Research and Planning: Props and Preparation

I have used microphones as a prop in my photoshoot, The microphones represent someone singing and the life of the pop star. They will be used by my models who will pose with them singing or looking like they're having fun. To make the microphones more creative we decided to try and entwine the chords around each models body and use the microphone in different poses/positions.

I took this image to show the makeup that we used for preparation. We used foundation, blush, mascara and lip gloss for the main effect. We chose to use pink lipgloss and blush as it links in with the pop genre and feminist approach. Pink also connotes a fun and girly theme. 

This is an image of one of my models applying blush. I took this to show the preparation of getting ready and what photoshoots would look like before the final images have been taken.

This is an image of another model doing her hair. We chose to have a mix of up-dos and hair which was down and curly. The curliness would connote a free and girly approach whereas the buns are more controlled but also show off a pop star do. 

An image showing one of my models applying mascara. This also shows the nails have been done too. Pop stars are usually heavily made up so I wanted to show different aspects of this. 

Mock Up of Front Cover

This is a mock up of my front cover. The colours for my masthead are girly because my pop magazine is aimed towards a female teenage audience between the ages of around 16-22. Pink connotes an excitement and feminism so it links in well with the genre. Along with my central image I will include one or two more images from my photoshoot and feature a variety of coverlines. The puff will be located in a corner. 

Research and Planning: Coverlines

I will feature a variety of coverlines and articles in my magazine. My coverlines will be based on ones that I have reseacrhed in other music magazines and from my focus group. My focus group decided that chart music should be featured in my magazine as it is relatable to more people and is interesting . Also they said that I should have a mix of single and double page spreads so that it would break up the magazine.  

Some examples could include:

• This weeks top 40!
• Chart Topping Tunes!
• Lights, Camera, Action 
• How to get my style 

Colour Palette and Font Style Sheet

Research and Planning: Time Management

I am now up to date with all my work and will now start working on my font style and colour sheet. This will help me to decide which fonts I will use for my masthead and will help to develop my colour scheme. With the research I have already carried out on pop music magazines, I will find fonts of a similar style and colour. This will reflect the work that I have already carried out on researching pop magazines.

Style Sheet: Fonts and Images

These are some ideas for my pop magazine. The fonts need to be young and fresh due to my chosen genre and audience. The images in a pop magazine are also bright and bold, so I have searched for images which stand out and reflect the genre of pop.

Research and Planning: Time Management

 

Now that I have completed my pitch and have gained some audience feedback on my music magazine idea, this week I will continue developing and creating my magazine and consider techniques which make a successful magazine. I am currently up to date with my action plan as I have presented my pitch and have gained enough feedback for me to move on to the next step. Next week I will concentrate on photography and the types of images that I will include in my magazine.