Photoshoot planning 

Photoshoot Title: Photoshoot for magazine

Photoshoot Concept:This photoshoot will help me capture some good shots professionally. I will take close up shots and also long shots to create a different mood and also to show their clothing.

Aims: From this photoshoot I want to achieve good professional photos which create a sophisticated look and also a smiley and cute look as my genre is pop.

Date & Timings: I will take these photographs during the weekend. It will take around 3 hours, this is important as I will need to make sure their hair and makeup is done professionally in this time.

Location: I will take my photographs in my house because the main focus is on the model rather than the location.

Props: I won’t need any props for my shoot as I want it took look simple and focused on the mood of the model.

Models: My friends Lauren and Cherrice.

Team: I will have a make-up artist handy who will do the models make-up.

Equipment & Preparation: I will use a canon camera with enough memory to take as many photos to find the perfect one. I will ensure the batteries are charged. 

Desired Shots: I will include long shots and close up shots to create a different atmosphere. From research of pop magazines this has helped me consider the composition of the magazine and how the model is placed. I will make them play around with their body language and facial expressions. I will also make sure they are placed against a clear background to make the shot professional.  The lighting will also be considered as I want to make sure the lighting is high key to fit with the bubbly genre.  

Reference images:

Plan for my contents page

On my contents page I will include a picture of the front cover of my magazine and labels the headlines with the page numbers they will be shown on. I will also include a picture of an artist that will be included inside. Also I will include the number of pages written with the headlines of what will be included on that particular page.  

Plan for my magazine cover

On my front cover it will include various headlines of artists, this will alow the teens to enjoy reading about their favourite artists. I will also include the hottest trends as this is fun and exciting for teens to read. I will include the artists new single on the front aswell as its bound to get more buyers knowing there is a new album out!

Plan of my double page spread

I am going to have a clear headline at the top of the page so its easy to read. I will have my interview layed out in 3 columns, this makes it easy for the person to read. I will have a quote from the artist to inspire people. I will have mini photographs at the bottom of the page in boxes to keep a consistent layout, also this will be good as teens like to look at pictures to make the article for fun. Taking up the page will be a long shot photograph of the artist, as I have noticed alot of pop magazines have a long shot photograph on the right hand side of the double page spread.

Typography

I have researched some fonts for the title of my magazine 'Non-stop pop'. I picked some of my favourite and changed the colouring of them. Firstly, I chose a girly font with flicks and hearts, as my magazine is aimed at a young audience. I chose pinks, purples and black for the colours, as these are all girly. I think they all worked really well, but I liked the dark pink the best as it stands out and is clear to read.

Secondly, I chose a funky font with a bubbly effect to the top of each letter. The letters have slits in them which make it more edgy. I chose pinks, black and a turquoise. I think these all work well as they are eye-catching. My favourite one is the black and light pink as they mix well and still remain girly.

Equipment list- Costumes and prop research

When taking my photographs, I will get my model to change clothing. Firstly she will wear denim shorts and a baby pink knitted jumper. Then she will be wearing a black skater skirt and a collared burgundy shirt and white knitted jumper over the top. Then she will change into a black long sleeve top and grey jeans. These clothes are all in fashion so will automatically get the teeangers attention.

I will get my model to wear eye makeup which isnt too powerful. I will get her to change her hairstyle, so that she doesnt look the same in every shot.

I wilI use a DSLR camera as it takes the best shots. The model will do some sophisticated looks and some smiley looks, as I want my model looking her best which will make young girls look up to them and also singers are seen as glamorous so I want my model to look stylish.

Researching these magazines have helped me to decide the costumes and props for my own magazine. Also the expressions and body expressions have helped me to tell the model how to pose for the photographs.

Readers Profile for my magazine

My magazine will appeal to teenage girls around the age of 11-16 as it is going to be full of girly gossip and hot celebrity crushes. The audience demographic of my magazine is E as young teenagers, unemployed and children come under this demographic. Also pop magazines today are aimed at around 11-14 year olds, so I think this is a good age range for the genre Young girls would read this magazine as when they listen to pop music, it reflects their mood. Pop music is connoted bubbly and happy which is also accociated with young girls. My magazine will include an interview with a new pop star, latest news on their favourite stars, gossip on celebrities, fashion and chart hits. These are all things that young females like to see in a pop magazine. I will also use bright colours including pinks as my magazine is attracted to girls and pink is a girly colour. I will also use a funky font for the magazine title, as pop music is vibrant and funky. 

