thing that I have ever done, or probably will do. Music has taught me so much about opportunity, and developing passions – I wouldn’t change anything so far. I’m excited for the future.

If you could immerse yourself into another genre of music, what would it be?

Well, I would look into working with new producers that are well established in hip-hop because I love working with new people – it’s amazing when ideas can just bounce around the studio and flow into one another. I love the authentic sound that the raw instruments make with reggae music as well. I think the next generation of music is just going to be a big collaboration, so I’m excited [laughs].

What has been the most memorable moment of your career so far?

The most memorable moment of my career was when I realised that my first mixtape had actually been listened to by a lot of people. I was lucky enough to be able to attend the MOBO Awards with FKA Twigs, and people were singing my lyrics when I walked by – I couldn’t stop smiling.

In the music industry negativity is inevitable. How do you manage it?

Yeah, you’re right – negativity is inevitable. I think it’s bad that we expect negativity when doing things that we love but I genuinely think we have to just ignore it. It’s all shallow behaviour and I really appreciate it when people go out of their way to pass on those tweets and comments to show their love and appreciation of my work.

What are we going to see from you in the future?

In the future I want to just collaborate with other artists, whether they make videos or films, write music, paint or dance. I just want to take in as much creativity as possible as it can only aid my music. I am also writing with AlunaGeorge – I just love the way the duo combines different elements of music genres and styles in their work so effortlessly.

Double Page Spread Layout Decisions

This is a presentation on the layout decisions I made for my double page spread.

DPS Image Choices

In this clip I am explaining the image choices I made for my double page spread on my artist 'Adam', for my Alternative R&B Magazine 'TRILL'.

Stand First

To write my Stand First for my double-page spread I looked at some stand firsts in music magazines that are similar to my music genre.

Stand First from jassinta

From looking at these I have drafted my stand first for my artist 'Adam', for my music magazine TRILL:
Adam, the upcoming Alternative R&B artist balancing between the traditional rhythms and beats of contemporary R&B with emotional chilliness, converses with TRILL, in his first major interview since the triumph of his first mixtape ‘To Whom This May Concern’. With his music taking inspiration from his Indonesian culture and focusing on topics like loss and spirituality, he creates a world that is cloaked in a haze with a slinky undercurrent of slow-jams. He has written lyrics with the likes of FKA Twigs and has just released his debut album ‘May, Taurus & Gemini’.

DPS Market Research

This is a glogster which has the DPS Market Research I have done whilst looking at two written interviews and two video interviews, all of alternative R&B artists.

Contents Page Feedback

This is a clip with my target audience talking about their initial thoughts on my Contents Page.

Contents Page Layout

Contents Page Layout from jassinta

This is a presentation I made on the decisions for the layout of my contents page.

Contents Page Text/Features

Contents Page Text/Features from jassinta

This is a presentation on the text and features that I have added onto my contents page.

Contents Page Colour Choices

This clip explains the colour choices I made for my contents page for my music magazine 'TRILL'.

Contents Page Image Choices

Contents Page Research/Deconstruction

This is a deconstruction of Contents pages that I have used to model and inspire my contents page.

Contents Page Research/Deconstruction from jassinta

Front Cover Target Audience Feedback

This is a video with my target audience talking about their initial thoughts on my Front Cover for my music magazine 'TRILL'.

Front Cover Linked to Research

In this clip, I spoke about how my front cover was linked to my researched and planning.  

Final Shots Taken/Mise-en-Scene

Final Shot/Mise-en-Scene from jassinta

This is a presentation on my final shot for the front cover of my music magazine 'TRILL', and why I chose it.

Front Cover Features

This is a Prezi on the different  choices of Front Cover Features that I have chosen.

Examples of Photograph Manipulation

These are some examples of Photograph Manipulations that I did whilst working on the front cover of my music magazine 'TRILL'.

Examples of Photograph Manipulation from jassinta

Masthead Decisions

This is a video explaining why I chose this font and effects for my masthead of my music magazine 'TRILL'.

Flat Plan Feedback

This is a recording of Gaya, Halle and Alana giving their feedback on my flat plan for my magazine cover, contents page and double-page spread.

