Drafting

Calendar: February

Planning Deadline

Half TermResearch Deadline

Photo shoot for front cover

Photo shoot for DP spread

Choose and edit photos

Organise models for shoots

Organise location and props

Start front cover

Continue front cover

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Photo shoot with Dan

Additional shoots

Calendar: March

Front Cover Deadline

ContentsDeadline

DP SpreadDeadline

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Start double page spread

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Improve front cover

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Calendar: April

FinalDeadline

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Evaluation

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MastheadThe front covers I have used in my research differ depending on who the target audience is. As I am aiming towards the mass market I want to follow masthead like ‘Vibe’ and ‘XXL’ This is because I think more mainstream mast heads will appeal to my market better. I’m afraid that if I use a prestigious masthead it may scare my audience away, rather than appeal to them. Using a masthead like ‘Vibe’ will encourage my audience to look at my magazine as it will fit their criteria better.

My MastheadFor my masthead I want to use bold lettering and a clear font which will attract the reader from far away. To appeal to the audience I will need a catchy, edgy name which will reflect

the music genre of hip-hop/rap. To come up with a name, I will look through my iPod and look at this

specific genre: the artists, the name of their albums and songs and the lyrics

they use in them. Looking at the front cover of a single or an album in this

genre will give me an idea of what appeals to listeners of hip-hop/rap in terms of font, colour, size and names.

Name of my MagazineBy looking through my iPod I have taken most inspiration from Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj and Drake as I prefer this music and think the names of their songs are more inventive. I have also noticed that most album covers have simple font with a basic colour so that it isn’t confusing for the reader. I like the font on the cover of Jay-Z ‘s album as I think its bold and it is also easy to read from far away.

These list of song names I think would be good for a magazine masthead. The bold ones I think would

suit my genre better:Interlude

IntroActionOutro

Above itEnvy

KnockoutRoger That

ForeverHeadlinesKaraokeUnusual

Masthead Font

Capture it

Gunplay

I’ve chosen the mast head title ‘Headlines’. These are the fonts I think would look good for my

magazine cover.

Top Secret

VKB KonQa

Plane Crash

Stenha

Blockschrift für Flugzeuge

Chosen Font

I think this font will work well for my magazine masthead as it is very bold, and captures the readers attention. It also follows hip-hop/rap conventions as it looks a lot like the fonts used for albums of artists like Jay-Z and Lil Wayne. I have used the site dafont.com for my masthead font.

Mode Of Address

The mode of address for my magazine will be an informal style which should appeal to my audience this is because the hip-hop/rap genre of music is much

more informal. As I am writing and producing my front cover and articles, I want to keep my audience in mind so that they feel comfortable reading my

magazine. My target audience is from ages 15-25 , this age range uses quite informal language while speaking and while writing

also. While still using the proper way of writing things, such as using ‘you’ instead of ‘u’ as I think this will make my magazine look more professional, it

will also keep my magazine simple and may even appeal to an older age group.

Flat Plan of Magazine

Mast HeadMain Image

Plugs

Puffs

Callout

Buzzword

Cover Line

AdvertforCD

Contents Page

Top 50 Hip-

hop/Rap artists

Concert

Advert

Article

Picture Text

ArticlePicture

Picture

Text Text

AdvertForDJ

ArticlePicture

Text

Clothing Info

Picture Picture

Clothing Info

Picture Text

Main Article

Picture

Text

Quote

Text

Double Page Ad for Trainers

PicturePoster Merch

Win a trip to New York

Subscription Page

Text

Picture

Jewellery Advert

Picture

Interview with

rapper

Advert for

clothing

Interviewwith

famous person

Interviewwith

famous person

Back Page

AdvertforCD

Letter page

Poster

Article

PictureText

Article

Picture

Text TextInterview

with famous person

Interviewwith

famous person

Top 50 Hip-

hop/Rap albums

Careers in music industry article

Merch

Album reviews

Concert advert

Article

Picture

Text Advert for sunglasses

Main Article

Picture

TextQuote

Text

Interviewwith

famous person

Interviewwith

famous person

Advert for

jackets

Article

Picture

Text

PictureText

Article

Bully advertTop 10 new artists

Advert for

phones

Magazine Cover

Masthead

Barc

ode

Main Image

BuzzwordCallout

Cover Line

Header

Plug

Plug

Puff

Puff

Plug

Teaser

Music MagazineGenre: Hip-hop/RapTarget Audience: Male/Female 15-25Mode of Address: Informal (only music genre slang)Country: Worldwide

Colour Scheme

On the front cover of my magazine the colour scheme will be simple colours like black, white and red, possibly some grey too. Throughout my magazine the scheme will be similar apart from on my double page spread which will reflect who my article is about and their image in the music industry.