Double page spread - second draft

Interview with artist: Lauren Fryer

Headline: A new shine to the pop music bizz!
Stand first: A brand new stylish artist discovered, her dream has come true as 17 year old singer Lauren Fryer hits the charts with her dazzling new song 'take me back'. 


Question: ''How was you discovered?''

Answer: ''I was discovered by BBC introducing, this helped me get more popular into the music industry. BBC brings together undiscovered and unsigned music. I uploaded my best track and it got really popular on BBC radio shows. This was really unexpected as I didn't realise how many people actually liked the song I made.''

Question: ''How much has your life changed since being noticed and picked up to create music with one of the biggest recording companies in the world?''

Answer: ''I never imagined to be where I am now, even speaking to you still feels imaginary. I have dreamt of being a singer since I was young and here I am finally where I have always dreamt to be, a pop singer. I have only been recognized for 5 months and my life has turned around completely. My main aim as being a pop singer was to produce music that people could enjoy and have fun whilst listening to it and yeah, that’s what I am doing, the fame and things that come along with it is something that I have to accept. It hasn’t annoyed me too much yet!''

Question: ''Is there any gossip you can tell us about your personal life?''

Answer:  ''I am dating a guy at the moment who is 18 names James. He is very proud of me and always takes me out and treats me! He does get jealous of the amount of boys after me, but he knows that I will not take advantage of that as I love him very much. My friends are also proud of me, however I havent seen them as much as I have been too busy recording for my album.''

Question: ‘'Have you always wanted to be known for your music and wanted to produce it as a career?''

Answer: “I never ever dreamed that something like this would happen to me. When I was young I went to theatre school and I have always enjoyed dancing as a hobby. This was where I discovered my talent for singing. I then took up singing lessons which helped me with my voice and confidence. I never thought of being a professional singer as a career, especially as I am 17,  I had my mind set on being a school teacher but once I was found by the recording company that idea was pushed aside. But I can’t think of ever doing something different than my hobby as a career.”

Question: ‘'Is there any information about your first Album and is there a release date?''

Answer: ''My first ever album named 'Escape' includes tracks that have meaning and are up-beat. It includes my favourite song 'Take me back' which is number 1 in the charts. The song relates to the loss of my grandad and includes meaningful words that remind me of him. The album will be released on the 18th January 2014, I am so thrilled to announce this as I have spent so much time putting it all together.''

Question: ''Is there any artist in mind who you would like to collaborate with?''

Answer: ''I would love to collaborate with Justin Timberlake, as his voice is very unique and I look up to him as a young artist. I have always liked him since I was young and always used to listen to his songs right up to now. He has inspired me to achieve my dream as a pop singer, his quote - 'My biggest challenge was to make sure that the songs I did were who I am'  has also given me great dedication to me as an artist.'' 

Question: ''Oh really, that sounds awesome, would you ever date someone in the music industry?''

Answer: ''You never know, I may do, for me, its all about personality, but their looks have to look good too! , but I already have an amazing boyfriend, so I dont need anyone else. But yes nothing would stop me from dating someone in the music industry.''

Question: ''Are there any festivals coming up anytime soon?''

Answer: ''I will be performing at Reading Festival on July 2nd 2014. So make sure you book tickets to see me! It will be a great night where all class singers will be performing. I am extremely excited to announce this event and to be part of it. My fans will definately not regret coming as it will be a night to remember!''

Question: ''Is there any tips you can give to inspire young artists?''

Answer: ''Yes, follow your dreams and dont let anyone stop you from achieving what you want to do in life. If you want something so much fight for it, life doesnt come easy, but once you have got it you will be greatful and proud of yourself.

Double page spread - first draft
Interview with artist: Lauren Fryer

Headline: A new shine to the pop music bizz!
Stand first: A brand new stylish artist discovered, her dream has come true as 17 year old singer Lauren Fryer hits the charts with her dazzling new song 'take me back'. 


Question: ''How was you discovered?''


Question: ''How much has your life changed since being noticed and picked up to create music with one of the biggest recording companies in the world?''

Question: ''Is there any gossip you can tell us about your personal life?''

Question: ‘'Have you always wanted to be known for your music and wanted to produce it as a career?''

Question: ‘'Is there any information about your first Album and is there a release date?''

Question: ''Is there any artist in mind who you would like to collaborate with?''

Question: ''Oh really, that sounds awesome, would you ever date someone in the music industry?''

