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1. Tell me in no more than23 words, what is your
FMP idea?
A zine thatfocuses on artists and skatersthatalso
comes with a tape. With interviews andshowing of
their art and interviews
Why have youdecided to makeit? I’minterested in skatersand art, andso id like to
fuse them together in a zine. Many of the skatersI
knowdon’tjust skatein their spare time butalso
are musiciansor makeart.
What aboutyourproject makesit importantto
you?
I’dlike tocreate a multimedia project with lotsof
contributorslike a magazine would. I think that
filming ona tape links to the history of
skateboardingandtonot just makea skate video
buta documentary ofpeople improvedfrom my
film last year.
Outline someof the initial influences onyour
idea/work and somepotential research targets
(remember, research isn’t justa paperbased
activity)
- Vague mag a skatemagazine basedin
Yorkshirethat looksat notjust
skateboardersbutartist, independent
photographersandlooksatpeople in the
UK’s culture
- USSRin Construction, thatI lookedat in my
essay, puta gramophonerecord aboutthe
constructionof the journal in one of their
issues
- Decline of western civilization
What effect do youwant to haveon youraudience
when they see yourproject?
to showthat people haveall these thingsthat make
them happy andtomake them want togo out to
try somethinglike skateor make art no matterhow
goodthey are at it youare.
Describe the tone/mood/styleofyourproject A vibrantcollection of peopleand their media and
what they like to do. And soit wouldbe filled with
positivetones.
Why have youdecided to makeyour project in this
style?
Printedmedia has a certain feel aboutit and shows
off the art andtext in a better style thana website
would show, andto have a physicalcopy of a video
toowould enhance the project a lot.