Screenshots

Screenshots

This was my original front cover however, i decided to change it to make it look more realistic and to appeal to the target audience.

Final front image

This is the first version of my main image.

This is the cut out version of the main image.

This is the edited version, as i cut out the image and put an outer glow on it to make it stand out.

I changed the image once again as it wasn't right for the audience and front cover.

Contents and Double Page Spread images

Contents images

This is an image that relates to my front cover.

This is the final image for the contents page, an article about Cheryl Cole. I edited two images and put them together using Adobe Photoshop to create this. To make it look like she is standing by her posters of Cheryl Cole to re-address the message of her being a crazed fan, I blended and blurred around her head in with the other image. I made the background image darker using Adobe Photoshop to make it look like the camera flash on her face mainly.
This is the rough and cut out version of the original image. I made her head and her hair look neater by blending and blurring it. I also edited the top of her head as in the image i had chopped it off. I done this through Adobe Photoshop by colour picking her hair colour and painting and blending it in with the rest.
This is the original image i had used on my contents page before editing.
This is a image for my contents page relating to all the letters sent in from fans.
This is another image used for the contents page to relate to the Double Page Spread.

Double Page Spread Images

Rough draft of the double page spread

The structure of my double page spread

Rough draft of front cover and contents page

This was my first draft of my front cover, as i looked at it more i realised it didn't really fit with my target audience as it was to neat and organised to fit with a teenage image.

My front cover draft changed so many times, at first i was going to do the main story on the cover on Little Boots but as the quality of the image was not good enough i decided to change it. Finally, i decided that my main image would be someone who reflects the audience and have a simple story behind it such as "Celeb Hunt - who will we find next?"

Double page spread article

Stamping over this nation!

Some boots are made for small steps, but hers are made for climbing high. Little Boots aka Victoria Hesketh is soaring to the top with her new album “Hands”. BOOM! sent Natasha Hurworth and two lucky girls, Becky Wade and Chelsey Taylor to her concert earlier this year to find out the real story behind this rising star.

She's already been named the future of pop and has been compared to celebs such as Kylie Minogue but is she really the one to keep your eye on? Performing in many different venues up and down the country you'd think that the Liverpool O2 Academy wouldn't bother her so much. However, the singer was shocked when so many crazed fans where cramped up just to see her, revealing that even the biggest of pop stars gets nervous and modest especially this former you tube star.

The evening started out cold, but the night soon warmed up with lots of dancing, singing and laughing as Little Boots was on centre stage.

Performing all the songs from her smash hit album “Hands” and gaining the audience's participation, you could really feel the excitement in the atmosphere which caused the energy levels to hit the roof. This was rather strange as she opened the night with the ninth track on the album “Ghost” which was written about being ignored by a loved one, as heard by the lyrics “do you even know that I'm here, I may as well be a ghost it's true you walk right through me”. However, the majority of her fans had that marked as one of their favourite songs all night but maybe that was just the magic of the first song.

Some of her happier songs throughout the concert included the hit “Remedy” which landed number six on the UK singles chart for 2 weeks and the less known but still great “Mathematics” which gives off a love vibe as it was inspired by the poem “Love Is a Parallax”.

Easy on the eyes as well as easy on the ears with thanks to the technical equipment that really made the show. With only a drummer and a guitarist to back her up, the show was in Little Boots's hands whether it was make or break. Showing her old band “Dead Disco” that she could make it on her own by taking charge of the vocals, keyboards, the synthesizer and not having any noticeable problems.

She kept the set simple with the instruments around the sides of the stage and a big black skull in the centre to create attention to herself and showing a bit of her personality through it. This shows that Little Boots is creative and inspires people such as Becky as she told us “I feel like I can start my own band because of her, she is an independent girl and that's what I'd like to be.”

Not only is Little Boots a talented singer/songwriter but she also has great fashion sense. It was the regular costume changes which would put her rivals such as Lady Gaga to shame that topped the night off, even leaving Chelsey saying “if Little Boots had a clothing line, I'd definitely buy it”.

