Factual project treatment form.

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WorkingTitle EXPOSEMagazine:The downsidesof the music
industry.
Summary of topic For my factual project,Iam goingto be making
a fanzine discussingthe downsidesof the music
industry.Inthismagazine there willbe articles
discussingissuessuchashow damagingthe
musicindustrycan be,recordlabels,womenin
the musicindustryandI am hopingto include an
interview withanindependentartistor
someone whopreviouslyworkedinindustryto
talkabout theirexperience.
Whythis topic/subject I chose thistopicbecause I love listeningto
musicand learningaboutthe industry. Aside
frommedia/graphicdesign,musicisone of my
mainpassionsandhobbies.Ithoughtthistopic
wouldbe beneficial asIwill be workingon
somethingIam interestedandpassionate
about,as well aslearnmore informationand
educate otherswiththisfanzine.
What is the purpose ofthis project, or what is
the pointof it? [youcan phrase thisas a point
to getacross, a central argument,etc]
The purpose of thisfactual projectis to create a
piece of workthat can educate myself and
otherson a topic,as well asdemonstrate skills
usingsoftware tocreate this.
The purpose of me choosingthe musicindustry
as my topicisso I can educate myself more on
the downsidesof thisindustry,andthenpassing
on thisinformationand knowledgetothe
audience thatwouldalsolike tolearnmore
aboutit. The musicindustry oftenappearsas
thisglamourous industryfull of wealth,fame
and success,myfanzine will giveanopposing
argumentandperspective tothatto show the
audience thatthere canalso be strugglesand
issuesinthisindustrythatartistshave to deal
with,andthat thisindustrymaynot be as easy
to be in as itappears.
Intendedaudience and how are you designing
your project to appeal to that audience –
reference stylisticchoicesand intentionshere
My targetaudience wouldbe similartothe
intendedaudience forthe magazine/fanzinesI
have beenresearching.Iwill be targetingmy
fanzine toa youngerage group around18-25.
The magazine will alsobe targetedtomusic
enthusiasts,aswell asanyone aspiringtowork
inthe musicindustry. The designstyleIwould
like myfanzine tohave will be similarto‘DIY
Magazine’and‘Loud andQuietMagazine’that I
have been researching.Thesemagazinesand
frontcovers have a clean,neatstyle,butalso
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to make themstandout. The cover image isthe
focusof the magazine coverwhilstthe restof
the cover iskeptcleanand minimalistic. These
magazinesare cateredto the same audience as
my target,ages18-25 andoverall music
enthusiasts.
Intendedcontributors [whowill youinterview,
talkto, etc]
For my interview article,I amintendingon
speakingtoa small,more underground
independentartist.IthinkIwill have the best
chance contactingthemthrough social media
platforms.Wheninterviewing them, I will ask
themquestionsabouttheirpersonalexperience
inthe musicindustrysofar andtheirstruggles
withrecordlabelsandattractinga wider
audience independently. If Iam unable to
contact an artist,I will thenresearchand
contact people suchasex- managersor people
that once workedinthe musicindustrythatcan
talkabout theirexperiences.
Sources for visual materials [thisisphotos,
footage,images,etcyouintendtouse onthe
project– rememberALLWORK SHOULD BE
ORIGINALor fromappropriate archive sources
thismeansphotos/footage youdon’townmust
be modifiedtoyourownstyle andoutput i.e.,
rotoscopingphotos,etc]
For imagesthatI do not own,I will findtheseon
stock image websitessuchas
https://www.shutterstock.com/
If I am usingimagesof artiststhatI don’town,I
may alsouse social mediaaccounts.However,I
will editthese imagesintoanalternate style in
orderto demonstrate myskillsandmake them
more original andmy ownstyle,thiswill also
make my fanzine more creative andhave an
interesting,colourful style.
https://www.pinterest.co.uk/
https://www.instagram.com/
Outline structure for project[for videothis
couldbe a sectionedbreakdownwithgeneral
timingsuchas intro,interview,montage,etcfor
Fanzine thiscouldbe page breakdownsfrom
pg1 to pg. 12]
Front Cover- Mastheadwill be ‘EXPOSE’and
placedat the top centre of magazine inbold
text.The coverimage will be of the artistI am
interviewing.Coverlineswill be minimal but
alsotellingthe audiencewhatothertopicsare
discussedwithinthe magazine.
Pg. 1-2- Page 1 will have anoverviewtalking
aboutthe musicindustryasa whole and
introducingthe focusof the fanzine,‘the dark
sidesof the musicindustry’.Page 2will show
the contentsand page numbersof eachof the
articles.
Pg. 3-4- Page 3 will be talkingaboutrecord
labelsandthe downsidestoartistsbeingtiedto
a label.There will be referencesandquotesto
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experiences. Page 4will be ‘recordlabel vs
independent’andwill be discussingthe prosand
cons of each.
Pg. 5-6- Double page spread,interview with
independentartist. Page 5will have amore
enlargedimage of the artist,aswell asan
overview of the artistandwhatkindof music
theymake. Page 6 will have the mainbulkof the
interview andwillmostlikelybe writtenina
‘q&a’format.
Pg. 7-8- Page 7 and8 will be talkingabout
womeninthe industryandhow theyoftenhave
to re-inventthemselves orhave apersonawith
visuals,costumesandchoreographyinorder to
stay relevant.
Pg. 9-10- ‘Do streamingserviceshelporhinder
the musicindustryandartists?’ For page 9 and
10, I will be talkingaboutthe rise of streaming
servicessuchasSpotify,Apple Musicetc.And
how theyhave affectedthe musicindustry.
Pg. 11-12- Forthese pagesI will be discussing
social media’simpactonthe musicindustry.I
will talkabouthow itbenefits, aswell asthe
disadvantages.Iwill alsowriteaboutTikTok’s
influenceonthe musicindustry,andhow fast
pacedtrendscome and go because of this.
How does your chosenmedium/format linkto
your specialism?
As myspecialismforthisyearisgraphicdesign,I
feltthatchoosinga fanzine formyfactual
projectwouldbe the mostsuitedasopposedto
a videoor podcast.Thisisbecause I will be
mainlyworkingonPhotoshopandcreatinga
‘print’project.Thiswill alsobenefitme asI will
be demonstratingavarietyof skillsin printas
well asdeveloping new skills.Iwill alsogetto
experimentwithadifferentstyleof magazine
and colourssoI will have avariationof stylesto
show inmy portfolio.