Media Questionnaire - Coursework Drafts

Media Questionnaire about Coursework Magazine Drafts

Double-Page Spread Draft

Contents Page Draft

Front Cover Draft

Mock Double-Page Spread

Mock Contents Page

Mock Front Cover

Practice Editing

Test Shots



This is not the model that I am going to be using for my final magazine. Unfortunately, Chloe was not available for the photo shoot but my friend Will stepped in to help.

Magazine Publisher

'IPC Media' is the chosen publisher for my magazine. I have chosen this because the company also publishes 'NME' which has the same sort of genre as the magazine I am making. IPC Media (formerly International Publishing Corporation), a wholly owned subsidiary of Time Inc, is a consumer magazine and digital publisher in the United Kingdom, with a large portfolio selling over 350 million copies each year.

Artist/Band Profile

I was originally going to have just one artist for my magazine but I have now decided that my model on the front cover will be the lead singer in my made-up band and that the interview inside, for my double-page spread, will be with just her but, some of the questions will be to do with herself and the band. This will hopefully be ok as I have seen magazines out there that just have interviews with lead musicians in bands. The reason why I have chosen a band instead of a single artist is because nearly all the musicians I have researched for my genre are in bands. 

Artist Profile:

Name: Chloe Norman
Age: 19
Background: Lead singer of Indie Rock/Pop band 'The Indicators'. Has been with the band since last 2010, when they started. Went to an aprihensive school in London and left with no GCSE's but with an ambition to start a music career. Norman has been singing and song writing since a young age. Critics have named her as the 'one to watch' 'fresh and unique'.
Likes: Going to gigs and festivals, partying, chilling with friends and singing and song writing
Dislikes: Bands or artists that are 'manufactured' and music being downloaded illegally
Musical Preferences: Indie Rock/Pop
Ambitions: To have a number one single and to tour around the world
Looks Up To/Idolises: Morrissey, John Lennon

Band Profile:

Name: The Indicators
Genre: Indie Rock/Pop
Background: 'The Indicators' first got together in 2010, the band includes Chloe Norman(vocals), James Norman (guitar) (Chloe's brother), Dan Hayton (bass) and Jake Garner (drums). They are all from London.

NME Radio

I recently found a 'NME Radio' app for my iPod touch. I thought it would be a good idea to listen to it from time to time as I would gain knowlege of new artists and bands so therfore, I could but some research into them and it could help me with my music magazine.

NME Radio is the radio station from NME magazine, that broadcasts in a new and alternative music format. It first began broadcasting on 24 June 2008. Click here to listen to the live show.

Two Door Cinema Club

Two Door Cinema Club are an alternative rock band from Bangor and Donaghadee, County Down, Northern Ireland. Formed in 2007, the band is composed of band members Sam Halliday, Alex Trimble and Kevin Baird. They are signed to French record label Kitsuné Music, through which they released their debut album, Tourist History on 1 March 2010.

I have became fond of this band ever since my friend Chloe introduced me to them. She has seen them live and said they were extremely good, I will hopefully be going to see them when they are next touring.

I thought it would be a good idea to research this particular indie band because of they're sense of style and fashion. When I take shots for my music magazine I will take into account what the members of Two Door Cinema Club like to wear. This would be helpful because when looking at a front of a magazine and in particular the main image, you should then know what sort of genre the magazine is.

One Night Only

One Night Only are an English rock band from Helmsley, North Yorkshire formed in 2003.
One Night Only formed in summer 2003, consisting initially of Mark Hayton, Daniel Parkin, Sam Ford and Kai Smith. The band did not have a vocalist until George Craig, a friend of Ford's brother, joined in a practice. He was asked to be the vocalist, but insisted on playing guitar as well. Smith then left the band.

The name, One Night Only, came about when asked to play a gig. They did not have a name at the time and so came up with One Night Only, intending the title to, literally, last for only one night, however the name stuck to this day. They performed their first gig on 12 December 2003 in Kirkbymoorside Memorial Hall, which became a popular venue in their early days. In 2005, keyboardist Jack Sails joined the band and in 2010 James Craig (George's brother), became the new drummer of the band as Sam Ford left. Since then they have several tours and have been to various festivals. I saw them live in October last year.

One Night Only are my favourite band and they tie in with the genre of my music magazine Indie. I can take inspiration from them as the are a current band and part of my magazine will be focusing on current artists/bands.

The Zombies

The Zombies are an English rock band. Formed in 1961 in St Albans and led by Rod Argent on piano and Colin Blunstone on vocals, the band scored US hits in the mid- and late-1960s with "She's Not There", "Tell Her No", and "Time of the Season". Their 1968 album Odessey and Oracle, comprising twelve songs by the group's principal songwriters, Argent and Chris White, is ranked 80 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

I decided to research The Zombies as they are my favourite old band because they are unique, different and have a distinctive style.

The Smiths

The Smiths were an English rock band, formed in Manchester in 1982. Based on the songwriting partnership of Morrissey (vocals) and Johnny Marr (guitar), the band also included Andy Rourke (bass) and Mike Joyce (drums). Critics have called them the most important alternative rock band to emerge from the British independent music scene of the 1980s.

The group were signed to the independent record label Rough Trade Records, for whom they released four studio albums and several compilations, as well as numerous non-LP singles. Although they had limited commercial success outside the UK while they were still together, and never released a single that charted higher than number 10 in their home country, The Smiths won a growing following, and remain cult and commercial favourites. The band broke up in 1987 amid disagreements between Morrissey and Marr and have turned down several offers to reunite since then.

I decided to do some research into some old indie bands as I need to get an idea of what I am going to put into my magazine. I enjoy listening to The Smiths and Morrissey is a music legend as he is a brilliant lyric writer.