Planning Production

This week I further planned the production of my front cover and contents page. This involves images and text that will appear in my music magazine.

Front Cover
Images Needed:
High contrast close up of the main singer from Sydney Chasing Safety. Low angle with the model slightly looking down directly at the camera. Colour image, possibly desaturated. White background so the title and positioning statement (mainly black in colour) stands out.

Coverlines:

• (Main) SINK OR SWIM? Sydney Chasing Safety's New Album ) (Unique font)
• YOU ME AT SIX - on their new headlining tour
• CANTERBURY Access All Areas, exclusive interview
• NOT ADVISED The Up and Coming Band
• UNSIGNED BANDS The future of music or classic copies?
• FREE ALBUM - The latest singles from unsiged bands like 'Gloria' by Canterbury
• Plus: Biffy Clyro - Young Guns - Elliot Minor - Mission District - My Chemical Romance - 30 Seconds to Mars - Paramore - Patrick Stump - Review of Leeds/Reading 2010

Contents Page
Images Needed:

• Long shot of multiple band members from Canterbury (main image)
• Smaller image of 'Not Advised' from O2 Academy
• Image of Band members of Sydney Chasing Safety
• Live photo of Elliot Minor
• Live photo of Mission District

Text:

Editor Letter:

At ‘Sonitus’ we have only one aim; to bring the newest and best music to everyone. We specialise in providing you with music to rock your ears and to give you some great racks to listen to. Not just from the big names, but from the bands that we feel are going to make it big – very big. This month we’re providing you from some of the best unsigned bands we’ve found, such as Canterbury and Not Advised (but you’re definitely advised to see them!) Not only that you get a free album packed with their newest releases absolutely free! Tracks like ‘Gloria’ by Canterbury are promised to blow your mind, well at least your ears!

FEATURES:

04 Biffy Clyro - special interview
06 Paramore - out of the spotlight
09 A look into the O2 Academies
16 Elliot Minor - what are they doing next? 
12 Going Solo - Patrick Stump's plans
15 Leeds and Reading - Main stage reviews
20 You Me At Six - new headlining tour!
24 Canterbury - Access All Areas
34 Na Na...Na? - MCR’s new album
37 Gustav Wood - The new ‘Young Gun’?
45 A day in the life of - Josh Franceschi
60 Mission District - More than support?
64Sink and Swim – The New EP From Sydney Chasing Safety (contents page)
68 Unsigned Bands - Poor music or hidden treasures?
76 Backstage - what goes on

REGULARS:

07 Up and Coming - (featuring ‘Not Advised’)

10 RSVP – Have your say

17 Win tickets to...

31 Festival Photos

40 Next month

42 The best live photos of the month

50 Posters, posters, posters!

54 The best gig in the last month voted by you

57 New Music Column with Simon Neil

63 What’s on the free CD

74 Of Fame: featuring AC/DC

80 A look at the fans...

82 Gig Guide

88 A guide to the...

92 The tour map of...

Double Page Spread
An article featuring the up and coming band 'Canterbury' featuring an interview with the band.

Images Needed:

• Long shot (full body) of main singer for the main image with guitar.
• Photo/s of other band members and/or full band shot playing at the O2 Academy Liverpool
 

 These are rough sketches of the contents page and front cover: