Monday, 25 March 2013
Wednesday, 13 March 2013
Draft of Double page spread
I decided to do an interview for my double page spread, I find interviews a lot more intriguing as they do not only focus on the artists career but also on their personal life, i felt this was more appropriate for my audience as they would feel interaction with the artist, and find out interesting information about his past.
This is a draft of my interview:
Tell us a bit about your childhood and your family.
I was born in London, i have a younger brother and sister, were very close, i don't get to see them as much anymore obviously because I'm very busy with my career, but i love going back home to visit them! My mum raised us by herself, she said it was tough as we didn't have much money but we managed. I was a very mischievous boy, always getting into trouble at school, i was given endless amounts of detentions but i still never learnt. When i left school i was so lazy, i just used to sit in the house all day, doing nothing, that was when i started to get a passion for music, i would sit on the computer for hours listening to sets on YouTube, that's when i decided i wanted to do something with my life.
When did you first start Djing?
I first started to be interested in this kind of music when i was 15, and when you are interested in this type of music you just want to try Djing out! One of my friends had just got some decks at the time so at parties i used to try it! All of my mates said i was good at it so i got some decks for myself! I was on them constantly; i loved them!
I first started to be interested in this kind of music when i was 15, and when you are interested in this type of music you just want to try Djing out! One of my friends had just got some decks at the time so at parties i used to try it! All of my mates said i was good at it so i got some decks for myself! I was on them constantly; i loved them!
Tell me what you’re working on
and what’s coming up for you?
I have a lot of stuff coming up, I will be putting out singles first, and then remixes then maybe some collaborations. I have made some tracks for vocalist too, but we will see what happens!
I have a lot of stuff coming up, I will be putting out singles first, and then remixes then maybe some collaborations. I have made some tracks for vocalist too, but we will see what happens!
How do you decide on what tracks
you play during your sets? Do you prepare something in advance or just base it
purely on the crowd’s reaction?
I always have a
general idea on what I’m going to play, but yeah, it does all depend on the
crowd! Sometimes I will change things up completely but most of the time my
sets are all my own tracks.
When you are not entertaining
others how do you entertain yourself?
I meet up with my friends a lot; I don’t get to see them as much now, so whenever I’m free i tend to hang out with them. Or just chill, actually i do enjoy going to the cinema, that is, when i have time.
I meet up with my friends a lot; I don’t get to see them as much now, so whenever I’m free i tend to hang out with them. Or just chill, actually i do enjoy going to the cinema, that is, when i have time.
If you could give one tip to
newbies when it comes to Djing, what would it be?
Stay unique and work hard, don’t play in front of a crowd before your ready, practice a lot.
Stay unique and work hard, don’t play in front of a crowd before your ready, practice a lot.
When is your next tour?
I’m touring here in England very soon, staring on April 2nd till the 10th. The cities that I’m visiting are on my Facebook page.
I’m touring here in England very soon, staring on April 2nd till the 10th. The cities that I’m visiting are on my Facebook page.
Thank you for speaking with us! We
really appreciate it, is there anything you would like to say to your fans?
Thanks for all the support you have given. Music would be nothing without the people who listen to it.
Thanks for all the support you have given. Music would be nothing without the people who listen to it.
Double Page spread Photo editing
The image on the left and the image in the middle are both featured in my double page spread. The image on the right was the original photo, in which I then produced two images from it.
Image 1
Firstly I cropped it, so that the image was thinner so that it would fit onto my double page spread, i then changed it to a black and white photograph.
Image 2
Firstly I cropped it and made it very thin so that it would fit onto my double page spread. I only wanted one half of his face in this image and it too but very zoomed in. I again changed it to a black and white photograph and then concentrated on photo-shopping the eye. As you can see the face is slightly blurred and the quality is not as good as the original image however i wanted this effect. I liked the idea of his eye being the main focal point of the image. It makes the audience feel more involved.
Contents Page photo editing
The image on the left is the original photo. firstly I cropped the image so that there was no background, when i first took the image as you can see i took it from an angel which produced a shadow, i kept the shadow in as i thought it looked professional. I then adjusted the colour balance and brightened the image to make it stand out more.
Front Cover Photographs
I chose this image as my final main image as my model is in a good position and is looking deeply into the camera, the smoke has dispersed well and is flowing in a good direction. The picture is of good quality and is very clear.
I tried to make my model tilt his head sideways so that he wasn't looking at the camera. I then took the image from a lower angel to show his importance. However I will not be using this image in my magazine as when i went to take the photograph, the flash did not go off, therefore the picture was dark and unable to focus properly.
I will not be using this image either as when my model blew the smoke out of his mouth, he opened his mouth slightly more than i would have liked him too. He also tilted his head slightly up which looked unprofessional, i wanted him to position his head straight on, and look deeply into the camera.
Colour Pallet
When i designed my Front Cover i decided i wanted my text to be dark blue and black, although these are dark colours, it makes my image stand out more. As i have said before the blue and black makes the magazine look professional and sets a calm mood. I looked at a variety of different blues, but i decided to stick to using the darkest blue, i used these colours throughout the whole magazine to show similarities within the pages.
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