INSPERATION - IDEAS FOR COVER SHOOT

Im inspired by these pictures for my cover positions as they are diffrent, bright and vibrant and they stand out. they also include art style which i want. These will be very hard to achieve though so i have doubts if i will be able to pull something as extreme as this off without proper set and props.

PLANNING - ARTIST PROFILE

Vladana / r&b pop / Glamorous, adventurous, original, vibrant.


Vladana, a.k.a. 19-year-old -Georgia Perry Slade was born 13th March 1993 in Leicester, England to parents Linda Slade and Michael John slade, descending from spanish roots, Vladana is the youngest of two children. Her brother, Alexander i love alex Thomas Slade, an art student born 7th December. Despite having a moderativly average family, Vladama has stressed that their growing up was still not easy, stating that 'My family had alot of issues when we were younger and i guess that took tole on my younger teenage years and my inner self.'


Vladana went to her local schools growing up always favoriting music and drama lessons. She described her academic life in high school as 'Not the best time of my life'. "I didnt fit in too well with everyone, i get along better with boys than i do girls - which was not the most popular at high school" which lead to leaving after GCSE's and diving onto the pathway of her carear at BRIT School were she said she 'deffiantly found herself, it was the best time ever'.


After flying high with good grades and achieveing well at BRIT school she gets spotted by a up and coming music producer, MAC C, and straight away they start creating music and lyrics exploring the charecter of the soon to be famous 'Vladana'.


She is to be headlining at a festival as her new album is set to be released on 14th May 2012 in time for the summer rush. Between then and now she is supporting Jessie J on her tour and also rumour which are not yet confirmed of also supporting Rihanna.




Jessica will be the girl i use to be the artist for my magazine.
Vladana Pronounced "vlah-dah-nah". Means to rule with greatness, to rule with peace or to rule. I randomly found this word and thought it was a good name for a solo artist as its quirky but with meaning and alot of popular artist now change to a stage name, such as Lady Gaga, Rihana, Nicki minaj and La Roux.
In my 'Insperational Ideas for cover shoot' pictures i want to try and recreate some kind of edy, artistic look into the picture. I will do this by adding bright, bold and big makeup to abbey to give her an artistic look for the shoot. Also i am thinking about including props such as flowers, feathers, material and birds to also help achieve this look. However, achieve thing could be very difficult so i have a back up plan of being simple but effective, with strong fierce poses and facial expressions to show a mature but still young girl. Heavy make-up with dark clothing to create a edgy and different look to the usual happy poppy bright singer. These two ideas are complete contrast but I need to know what I have to work with before i make up my mind because going extreme would be brilliant, but that's if I can pull it off but then again simple and effective would also be interesting and add a different edge to my magazine still with the style I want.

RESEARCH - PROMETHEUS GLOBAL MEDIA

Prometheus Global Media, formerly e5 Global Media, is an American entertainment publishing company based in New York City. The company was formed by the sale of the entertainment and media division of Nielsen Business Media in December 2009. The company's CEO is Richard D. Beckman, previously an executive at Condé Nast and Fairchild Publications, and former publisher of magazines GQ and Vogue.

This is a big publishing company and they have past published vouge which will be good as my magazine ties with fashion, art and music.

COLOUR PALETTE

Colour Pallette

RESEARCH - TARGET AUDIENCE

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TARGET AUDIENCE

Abbey Brighty is a 18 year old girl wo lives in Leicester, she is studying Dance at college, Studio 79. She loves listening to the newest, funnest and most popular music before anyone eles. As a dancer music is an important part of her life as she has to be inspired and connect with music. She has to have a good knowledge and understanding of different genres and styles of music so she can apply that knowledge to her dance works. Because of this she has to listen to a wide range of music but her favorite genre is deffinatly the most 'pop'ular music tyed with r&b. Abbey is a fun, daring and adventurous girl who loves socialising with her friends whenever she can, she enjoys going to partys with loud music and shopping the latest trends. As a dancer she also has an individual look about her, she dosent follow the crowd of being 'indie' but she wears what she wants. Abbey is a brilliant example for a target audience member for my magazine as popular music is a big role in her life, but so is her individual appearance and expressing herself which is what my music magazine, tyed with arts and fashion is all about.

RESEARCH - COLOUR PALETTES

Media Rihanna Colour Pallette


For rihannas debut album LOUD her videos, appearance and fashion all seemed to revolve around the Red colour that she dramaticly dyed her hair. The red is so bold and stands out, although it is a contrasting colour which dosent go with everything its brave which is what Rihanna is all about. Because of this new image change colours used to promote her album were suttle so the colours dont over power the artist. I like how all throughout her promotion of her album she seems to have stuck to a colour pallete of beiges, natural colours. I think this is a good promotion idea and is something i think i will look into for my artist as rihanna is now known for daring red hair which has sent a spiral craze of red hair fashion to everyone which is also interesting as my magazine will be featuring elements of fashion and art in it too.