Initial Props and CostumesAs my magazine will follow the genre of hip-hop/rap, I will take inspiration from that the artists wear. For example big jackets and jewellery, with sun glasses and possibly no shirt on. Most of this inspiration comes from the front cover of ‘VIBE’ magazine. I really like the picture of Lil Wayne and I want to use this type of image for my front cover.

Props and CostumesI think a big ski like jacket will work well for my main front cover image as I think it conveys hip-hop/rap style well. It will be open and my model will have no top on underneath to show of his body and the jewellery he is wearing.

I think accessories like sun glasses and necklaces will be good for my main image

as it will reflect the hip-hop/rap culture. This is because no rap artist is seen

without sunglasses and no hip-hop artist is seen without jewellery.

Other images used

I will use other images for my contents page and possibly double page spread. These images will probably be of CD’s or clothes which I think will appeal to my audience. I may also use images that I have taken for my photography unit as some of the images may follow the convention

of hip-hop/rap.

Shots I Want To Capture

Necklace in mouth to show a playful side of the artist.

Arm in air, which will be non clothed for reader to see

strength of artist, physically and metaphorically.

Strong pose for front cover to give a sense of authority.

Shots I Want To Capture

CD

Photography Image as another original image, also could be on contents page.

CD Picture, possible on the artist on the front cover to

promote their music.

Clothing Image to go with the genre of music and possibly as

a ‘free’ giveaway.

Organisation of modelFor my main image on my front cover and double page spread I am going to use my friend Dan to model for me. I know he works well in front of the camera as I have taken photos of him before for my photography unit. He will be posing from the waist up in a ski jacket with no top on so that he shows authority and dominance of the ‘music industry’ just like Lil Wayne does on the cover of ‘VIBE’.

Organisation of props

I am using this jacket because it fits my model well and also appeals to

my target audience. It also reflects the type of

clothing that hip-hop/rap artists wear.

Organisation of props

I want to use these sunglasses as I think they

look like the type of glasses a hip hop artist

would wear all the time.

Organisation of props

These pieces of jewellery will compliment the jacket and bare chest. This look will be good for my front cover as it will appeal to

my audience.

Organisation of location

I like this room for my photo shoot because it has clear walls which will make for a good background for my front cover and double page spread. It also works well

because the lighting looks good.

ACTIVITY IS THE LOCATION SUITABLE FOR PRODUCTION?

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

Look around the location. Yes, it has white walls and appropriate lighting.

I would prefer to use a studio for my shoot but this isn't available.

Talk to people there, organise filming permissions. None needed.

Identify the equipment you need to use. Lights, digital camera, photo shop.

Examine and identify any potential health and safety issues(Both people and equipment related issues e.g. crowd numbers being controlled; using safe cabling practises and video equipment being set up in a sensible location that does not block access points or that damages the environment or frightens livestock)

Possible health and safety issues include: safe cabling, lighting equipment set up in insensible locations e.g. blocking doors.

Check the position of the sun and lighting conditions. No sun as it is dark, light from flash and artificial light.

Look for interesting shots and camera angles. Shots looking up, and possible eye line shoots too.

These depend on how I see the location and what I feel is appropriate.

Check the electricity supply. (For the majority of exterior locations you will be using battery power)

Camera = full supply of battery.

Confirm times and dates with technical crew/actors or anybody you are interviewing, etc.

Time set for 21st Feb at 5:30pm.

Arrange car parking, access, loading, security, where possible. None needed.

Make sure everybody concerned with your video production knows what is happening and what is expected of them when on location.

Everyone understands.

Location Recce Sheet

Possible front cover images

I think these images would be

good for my front cover because

they continue the theme of

hip-op/rap, however I think I

prefer the left picture because it

shows a wacky, outgoing side that a successful music

artist needs.

Possible contents images

I like these images because I think they still represent a quirky side. It is important to show this in a magazine because it allows the reader, and the fans of the artist to

relate to them. These pictures also still show a sign of dominance which I really tried to capture from this shoot.

Possible DP images

These images remind me of the types of images Nicki Minaj had for a double page spread in my

research. I tried to capture these types of images for my double page spread and I think I have

well.

EvaluationThe beginning of my planning was focused on allowing enough time to get everything done on time. Having a calendar which shows all deadlines in

red writing tells me how much time I have left. I have chosen the font, magazine title and colour scheme so that it appeals to my target audience. Then organising my model was easy, after just a simple email asking if he

would be available on a certain date. Then as I used the location of my home, it was easily available for my to use. The props were also easy for

me to get as my model had the jacket, sunglasses and jewellery at his house. The magazine ‘VIBE’ gave me a lot of inspiration for the clothing

and posing. This is because it is a very popular hip-hop/rap magazine and it had exactly the type of things I wanted to use for my magazine. I am happy with my results from the photo shoot because they represent what I want to portray. They show the music genre well and I think they will work well

in the production of my magazine.