Production Planning

28th November- Detailed mock front cover
29th November- Detailed mock front cover

5th December- Shooting photographs (20 images for contents, double page spread and cover.)
6th December- Shooting photographs

12th December- Photoshop manipulation
13th December- Photoshop manipulation

19th December- Final design
20th December- Front cover deadline.

Photographic Influences

I have collected these photographs because they are inspiration for my own music magaizne. I will look at the poses, lighting and style within these images to help when it comes to creating a successful product of my own. Each of these photograph are unique and quirky and each have a bad girl/ rock chick look about them which is what i am picturing for my own style in the magazine.

Here are a selection of magazine covers that i think look really good and work well. I will use these covers to gain ideas and influences to create my own magazine.

Cast

Props and Location

These are examples and influences of the accessories and costume that I will put on my model.  This visualizes the ideas I have within my head for the meaning and look I would like the magazine to have.

In these selection of images there is pictures of the jewelry, for example nose rings, hoop earrings, and necklaces. As I am thinking of the best way to accessorize my model. I have also looked at hairstyles thinking about what will look good on my front cover, here I have collected images of girls with red hair, short hair and hair with the side shaved each following the the 'rock' and 'bad girl' style I want to feature on my magazine. I have then thought about props and costumes, starting with the guitar, the guitar will look good in my photographs and allow the model to achieve a range of poses, it will also reinforce the fact this is a music magazine. The costume I have decided on is not very girly and feminine making the model look more focused on the music than fashion, also making the model look more indie. Next I collected make up ideas, Searching for inspiration I found that dark/ red lips will look the best with natural, simple eye makeup this will add to the look that I am trying to achieve. Finally i started to look for posing inspiration.

My Audience profile

Audience Media Pack

This is the audience profile for NME magazine. This media pack give reliable information and is trustworthy. I can tell this because the logo nme is used and it has been made by the producer of the magazine there for the information will be true and accurate. This reader profile tells the veiwer who reads the magazine, how many people do and what the readers think of it. The page is very professional and imformative, for example it gives website and contact detailsand holds very precise statistics.The page looks good too, with the magazines previous covers down the side helping to support the information given. The layout of the profile is neat, structured and easy to read. The best feature about the profile is the logo at the top. It is bold and bright, standing out from the page. It also make the media pack look similar to the covers. Allowing the audience to be familiar with what they are looking at.

LIIAR analysis of music magazines

This double page spread is from 'rolling stone'. It has a very relaxed and calm feeling about it as the page is not filled with lots off different features and fonts which makes the pages look very simple and effective.
The main feature of this article is the image that goes across both of the pages. The image is of Amy Winehouse laid on a bed. It is a set up photograph in a studio. The photo was taken with a final result in mind because her position, the lighting and setting was all thought out to work together in this double page spread. The image is in black and white, looking very natural and the room she is in is very light, looking like it is lit up by natural lighting. The room and bed are bare and plain to not distract us from Amy and the article.  The article itself is place over the main image, and is written in small, black text. To fit with the colour scheme and the calm feel to the double page spread. The layout is also very delicate and neat, with two small, even columns.
This Double page spread is aimed at adults both male and female. It will appeal to a male audience because she is wearing a revealing outfit and laid in a casual but suggestive position. Females will look up to her and will relate to her. She also looks very glamorous and stylish within the image. The main title/ masthead  of this double page spread looks like it has been written in ink which matches the content 'Amy's ink house'

This contents page is very bold, jam packed and structured. The layout is very organised as it is separated in different sections. For

example the banner across the top holding the mast head, the column down the right that includes page numbers. The main image at the top left. There are lots of different font types and sizes, this creates disorientation for the audience for a second but this then  tells our eyes where to look on the page.
The contents is very clear and informative as headings are used for example 'news' 'reviews' 'live' this is so that the audience can easily find what they are looking for.
The main image on the page has been taken from a live gig. This makes the audience feel like they are watching the performance and involved with the magazine.
The colour scheme, genre and content play a part in the target audience of this magazine contents. It is clear that its for indie/rock music lovers coming from the picture of a band playing their instruments and the NME logo itself. But the other features tell me that this specific contents page is aimed at males over females. For examples the colours used, red, white and black. These colours clash and are strong and manly together also representing the genre of the magazine.

Music magazine genre

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