Music magazine research and planning

1) Research music magazine cover key conventions. Look over the magazine cover key conventions notes sheet and write which of these you will use for your magazine cover. (This is a film magazine example but the conventions still apply).

• Title of publication
• Slogan
• Central image 
• Cover line
• Colour scheme
• Name checks
• Language
• Competitions 
• Asking questions & direct address
• Price 

2) Find at least five music magazine front covers (either current or former magazines as many have stopped their print editions) aimed at a similar target audience to your project (mainstream music audience). For each one, pick out one design idea or convention that you could use in your own print work. A few examples to start you off

                                                    

               I like the colour of the title and the colour       I like the central image - pose especially - and the 

                                    scheme.                                 way they matched her outfit with the colour of the text.

                                                                      

                                                             I like the highlighted cover lines - they 

 

                                                                                 stand out.             

 I really like the central image and how 

                                                                  there's not too much cover lines. 

                                                        I really like the colour scheme and how there 

                                                       aren't any cover lines - basic but eye catching

                                                               

                                                                                       

Planning, sketching and writing 

Complete the tasks below the same blogpost you have already created for research and planning:

1) Plan a title and slogan (sell line) for your new, original music magazine. Sketch out possible designs for the masthead - font, style, colour etc. If you are creating a front cover for an existing music magazine, make sure you recreate the magazine's style and branding accurately - what font do they use? What colours? What is their slogan?

Mandatory Music - title 

Must listen to music - slogan 

2) Plan the content for your magazine front cover. What will be your main image? What cover lines will you include on the cover?

• Cover lines - what/who will be in the magazine etc. 
• An image of a singer will be my main image
• Language 
• Questions and direct address

3) Produce an A4 sketch of your front cover including the key conventions and design tricks you have studied in existing magazines and then planned in the planning tasks above.

Photoshoot planning

1) Who will you photograph as your artist/band to appear on the front cover of your magazine? This is vital for planning your photoshoot (note: if it is you or someone in the class it will make things a lot easier in terms of running the photoshoot but you can do this at home if you prefer).

I'll be using a found image of Beyonce on the front cover of my magazine. As for the photoshoot, I don't know.

2) Write a shot list for your photoshoot. Make sure you plan the right camera shots for a magazine front cover - medium shots, medium close-ups etc.

• Full body shot
• Medium close up 
• Medium shot

3) What costume, props or make-up will you require for your photoshoot?

Not sure to be honest.