Create Production Materials (U3: P4, M3)

Learning outcome 3 (Unit 3) - Be able to create production materials for an original media product to a client brief (P4 and M3)

Double page spread article:

PACE has been fortunate enough to get to talk today to the hottest up and coming artist out their right now, Frankie Dytor. After her hit debut song released back 2 months ago, Ghosts on my wrist, Frankie has enjoyed the top spot of the PACE top 50 charts for each month since. Today were here to get a little bit of an insight into her come up and what we can expect to see from her in the future as she continues to assert her dominance over the rap scene. 

Ben McCombe: What's been the most influence place to you throughout your journey?

Frankie: Oh well it's gotta be Borehamwood. Its the place everything started for me. Fame can change someone, Ive seen it happen to countless people and its all you here from people who were friends with celebs before they blew up is the same thing. Thats why I'll always try to remember my routes and what that town did for me coming up. I met some of the most important people in my life around there and the memories I have will never leave me. 

Ben McCombe: What was your favourite song to produce?

Frankie: Whenever someone hears my name now its as if they associate my name with 'Ghosts on my wrist' however I want people to realise and remember that I'm not a one trick pony you know like I have other songs that I put a lot of effort into for example 'My Bad'. That song took a while to produce but when I was writing the lyrics I was sitting in a McDonalds just chilling with friends which for me gives it more personal meaning because it reminds me of good times. 

Ben McCombe: What artist is your dream collab?

Frankie: Hands down SG.1 he is sick. I listen to his music and it makes me enjoy producing music. His song 'Sicko Bamba' is my track of the year. I remember when it first came out me and my friends would bang it out in the car driving around. Iconic guy and he seems really chill to. 

Ben McCombe: What can fans expect from you in the future?
Frankie: Well i'm still young so I plan to be making music for a long long time so new hits and banging tunes is the main thing. I have so many unreleased songs that need a little touch up here or there so just a lot more music is the main answer. 

Ben McCombe: So why haven't you released all the music that you've wrote?
Frankie: Well quite honestly not a lot of them are fully finished as I like to consider myself a perfectionist so theres still some I need to work on. But for the ones that are finished its really just above longevity. If I released a load of music all at the same time then it would mean the fans might get bored of me to quickly and then I would die out. So this way releasing music here or there allows for fans to get excited every time new music comes out. 

Ben McCombe: And finally where can fans see more of you?
Frankie: Well all my music is on all of the main streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple music. I also am going on tour soon around north London mainly but in the future i'd love to go on bigger tours around the country or maybe even the world. Another dream of mine is to perform at Wireless festival. I've always gone as I enjoy it so much so to one day perform there would be a dream come true.


Photos:

This image is the one I will use for my front cover because the picture is taken for a good angle that also has the nearest thing to eye contact which could help in creating a connection between the reader and the magazine inclining them to repeat purchase.

This image is the one I will use for my double page spread as it is a bit more zoomed out which will allow it to fit onto the double page spread better and also shows some of the artists clothes which could help in establishing a connection between the artist and the reader making them want to read on. 

Templates: 

Codes and conventions: 

Costumes: The reason I have chosen this costume is because the brand of the t-shirt my model is wearing is quite popular and well known with the younger audience so therefore it allows for my model to be relatable by my audience and helps establish a connection to the magazine from the reader through the form of connecting the reader to the artist. 

Location: The reason I chose this location is because it reflects the vibrancy of the local music scene thats a requirement in the client brief. This location was easily accessible and provided good natural lighting at certain points in the day. The location was also not very busy so it eliminated the risk of people getting in the way of my shots or perhaps even the dangers I located in my risk assessment. I like the colour scheme of this location as the colours were very bright and flashy which I knew would help draw the readers attention when looking at the page I decided to use the photos on. 

Facial expressions: I decided that because my artist had a serious nature to her persona that it would be best for her to not smile as it would not give a true reflection of the songs she creates. This look also gives a sense of professionalism to my front cover and double page spread which is something that is essential to attracting readers as one of our USPs is that we are considered high quality and professional. 

Time of day: The time of day I chose was 2pm. This was because at 2pm it gave the best natural lighting to really bring out my models facial features. It was also one of the only times on the day where it was dry which meant that the quality of the shot would be better. This time of day also meant that we had plenty of time to set up and carry out the shots before anything got busy which is usually around 3:30-4pm. 

Body copy: I wrote my body copy in this way because I thought it best reflected everything we proposed on the front  cover and also what the readers might expect from it. It gave all types of readers a deeper insight into what the artists life was like and more. This is what our initial USP was built around, connecting the fans and the artist. We did this through the questions. The questions asked were left on our app by the fans and the questions with the most likes were the ones we asked. We decided that the body copy should be 6 questions long as it is a good balance between giving the readers enough and also not overwhelming them with stuff the artist said. 

Setting up the equipment: