Contents page Content

Contents page:

I will have a smaller version of the masthead along with the title"contents" in a banner at the top of the page.

Next to this will be my second image, the full length shot, to add colour and difference to this side of the page.

Underneath this I will have two subheadings: REGULARS & FEATURES
This allows me to split up the regular articles like "top 40, look books, gigs" from the features like "BROOKE IS BACK".

I will also have two more larger picture, one being my female model singing and the other being the front cover stars.

I will add a pug as an entertainment value for my magazine, "win FREE Stormzy tickets".

Titles for magazine

I thought of three possible titles:

M.I.B  (Made in Britian)

I like this because my magazine is about artists up and coming or discovered in Britain, it is about british artists and grime music.

M.O.B  (Music over b*tches)

Money over bitches is a term used in slang, changing the money to 'music' makes it related to music in a cool 'slang' way. This not only appeals to my target audience because it is terms they use however it is a good play on words.

Central

'Central' sounds as if the music the magazine is talking about and promoting is from a place central to everything, with a little bit of everyones culture and music taste mixed in. Not just one specific genre. I liked the idea of thinking the music was coming from one place, one mind and not all separated into different genres. 

I asked my class mates their opinions:

4/8 = M.I.B

4/8 = M.O.B

I have decided to go with M.I.B as I like how the "made in Britian" really stands for what the magazine is representing, young artists making something out of nothing. Literally making a life for themselves in Britain.

Photo plan

FRONT COVER

Where?
For my front cover I have chosen for my models to stand against a white wall, at first my plan was to have them standing in front of brick wall however this would be harder to work with on photoshop so I settled with a plain white background. I have a white all in my house I have chosen to use.

Who?
The models are my friends Sharna, Eliza and Ruffel. I wanted to have my main image to be more then one person to switch things up. They have agreed and are more then happy to help. As my magazine is aimed at people their age I thought this would be a great idea as the magazine would appeal to the audience.

Costume/Props?
For the models costumes I have chosen they will be dressed trendy and not overly 'bling' or 'gangster', I want to stick to my theme of simplicity as much as possible. I have also chosen to break conventions and have the girls covered up and dressed decently. I haven't thought of any obvious props I need except maybe bandannas or hats as part of their costume.

Pose?
I want all three models to be looking straight into the camera and next to each other however as their are three of them and the double page spread is about getting to know them a bit more I want each model to be in a different pose (and costume) allowing their personalitys to show by the way they are standing/smiling.

When?
As there are three models it can be hard to get them all in the same place at the right time so we decided to make thing easier we would create a group chat on Whatsapp which allows us to al talk together at the same time this way we could plan when, where and what time to meet. We decided on December the 5/6th to take our front cover/double page spread pictures.


CONTENTS

Where?
On my contents page I have three different photos, the first photo I will have of a model in fashionable 'girly' clothing in front of a brick wall or in a studio to link with one of the sell lines however this shot will be a close up. Another picture is a full length shot of a model in a different location, in front of a tower block/London estate. The last picture is another photograph taken from the double page spread taken out side on a street. I want all the locations to be different so my magazine is not repetitive.

Who?
For my first picture I needed a female model possibly in a studio singing so I asked my friend however she is not reliable so if she isn't able to do it on the day of the pictures I myself will stand in and be the model. For the next photo I wanted a male, for this I asked my good friend Josh who said he may not be free so I decided I would have a few back up plans including my friends Ahmed or Kadeem. My last picture will  be taken from my double page spread photographs with the same models as the first time Sharna, Eliza and Ruffel as I want it to be a taster of the spread.

Costume/props?
For the first picture I want to female dressed pretty and sweet, stereotypically "girly" as the magazine is already quite edgy and masculine I wanted to add a touch of femininity. I will need a mic as a prop and the background either a studio or brick wall. The second picture I want the model dressed in typical "tumblr" clothing, black jeans, timberlands, crop top and bomber jacket. The last picture will have no props and different clothing to the first pictures of them so things aren't repetitive.

Pose?
The first picture will not be posed for I want it to be taken mid song as if the model was actually singing the song, this brings the musical vibe back to the magazine. The second photo I want the shot to be a high angle shot with the model dominating the picture, the pose will be with their arms crossed looking down at the camera. The last picture is the three models all talking and laughing.

When?
I will take this pictures over the next month.

DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD

Where?
I only have two pictures on my double page spread, as I want my spread split into two (one page article, one page photo) I needed two photos a large main image for the one page photo and a smaller image for the article page. The back ground will be a London street, not a very busy London street something a bit more gritty and street so I decided on Somers town. My second photo will also be taken on a street in Somers Town however the background will not be that important as the main shot is their faces.

Who?
My double page spread will again be the same models as my front cover as they are the "front cover stars".

Costume?
For the double page spread they will all be dressed individually how there personality's are, the whole point of the article is to get to knew them so by dressing them in what they would usually where is a perfect way of doing that. Eliza will wear high waisted jeans with a crop top and hurraches, Ruffel will wear a red tracksuit and Sharna will wear a sports sweater with jeans and airmax.

Pose?
The larger image I will have the three models walking down the street, talking and laughing. It will be a high angle shot. The second photo will be a close up of the models at direct mode of address with slight smiles majority serious faces as a change from all the smiley, happy pictures.

When?
I have decided over the next month however this week we are meeting so we will take one trial test shots to see what works and what doesn't, if they turn out good enough I may use them on my cover.