Flat Plan Draft/Deconstruction

Flat Plan Draft/Deconstruction - TRILL Magazine

This is the flat plan of my cover, contents page and double page spread for  my Alternative R&B music magazine TRILL. I have shown where the inspiration and ideas for where each page has come from, along with a description.

Magazine Name Ideas

As I am making an Alternative R&B music magazine, I need a name for it. I decided that I wanted to name my magazine with something to do with technical music terms, so that my magazine can be more authentic. Whilst researching music terms, I came across the word 'Adagio' which means a composition written in a slow tempo, and the work 'Trill' which means a symbol that tells you in written music that there are rapids alternations between one tone and another.

I liked both the names equally, so I asked a group of my target audience to choose which name they preferred, and why.

The name 'TRILL' was more popular, as they said its 'easy to pronounce', is 'short and snappy', 'sounds musical' and the fact that it seems to suit my genre really well.

I then did some more research into the name, and  realised that in urban terms 'trill' refers to someone who is considered to be well respected, and is a combination of the words 'true' and 'real'.

Therefore I have decided to name my magazine TRILL.

Shot List

This is my shot list for my Alternative R&B music magazine, with a description of each shot.

Shot List from jassinta

Visual Moodboard

This is my visual mood board for my Alternative R&B music magazine. It includes words and imagery that I want to associate with my magazine, and this provides an insight into what I want the essence and feel of my magazine to be.

The words I have included are:
Power
Fresh
Trendy
Cool
Philosophical
Impact
Vibes
Influential
Trippy
Urban
Fashion
Conscious

Artist Profile: Fashion & Style

These are some of the items of accessories and clothing that I have collaged on polyvore.com, to show the style and the type of clothing and of my artist 'Adam'. From this, I will be able to choose better clothing for my model to wear, so that everything can match well and so that it all suits my music genre of alternative R&B. All of the clothes and accessories on here fit my genre, as they come across as 'suave and sophisticated' yet cool and laid back at the same time. I decided to place a lot of shirts, as they are generally in trend, and re worn my many male artists as they are very versatile depending on the style of the shirt. I used colours such as grey, black, blue and white, as they can work as both masculine with elements of femininity, which is something I wanted to portray. By adding items like the work boots, a jacket and caps, I think you can see different sides to his style which is something that I noticed many male artists have done. I think that the fact that the items are quite normal, relates to the fact that my artist doesn't want to be seen as a famous object, but more as a person.

Artist Profile

 This is a presentation about my artist 'Adam' I have created for my Alternative R&B music magazine.

Reader Profile

This is my Reader Profile, and it is a insight into my a typical member of my target audience. From this I will be able to adapt my magazine correctly, so that it suits my audience, and therefore follow my task.

Market Research - Printscreen of Current R&B & Alternative R&B Magazines

To easily compare current R&B and alternative R&B magazines, I google searched ‘R&B Magazines’ to see what would come up. 

From doing this, I can clearly see that the most popular magazines, have large clear  fonts used for the mastheads, and most of them were placed at the top. I think that the most commonly used colour schemes include the colours of white, black and red, and I think this is because red represents power, and often money, which is a common theme in R&B music. I also noticed that the male artists were all presented to look quite stern, and serious, whereas the women were presented in a more sexual manner. In comparison to other music genre magazines, I noticed that there were more black and white cover photographs used, so that is something that I will consider. As with most magazine covers, none of their faces are massively obstructed, however some of the mastheads were covered by the artists on the front. I think that this depends on the credibility of the magazine.

I then google searched 'Alternative R&B magazines'.

From the search, less magazine covers came up, which makes me want to explore this area of the market, as it hasn't been covered in great detail yet. I saw that the magazine covers (dashed circles in red), seemed to be more artistic, as the other photos (circled in green), were the photos used for the rest of that particular issue. Fro doing this, it has helped shaped the direction of which area I plan to cover within my magazine, as I have seen a gap in the market.

Artist Research - Branding

In this presentation I am going to talk about the artists which synonymous to the genre of Alternative R&B. As alternative R&B is a relatively new genre, the majority of the music artists I have researched are currently in the charts. I have looked at the way they have been branded, as it will help me when it comes to creating my own artist.