MAGAZINE NAME IN FONTS

My magazine is called forward because its edgy but simple. Forward is to represent the moving on of music, fashion, art and the future. I want my title to be simple and clear so its easy to see and read. Also the stereotype of women being neat and tidy is shown in the text as i want the text to be classy and neat so it is appealing to look at which attract my target women of teenagers to young adults mainly women.

This is the font i am going to use on my cover for my title. I like the simplicity of the font and how it is effectibe because it is in capitals which stand out. Its neat and not messy or with a handwritten element to it which would be good for rock/indie but is good for my genre of pop and mainstreem which is trageted at 15-17 year old females.

FONTS

 

The fonts above I have found I would like to use on my magazine because they are catchy and stand out. They are bold, simple but effective and creative. I believe that these fonts will be a good match for the style of magazine i want to create. These fonts are slightly more femanine as they arent as edgey as usual fonts used in rock or indie magazines but more classic but still original for the pop genre my magazine will be.

INTERVIEW MAGAZINE RESEARCH

Interview is an American, monthly magazine which has the nickname The Crystal Ball Of Pop. It was founded in late 1969 by artist Andy Warhol. The magazine features intimate conversations between some of the world's biggest celebrities, artists, musicians, and creative thinkers. Interviews are usually unedited or edited in the eccentric fashion of Warhol's books and The Philosophy of Andy Warhol: From A to B and Back Again. The magazine's format has managed to remained consistent: 60% features and 40% glossy advertising. It has been published since shortly after Warhol's death in 1987 by Brant Publications, Inc. The magazine "relaunched" under Editorial Director Fabien Baron in September 2008, with an iconic cover featuring Kate Moss.

Brant is the owner and chairman of Brant Publications, Inc., located in New York, New York, founded in 1984. BPI publishes four magazines:
Interview was founded by artist Andy Warhol and John Wilcock in late 1969. These interviews were usually unedited or edited in the eccentric fashion of Warhol's books and The Philosophy of Andy Warhol: From A to B and Back Again. Brant Publications began publishing Interview shortly after Warhol’s death in 1987. The magazine celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2010.
The Magazine Antiques is a monthly arts publication that focuses on architecture, interior design, and fine and decorative arts. Regular monthly columns include news on current exhibitions and art-world events, notes on collecting, and book reviews. The magazine was founded in 1922 and underwent a complete redesign in 2009.
Art in America is an illustrated monthly, international magazine concentrating on the contemporary art world. It has been published since 1913.
Modern, was launched in 2009. Modern is devoted to design, decorative arts and architecture.

Who publishes the magazine? David Hamilton
What other magazines (if any) does it publish? Antiques, Art in America, Modern
How much does the magazine cost? $9.00  
How often is it published? Interview is published monthly
What is its circulation/ readership?
Does the magazine have a website? http://www.interviewmagazine.com/

MEDIA PACK - INTERVIEW

Interview Media Kit

Interview Media Kit

MEDIA PACK - BILLBOARD

Billboard is now read in more than 100 countries around the world. Billboard.com attracts more than 2.5 million unique visitors each month. The Billboard Music Awards is one of television's most popular annual entertainment events.

The media kit i found for Billboard magazine which is most realted to the style and genre my magazine will be based on wasnt that good. There was a few facts and figures about the type of person who buys billboard magazine resulting in knowing the average age is 47, college graduated and resonabily wealthy. Also in the media pack is advertising rules, terms and conditions and the specifications for it. This is usefull for people who want to advertise in the magazine. Also i can relate this to VOUGE or ELLA as also of their magazine is with advertisment for designers as my magazine will be fashion/art based too.

BILLBOARD MAGAZINE RESEARCH

Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis.  Billboard was founded in Cincinnati on November 1, 1894, by William h. Donaldson and James Hennegan^. Originally titled Billboard Advertising it was a trade paper for the bill posting industry, hence the magazine's name. Within a few years of its founding, it began to carry news of outdoor amusements, a major consumer of billboard space. Eventually Billboard became the paper of record for circuses, carnivals, amusement parks, fairs, vaudeville, minstrels, whale shows and other live entertainment. The magazine began coverage of motion pictures in 1909 and of radio in the 1920s.
With the development of the jukebox industry during the 1930s, The Billboard began publishing music charts. Originally, there were only three genre-specific charts: Pop, Rhythm & Blues, and Country & Western. In the 1950s it introduced a section covering the television industry, including ratings charts for programs. It continued to carry news of fairs, carnivals, theme parks and other outdoor entertainments until 1961 when these departments were spun off into a new weekly magazine called Amusement Business. By this time the television coverage had also been moved to another publication.At the start of 1961, The Billboard was renamed Billboard Music Week. The publication was now devoted almost entirely to the music industry, with some coverage of coin-operated vending and entertainment machines on its jukebox pages. The title was changed to simply Billboard at the start of 1963. In 2005, the magazine and its web sites were repositioned to provide coverage of all forms of digital and mobile entertainment.

