Magazine Titles and Logos

Magazine titles and Logos

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My First Photo-shoot

Photoshoot number one

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Plan for my Photoshoot

In order to proceed with making my magazine, I have to take some photographs. The photographs will help me to gain a proffesional looking cover and double page spread and contents.

First of all, I'd like to achieve something out of the ordinary and really push the boundaries of photography. As a keen music fan myself, I keep a range of mazgines at home and something that I've found that all of them have in common is the fact that they feature lists of artists names running down the side of the page. This would be one convention of the magazine.

My photoshoot will consist of a number of different things.

1. My plan is to aim for a 1950's pin up style image so the points that I have picked up from analysing previous images will help.

2. The images will use different types of lighting to help me achieve something that looks decent.

3. The model will change. I will use different people as music magazines tend to have more than one cover star. My first shoot will be 1950's pin up style.

4. I will use different settings to help me achieve the look that the shoot happened "on location". For the 1950's pin up, I chose to use a studio but my other shoots will consist of outside shoots.

Magazine I want to Emulate (IMAGE ONLY)

I chose to emulate this cover for a number of reasons.

• I like the fact that the star is looking straight in to the camera. This allows the audience to have a personal feel with the star. Also, the camera is tilted ever so slightly to give the feel that the person has a higher status. This makes them relatable but untouchable.
• The use of golds and blacks suggests a classy theme to the magazine. This is a high fashion magazine for high class women. My target audience is teenagers so the colour scheme would be different.
• The colours of the outfit also show that she is American. I have used the same colours for my photographs but my target audience is British Teens.
• The white background is a convention of any magazine so I will be using this.
• Her pose is slightly awkward but her elbow is sticking out and I chose to make this a key feature of the magazine.



Analysis of Music Magazines

In the lesson this week, we were set the task of analysing magazines. Below are some examples of three magazines I like.

First is "Q", I like this magazine as it is fresh and always presents a high quality magazine. If I were to buy a magazine, it would be this one as it always has new stars on the front. It also offers new artists so I am always up to date.

 

Sci-Fi Research

I order to produce a successful magazine, I need to do some research in to cover ideas. I have a few ideas and here is one of them. My other idea was to make a Sci-Fi style cover and then address men as my target audience. Here are some movie posters, graphics and photographs that remind me of Sci Fi.







Here is a movie poster from the movie "3D Robot Monster".
One feature of this poster is the bright colours. The layout of the page suggests it could be used a double page spread.



                                            



Here is another poster image from "The Lost Kingdom of Athala" This shows the female "star" to have power. I like this image as it doesn't have the central character in the middle of the image.



Here is an iconic image from the film "50 Ft Woman". This is one of my starting points. I like this image as it ties in well with the theme of a fifties pin up star. The fact that there is chaos all around her makes me  feel that the magazine should be chaotic but conto

This images uses lots of different typography to make the image come to life. The fact that the lady is in red suggests sexual images. I wouldn't emulate this as I feel it is too sexual and my target audience is women.

Here is another example of the "50 Ft Woman" idea. I like this image as its set in New York and is classy not crude. Hopefully, my image will look like this or similiar to it.

I hope to emulate something smiliar to this but with a music magazine feel to it. Here, the image suggests sex once again but I don't want it to have this feel. I want it to be authentic but not sexual.  The fact she is stood over a road doesn't have connotations of music which is why for my cover, I will present my model with an instrument of some description. Her expression is crude as well , overall, I do not like this image but it is similiar to something I want to include in it.

Music Magazine- 50's Pin Up Girl Research

On further thought, I have decided that one of my potential ideas is to use a 50's style format. I feel this relates to music as its nostalgic and classic. It also shows sex appeal and has a wide audience range.

"A pin-up girl, also known as a pin-up model, is a model whose mass-produced pictures see wide appeal as popular culture. Pin-ups are intended for informal display, e.g. meant to be "pinned-up" on a wall. Pin-up girls may be glamour models, fashion models, or actresses.

The term pin-up may also refer to drawings, paintings, and other illustrations done in emulation of these photos. The term was first attested to in English in 1941 however, the practice is documented back at least to the 1890s.The pin-up images could be cut out of magazines or newspapers, or be from postcard or chromo-lithographs, and so on. Such photos often appear on calendars, which are meant to be pinned up anyway. Later, posters of pin-up girls were mass-produced and became an instant hit." This is the description from Wikipedia. 

