OUTCOMES OF MY INTERVIEW!
Before I set out my interview I had proposed what questions I wanted to ask and how many people I would ask, I chose to use 2 people of each gender to see how their answers would differentiate of even show similarity. However, it took me some time to make the video as I was having difficulties with my iPhone 5s and the memory, so I then resulted in using my friends HTC, in the video the sound wasn't as clear as I thought it would be, but given this I still accumulated what they wanted within a rap magazine. To further this problem, the video I made was too big to upload so I then resulted in making a new video with one two of the questions I prepared for the first one, the questions I chose were; "what colour scheme would you use to present a rap/hip hop magazine?". "And what main image would be ultimate to be put in a rap/hip hop magazine?". However, below are the questions and answers given from the first interview I originally planned to set out.
Q: What colour scheme would use to present a rap/hip hop magazine?
A: I would use black and white because it intergrates many cultures, and its not just for black people because it orginates from here, because white people like hip hop too.
Q: What information would you like being placed in this magazine?
A: Information about the artists, events and competitions.
Q: What main image would be ultimate to put in a hip hop and rap magazine?
A: A classic and old artist and also place and new and upcoming artist.
Q: What would allow this magazine to stand out from other competitors that are aiming to impress the same target audience
A: A colour scheme that stands out, and when you see it on the shelf in a shop its clear and visible and so it makes you want to buy it.
The answers given from the interview focused around what I intended to mainly prioritize in my magazine already.These key aspects were; the colours and how they can be bold and eye-catching, the main image and how to make it unique(possibly merging to images together of old and present artists. as the interviewee suggested). As well as this, seperating this magazine from the stereotypes that have been given to rap magzines already. And lastly, including news, information and upcoming events.
COLOUR SCHEME: before my interview I planned to use the colours; white, black and silver as the main colours that would be implemented in the magazine. From my interview, the interviwee implied that the colours black and white would be ideal for this type of magazine. This answer has helped me because she recommended what I wanted to intially propose and therefore and I'm more confident to propose these colours within this magazine. However, I wanted these colours to portray elegance and sophistication to avoid stereotypes on rap artists. Saying this, similarly my interviewee suggested these colours to intergrat different cultures and also avoid the stereotypes that rap music is just for black people when its not.
MAIN IMAGE: in the interview the interviewee suggested that as the main image I merge of an old artist and a upcoming artist. Altough, this would defeat the aim of me selecting a model/artist and going out to a location and taking pictures of them that would relate to my magazine and what genre of music I'm protraying in it. Therefore, I came to a conclusion that I would include other artists but as a strapline on the side of my front cover or feature page as small images. However, the main image of my front cover would be in a natural urban setting.
INFORMATION THAT SHOULD BE PLACED IN THE MAGAZINE: from the interview I would definately include prizes and competitions and events coming up and I include this on my contents page as a strapline.