One fan was so impressed that they threw a pair of knickers on stage, Little Boots laughed and replied “aww, that's my first pair of knickers I have had thrown at me, I feel privileged.”

And if that wasn't enough she was supported by Swedish pop prince Erik Hassle (age 20) who built the crowd up for a fun packed night singing his hits such as “Don't bring flowers after I'm dead” and “Hurtful”. “It was enjoyable, energetic and entertaining; He was a total babe” said Chelsey.

The girl's told us “If you ever get a chance to see Little Boots perform take it! She is fab on the TV and CDs but she's no different live, maybe even better.” Chelsey added on “It was so good, she jumped off stage and ran down the front row giving everyone high fives, I high fived Little Boots! That just made my night even better.”

Her album “Hands” was released in the UK on 8^th June 2009, so grab yourself a copy. I can guarantee you that you'll love it by the end of the year and hopefully she'll release her new stuff soon that she has been working on.

Research

Research for my double page spread article on Little Boots.
I will ask Chelsey Taylor and Rebecca Wade these questions to make up my article as they went to see her.

1. Where did you see Little Boots?
2. When?
3. What did you like best about the gig?
4. What songs did Little Boots sing?
5. What are your favourite Little Boots songs?
6. What was Little Boots wearing, how many costume changes?
7. What was the worst thing about the gig?
8. Who was the supporting act?
9. How were they?
10. And would you go see Little Boots again?
    

Decisions

My front images will just be my mai image to keep it simple and so it doesn't look over-crowded. My main image will be of a teenager in between the ages of 14-18 to relate to the target readers so they feel like they are welcomed.
The coverlines for my front cover will be:
Spice up your life! Spice Girls tour dates
Pussycat Dolls new album
Beyonce is she in too deep?
Why downloads are over taking CDs
X Factor
Little Boots gig review
The Saturday's secrets
The articles in my contents page will be seperated into columns such as: Celeb Gossip, Gigs, Regulars, Your Voice, Features and Fun Stuff. There will also be an editor's letter welcoming the readers.
The images i will need for my contents page will be of Little Boots for her gig review, a front cover image linking them together and/or another picture of the teenager on the front. Other images will link to other stories such as "real life stories".
For my double page spread i will write an article on a Little Boots gig, the pictures for this will be photographs of Little Boots.

Publication Plan

Title - BOOM!

Positioning Statement - Music makes it POP

Frequency Of Publication - Monthly

Price - £2.50

Distribution - Newsagents, preferably by school to attract my target audience's attention and in Supermarkets

Rationale - The approach for this pop magazine is mainly about the fans and music. It includes everything the reader wants to know about their favourite bands and artists. Also it takes into consideration their opinion.

Style - The style of the magazine will be informal, using humour to engage the audience but still focusing on key points. This magazine is for youg teenagers so it will use simple language, short paragraphs and slang following red top tabloid style of presentations and writing. Since the target audience is only young the main feature of the layout will be images to attract their attention.

Regular Content

• Editor's letter
• Letters from fans
• Up and coming gig dates
• Album reviews
• 10 hottest songs of the month
• Posters of the months hottest artists and bands
• Fearne Cotton Radio DJ Big Rant - who's hot and who's not
• My life in music - (fact file of different artists every month)
• Free gifts in every other issue
• Unsigned Acts - High school bands

Feature Content

• X Factor was Joe the best man to win?
• Spice Girls reunion
• Pussycat Dolls new album
• Is Beyonce in too deep?
• Little Boots review
• Article about fans
• How to get a record label?
• Win a chance to write your own song
• Could you be a backing singer?
• Why downloads are over takings CDs?
• Dealing with the paparazzi

House Style

• Coverlines - Tahoma 18pt
• Headlines - Tahoma 68pt
• Standfirst - Arial 14pt
• Captions - Tahoma 10pt
• Features in first paragraph - Drop capital
• News first paragraph - first three words in bold
• Body text - Tahoma 11pt
• Colour scheme - Pink, Blue and Purple