Planning my music

magazine front cover

Planning the front cover image

Photoshoot PlanAgency name – YasminBC Model – My dad.

Camera height/angle/distance - Head shot, preferably in a high angle. Direct eye gaze with camera. Face on the right side of frame in order to follow reader’s natural eye flow.

Location – At home, in front of a white wall in order to resemble studio environment.

Lighting – Picture to be in black and white, therefore bright flash light in model’s face in order to create highlights , dark shadows included.

Mise-en-scene (Including props/costumes) - Model to be in a white shirt to blend in with background and increase use of white space. No other props however, except maybe RayBan sunglasses if decided no eye gaze directly to camera is more effective.

Attempted connotation - Eye contact with camera suggests personal connection with reader. Image to be in black and white to set a tone of tradition and style. No props indicates cover artist is fully exposed in the magazine and is not ‘hiding’ behind anything. Planned denotation - Masthead ‘Voice’ immediately indicates the magazine is to do with music and singers/artists/bands.

Contingency (in case of model absence/weather) – If my dad becomes unable to model, I would either use my mum or my camera self timer and take pictures of myself for the cover, since we’re the only people who reside in my home, where the shoot location is.

Alternate angle – Low angle head shot, instead of high. (This could illustrate superiority of artist) . Titled angle of camera to suggest distortion (could reflect a singer’s life).

Front Cover Mock Up Sketch

Masthead

Selling line

Conventional bar code

Black and white headshot of pretend artist.

Space for main cover line and explanatory text. Like the example of a music magazine above, I want my front cover to be rather simple with not a lot of kickers or banners just an appealing cover line and maybe some text along with it.

Photo Shoot

Some Photoshoot images

Favourite two images