Inital draft:
- Experimented with image & text placement but decided against these changes from my plans as they didn't fit convention or look professional.
2nd draft:
- This draft was also slight experimentation and develops to draft 3 where I add images
- On the right-hand side the black box is where text was going to go before I changed my mind
- I used a quote as the title. I liked this but it is more appropriate for a standfirst rather than the headline as it doesn't give an insight to the article
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- Here I have added my main images. The images have eye-contact with the audience which makes the article personal
- I made the beginning of the article slightly larger and in bold to create a standfirst/introduction
- I also used a dropcap which both NME & Kerrang! used
- I have included 3 articles in this draft: the main article; the Q&A; and 'The Girlfriend' article.
Here is the text from the main article:
Growing up with my 5
brothers and 2 sisters was tough, especially since both my parents were
unemployed and we lived in the rough East End. I was the oldest out of all my
siblings so it was my responsibility to look after them and provide for our
family. My parents found it hard to keep jobs as my Mum has M.E and my dad had
some time in prison on his record. From the age of 14, I started to busk with
my acoustic guitar I won in a school raffle. I had always been interested in
music ever since I was a toddler but busking was a whole new story. I wrote
songs (some were pretty terrible) and tried to play some by ear since I couldn't afford sheet music. I didn’t get much money at first, maybe a tenner
everyday for 8-10 hours if I was lucky, but after about 6 months of busking in
the underground I had some sort of fanbase. I had regulars who would stop to
hear me play; I finally felt appreciated. After about a year of busking, when I
was 15, I was approached by a short man wearing a suit and tie- he looked like one
of those busy London business men who had somewhere to be. He said to me
“you’re brilliant! I’ve been looking for a guy like you. You’re different and I
like your style”. He grabbed the sleeve of my camouflage jacks and lightly
kicked my 3-inch rise creepers with his smart brogue. “I need someone
like you. I’m Ted Smith, owner of Let’s Rock Records- let’s talk”. I grabbed my
guitar and hat full of coppers and we headed for the nearest café. After a long
talk and an exchange of details we agreed to meet again in his office in the
heart of London to write up a contract and produce some tracks for an EP.
On the 23rd May
2000 we signed a contract and he hooked me up with top song writer Sam Stone to
write a real song that my audience could relate to- ‘Cry’, The song is about my
childhood and growing up on benefits with 10 hungry mouths to feed. It really
pulled on the heartstrings to record but after a month it was done and it was
released as a single on 30th June after some heavy advertising in
magazines, newspapers and posters around London. After 2 weeks my single had
sold over 100,000 copies and it went to number 5 on the charts. I had finally
made my parents proud.
12 years down the line I’m
now a Rock sensation with a perfect life. My life is sweet. I have a perfect
girlfriend (Mollie), a flash Mercedes, houses in 3 countries and my proud
family who see me at every concert. Not only are they proud of me, but I’m
proud to be me. If it wasn’t for my determination I wouldn’t be where I am
today.
In a month (1st
January) I’m releasing my new album ‘Don’t Give Up’ featuring Metro Station and
Paramore and going on tour with these guys and my amazing girlfriend- she’s
even supporting me on 2 of my tour dates! The tickets will be out 10th
January and I have dates in Dublin, Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester and 2 in
London. Tickets start from £20 and I’m even selling backstage passes to meet
me, Hayley Williams and Trace Cyrus.
Final draft:
- In my final draft I added an image to 'The Girlfriend' mini-article
- I moved the main headline up to stop covering as much of the artist's face as possible
- I added 'exclusive interview' which was in my plan
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