Billboard is the world's most influential music media brand reaching key executives and tastemakers in and around the music business through Billboard Magazine, Billboard.biz, Billboard Conferences,  Billboard Bulletin, and other targeted newsletters, and millions of music fans through Billboard.com and Billboard Events. The Billboard brand is built on its exclusive charts and unrivaled reporting on the latest news, issues and trends across all genres of music. Billboard receives hundreds of millions of brand impressions daily through many strategic relationships with major companies across various industries.  These relationships leverage Billboard's brand recognition, proprietary chart data and information resources to develop products, live events and print, television, radio, digital and mobile platforms.  In addition to North America, Billboard operates businesses in Brazil, Greece, Japan, Korea and Russia.

Billboard is owned by Prometheus Global Media, a diversified company with leading assets in the media and entertainment arenas, including: Music (Billboard and its related conferences and events, including The Billboard Latin Music Awards), Entertainment (The Hollywood Reporter, Backstage, ShowEast, Cineasia, and CineEurope); and Advertising & Marketing (Adweek, Adweek Conferences and The CLIO Awards).


Who publishes the magazine? Prometheus Global Media
What other magazines (if any) does it publish? Adweek, Back Stage, Film Journal International, The Hollywood Reporter
How much does the magazine cost? £3.50
How often is it published? Billboard is published weekly
What is its circulation/ readership? ''Billboard' aims to be one-stop shop for listening, shopping'
Does the magazine have a website? www.billboard.com

Billboard says it has an edge because its site, for the first time, will allow all visitors, not just subscribers, to look at Billboard's weekly sales lists from the past 51 years.

DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD EVALUATION

Double Page Spread x2

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FRONT COVER EVALUATION

Cheryl Cole Eval

FRONT COVER EVALUATION

Rihanna Cover Billboard Evaluation

RESEARCH - INTERVIEW MAGAZINE COVERS

I really like interview magazine, its an inspiration for me for my magazine because it is different and edgy and the cover shots are really interesting and arty. I would love to try and achieve something like this for my own magazine but it just depends on the time available and the materials i can find myself to use to create this artistic look. 

GLOSSARY

Masthead – The name and logo of the magazine.
The Lead – the introductory paragraph of an article. Usually written in bold or capitals.
Body copy - refers to the text of your written articles, which should be produced as a printed presentation to accepted industry standards, e.g. correct use of language, font size, word limits etc. Usually written in columns.
Serif font – fonts like Times New Roman, or Baskerville Old Face, which have little bars (serifs) on the end of the letters.
Sans serif font – fonts like Impact, or Agency FB, which do not have little bars (serifs) on the end of the letters.
Drop Capitals – Really big letter, which start off an article.
Cross Head – Small sub-heading used to split up a large block of text.
White Space – white parts of a page other than text or pictures.
Mode Of Address – How the magazine talks to the audience.
Sell Lines – Text on the cover that helps to sell the magazine to the audience. Kerrang!’s sell line is “life is loud”.
Banners – text, which stands out because its on a coloured background.
House Style – a magazines distinctive design that distinguishes it from its competitors.
Borders – the gaps at the edges of the page.
Gutters – the gaps between the columns of text.
Leading - the space between lines of text.
Kerning - the space between letters.
Strap Lines – a smaller headline, printed above the main headline.
By-lines - name of the person who wrote the article. Picture Credits - where did the photos come from, or who took them.
Anchorage – The way in which text helps to pin down the meaning of a picture and visa versa.

PRELIMINARY TASK

PRELIMINARY TASK EVALUATION

How does your preliminary work represent particular social groups?
My Prelim represents the social group of students as this is a college magazine. It is a serious but exciting magazine for students to know what is going on around the school featuing the main issues being raised in that month. My front page model is Danny Medland who is dressed 'fashionable' and who looks good for a teenage boy. He is also focusing on the work in his work folder showing he is dedicated to learning and in his own time which reflects on the main topic of revising for January exams which is also relevant for the student audience.

Who would be the intended audience for your product?
The intended audience for my product is students at Lutterworth College from year 10 to 16+.


How did you attract/ address your audience?
I attracted/adressed my audience by putting a well dressed teenage student boy on the front - this will appeal to my audience as he is a similar age group to them with similar style which will make people see similaraties making them drawn to the magazine. I used 'cool' and interesting fonts and colours which makes the magazine appealing and fun which is needed for a student magazine and for their age group.

What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

Things I have learnt about technologies from the process of construcing my product are learning about The Rule of Third and The golden spiral when taking photographs. (Main subjects should lie on one of the four lines or intersections). Also how to set up space and equipment needed for taking a good photo and that for a good portrait pose the basic stand is Body at 45degrees and Head at 90degrees. I also refreshed my knowledge on photoshop and how to edit pictures and texts with layers.