I found that Pin Up girls can either be in cartoon form or in photographic form. I like the way in which models can have sex appeal and still be classy. The older images are in black and white and this is because colour photography had not been developed.  Most of the poses pulled in the images are either very classy or have connotations of sex. The images here have shadows in the backgrounds and therefore must be a convention. A code of the picture on the left is that it is signed. A code of an image on the right is that it is in colour and uses a signature pose.

Features

• All the models have their legs on show which has connotations of sex. The denotations of this are that they have nice bodies.
• The fact that they are wearing skimpy clothing shows a level of fashion interest. Music and fashion link in with each other well.
• The Woman are all posing in a sexual manner but it comes across as classy and not as crude.
• The images can either be in colour or black and white. Black and white would come across as cheap and that is why I am going to use colour.

Music Magazine- Photographer Research

Whilst researching art work and graphics, I came across a photographer called Rankin. He is a very popular photographer and some of his work is controversial. He has shot front covers, fashion images and a lot of different types of photography. Below are some examples of photos I like and why.

I like this image as it uses make up to make a point. Its very eye catching and therefore it would look good on a cover. The use of bright lighting also catches the audiences eye. The use of red had connotations of sex and danger.













The image pictured here is of Lily Cole, the famous superstar. I like this image as she isn't looking at the camera and this isn't traditional of magazines. Although you are more likely to see this on a fashion magazine, it is still helpful to see different types of photographs. The fact that her head is tilted upwards suggests that she has power. I like the way that Rankin pushes the bounds in these photographs.

This image is very natural and simple. It looks like it has been set in a living room on a sofa which suggests a level of intimacy. She is looking at the camera and the simple dress makes her seem innocent. I can see this as a double page spread for an artist.

Although this image is off a naked lady, it is tasteful. In the photograph, the model is posed in a way which only slightly exposes her which means she is comfortable. I can see this as a cover as it is eye catching and not what you might find on a traditional cover. It could also be a double page spread. The rich colour scheme also shows a classy photo which can be interpreted in many ways. One way is that she is dangerous as red has connotations of danger. The other the other connotation it has is of sex. Sex appeal sells magazines.

This is an image of Adele. As I am making a music magazine I thought it would be useful to include an image of an artist. Adele is shot in black and white, which is classy, she is looking directly in to the camera so she is connecting with the audience. She has been photoshopped so that she has perfect skin. This is a convention of music magazines. If it were my front cover image, I would place her head over the mast head, there is lots of space for puffs and then I would use a bright colour scheme with colours like yellow and green. This would make the magazine more classy as some times all black and white images can seem cheap. I like how rankin pushes the boundaries with all his photos. Even though all the images are similiar, the way that Rankin creates a connection with the camera and the model is unique. His use of imagery and lighting creates a personal feel with the audience.

http://rankin.co.uk/home/   This is the link to his website.

Music Magazine- Art work and graphics I like

I did some research in to graphics and art work in order to get an idea of how to create a proffesional looking magazine. Below are some images and photos that I looked at and liked.

I have always been a fan of old fashioned art and I found this image of a 50's pin up girl. I like it as its simple and would be easy to emulate. The outfit is a sailor and in the music business individuality gets you noticed. The outfit would give sex appeal but not in a crude way. The pose is striking as well and would stand out on a magazine cover. Also, the outfit and pose are easy to identify as pin up girl style. The colour scheme is a little dull but I would brighten it up by using a colour such as yellow as yellow has connotations of happiness. For a front cover, I would put the legs of the model in front of the mast head as this is a common feature of magazines. (A Convention) The facial expressions she is pulling is quirky and this would help to create the cover of a magazine and to essentially create a character. The shadowing on the ground doesn't look good in my eyes but if I experimented with the lighting, I'm sure I could find another way to create a realistic looking photo or I could use one of the filters on photoshop. The audience for this would be those who admire the cover star or those who are nostalgic.

This art work caught my eye as it uses two colour schemes. The first bit is in black and white and the other is in colour. The actual black and white image shows hands over the person eyes and it looks like a knife is being held over the throat. The graphic nature of this picture would cause people to look at it! This would catch peoples eyes and could end up being quite controversial. It would be a challenge to create an image using a model but it seems like a good cover idea. The audience for this image would be people who like visual imagery and mainly mature adults.

