Conventions

Practice photos

I really like this photo as the way the shadow falls on the left side of her face creates a really nice effect, I think I could use a similar effect on the photos I take for either my front cover or my double page spread.

The lighting in this photo is really nice as it highlights my model's face really well, I think I could use this type of shot for one of the images in my double page spread.

I don't particularly like this shot of my model, I don't think the angel is very good and I think if I were to take it again I would maybe the shot from a lower angle

I think that the angle of this shot shows my model in a good light and presents her nicely, but I would have preferred the lighting to be a bit better because it looks a bit too dim for a front cover/double page spread photo

I like that the light from the left hand side of this photo has created a shadow on the right side of the photo, and I think that I could maybe use this to create a similar effect for one of the photos I take for my magazine.

I think that this photo would be really good for a double page spread, but not for a front cover as front cover main images are conventionally medium close ups. I do like the lighting on this one, just the angle isn't suitable for a front cover.








The angle for this photo is quite nice, and I would be able to use for my front cover if these were my proper images because it is a medium close up, which is conventional for a front cover image. However, the lighting isn't very good in this photo and it would have been better if the image was a little brighter to highlight the model's features.
                                                                                   

Pre-existing images mock ups

Locations in Hull for photos

Audience research and reader profiles

This is the research I did about what sort of things attract readers to a magazine/what they would expect from a magazine, in order to gain a better insight into what to include in my magazine:

This is the research I did on pre-existing music magazines in order to understand what type of audience I should be targeting, and how I should target this audience:

NME magazine:

Male 69%
Female 31%
Average age 24
Working full time 52%
Working part time 7%
Still studying 29%
ABC 1 65%
Circulation 40,948
Readership 369,000
94% of readers use the internet.
76% of readers have broadband and spend an average of 2.4 hours on the internet every day.

Source: http://www.ipcadvertising.com/resource/fd4e20nlh1xefkowjxdha4xu.pdf

Kerrang! magazine:

Male 55%
Female 45%
Average age 15-24
ABC 1 51%
Circulation 38,556
Readership 345,000
Kerrang! readers are the heaviest music consumers, purchasing over 6 albums per month on average (53% more than the national average) and 8 times more likely to spend over £200 a year on albums.
The readers are also 5.5 times more likely to attend a rock gig.

Source: http://magazines.bauermediaadvertising.com/magazines/detail/kerrang

Mojo magazine:

Male 73%
Female 27%
Average age 15-24
ABC 1 60%
Circulation 83,676
Readership 220,000

Source: http://magazines.bauermediaadvertising.com/magazines/detail/mojo

My media product:

Male 50%
Female 50%
Average age 15-24
Readers of my product will also be heavy music consumer, spending more than the average on albums each year, similar to Kerrang! readers.
Readers of my magazine will also spend a similar amount of time on the internet to NME readers and be more likely to attend rock gigs, like readers of Kerrang! magazine.

Hand drawn mock ups

General Fiasco live

I really like General Fiasco and this genre of music, I would like to feature this branch of rock music in my magazine

Costume design mood board

Ideas for costume, set design, lighting and mise-en-scene

ICT Mock ups

Initial ideas

Music genre mood board