When writing my article I chose to do it as an interview which would relate to the picture of the band had featured on the contents page. I wanted to make the interview lighthearted and funny but also interesting and insightful to what the band is actually like.
When reading an interview from 'Q' magazine I noticed that the questions asked are in relevance to the specific interviewee - (mostly leading questions) rather than random questions that they ask to everyone. This made the interview seem more relevant and interesting. I tried to take this into consideration when writing my article.
The article in Q also had a picture taken from the interv
iew taking up one side of the page but I decided against this as I was only doing a double page spread and not a whole magazine I wanted to feature more writing.
iew taking up one side of the page but I decided against this as I was only doing a double page spread and not a whole magazine I wanted to feature more writing.
When drafting my interview, the type of language I used was aimed at an audience of a lower age than I wanted as it was quite fun with jokes aimed at a younger generation, I noticed this when reading another Q article that read more in depth about how the band worked and further into the music industry and it didn't need to ask questions about each of the band members personality as they came out and were clear when the other questions were answered. This was something I altered a lot in my draft as i tried to make the choice of questions and language used more formal.When I had decided on the final draft of my article I put everything in place and compared mine to the two articles from Q and I noticed that one of the articles had a quote from the interview outside of the article, this would be a humorous or revealing line to draw the reader in so I tried it with my double page spread but then felt there was too much text over the two pages.
Another interesting aspects of the second article I noticed was the giant 'J' used in the introduction which I hadn't written out fully so I then decided to include an introduction with this idea.
Draft Interview
Q) So you must be pretty pleased with the bands sudden success, but our readers want to know a bit more about what you're really like - (Lew lets out a nervous laugh), don't worry I won't be too mean! So how long does it take each of you to get ready in the morning - who is the most vain?
A) C: Well I definitely take the least time, I barely wear any makeup and a lot of the time I'm not to fussed about what I'm wearing.
L: I'm probably the next quickest because obviously I never have to bother with makeup or anything and the only thing i get really picky about is my hair.
A: Ok yeah I do take quite a while in the mornings, especially when I'm trying to pick an outfit.
Q) You all live together don't you, who is the biggest 'neat freak' out of all of you would you say?
A) L: Ha! 100% Amy! If you even leave a sock out of place she'll go crazy.
C: Very true!
Q) So are there any weird habbits or phobias you think Fix readers should know about?
A) C: Haha Amy do you want to do the honours or shall I?
L: Nooo! It's not even that big a deal!
A: Lew has a phobia of skittles!
Q) As in the sweets? Care to explain anymore Lew?
L: I nearly choked on one when I was younger so ever since I don't really like them.
Q) Any new romances then after meeting so many new people?
A) (Both look straight to Chloe)
C: Haha why are you both looking at me?! Nothing is going on!
A: Let's just say Chloe seemed to be getting on pretty well with Jack Johnson.
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