Article/interview for my DPS

Right Hook Ruin entered the world of music as an official signed band just last summer when they were offered a place in one of the UK’s most successful records, Roadrunner records on July 24. They were featured in Rawr! in a previous issue for being the best unsigned band for 2008. Lead guitarist, TJ Jones, tells us all about the bands ups and downs and what’s to come in the future.

First of all, congrats becoming a signed band!

TJ Jones: “Thanks, it was a real shock for us, but we’ve worked really hard so we deserve it.”

How did it happen?

“We were invited to do this gig in the O2 Academy in Birmingham to support Kill Casino. We were really excited already since we've only really preformed in London and it was our first time performing in another city, plus we were performing with the Kill Casino which was awesome! We did our gig and met up with Kill Casino in the dressing room. Then a few minutes later our manager called us out and said that one of the managers from Roadrunners Records was in the crowd and that he really liked our style. He wanted to meet with us personally and when we did, before you knew it, we signed a contract and officially became a signed band!”

How did the band react to this?

“We were all really ecstatic. Well at first we were like say what?! But when we had time to think about it we were like hell yeah, go for it! This, at least, tells us that people out there do like our music and so this would encourage us to write more songs for our fans”

What about the fans and family?

“They were really great and supportive, especially our family since they have been there since Right Hook Ruin was formed. Our fans, they’ve been great too since they follow us around [laugh]. We could see who our dedicated fans are since we mainly perform in Camden Barfly.”

Looking back, what was it like for you girls when you formed Right Hook Ruin?

“Hmm...I would say that it’s been a good three years since we formed RHR. There have been some problems along the way but we managed to solve them.

Ooh what type of problems?

“We don’t want to talk about them. The only thing important now is that we have overcame them and that we are great to go to become an awesome band”
Moving on, do you think being signed would add pressure to the band?
“Totally since being a signed band is a big thing. But I think that we will be able to live up to our current and new fan’s expectations and over a period of time we wouldn’t feel pressured anymore. Anyways, we’ve got our fans supporting us all the way.”
How does the future look for Right Hook Ruin?

“We'll have a lot more gigs to do that’s for sure [laugh]. Hopefully we will continue to increase our popularity and we won't have to face the problems we've had in the past. So, I'll say that it looks good so far. We thank everyone who has supported us since the very beginning of when we were not well known, you guys are the reasons why we have debuted as a sign band. So look out world, Right Hook Ruin is here and is ready to rock your socks off!”

LOOK OUT FOR RIGHT HOOK RUIN’S DEBUT ALBUM. DUE OUT FEBURARY 20th

Project plan: where am I now?

Project Plan

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As you can see this is my project plan which i made at the start of this new project. It helps me set out every task which needs to be done so i can meet my deadline. I am now about two-thirds into the project (Half Term) and by now i should have completed: my reasearch of the target market, my front cover, Contents page and half of my double page spread.
In reality, i have covered 3 out of 4 of those tasks. I have completed my research, front cover and half of my DPS. According to my plan i am behind on some of my work, however i disagree with this as i have already made a mock up, three rather, of my contents page and have already made a plan for my photoshoot which i will do in the half term. This means that by the time i come back to school i will have everything ready to create my contents page.

Photoshoot plan for my Contents page

Photoshoot Plan Toc

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Templates for my contents page

Mock Ups For Toc

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Second draft of DPS

This the the alternative DPS i made. I felt unsure about the first draft i've since it didn't look natural at all, so i used the image i used for my first one but instead i kept the background of the original image so it looks more natural. By doing this, it changed the image it shows. It's now about a house party and about the band going wild at a party, like most rock bands will do.
I did do some editing to the background though. I cloned out the portraits hanging on the wall as they clash with the message of the image they are showing.


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The only problem with this DPS draft is that i fell that the image of the band members are too big and some will be cut off because of the gutter. However, the person hugging the vocalist could be cut off by the gutter since he is a groupie who is not a part of the band. Whereas, half of the bassist will be cut off.

First draft of my DPS

This was the first draft i did for my DPS. I thought i was okay, but it does need a lot to improve on.
For example, the background, first of all, does not fit well with the image of the band as it looks like the image have been pasted to the background. The lighting contrasts between the two images as the image in front looks more darker than the background and so it does not look natural.
The article title itself is too grungy for the article and doesn't fit into the atmosphere of the article itself (the background also seems to do this).
One good thing about this DPS draft is that it has a good composition which follows the eye flow and distinctly show that in this DPS, the image is valued more than the text.

Mock up plan of my DPS

This is the mock up of my double page spread. I chose to use a similar composition of what Kerrang used for Circa Survive (my first DPS analysis) because I thought that it was a good layout and follows all the conversions.
The layout is in a 'C' shape and the image would take up to two-thirds of the double page and the article would take one-third. This is because i would want the consumer to value the image more than the article itself. Having the image take two-thirds of the double page would also attract the audience because when we skim through the DPS we would always judge it by the image on the pages and the surrounding texts i.e. Pull quote, leading text etc.
The article itself will be an interview with a member of the band featured on the front cover, Right Hook Ruin; in this case, I will be interviewing the lead guitarist of the band.
The colour scheme of the text will connect with the mise-en-scene of the image. As Right Hook Ruin is a British band, I am going to have the band members wear blue, white and red clothes; this could show their patriotism.

DPS analysis - NME

Dps Analysis Nme

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DPS answers - NME

Dps Analysis Answers Nme

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photoshoot plan of DPS

Photo Shoot Plan - DPS