Thursday, 26 January 2012
Monday, 23 January 2012
Contributor Question Plan
The following document includes: Contributor Details, date of Interview, and the Interview Questions to be asked.
Jonathan Grounds
13/11/11
1. The first time you pulled on a Boro shirt and stepped out on the Riverside pitch to face one of the most famous football clubs in the world back in 2008 must have been a dream come true.
2. What was going through your head before that game against Liverpool?
3. Were you pleased with the 1-1 draw or did you deserve a win?
4. How did you first get spotted by the Middlesbrough scouts?
5. Did you and your family have to make sacrifices to enable you to play football when you were younger?
6. Did you feel as though it was all worth it when you graduated from Middlesbrough’s academy and signed your first professional contract with the club you supported as a boy?
7. Growing up, who were your idols and the players you looked up to?
8. Did you ever have moments when you thought you wouldn’t make it as a footballer? If yes, how did you cope with that?
9. What advice would you give to a player looking for a career in professional football?
10. Some top premiership footballers have come up through Boro’s academy, a few of whom you’ll know well. How highly do you rate their academy?
11. Scoring your first goal for your home town club against Swansea City last season must have been an incredible feeling despite narrowly losing the match.
12. Take me through that goal.
13. Your favoured playing position is left back, but you also have experience in central defence. Are you overly bothered about where you play or are you just happy to be on the pitch?
14. You’ve been loaned out to a few clubs now, are you happy to move away in order to gain regular first team experience or would you rather stay at Boro and fight for your place?
15. Out of all the clubs you’ve played for, which team have you most enjoyed playing in?
16. You’ve played in the premier league, championship, league 1 and the Scottish premiership. How do the leagues compare and did you find a huge difference in class?
17. What is it about football that you love?
18. Who are your best friends in football?
19. Have you come across any real characters at any of the clubs you’ve played for?
20. What is the most special match you’ve been involved in?
21. Some people have the stereotypical view that the modern day footballer is overpaid and impassionate. How would you respond to that?
22. You’ve made over 30 appearances for Boro’s first team, and you’ve said in the past that playing for Boro means a lot to you personally, but do you see your long term future there or do you think a permanent move away may soon be on the cards?
23. Who is the best player you have played alongside and why?
24. Who is the best player you’ve ever played against and why?
25. Finally, do you believe your parent club Middlesbrough has what it takes to mount a serious promotion challenge?
Malcolm Crosby
28/01/12
1. Take me through a typical working day in the life of a professional football coach.
2. How do you look back on your playing career and is there anything you would change?
3. Did you ever have the opportunity to play for a so called ‘big’ club or a club in the North East?
4. At which club did you enjoy your playing days the most?
5. Do you have a stand out memory of your playing days?
6. Do you feel that being a former professional has helped you to coach?
7. Why did you decide to go into coaching?
8. What have you learned from your previous jobs?
9. What do you think makes a good coach?
10. You must be grateful to Sunderland for giving you your first break in management.
11. One of your best achievements must be leading Sunderland to the FA Cup final. What do you remember about that day?
12. Being from the local area, was it a dream come true to manage Sunderland?
13. Did you always hope you’d one day be involved with Sunderland or Newcastle United or neither?
14. What do you make of the amount of money involved in football these days and the hefty sums players get paid?
15. Since you were at Sunderland, you haven’t had a permanent managerial contract. Do you hope to one day return to management?
16. Do you feel at all bitter towards the way your career at Sunderland and Middlesbrough ended?
17. Which club have you enjoyed being a part of the most?
18. Have you ever had the opportunity to coach / manage a so called ‘top’ club?
19. Do you hope to one day return to your native North East?
20. Which other well known football figures do you get on particularly well with?
21. Over the years, you’ll have worked with many ‘characters’. Who stands out and why?
22. You must have experienced many highs and lows during your career. What are your stand out moments?
23. Finally, do you have any regrets?
Jonathan Grounds
13/11/11
1. The first time you pulled on a Boro shirt and stepped out on the Riverside pitch to face one of the most famous football clubs in the world back in 2008 must have been a dream come true.
