CONSTRUCTION: FLAMES CONTENTS PAGE

CONSTRUCTION: FLAMES DPS

CONSTRUCTION: FLAMES FRONT COVER

This is my nearly finished front cover for my magazine 'Flames.'
Since my last working progress I have;

• Worked out how to place text over the cover stars clothes and still have them visible.
• Placement of cover lines.
• Addition of barcode, price, issue number and date.
• Decided on a font that I put on all over the magazine. It is Poplar STD.
• Added the guest editor part because all my photography featured lynton.

Eleanor

CONSTRUCTION:

CONSTRUCTION: Workin Progress - Double Page Spread

This is the start of my double page spread. I am designing it on indesign.

Eleanor

CONSTRUCTION: Written Article

First of all, welcome and thank you for coming to this interview. So LYNTS what’s your real name, age and where are you from?

Obviously they call me Lynton Boateng, that’s my real name init, but the rap names Lynts and obviously mans from Waltham Cross sides but I originated from Totty [Tottenham.] You know, that’s my home town you feel me. I’m 16 years old but I’m turning 17 in like the next week.

Okay, so who inspires you to make music?

When I was young, I was bare active so I used to listen to Skepta, JME, Jammer, Tempa T, you know like that. You know that tune that was out, like ‘We need some more girls in here’ like I actually thought we need some more girls in here so obviously man picked up the mic, man picked up the deck, man started doing what I needed to do.

So you started making music since you were young?

Yeah so obviously, then the American rap started coming through, it kind of inspired me too. You got Young G-Eazy, 50 Cent and all that.

Sounds good, so what was your first release and where can I find it?

My first release was in 2013, you can find it on YouTube it’s called ‘Road to Redemption.’

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ0PxjerQw4)

And what’s your most recent release?

The Blackbox, yeah that one was hard. Before the Blackbox I had a tune with all my mandem in it. Shout out to my n**** Monts (@Mgetsbusy on Instagram)

 No worries and we will go on to talk about that track later. So when did you realize that music was for you?

Urm, I think back in 2013 when I released Road to Redemption, and bare people on twitter shouted me like ‘Yeah Lynts I’m rating it’ and I thought yeah like I could go somewhere with this and I thought why not?

Which one of your songs is your favourite and why?

I would say the Blackbox, obviously all the mandem were there to support, and it’s like motivation and that so yeah it’s crazy.

Any big plans coming up in the future for Lynts?

Well today, I got lucky, met SBTV’s Jamal Edwards, LinkUp TV’s Rashid Kasirye and obviously they said they could put me on. Might have something for me, a street heat, a warm up session, behind barz, fire in the booth, you never know how it goes init. Shout out Charlie Sloth.

Do you think your music gets the recognition it deserves?

I think it deserves way more, but right now I’m happy ‘cause from 013 I’ve come a long way.  I haven’t been on the scene too long but I got better things to come in the future. I’ve got a light buzz right now.

What about the new boy on the scene Tion Wayne, you think you two would ever collaborate?

Its mad cause he’s my old time boy, [we] used to chill when I was a young thug. So a collab is definitely possible, I just need to get my recognition up there first. You know build up a bigger buzz, to get me up there, ‘cause he’s doing bits right now. But mans looking to make a track with someone like Nines or C Biz or like Skrapz ‘cause their tunes bang these days.

Let’s talk about your new song ‘Never.’ How do you think that went?

That tune is cold, obviously all my n***** came through to support, Ounces, Jimmy, Nathaniel, a big thank you ‘cause without them I wouldn’t be where I am right now. At one point I wanted to stop the music, but when you got all your mandem supporting you and the hustles going right, why not you never know what might happen.

Wise words. So how long did it take to finish the song from writing lyrics to shooting the video?

Never was a bit of a mad one because obviously along the way I came to some setbacks. It took me what 3... 4 weeks to write my bars and record the track. Then a few days to record the video then another week to get that edited and now you can find that on YouTube.

Last question, who are some rappers you would recommend from the ends?

If I could buss some rappers obviously Popz [Poppy], Ca$h, Pokey.

Thank you so much Lynts for coming through for this interview I wish you all the best in your music career.

PLANNING: Working progress Front cover

PLANNING: Photoshoot

eleanor wright's Slidely Gallery by Slidely Slideshow

eleanor wright's Slidely by Slidely Slideshow

Mute the music on this, I had to choose a song in order to upload it sorry.

PLANNING: Working progress

PLANNING: Working Progess

• Searching for fonts
• Trying to find this font

Eleanor

PLANNING: Into Film with Anna Smith

This morning AS media studies was offered a trip to go and listen to an interview with the very successful journalist and film critic Anna Smith. We was introduced to her journalism journey from university degrees to where she is in her career as of today. Anna studied English at University and went on to do a postgraduate in Journalism which then she realised she loved watching and reviewing new film relases and she soon come to realise that writing for a music magazine wasn't her forté. Anna has interviwed actors such as Tom Cruise and one of her top tips for interviewing is to ask questions that aren't generic so the interview is interesting for the readers and artists.

When writing my own article on my DPS I will take Anna's tips on board.

Eleanor 

PLANNING: Photoshoot planning

Magazine Proposal Feedback Evaluation

 I received one comment on my Magazine proposal pitch.
Fatma Said that she thought the price of my magazine was reasonable, she liked my masthead choices and designs.

 I responded to this feedback by choosing Flames as my masthead and using a colour I chose from the burgundy and navy I shortlisted as well as making my magazine £2.50.

PLANNING: Masthead Inspiration

PLANNING: Magazine Proposal

Skyline : LONDONS RAP & GRIME CULTURE

PLANNING: Final Flat Plan

PLANNING: Call sheet

• Eleanor Wright, s1502396@leyton.ac.uk
• 'Flames'
• Leyton Sixth Form College
• 1 pm
• 3 pm
• Lynton Boateng (cover star) is a 16 year old first year student at Leyton sixth form college. He enjoys listening to uk rap and grime music.
  
  

PLANNING: Music Magazine Plan

This is my plan for my music magazine, Im nearly finished but I need to work out where to put more photos and cover lines.

Eleanor

PLANNING: Photography Workshop

On monday, we went into the photography studio and Scott gave us an introduction to where we will be doing our indoor photoshoots for our music magazines.

Photography Workshop

• Be cautious of all the cables all around the studio.
• Backdrops change from black to white on a weekly basis.
• Only people needed in the studio to be in the studio because equipment is very expensive.
• Book your appointment and don't be late.

• Studio flash kit.
• Canon dslr or Nikon cameras.
• Bowens lighting is what flash we use and it slots into the hot shoe,
• 4 things to check on the camera, aperture, shutter speed, iso at 100 or 200 and white balance.
• 3 point lighting; Key light, fill light, hairline light.
• 5/6 feet from the back drop to avoid bleaching or shadows.
• Light has settings from 1 to 6, 1 being dimmest and 6 being brightest.