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FLAT PLANS -DPS -CONTENTS -FRONT COVER

Double Page Spread Final Draft (PLAN)

‘BRIXSTON BAD BOY’ Interview.

“All eyes on the new guy,” signing into the Untouchable Maybach Empire; fresh from the streets of London! To be the first to join a very closely guarded power circle, that is Maybach Music Group, taking the position of the first European, to ever enter the music group! 

From ‘Rags’ to ‘Riches’, the  ‘BRIXSTON BAD BOY’ maintains his domination of the industry, revealing to us as exclusive coverage, his personal experience of the escalation to fame, but primarily the struggle of maintaining his current position of power and newfound identity, most importantly how the rap game has changed his perspectives of life.

Towards the beginning, my family promoted a harsh ‘dog eat dog’ mentality to living in the unforgiving streets of London, doing what was needed, to continue our struggle, at times having to make the ‘hard’ decisions. Growing up I always had good friends who stayed scheming, wanting to live the high life, that was dealt from dealing a hand with the Rap game. My parents were unable to provide us with a refuge, away from the world surrounding me, so I adapted to street life, making it my home away from home. At the age of 14 we joined up with a larger group, who seemed to offer us the protection we desperately desired allowing me to proceed with creating small necessary steps to make a name and a Reputation for myself, such as setting up ‘future lyrics’, aka dealing and getting involved with small crime, which in turn gave me the motivation to create my rhymes. Later that year, my mother picked up on the interest in the genre so agreed to send me out to my first local Rap concert, to see a friend and well-known rapper, who was typically a Latino grime artist, who became a symbol for all young rappers in the area.                   

The concert was a small stepping-stone, which certified our devotion with the genre, motivating us to produce small rhymes, linking lyrics to our life and life surrounding the underground. Soon after 16 I hit success, with my first hit ‘these days’ which expressed the horrors of the Brixton underground gang-life, which shaped my lifestyle to that point.

By the time I was 18 I had many public promotions, through the radio and on the smaller TV channels, which began to spread my music to a larger audience, which set in motion a money making scheme of mine. Releasing albums in quick concession, just like my personal idol, ‘Rick Ross’ leader of MMG, would spread knowledge through the word of mouth. Good or bad reviews would create public interest in my work and help me to select a style of beat and features which were liked through the reviews.

When I made my first 8 digits, I instantly started planning a album which could feature Rick Ross, so I could create a memorable achievement in my career, finally able to prove that ‘I had made it’. The idea was a total success, along with album, which sold over 2.000.000 copies, which granted acknowledgement of my talent, alongside a high level of respect within the music group.

When I was notified about my invitation to the group, it created a surreal feeling that could only be explained through my lyrics, pushing me to release a celebratory free mixtape, which seemed to be the best way to express myself.

Photography techniques introduced in the product

when i created my photos, i had to direct and inform my models towards certain positions and have a desired body language, to create the atmosphere/mood for the magazine. when taking the pictures i had to pick out specific types of tone between the foreground and background, to get a strong look, such as an upwards tilt combined with a contrasting background creates a serious, highly visible image where the model becomes direct focus, away from the background, which makes the image naturally layered.
when taking the images i made a slight mistake, of taking all images landscape and none portrait, which means i had to take extra images for the DPS and Front Cover, which hindered my progression towards my magazine, in certain areas.
on my contents page i had used a line drawing of a city building, which created a 'Line' leading towards the images on the page, making the images show predominance and importance. in my images i had incorporated clothing which shows soft to smooth textures that give shine in highlighted areas, which helps to add a strong effect, along with an added background texture on the pages which adds a subtle texture to the entire page, which makes the piece seem highly detailed.  

EXAMPLE

Magazine Logo/Mast-Head

when i had came to a conclusion, for which one of the logo's to use, i had chosen the black boxed with white text, as it made the best and most logical contrast to the background, even after the latest changes to the magazine which has made it a dark magazine, going against the results given by the questionnaire. (which will be talked about in a later post). furthermore, when i applied the other two logo designs to my piece, it gave it an unprofessional finish, which is bad as the piece is one of seriousness and struggle, balanced against success from the genre.  (rap)   

Questionnaire

Questions.	Results.
Gender?	Male	Female
Age group?	(16-18) (19-21) (22-24)	(25-27) (28-30)
What would be an acceptable price range?	(£1-£1.49) (£1.50-£1.99)	(£2-£2.49) (£2.50-£3
Which Genre of music do you like?	(RAP) (Rock/Metal) (Hip-Hop) (The Charts)	(Indie) (The Blues) (Dance/D&B/Dubstep)
What colours scheme would attract your attention?	(Bright) -White –yellow –light shades of colours	(Dark) -Black –greys –dull contrasting shades
Would you like a magazine to have personal first person approach to make the reader more involved?	(Yes) having a more personal approach would be a great idea.	(No) having a direct link towards the singular reader is a bad idea.
What would be an acceptable type of text?	(A) More text than images.	(B) More images than text.
Would you like a Quiz inside the magazine? (With rewards)	(Yes) a Quiz would be a good thing to keep the reader involved	(No) a Quiz would be a bad idea and a waste of page space.
Would it be a good idea to release an exclusive magazine?	(Yes) releasing an exclusive magazine would be good for marketing, as it would stand out.	(No) it would be a bad idea, as the audience wouldn’t have ideas on content.
What sort of images for a magazine would attract you in a shop?	(A) Famous musicians or celebrities performing.	(B) Singular images have a band or celebrities.

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