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Contact Sheet of Unedited Images
I believe these images will be
successful within my music magazine as I have tried to incorporate features and
props relating to pop this includes ear phones, and appearance props which
includes makeup and mirrors. Although appearance is key within the genre of pop
it is also relevant within my target audience of 18- 25 year old females. They
will resonate with the theme of beauty and fashion and as my magazine aims to
create an aspiration concept towards the audience. The images all have
different backgrounds for different purposes within my magazine, The studio
shots will be featured on the front cover and contents page, and the more
exciting images with the more interesting background will be within the double
page spread of my products.
Construction Schedule
Week 1- This week will be focussed on research and beginning the analysis of
existing media products which are similar to what I would like to create (Front cover, Contents Page, and Double Page Spread). This
includes gaining inspiration from the products and to begin to think of what conventions
to maintain in my music magazine.
Week 2- I will complete rough drafts which will contain many standard conventions of a music magazine. I will complete a draft of a front cover, contents page, and double page
spread, linking to my secondary research.
Week 3-I aim to conduct a photoshoot for my
magazine, linking to my idea. I will need clear aims of what type of shots to
take (close-up, long shot, etc.), also the location of my images and the model which I will choose to feature.
Week 4- I will begin editing my images on Photoshop
using various skills including airbrushing and blemish removing, and I will
begin to create my front cover.
Week 5- I aim to continue with the
construction of my front cover including writing cover lines, making sure
alignment is correct and fits my theme of genre and audience.
Week 6- I should begin my contents page,
this includes a variety of images, labelled index and cover lines, and other
important conventions.
Week 7- This week I aim to begin the
construction of my double page spread, which will include placing templates and
guides for my title, kicker, image, pull quote, etc.
Week 8- I aim to be adding the image to my
double page spread, and finalising the contents page with additional images.
For example, tour images to add, and possibly a small version of magazine for
the subscription information.
Week 9- This week I should be aiming to
write the feature article for my magazine’s double page spread. This will
include different fonts for the kicker, headline, body text, and also include
conventions of pull quotes and drop caps.
Week 10- By week 10 I should be adding the
final touches to my media products this includes correcting any mistakes or
alignment issues.
Location/ Props/ Costumes
Location
For my first
photoshoot I began by taking images in front of a plain wall. I did this as I
wanted these images for my front cover. I used high-key lighting in order to
get an un-shadowed background. I had decided I wanted my main front cover image
as a close-up shot. I think this style of image would work well within my
magazine as it is a pop based genre, and targeted at females ages 18-25. Using
a close-up shot, would create an aspiration feel towards my magazine and the
target audience. For the pictures for my double page spread, I wanted to
achieve a more interesting background, so I went to the beach to take images
with different backgrounds, including woodland locations, sandy areas and using
the sky as a background and focal point.
Props
I used
props within the home shots, including makeup and mirrors. I have done this to
relate to my target audience. My target audience is females ages 18-25, which
is stereotypically linked to make-up, fashion and appearance. As my magazine
aims to create an aspirational feel towards my audience I thought the make-up
props would be successful in achieving this. The genre of my magazine is based
around pop music, which means appearance and make-up is significant within the
genre and in creating a distinct identity and individuality of a pop star. Another
prop which was significantly used within shooting was the ear phones. This
highly relates to my theme of pop and music in general. And this also relates
to my target audience as females aged 18-25 use modern technology for example
phones to listen to their music, to keep in relevance with their busy lives.
This form of listening to music is easy, fun and interchangeable, just like the
pop genre itself.
Costumes
Within
my shoot, I made my model wear a variety of clothing. The first costume was a
casual outfit including blue jeans, and a white and red music themed t-shirt to
compliment my music magazine. This gave my model a casual look, one in which resonates
with an everyday outfit for a pop star. For the images for my main cover image,
I wanted to achieve a very bold and pop inspired shot. So my model was wearing a brightly coloured
blue top to refer to my pop genre and target audience, as regarded by my
research my music genre enjoys listening to and reading about pop genre and
style of clothing. Loud colours are very relevant within the pop genre and it
was important to portray this within my images. I also complimented the outfit
using a loud and blue coloured eye makeup. Other outfits included a blue and
white stripy dress with a burgundy cardigan and brown boots. This look was used
to create an autumnal theme towards the shoot, which was enticed by the
vibrancy within the sky of the shot. Monday, 4 January 2016
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