Shot types. Kerrang,   the   magazine   that   will   influence   my   magazine   most   as   its   similar   in  areas  such  as  audience  and  genre,  uses  either  close  up  or  medium  close  up  shot  photographs  for  their  front  covers.  This  is  to  display  their  feature  artist  or  band  to   the   viewer   clearly   and   affectively.   They   have   done   this   with   regards   to  situations   in   shops   for   example.   In   a   circumstance   where   the   viewer   is   at   a  distance  from  the  magazine,  the  image  has  to  be  clear  and  enlarged  to  be  seen  by  the   viewer   to   affectively   attract   them   towards   it,   especially   when   the   target  audience   is   young  people   and   teenagers   as   their   attention,   typically,   is   hard   to  grasp   for  a  period  of   time.  Also,   the  reader  experiences  ease  when  viewing   the  image  as   its   ‘in-­‐your-­‐face’  meaning   the  viewer  doesn’t  have   to   focus  on  a  small  object  within  the  image.  My  magazine  will  feature  a  medium  close  up  shot  on  the  front  cover  page,  as  this  is  what  is  expected.  In  the  magazine  I  will  have  a  variety  of  shot  types  both  on  my  content  page  and  double  page  spread.  On  my  content  page  I  will  feature  a  focal  image  on  the  page  with  other  images  similar  in  size  but  noticeably  smaller.  This  will  draw  attention  to  the  most  important  I  image  which  will  be  of  the  artist  on  the  front  and  double  page.  By  having  a  clear  dominator  in  throughout  the  magazine  I  am  showing  that  this  is  the  most  important  story.  For  my  double  page  spread,  I  will  feature  either  a  mid-­‐shot  or  a  wide  shot  as  I  plan  to  feature  a  band  as  my  focus  of   this   issue  of   the  magazine.  A  mid  or  wide  shot   is  ideal   for   a   photograph  with  more   than  one   subject   as   it   gives   a   perspective   of  setting  and  also  a  placement  for  all  (approximately  four)  members  of  the  band.  I  will  also  feature  shots  for  advertisement  such  as  instruments.  Additionally,  I  will  feature   thumbnail   style   images   throughout   my   magazine   which   need   to   have  basic  shot  types  as  they  won’t  have  a  lot  of  space  to  express  themselves.    

 

     

This  medium  close-­‐up  dominates  the  page  to  draw  the  audience  in.  

 

The  image  puts  focus  on  the  artists  from  the  rest  of  the  page.

 

A  close  up  brings  detail  and  focus  to  a  particular  photograph  on  the  page.