Question: ''Are there any festivals coming up anytime soon?''

Question: ''Is there any tips you can give to inspire young artists?''

Representation of men/women in my chosen genre: Pop

Women are presented as attractive and sophisticated on front covers of pop magazines. This is because young people look up to artists/bands who are 'hot' and want to be like them, so by having a young hot artist on the front makes the reader want to buy this magazine. Also by having women looking attractive attracts male attention as men cant resist a hot body on the front of the magazine.

Women mostly wear revealing clothing or pretty dresses, this also makes females look up to them as they desire for the 'perfect body' or want to be trendy like a famous artist. For example; Beyonce is wearing a metal dress with skin showing to show off her figure. Her hair is big and crinkled and she is smiling with her white teeth. This attracts male and female attention as they see a stunning artist on the front cover. 

Men are presented as hot and good looking on front covers of pop magazines. This is to attract young girls, as they are have crushes on their favourite artist. Men are shown to be smiley as they want to show their soft gentle side.They also usually have their body showing or wear a t-shirt to show of their abs. This makes young teens excited to read the magazine.

Men artists enjoy being the centre of the magazine as they like to present themselves as being an alpha-male figure. This represents them as being 'perfect' however can also sometimes be seen to be big headed but they have to be to get their fans attention.

Mind Map of ideas on my chosen genre: Pop

Mood board of pictures

I have created a mood board which includes of double page spread articles, front covers and musical instruments that are associated with pop artists. on the genre pop as I have decided to create my own magazine using the genre pop. Creating this mood board has helped me with my planning as it has given me ideas on names of titles and designs for the layout.  Looking at the double page spread articles most of them include a main image of an artist looking at the camera to engage the audience. The use of bright colours: pinks,  blues, yellows, greens, oranges and purples have also gave me a clearer idea of what colours to use on my own magazine. 

Group work lesson- Double page spreads

Group work lesson- Double page spreads

Working in a group, we analysed three different music magazine double page spreads. This helped me to understand what to include in my own double page spread and I learnt from other peoples ideas so that we can all help each other in our research and planning.

 Music magazines in a shop

I went into my local shop and had a look at what music magazines they had and how they were positioned. They had Rock  magazines positioned together - Kerrang, NME and Rock. And  there were also pop magazines e.g- 'Mizz' together. This showed that pop and rock were the most listened genres in the area as there werent any other genre of magazines in the shop. I am going to analyse each magazine that I saw in the shop individually and suggest the ideas that I got from them for my own magazine.

The 'Classic Rock' magazine stood out from the other magazines as the name is big and bold going across the top of the page. Also the magazine includes a free calendar and a 'best of the year CD' which will help get a larger audience to buy this magazine as it will include their favourite songs. The headline 'Best of 2013' also stands out as it is in yellow and is clear against the dark background. In my own magazine, I will include a big headline and include a main image of the artist.

The 'Kerrang' magazine is a rock magazine. This magazine I had done some research on as I knew this magazine is targeted at 16-24 year olds. Also I knew that the genre of the magazine is rock as I know that the colours usually associated with this magazine are red, yellow and white. The main thing that noticed my eye when I saw this magazine on the shelve was the images of the band pulling faces with their santa hats on. Also the headline 'The Christmas issue' helps makes more sales as its a busy time of the year and knowing its a christmas issue will include festive things and new singles released. 

The 'NME' magazine is also another music magazine I was familiar with as I have researched this magazine as it's a popular rock magazine. The 'NME' logo stands out from the rest of the writing as its a popular magazine. The writing is in christmas colours which makes the magazine look festive and fun.  I like the use of drawing a hat on top of the artists head to make it look more creative and funky rather than having a real hat on his head. I may decide to do this in my own magazine. 

Another music magazine that was shown on the shelve was a pop magazine 'Mizz'. This magazine I had never seen before, but it caught my eye straight away with the bright pink bubble with 'POP!' written in big bold writing in the corner of the magazine. The magazine also has the band One Direction on the front cover which will attract to the teenagers as they are the UK's favourite boy band. The Wanted are also shown in a smaller image on the front cover, as young girls think they are 'hot'. I like the idea of using smaller images of celebrities on the front cover to give an insight of the magazine. Also as I am thinking of doing 'POP' as my genre, the use of a funky font like the one on this magazine is a good idea as I want my magazine to stand out from other POP magazines that are available at the moment.

Audience research

Pop and Rock


Q magazine covers the genre of pop and rock. 

