Production Schedule

Now I'm here in the process of project and the way of finishing my magazine.  I have stuck to this scheduled plan as it has helped to me keep on track with things and make me complete the project on time and not get behind. I am really happy and glad that I made a plan because I have seen a difference in this task compared to the preliminary task. I have been more on time and been able to manage my time more effectively doing tasks together to save time or being able to spend more time on certain things. 
Here is my completed plan. 

Date	Task	Completed/Notes
18/10/13- 26/11	To have completed all my planning and research for my music magazine. I need to analyse a front cover, contents page and double page spread. Researched my different music genre magazine. Decide crucial decisions, names, colour scheme and masthead and also created questionnaires and evaluate them.	I completed all the tasks. I found it easier with a plan because I knew when to start and finish certain tasks.
20/12/13	Edited my original photos and evaluate it	Uncompleted. Must be completed so teacher can review.
10/12/13	I need to conduct my photo shoot before Christmas holidays so I can start to create my front cover.	I carry out my shoot taking around 100 pictures. They are the best and quality pictures.
6/01/14- 13/01/14	Mock exams	Revise for media exams
24/01/14- 31/01/14	Working on original front cover magazine	Completed
4/02/14- 11/02/14`	Complete on original contents page
14/02/14-21/02/14	Complete on original double page spread
01/03/14	This is the deadline for the coursework. So I need to complete all my pages  and evaluation questions.	Having a plan has made things a lot easier, I have been able to manage my time and get things done on time

Double Page Spread Article

Looking at all double page spread throughout the process of my project, I noticed that the paragraphs were usually very short and sentences were not long. I also found that the language and style of the article link to the target audience connotes more personal and direct. Therefore, when creating my article, I made sure I kept to these conventions in order to make my article realistic and to make sure I met the needs of the target audience

Title of article: Major

The quote in the middle of the page: “I’m still dreaming bigger than I’m living & just sleeping long enough to dream”. Major

A few days later, sinking into every studio he could find areas of the United Kingdom, Major talks about aspirations and rap, what he hopes people will be saying about him and hip-hop years from now. ‘Rap is movement, a collection of like minded people who got fed up of the way rap music was heading, so decided to go out and change it themselves rather than sit around and complain’. He says. “I think people going to look back and remember that guy who made history for rap’ he says”.

It’s just after 8p.m in the celebrity state of mind. The 20 year old rapper is surrounded by flat screens TVs and thousands of pounds in recording equipment. Outside, urban beauty landscapes sitting on a bench, while jammed freeways of underground and tubes. Some 1,000 miles in the northern, though, where Major is from, the picture is a bit remote. Tottenham is suffering like no other major area in this country. Though British Prime Minister David Cameron bailout the society of the young youths and futures  there’s breathed  a  bit of new life into its downtrodden metropolitan  , there’s weakening promise in and around Tottenham these days. Homes are abandoned, jobs are insufficient, and crime is high. But it does have rap.

Major – the native son signed to Jay-Z’s Roc Nation / Def Jam imprint has landed five songs in the top five of Billboard’s Rap/ Hip- Hop charts in the year and change since his debut album, Finally Famous, hit stores. As he gears up for the release of his EP, Major due in early 2014, Major knows his success shines like an inspiration in dark days.  As the first rapper from United Kingdom especially from Tottenham on this scale since 2pac did more than a decade ago, he proudly bears the burden of hope.

“It’s deeper that just coming up or making money”. Major says “we got the potential and opportunities to change the world and still have fun with it’ its responsibility that I feel like I’m willing to take”.

Major had a very successful years, attributed to the fact that “each project I was just talking about what I wanted to talk about and people loved it , but the fact I put out three mixtapes after four years let them see a lot of me, and the consistency of the work been  paid off in a big way”

 Over the years, many rap fans doubted that Michael Brown would ever be such in a position. Back then, it looked  more likely that he’d be remembered as “that guy Jay- Z  signed who never came out” but then after four years of waiting, three mix tapes and a moderate 100,000 units sold in its first week out , Finally Famous proved to have longer period than most of the competition. The hits kept coming.” Living the good life” feat Jay- Z, “London Boy” Remix with UK all stars rappers; “Never forget me” with  Jhene. Aiko.

So what is next for the young MC? An album, apparently. "MAJOR EP  ! I'm so excited for it, the mixtapes were cool, but this album will be just bigger and better in every sense. I can't wait" However, he is keeping his cards close to his chest when it comes to
revealing any more details, "I can say there will be big producers, and big features, but I don't want to ruin the surprise, you'll see," as the words fall from his mouth, mischievous smile is casted on his face; signalling that 2014 was just the beginning, and this year, no one is safe from MAJOR … No one.