This lesson i will upload the some of the final images for my magaizne
The picture of callum holding the guitar is suitable for the front cover shot because it represents the generic elements of a rock look with the guitar and the brick wall, their is room for a masthead on top and down the sides for the pugs and sell-lines
The work I am currently working on is a music magazine of the rock and metal genre at the age group of 16 to 35, aimed at both men and women not directly at one gender. The reason I have chosen to do this is that this magazine is going to be a mainstream magazine so it is looking to reach many different people throughout the sub genres of rock and metal such as hard rock, heavy metal and punk rock.
Target audience:
16-35
Males and females due to being a mainstream magazine.
Rock, metal and punk people
The reason I am aiming this at this audience is because if it becomes a much less metal and rock magazine and these are the main audience so I plan to stick to these.
Photography design I will be using a plane background using lighting to remove shadows for my cover picture. A cover picture needs to be a medium close up shot at normal level not higher than the person or lower because these look unprofessional. I will need a medium to medium long shot for the double page spread. I will be taking photos of Louise Stevenson, Jade Dannet, James Davis, Callum Ward and Zach Lovatt for my magazine. I will also gather different photos of people to put in the contents page as I plan to have quite a few pictures in their. I will get photos of Zach and Callum outside of college and Jade James and Louise in college.
My layout will be similar to modern rock magazines because they seem to be successful. As well as the contents page and double page spread. The reason I have chosen this layout is that it is dynamic and direct with the images and writing combo. The front cover will be busy and exiting with lots of images and text
I will need to make some health and safety precautions while taking photos in case I choose to take photo’s outside then I need to make sure the person I am photographing is safe and not in danger. I will be taking some pictures in the college media suite vicinity and there is a first aider who works up in that area as well as the fire assembly points in the car park. There is a chance of people being burnt with the lights and damage to the eyes. My other photos I will be taking are going to be at people’s houses and the surrounding area so I will inform them of what to do in an accident.
I will be using basic props for a rock look such as a guitar, lots of hair, a hat and specific facial expressions. The guitar I will have Callum holding by the neck with it resting on the floor. I will also take photo’s of his Ibanez Gem and his Fender Stratocaster Mexican 1968 as up for grabs in the magazine. The clothing he will be wearing will possibly be a loose open topped shirt with jeans trainers. Zach will be wearing his too tight jeans and a shirt and be using his bass guitar.
Production schedule.
On monday i will be taking photos for my contents page because the people who are going to be in this i can use in the photography area in the media rooms.
Tuesday i will create album art for a "free Cd" i will be giving away using photoshop
Wednesday i will be taking photos for the front cover
Thursday i will be taking photos for the double page spread
and on friday i will be editing my pictures for the magaizne