2. What was going through your head before that game against Liverpool?
3. Were you pleased with the 1-1 draw or did you deserve a win?
4. How did you first get spotted by the Middlesbrough scouts?
5. Did you and your family have to make sacrifices to enable you to play football when you were younger?
6. Did you feel as though it was all worth it when you graduated from Middlesbrough’s academy and signed your first professional contract with the club you supported as a boy?
7. Growing up, who were your idols and the players you looked up to?
8. Did you ever have moments when you thought you wouldn’t make it as a footballer? If yes, how did you cope with that?
9. What advice would you give to a player looking for a career in professional football?
10. Some top premiership footballers have come up through Boro’s academy, a few of whom you’ll know well. How highly do you rate their academy?
11. Scoring your first goal for your home town club against Swansea City last season must have been an incredible feeling despite narrowly losing the match.
12. Take me through that goal.
13. Your favoured playing position is left back, but you also have experience in central defence. Are you overly bothered about where you play or are you just happy to be on the pitch?
14. You’ve been loaned out to a few clubs now, are you happy to move away in order to gain regular first team experience or would you rather stay at Boro and fight for your place?
15. Out of all the clubs you’ve played for, which team have you most enjoyed playing in?
16. You’ve played in the premier league, championship, league 1 and the Scottish premiership. How do the leagues compare and did you find a huge difference in class?
17. What is it about football that you love?
18. Who are your best friends in football?
19. Have you come across any real characters at any of the clubs you’ve played for?
20. What is the most special match you’ve been involved in?
21. Some people have the stereotypical view that the modern day footballer is overpaid and impassionate. How would you respond to that?
22. You’ve made over 30 appearances for Boro’s first team, and you’ve said in the past that playing for Boro means a lot to you personally, but do you see your long term future there or do you think a permanent move away may soon be on the cards?
23. Who is the best player you have played alongside and why?
24. Who is the best player you’ve ever played against and why?
25. Finally, do you believe your parent club Middlesbrough has what it takes to mount a serious promotion challenge?
Malcolm Crosby
28/01/12
1. Take me through a typical working day in the life of a professional football coach.
2. How do you look back on your playing career and is there anything you would change?
3. Did you ever have the opportunity to play for a so called ‘big’ club or a club in the North East?
4. At which club did you enjoy your playing days the most?
5. Do you have a stand out memory of your playing days?
6. Do you feel that being a former professional has helped you to coach?
7. Why did you decide to go into coaching?
8. What have you learned from your previous jobs?
9. What do you think makes a good coach?
10. You must be grateful to Sunderland for giving you your first break in management.
11. One of your best achievements must be leading Sunderland to the FA Cup final. What do you remember about that day?
12. Being from the local area, was it a dream come true to manage Sunderland?
13. Did you always hope you’d one day be involved with Sunderland or Newcastle United or neither?
14. What do you make of the amount of money involved in football these days and the hefty sums players get paid?
15. Since you were at Sunderland, you haven’t had a permanent managerial contract. Do you hope to one day return to management?