The innocence in this image appeals to a mature audience as they feel a need to protect her. I could use this magazine and use emotive language in order to attract the readers attention. The fact that this is a close up suggests that the article and photo makes things feel really personal. The colours don't stand out that well apart from in her eyes. Her eyes are connecting with the camera and therefore connecting with the audience. The use of the colour blue shows sadness. Her make up is minimalistic and her clothing is as well. This image would be used on my double page spread as it seems a lot more innocent and personal.








This image looks very natural and therefore would make a good cover. The space around the model would be good for adding in puffs and a mast head at the top. The clothes look very individual as well which adds to the appeal of the model. The hair in a swishing movement makes it look as if it were an action shot. The choice of background creates realism as it looks as if it were shot outside in a natural setting which shows that the model is just like the audience. The audience would be older teenagers as the image requires a level of appreciation.

I could see this image in a double page spread for a magazine where the target audience is female mature teenagers. The innocence in her eyes make the audience feel as if they are being connected with. Photography wise, the image is easy to take and therefore would be easy to emulate. The pose is quite open yet it still has connotations of putting up a front which could be played on with the character of the model/star. The fact that this is a close up could show a level of intimacy and that is what readers want from a magazine interview.

This photograph is one of my favourites as it looks aged. The aged effect would add the maturity of the image. The model looks young so the audience would be young. The white clothes have connotations of innocence and the way she is dressed also boast innocence. Yet again, she is looking in to the camera connects her with the audience. The space around the image would make it easier to add puffs and a mast head. The colour scheme is dull but if I used photoshop it could help to increase the brightness or change the colours within the image. A female cover star appeals to both genders as girls want to be her and boys want her. The pose is simplistic and would be easy to emulate.

Music Magazine- First Research

In Media, we have now started work on our Music Magazine task. In the lesson we disussed different things about the Music industry.

First, we made a mind map around different questions. I wrote down all the things I associated with the question.

What do we know about the Music Business?

Downloads (Illegal and Legal)

Record Labels- An institution that pays for an artist to make music so that the company can sell and make money from the record.

Promotion- The way in which an album, artist or song is presented to the public.

Streaming- Having access to music which you have not paid for but do not own.

Touring- When an artist goes on a tour to promote and entertain.

Commercial Sponsership- When an artist or band is sponsered by a different company. Eg. Ellie Goulding is sponsered by Nike.

What is the purpose of a Music Magazine?

Keep up to date with bands. ( Fanbase stays informed if there is any News)

Advertising (The Magazine makes money and products get promoted)

Introduce new bands (Bands that haven't been heard of before get new publicity)

Interviews (Allows the audience to feel closer to the star)

Note: Magazines are not owned by record companies. This entitles them to a free opinion of bands and artists and means that they can review or judge an artist however they want to. The audience of a magazine will listen to the review and that is why the Magazines have a lot of power.

Titles that we have heard of

Q
NME
Kerrang
Mojo
Metal Hammer
The Wire
Mixmag
Clash
Echoes
Jazzwise
Songlines
Gramophone



In order to identify the kind of magazine I want to produce, I was set the task of researching genres and different types of magazines. Below is an example.

NME
Genre: Indie Rock
Gender: Mainly male bands on the cover however there is the occasional band with girls.
Dress: The stars tend to dress in skinny jeans and jackets which is considered "Cool" The stars on the cover also suggest individuality.
Attitude: They have the attitude of a teenager whose grown up.
Age: Between 16-24
Ethnicity: Mainly White

The style of music is mainly guitar bands with a hint of girl rock. The target audience would be music fans. Here is the passage from NME's website.

"You know us. We're the NME. We're a weekly magazine that's a must for right–thinking music fans. And very wrong–thinking music fans. We have the best access to your favourite bands. We have the greatest music writing and photography. We're the ultimate source for discovering the best new music first. We also give to charity."







Songlines

Genre:World Music
Gender:Aimed at all genders but its main focus is the world music.
Dress: As it shows all the types of music over the world, the dress depends on the music it is reviewing.

Attitude:Sophisticated.
Age: Older people or people who appreciate music from other cultures. 
Ethnicity: All types. 

 

 

 

 

MOJO


Genre:Aimed at punk rockers.
Gender:Aimed at males primarily. 
Dress: Mainly posed with guitars and casual clothes.

Attitude:Rebellious
Age: Teenagers with an edge. 
Ethnicity: White mainly.








Here are just a few examples of the type of genre that is out there. This has given me inspiration for magazines I may choose to create.