Magazine ProposalBy Andrew Thomas - Pemagbi

Conventions

Mise en scene: In my magazine I'm going to have my central image with jeans with no top on and designer shoes. My central image would have tattoos on, with a gold crusted ring and chan. With platinum grills on which covers his teeth and he will also have dreadlocks. Having all these things on shows that my artist is successful and obviously has a style for bling and arty tattoos which represents them as a person. As you can see my central image would link to the image on my right, as male are predominantly the central image of most magazines especially in the genre which I am focusing on which is R&B and Hip Hop. In my front cover I'm going to use bold and eye catching colours (shades of black, blue and red perhaps).

SHOOTING INFO

It would also be a mid-shot picture would capture from his belt and up. This all links to the Hip Hop and R&B genre that I'm focusing on which clearly links to the central image on my right, relating to the genre of XXL magazine. When taking my picture I'm going to use a Nikon digital camera so I provide high quality photos for my magazine. I’m going to make my artist have a direct gaze which would have an effect of him coming off as confident and confrontational which links to the persona of my character. Also I am going to after edit my photos with a photo editing app called befunky to focus on different parts of my central images body. Additionally when taking the picture I'm going to take it in front of a blank background which will ensure that the photo is focused on my central image.

Narrative

Double Page Spread Narrative on double page spread

would involve the theme of the artist coming from nothing to something, and him now enjoying life to the fullest being that stereo typical arrogant young male. However, life is then turned around through the birth of the new child and then he becomes a mature male. Double page spread would also announce the release of new single which emulates the change in his life. For the central image it would perhaps involve a picture of him with his baby.

Representation

How I will represent my magazine is on masculinity and how having a child could change the whole aspect of your music and your personality. Where as a hip hop artist during this modern day is someone who is strong, aggressive (especially with the theme of my artist coming from nothing to something) and someone who doesn’t show any signs of weakness. The age range would perhaps refer to women and men 18+. It will also involve how my artist was the stereotypical arrogant hip hop artist who only though about girls, money and cars.