16. Do you feel at all bitter towards the way your career at Sunderland and Middlesbrough ended?
17. Which club have you enjoyed being a part of the most?
18. Have you ever had the opportunity to coach / manage a so called ‘top’ club?
19. Do you hope to one day return to your native North East?
20. Which other well known football figures do you get on particularly well with?
21. Over the years, you’ll have worked with many ‘characters’. Who stands out and why?
22. You must have experienced many highs and lows during your career. What are your stand out moments?
23. Finally, do you have any regrets?
Thursday, 19 January 2012
Monitoring Production Blog
Originally my photoshoot and interview with Malcolm Crosby was suppose to be carried out on 6th January. However, this did not go ahead as Malcolm became unavailable on this date as he had other commitments. I then reorganised it and planned to carry it out this weekend (21st January) although, due to Malcolm having to watch a football match on this date, he became unavailable. As Malcolm is a busy person and always has things on the go, I had concerns regarding when he would be able to carry out an interview / photoshoot. This has put me behind according to my schedule and I began to question whether I should have included a back-up model/interviewee in my contingency plan. Had I done so, I could have had all the information and photographs I need by now. This delay has had knock on effects as I have had to re-organise my time. So, rather than inputting questionnaire answers, I have spent my time completing all of the planning documents and ensuring I am fully prepared for The interview and questionnaire with Malcolm which has now been re-organised and will take place on the weekend beginning 27th.
I am currently exploring what is included in magazines of the same genre and what techniques journalists and editors use to gage the audience’s attention. The magazine which is most similar to mine and is the best seller is Fourfourtwo which I am studying in detail. Studying Fourfourtwo is helping me with my genre and content research and enableing me to realise exactly what it is that I want to include in my magazine. I would like to include an interview because they’re simple and work well in attracting the audience. Conducting meaningful audience and client research is also vitally important and something which is ongoing. Knowing about my client (the Northern Echo) is essential so that I know what their aims, objectives, and values are. Being aware of this allows me to respect them. I conducted this research by visiting their website, reading one of their newspapers and by listening to a talk from the editor in chief; Peter Barron. Knowing what my target audience want from a magazine is another important aspect to get right because if I included articles that most members of my target audience would find uninteresting then my magazine wouldn’t sell well. This is why I have conducted a questionnaire which 20 members of my target audience will answer. I will take note of their responses. This week I have learned that it is important to plan well in advance in case of problems such as delays which I have encounted recently. I have now completed all of the planning documents that needed completing before I begin my project as well as thoroughly planning the conetent of my contents page and interview questions. I am fully prepared for the interview and photoshoot which will take place next weekend.
I felt the planning and research stages went well as I had plenty of time to complete them and I has a clear idea of what kind of articles should be included because I looked at some professional magazines (particularly FourFourTwo) and saw what kind of articles they offer. Plans such as the contingency plan will be helpful because it will will help to solve issues before they become problematic and my photo shoot plan will help me as I know know in advance which type of shots I will shoot and which poses I would like my models to strike. I also questioned some members of my target audience and asked them what they would find appealing in a football magazine. Testing my product on my target audience was effective. I think such planning will help me to create a good product that is appealing to my target audience. However, sticking to schedules and managing my time is so far proving difficult, largely because of the unforeseen circumstances discussed.
Next week, I plan on beginning my magazine project. I will add the photographs at a later date.
I am currently exploring what is included in magazines of the same genre and what techniques journalists and editors use to gage the audience’s attention. The magazine which is most similar to mine and is the best seller is Fourfourtwo which I am studying in detail. Studying Fourfourtwo is helping me with my genre and content research and enableing me to realise exactly what it is that I want to include in my magazine. I would like to include an interview because they’re simple and work well in attracting the audience. Conducting meaningful audience and client research is also vitally important and something which is ongoing. Knowing about my client (the Northern Echo) is essential so that I know what their aims, objectives, and values are. Being aware of this allows me to respect them. I conducted this research by visiting their website, reading one of their newspapers and by listening to a talk from the editor in chief; Peter Barron. Knowing what my target audience want from a magazine is another important aspect to get right because if I included articles that most members of my target audience would find uninteresting then my magazine wouldn’t sell well. This is why I have conducted a questionnaire which 20 members of my target audience will answer. I will take note of their responses. This week I have learned that it is important to plan well in advance in case of problems such as delays which I have encounted recently. I have now completed all of the planning documents that needed completing before I begin my project as well as thoroughly planning the conetent of my contents page and interview questions. I am fully prepared for the interview and photoshoot which will take place next weekend.
