Practice front cover

This is a mock of the front cover I want to make, I made this on photo shop using images of Paloma Faith off Google. 

On my final front cover I'd like the text under my sell lines to stand out more, the blue text against her light pink top does not stand out. Therefore I know to dress my model in dark clothing (maybe a black top) so the blue font stands out more or make the text white against the dark top. I could also add a layer underneath the text, so it stands out more. 

I'd like to have my model in a similar pose to this as I think it works with the layout of my magazine and fits the theme of the magazine. 

Focus Group 

Front page mock up: 

Contents page mock up: 

Double page spread mock up: 

Already existing behind the scenes videos of photo shoots which I like 

Rihanna - Vogue 2011

I like this behind the scenes shoot of Rihanna's 2011 American Vogue photo shoot as it talks about why they are doing the shoot. She talks about why she's pulling the poses she is, and why they've used their costumes and makeup "promotes loving your body the way it is. All different shapes, sizes, curves". Rihanna also tells the audience the type of clothes that she likes to wear, which would appeal to her fans who aspire to look like her. I also liked that at certain points they panned around the location. I also like the headings that are used throughout the clip, using the same colour scheme as the front cover. Also showing the front cover at the end of the clip. I would like to use all of these factors within my behind the scenes video. 

Dakota Fanning - ELLE 2012

I also like this behind the scene video of Dakota Fanning's cover shoot for ELLE UK 2012. I like that it simply shows the photo shoot with a song in the background. It shows the makeup team re-applying makeup throughout the shoot and the hair design team doing her hair. The video shows all aspects of the shoot, not only what the model does. It also has close ups of each outfit to show the audience how much detail goes into the outfits. 

First make-up practice 

Today I had my first make-up practice with my model and it didn’t go as well as I would have liked. I had limited time and therefore found myself rushing what I wanted to do. When I do my models make-up for my final imagine I will make sure I have all the time I need and do not rush, so I get the best final outcome I can. 

Practice Photo Shoot

 

Hair and Make-up  

Initial ideas for my magazine on Prezi

My Initial Ideas

The price of my magazine. 

The target audience for my magazine is:

-Males and females 16 – 24.

-They will be in the SEG social grade E. As they will be students, either at university or college.

My target audience is similar to that of the magazines above. I feel that prices of some of these magazines (MOJO, Rolling Stone and Q) are too expensive. The prices of the other magazines (NME and KERRANG) are reasonable as you occasionally receive free CD’s and posters. I think the prices of nearly £4 and above are too much for students who can only get part time, minimum wage jobs so do not have a lot of money. If the price is too high the target audience will be put off buying it, and will go for the ‘cheaper option’.

The price of my magazine will be £2.50.

By making my magazine this price it is rivaling the prices of NME and KERRANG. Although it is 30p more I think it will more of a range of artists, with my genre being Indie-Pop it will include Indie artists and Pop artists, gaining more of an audience. It is also a lot cheaper then MOJO, Rolling stone and Q which will hopeful make the audience choose my magazine of the more expensive ones.

My magazine will be released  monthly, then it can contend with magazines which are most similar to it (NME, KERRANG). As my magazine is released monthly it will rival with Rolling Stone and Q, perhaps gaining some of their audience due to been similar yet also much cheaper. 

Reader Profile 

The audience of my magazine will be mainly female and the average age will be 19. I associate indie pop with being very bright and quite girly and the design of my magazine will appeal more to females. The average age will be 19 as this is people mainly in full time education, which is why I am making my magazine suitable for students. My audience are very materialistic and enjoy having the latest clothes and make up, the statistics I received shows how much a year they spend on clothes and make up. My audience also enjoy festivals and being out with friends. As you can see all of these statistics highly relate to the life of a student, spending a lot of time with their friends and going out on a weekend. The images around my statistics show the things my main target audience enjoy doing, eating, drinking and the brands they love. In 2010 73% of 16-18 year old's were in further education, and the readership for my magazine will be 328,000 people: approximately less than half of the amount of 16 – 18 year old's in the country. I have also priced my magazine to suit the financial needs of my target audience. 

Already existing NME reader profile