Weekly journals

Double page spread analysis

Double page spread PLANNING

Double page spread RESEARCH

Audience Questionnaire Analysis

Double Page Spread EDITORIAL ARTICLE

Conventions

Convention	Genre Convention	How will this inform your own planning?
Masthead	The magazines I am looking at are Trap Magazine, BIG UP and RWD. All three of these magazines are of the same grime/rap/urban genre and all have a similar masthead. It is usually centre of the top of the magazine front cover and can sometimes be covered up by the model in the main image to show familiarity.	I will also keep my masthead simple and familiar as I want it to be remembered. I would like it to be centre of the page however that might change due to the main image.
Colours	All three magazines share a similar pattern when it comes to colours. Usually the keep background of dark colours (greys and cloudy whites) and then have a brighter colour for the masthead and sell lines (purples, pinks and reds).	I like this contrast idea as it adds effect to the magazine and gives it a sense of sophistication and class which I would like my magazine to have.
Fonts	The mastheads are usually simple however memorable. Simplicity is key as the magazines have a classy house style.	From this research I have decided I will also use simple and plain font to keep the focus on the main image. A few examples of fonts I will use is: TIMES NEW ROMAN and LUCIDA FAX
Images- ·         Shot type? ·         Mise en scene? (What is in the shot) ·         Lighting	Both magazines Trap and RWD have a model looking straight into the camera to show dominance and power whereas my last magazine BIG UP has a drawn photo on the cover. The first two magazines are similar in the sense the artist is dressed trendy and the whole focus of the front cover is onto the main image.	I like the idea Trap and RWD used and I will have my models looking straight into the camera well dressed. I will do this to keep all attention on them.
Sell lines	All magazines have either barely any sell lines or none at all. This again adds to the simplicity and classy house style. The magazines have the sell lines either in the bottom centre, or left third however one thing I noticed is the sell lines are always together and never scattered or split up.	This will suit the theme I am going for, for my magazine. I will have minimum sell lines because again, I want to keep my main image my focus. This will keep my house style effective and not scattered like a gossip magazine.
Model	For Trap and RWD they only use one model and normally only have half the models body in the picture.	I will break conventions and have three models on my front cover.

Planning for double page spread

Conventions of a magazine article

Marking feedback

Production of Magazine	Complete?	Comments
Conventions of magazines used ·         Masthead? ·         Feature story? ·         Sell lines? ·         Price? ·         Barcode? ·         Main image/range of images? ·         Colour?	YES	Excellent sell lines, could have changed the layout slightly to follow conventions more closely. Feature story unclear – usually links to central image. Good main image, usually edited more heavily on PS (eg lassoed and super imposed rather than whole page shot. Excellent use of fonts, banners and barcode.
Font ·         Reflects audience? ·         Reflects purpose? ·         Readable? ·         Links pages together?	YES	Fonts reflect teenage audience well, purpose is clear and all are legible. Links to pages not usually in numerical order.
Sell lines ·         Clear? ·         Grammatically correct? ·         Appropriate to task? ·         Sufficient number? ·         Based on research?	YES	All sell lines have been excellently chosen. Layout slightly off convention, otherwise fantastic.
Photos ·         Have ‘photo plan’ on blog? ·         Framed a shot including and excluding elements as appropriate? ·         Used a range of shot distances? ·         Shooting material appropriate to task? ·         Considered mise en scene- lighting, colour, model, objects and setting? ·         Manipulate photo through cropping and resizing? ·         Photos are good quality?	YES	Photo plan complete with good detail, not all adhered to in actual shoot. Variety of shot types but work could be done on angle and lighting. Mise-en-scene thought about to an extent but should be a focus for main task. More manipulation of photos would improve work for main task
Layout ·         Follows convention of a magazine? ·         Content evenly spaced? ·         Photos and font blend well together? ·         Reflects content?	YES	More research to be done into layout to improve work. Masthead and banner good, work on images and sell lines, particularly on contents pg.
House style ·         Colours reflect purpose? ·         House style used throughout? ·         Fonts matched well? ·         Pictures reflect brand?	YES	Although your colours reflect purpose and link to RHS colours the addition of extras on CP detract from House style. Fonts are well chosen and although they don’t match this is clearly for effect and works well. Pictures are well chosen, should be manipulated further in final piece.
Student Comments: Thank you for my feedback! For my music magazine I will keep the layout to conventions. I will also do more research in order to improve my work. Another thing I will change is keeping the main image linked to main sell line.

Music Magazine Audience Questionarre

Final preliminary task

Magazine case study - Target analysis for TRAP MAGAZINE

Photograph planning - Preliminary

For my front cover I am planning on a main image to dominant the page with no other added images around. The photograph will be taken outside the schools entrance with a student in uniform posing.
The photograph will be taken in direct mode of address to show the intelligence of the student, for example for the main image to be looking straight at the camera represents how focused in learning this student is and this is the impression I want the magazine to give.

In my magazine I will also include a low angle shot of some teachers, this shows their power and authority in the school which I would like to portray in the magazine.

Another shot I would like to take is a top lit image of a handful of sixth-formers to show youthfulness to give the impression they are young and enjoying sixth form. I want the small group to represent the whole sixth-form and their for be very professional and sleek.

The last image I have in mind is a view side on shots of people playing basket ball, singing in the recording studio, walking down the stairs etc. and to be posed for. I want them realistic and believable showing a small incite to what happens inside the school. This shot to me is catching someone of guard so it is perfect for what I want. 

SELL LINE (ideas) prelim

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