I felt the planning and research stages went well as I had plenty of time to complete them and I has a clear idea of what kind of articles should be included because I looked at some professional magazines (particularly FourFourTwo) and saw what kind of articles they offer. Plans such as the contingency plan will be helpful because it will will help to solve issues before they become problematic and my photo shoot plan will help me as I know know in advance which type of shots I will shoot and which poses I would like my models to strike. I also questioned some members of my target audience and asked them what they would find appealing in a football magazine. Testing my product on my target audience was effective. I think such planning will help me to create a good product that is appealing to my target audience. However, sticking to schedules and managing my time is so far proving difficult, largely because of the unforeseen circumstances discussed.
Next week, I plan on beginning my magazine project. I will add the photographs at a later date.
Monday, 16 January 2012
Monitoring Production Blog 1
According to my schedule, I planned to set up my blog and also begin planning for my production. I achieved this. Planning documents include: Contributor question plan, Call sheets, Contingency plan, Photo shoot pan, and article planning sheets. Each of these documents will soon be completed and added to my blog. On another positive note, I haven't yet had to use any contingency planning.
I also planned to write my articles, however, my articles will mainly consist of interview answers, therefore I can't write all of them until I have conducted the interview, which I plan on carrying out soon. I have, however, completed the introduction article for each double page spread, i.e. introducting the person included in the article and explaining their background.
I am finding that there are many advantages of planning including: It is helping me to achieve my objectives, it minimizes uncertainties, it is helping me to be organised and know what I am working towards therefore increasing my confidence. I now recognise that there is plenty of work ahead of me and in order to meet deadlines, I should try to stick to my schedule if possible.
I think my client would be happy with the early stages of my planning as so far, I am sticking to my swchedule and treatment objectives.
Next week, I hope to complete my planning and organise a date to interview and photgraph Malcolm Crosby.
I also planned to write my articles, however, my articles will mainly consist of interview answers, therefore I can't write all of them until I have conducted the interview, which I plan on carrying out soon. I have, however, completed the introduction article for each double page spread, i.e. introducting the person included in the article and explaining their background.
I am finding that there are many advantages of planning including: It is helping me to achieve my objectives, it minimizes uncertainties, it is helping me to be organised and know what I am working towards therefore increasing my confidence. I now recognise that there is plenty of work ahead of me and in order to meet deadlines, I should try to stick to my schedule if possible.
I think my client would be happy with the early stages of my planning as so far, I am sticking to my swchedule and treatment objectives.
Next week, I hope to complete my planning and organise a date to interview and photgraph Malcolm Crosby.
Photo Shoot Plan
Date and time of photo shoots: 13.11.11 - 13:00 / 21.01.12 – 12:00
Material to be shot: Photographs of Malcolm Crosby (football coach). I will include images of Malcolm pointing (as if he were ordering players around), doing kick ups, as well as simple ones such as standing with his hands on his hips and standing with a stern and serious look of his face.
I will include an image of either Malcolm or Jonathan Grounds on my front cover.
What personnel do you need?
Models: Malcolm Crosby is a model as well as an interviewee.
Jonathan Grounds is also a model as well as an interviewee.
What props will you need?
There aren’t many props that I’ll need other than a football. Jonathan should be wearing his Middlesbrough kit for the photo shoot, and Malcolm should be wearing the tracksuit which he wears every day for work. This will allow readers to realise that they’re getting a genuine insight into people involved in professional football’s lives. This will hopefully make my articles appear genuine and as though they aren’t set up. No make-up will be required as neither Malcolm nor Jonathan will wear make-up to work and if they wore it for the photo shoot, it would give off the impression that it has been set up; an impression which I don’t want to convey.
All of my photographs will be taken outdoors at around midday in Malcolm’s and Jonathan’s working environment. This is because they would be unable to come into a studio. Also, taking photographs outdoors enable readers to see them ‘in action’.
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