An audience of pop would be around 12-24 year olds. People who read this genre would be mostly females but also males. 

The audience of rock would be older males, and indie would target a younger audience who are aged around late teens and younger adults.

The majority of Q’s readers are male. The statistics also show that 83.8% of the readers are 15-44 years of age. This shows Q’s ability to make the magazine appeal to a wide range of ages and social groups. Q does this by featuring currently popular artists like Adele and classic artists like Madonna and John Lennon, they even feature artists that are  deceased as some issues are dedicated to them. E.g- Amy Winehouse had an issue dedicated to her after her death in 2011.

Pop and Reggae

The genre of Billboard magazine covers pop and reggae.

The target audience for Billboard magazine varies from young teens, from the age of 16, to young adults, at the age of 26. This is because the magazine provides its readers with the latest updates from the charts, but of different and various types of genres.

This is to widen the range of the target audience as its acquired to people who listen to different genres such as; rock,metal,pop, R n B and plenty more.

The layout of the magazine is very mature as its not over-crowded with images of teen bands and other artists. It does not advertise news and gossip of the artists lives, but only conveys the weekly update of the music charts.

Country

The genre country music is targeted at 18-54 year olds with a main audience of 25-45 year old adults. 

40% of country music listeners are in the top demographic and about 38% of the American population are country fans. In the more recent years, country music has gained a lower target audience due to artists such as Taylor Swift who also features in pop and is played on the mainstream music radio stations.

Country music magazines are aimed at a broad audience, both male and female. I think this because the colours are brown and masculine but the main image could be attractive to a female audience, especially as they are "good looking".

Country music is part of a cultural make up. In america children are brought into the likes of country because of their surrondings. Especially in Western America, People like Jonny Cash are played and become part of the culture.

Classical

The main audience of classical music is males and females ranging between 50-70. The audience is very specific as the amount of people who listen to the genre is decreasing regularly.

The magazine uses a celebrity Myleene Klass on the front cover which also relates to the genre 'Classical' , as Myleene Klass is a classy sophisticated woman which could mean the magazine itself is targeted to older adults who may enjoy the piano and flute.

The layout on most classical magazines consist of whites,reds and blacks. Classical magazines use these to attract to both male and femalles equally and to match the genre of music.

Research into different institutions

Bauer Media Group was founded in 1875. It is a multinational media company headquartered in Hamburg, Germany which operates in 16 countries worldwide. It used to be called 'Heinrich Bauer Verlag KG' which was abbreviated to 'HBV' and sometimes shortened to 'H.Bauer'.

Bauer has been managed by four generations of the Bauer family. It started in a small printing house but now it is grown into a worldwide publishing and media company.The Bauer Publishing Group comprises 300 magazines worldwide in 15 countries as well as televisions and radio stations.

Bauer started publishing magazines in the UK with the 'Bella' magazine in 1987 and soon became Britain's third largest publisher. Bauer  further expanded in the UK with the purchase of Emap Consumer Media and Emap Radio in 2008 and then they became the UK's biggest publishing group. Bauer's subsidaries is Bauer Radio and Box Television. Although Box is also owned by Channel 4.

SpinMedia is a company and blog network based in Los Angeles. It owns a community of pop culture websites including Buzznet, Idolator, and Stereogum.

Buzz Media was founded by Anthony Batt, Marc Brown, Kevin Woolery, and Steve Haldane under the name Buzznet. Batt and Brown started a blog in 1999, and by 2006 Buzznet had a total of nine people in the Los Angeles, California area. The Buzz media name was created as the company started to acquire more pop-culture and music blogs.

 After the print version of the magazine finished, it rebranded itself as Spin Media in March 2013. At that time, Steve Hansen became its chief executive. In April 2013 it acquired Vibe magazine.

New Musical Express, created by Theodore Ingham, is a UK weekly pop/rock music magazine, published since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and then moved towards a magazine format during the 1980s and 90s, changing from newsprint in 1998.

It was the first British paper to include a singles chart, in the 14 November 1952 edition. In the 1970s it became the best-selling British music newspaper. During 1972 to 1976, it was associated with gonzo journalism then became closely associated with punk rock through the writing of Tony Parsons.

The cover on NME always features a famous artist. Aritists such as Kasabian, Lily Allen, The Prodigy and The Kings of Leon have recently featured. NME also holds its won award show, the NME awards sponsored by ShockWaves hair gel. There is also an NME music channel and an NME radio station. The magazine also has a website to view information and the magazine online.