Feature Article

Recent newcomers to the scene of music release their first album, after huge anticipation and wait, the date of release is set in stone. (30th May 2010) As PunKed are huge fans of Immortal, we managed to get to meet them and interview them for you!

PunKed: Hello Nathan, Charlie, how are you coping with such a huge fanbase already?
Nathan: its been tough, but we’ve loved it, its nice being recognized everywhere.
Charlie: Yeah, we never expected so much.
PunKed: Surely you feel hopeful for future performances?
Charlie: Well, yeah we do, we’ve had a huge welcome to the scene by fans and other celebrities which we didnt expect.
PunKed: have you considered another album already?
Nathan: We have, but were not starting yet, we’re just hoping to enjoy what we have at the moment, and give the fans what they want.
Charlie: we’ve had songs we created when we was younger, which we have always loved, we might try and see if the fans like them too.
PunKed: Where are you most looking forward to touring?
Charlie: deffinently looking forward to visiting and performing in our home town (Chelmsford) just because we use to love our small concerts we use to play there.

Questions you asked, on the next page!

PunKed gave you the chance to ask a question to Immortal, those who won the spot for the question have won a backstage VIP pass to their next tour!

Q: What has been your worst experience so far as a band?
Charlie: of course, like any band, we had a rough start trying to get people to listen to us, some wernt interested, it took its time before people actually realised what we were about.
Nathan: yeah it was hard work, we had good friends who helped us spread the word but it was difficult indeed.

Q: If you will ever do a song with another band or artist, who would you like it to be?
Nathan: i’m a big fan of Enter Shikari and Greenday, i’d love to play a song with them.
Charlie: Yeah i’d agree with Nathan, however i’d love to be with Hayley Williams from Paramore.
Q: where do you expect to be in the next 5 years?
Charlie: hopefully still making records to please our fans, and to really have lived and affected the music industry!
Q: When do you plan to go global if ever?
Nathan: whenever we can really, we just hope to make a good appeal to our fans in the UK for the moment though.

Thanks for joining us Nathan and Charlie!

Immortal
Tour Dates and locations


May

21st - White House, The London
22nd - O2 Academy Birmingham
23rd - Forum, Hatfield
24th - O2 Academy Liverpool
25th - O2 Academy2 Oxford
30th - Rock City Nottingham

June

1st - O2 ABC Glasgow
2nd - Manchester Academy
3rd - The Cresset Peterborough

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How i created article.

All the interview was invented, it would of been too time consuming to ask them questions properlly. What i found difficult when inventing the questions was creating a suitable response to the questions i created. Creating a question was easy because it was asking for basic facts and opinions.

Planning for my Photoshoots

In order to take a photograph for my magazine, i had to plan and arrange the photoshoot. This consists of:
Filling in a Model release form -photographers name, model's name, telephone number, email address, model permission.-

Commission Estimate -The client and product name, fees and expenses, Estimated total cost required before shoot commencement-

A risk assesment and Reece Note form completed.

When deciding on the photograph shoot setup, i took into consideration they were from the local area of chelmsford, and the fact they prefered the country side, therefore i decided to locate the photoshoot in the local park near their home. The reason why i chose it was because it would help them relax and "answer" the question more freely.

How did the presentation go

I had to present my presentation infront of an audience and tell them about my ideas of my product, and how i will plan to devolop my magazine. Although it was a different experience to present my ideas, i felt the presentation went ok, because it was quite easy for me as i was able to explain what i had planned to achieve with my magazine.

Creating the Presentation

To show my research, evaluation of the product and general understanding/devolopment features, i created a powerpoint presentation. With an experience in powerpoint, i was able to make a document fairly easily. i talked about the general aim of the magazine, the target audience profile of my product, the price and page length of my full magazine issue, etc. these were all used to present my ideas in front of an audience.



By the end, i had created 21 Slides in my complete presentation.

Press Complaints Commission

In this task, we had to research into the Press Complaints Commission and understand the Editors Code and consider the challenges my product will face. The editors code consists of alot of rules or codes that must be met in order for a product to be allowed. With my magazine, i found that there was alot rules which could cause conflict with my magazine if i did not keep to this code. Such things are:

Accuracy

i) The Press must take care not to publish inaccurate, misleading or distorted information, including pictures.

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*Privacy

i) Everyone is entitled to respect for his or her private and family life, home, health and correspondence, including digital communications.

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Discrimination

i) The press must avoid prejudicial or pejorative reference to an individual's race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation or to any physical or mental illness or disability.

ETC.

When considering this about how it will affect my magazine, i found out that i could not change or distort an image or fact, the image or fact must remain accurate and not misrepresent.

Mock Marking

During an exercise, we grouped up and attempted to mark each others work, to understand how: the marking would work; to give each other feedback on there work; and to get feedback from others in case of errors or needed corrections on missing information.

this helped me get information which i needed to make sure my magazine was apealling to the target audience.

Genre's of Rock - Mind Map

Although my Magazine is called PunKed, which is representing Punk music, Music comes under a catagory of rock, which will also be featured in the Magazine and not just Punk music.