location photographs

studio photographs

I decided to do a variety of photographs of him sitting down and standing up in positions i had seen other rappers do. I decided to go with a sitting down picture as it went better with my contents page.

Call sheet

Call sheet

Call sheet

Date:  Tuesday, November 27^th 2012

Time:  11:40 – 12:50

Assignment:  Music magazine shoot

Location: Leyton sixth form

 

Client:  Tashana Nelson

Photographer: Tashana Nelson

Model 1: Tyrell M

Special instructions:  

What my model needs for the shoot:

There must be baggy jeans, a chain, T-shirt and a black jacket.

Concept:

Tyrell is a new upcoming rapper that has an exclusive interview telling people about what it takes to make it and what elements are needed to be a good rapper. He is also promoting his new mixtape.

Q&A journalism for music mag

Transcript with new singer Mya

What made you want to be in the music industry?

‘When i was younger i would always sing songs and put on little shows for my family so music had been in me from a young age, then when i got older i realised that’s what i want my career to be and at that time in the 90’s when In my opinion meaningful music was being made and my inspiration was singers like Aaliyah, Faith evans etc.’ 

 

How did you come about getting signed to Warner music group?

‘I started off making youtube videos of a mix between covers of songs and  some of my own and they ended up being more popular than i thought they would be. The viewers kept requesting more so i delivered and one day i got a comment from Warner asking me to contact them.

I couldn’t believe it so i called them straight away and they asked me to come and perform for them which went very well and they offered me a record deal, but i haven’t forgot about the viewers that helped me get here so i will still continue uploading video’s for them’

 

What were your worse and best subjects in school?

‘Well I absolutely hated maths and P.E I just couldn’t get my head round it, it just didn’t make sense to me which explained the D I got in it and P.E just wasn’t my thing, i was always the last person to be picked for teams because i wasn’t good at anything to do with running but I loved music of course because I could just express myself through my singing and also was quite good at art.’

 

What do you do in your spare time when you’re not singing?

‘I love to draw and paint most of the canvases in my flat are ones I have drawn and painted myself and also not much people know this but i love games I have my xbox and ps3 in my flat and I just sit there playing cod, halo, assassins creed, fifa, dance central and loads of other games’

 

What are your favourite movies?

‘I absolutely love dance films so I would have to say you got served, the dances they do are just amazing , action films because i love the fighting scenes and the blood and gore and of course musicals because i love the singing’

 

Do you get used to being a celebrity?

‘No well i haven’t i still find it weird that i have fans and paparazzi when this time last year i was just a normal girl doing cover videos in my bedroom, it’s still so overwhelming’

 

What do you think of your fellow UK artists?

‘I think we’re all getting there I mean America has always been the best but n-dubz, one direction, chip etc. seem to be making it over there so the UK acts are doing good for them selves and i just hope to follow in their footsteps’

 

What advice could you two give to other people trying to make it?

‘I would say just follow your dreams and never give up, if you want it that bad you will do everything you can to get it and eventually you will make it’

Do you have any upcoming concerts or gigs?

‘Yes i have a concert coming up next year in march the tickets go on sale from next week Tuesday so i’m hoping it is successful’

lighting setup

I used lighting set up 2 because i used a white background however i didn't use any of the reflectors as i like the way the lighting hit my models face. It created quite a dark feel which went with who my model was which is a rapper.

Magazine powerpoint presentation

My audience liked the colour scheme i chose and thought it fit with the genre of my magazine, they also helped me decide on what font to pick for my masthead which was useful as they were the age group my magazine is primarily aimed at.

proposal

My magazine is going to be called Urban Beat as both words connote R&B and rap music which is the genre of my magazine. It will include rap artists as well as R&B artists and a new issue will be published every month. It will sometimes include freebees; itunes gift cards, latest CDs etc. In every issue it will have top 10 downloads of the month, adverts, celeb gossip and interviews, upcoming artists, mission statement and competitions.

 My magazine is different from others as it includes mainstream and upcoming artists and also every season there will be an exclusive fashion section showing the audience what’s in style and it will include upcoming concerts. My colour scheme will be white, red and black. The white represents the something new and fresh which applies to the upcoming artists that will feature in my magazine. The red represents passion and love; in this case that means people’s passion and love for music. The black represents something dark and something undiscovered which applies to the exclusive interviews and celeb gossip. The price of my magazine is going to be £1.49 which is a suitable price for my target audience as they tend not to spend more than £1.50 on a magazine.

The font I will use for the masthead is Bauhuas 93 as it is quite informal which is how the rest of my magazine will be and goes well with the title of my magazine. My magazine is being published by Haymarket publishing as the music magazine they are publishing at the moment is just based around classical music I feel I can broaden out there audience by bringing a R&B and rap magazine also because of my fashion section is could tie in with their fashion sector. My target audience is male and females aged from 13 – 30 who go to school, college, university or are starting out in the working world who have a passion for music and fashion.