Front Cover Shot Ideas

FRONT COVER SHOT

The image will be a full length low angle shot of a single musician. It should be an almost pitch black background with a single light shining down on the musician. The guy should be wearing really bright clashing busy clothes that almost look like a kaleidoscope. His posture would be very much relaxed but he would have one hand over his face and as if paint was coming out of his hand, he would be face-painted vibrantly to match the clothes. In his other hand he will be holding a toy microphone.

The image will be a close up of a musicians face. The image will be slightly over exposed. The guy should be wearing really bright face-paint again to have a kaleidoscope effect and his facial expression should be minimal.

The image should be a mid shot of a single musician. The background should be bleached white and therefore help the musician wearing vibrant busy clothes stand out. He will be wearing 3D shades and should be smoking a cigarette to show rebellion. His posture would be very relaxed and slouching as if to say he’s not bothered.

The image should be a long shot of a single musician in a field with the sun shining down onto him. He should he standing looking at the camera wearing very bright miss-matching clothes with a briefcase in one hand nerd glasses on.

My Music Magazine Names..

·         Wave

·         Dazed

·         Kaleide

·         Replaying

·         Spectrum

·         Ascolto

Wave – This could refer to a sound wave or a wave of hello to new music.

Dazed – This could mean that the music in this magazine would daze you and almost put you in a trance.

Kaleide – This is not spelt correctly, (Collide) but instead it refers to a kaleidoscope. This then could mean a lot of different views of music and a wide range of new music will be included in the magazine.

Replaying – This just suggest the music is worthy of being replayed again and again

Spectrum – Suggesting a wide spectrum of music

Ascolto – In Italian this means I listen. Using a different language gives a sense of sophistication.

I’m choosing Kaleide because with it’s bizarre spelling and reference to a kaleidoscope which is a really interesting object, it is really ‘out there’ and catchy. It also will be well liked by my target audience as it sounds contemporary.

Magazine Names and their Connotations

Examples:

Kerrang, NME, Look, Vogue, Rolling Stone, Elle, Good Housekeeping, Country Living,  Marie Claire, Horse and Hound, Q, Fast Cars, Grazia, Glamour, Red, GQ,  Auto Trader, Artrocker, Loud and Quiet, Miz, The Big Cheese, Yorkshire Life,  Good Food, Delicious.

Why they are used and what they mean (Some Examples):

Kerrang - This is onomatopoeic. Spelt like how a guitar would sound when it is played.

Miz - This gives the impression of youth and rebellion because instead of calling the magazine miss, using the ‘z’ gives it an edge.

Marie Claire - This sounds French, and the French has sophisticated connotations and will attract both the well of people in society and the people wanting to get a taste of wealth and beauty.

Q – Could maybe suggest a musical queue, individuality as it is a difficult letter and is not a widely used letter. Also it could mean it is high performing letter like in scrabble it is worth ten points.

Delicious – This is a food magazine filled with recipes, so by calling the magazine this, it implies that everything inside will be oh high quality and taste delicious!

Magazine Names and their Connotations

Examples:

Kerrang, NME, Look, Vogue, Rolling Stone, Elle, Good Housekeeping, Country Living,  Marie Claire, Horse and Hound, Q, Fast Cars, Grazia, Glamour, Red, GQ,  Auto Trader, Artrocker, Loud and Quiet, Miz, The Big Cheese, Yorkshire Life,  Good Food, Delicious.

Why they are used and what they mean (Some Examples):

Kerrang - This is onomatopoeic. Spelt like how a guitar would sound when it is played.

Miz - This gives the impression of youth and rebellion because instead of calling the magazine miss, using the ‘z’ gives it an edge.

Marie Claire - This sounds French, and the French has sophisticated connotations and will attract both the well of people in society and the people wanting to get a taste of wealth and beauty.

Q – Could maybe suggest a musical queue, individuality as it is a difficult letter and is not a widely used letter. Also it could mean it is high performing letter like in scrabble it is worth ten points.

Delicious – This is a food magazine filled with recipes, so by calling the magazine this, it implies that everything inside will be oh high quality and taste delicious!

Conotative and Denotative Notes for Front Covers



Conventions of a Double Page Spread

Almost always, these things listed below are present in a magazine double page spread:

• BIG IMAGE, it usually fills a whole up a whole page and sometimes even overlaps on to the other page.
• BIG TITLE, this is generally eye-catching, not only in font but in what it's actually saying. Aka the headline.
• MAIN ARTICLE TEXT, usually taking up about 1/3 of the double page spread, filled with interesting information and gossip about the selected artist.
• MATCHING COLOUR SCHEME, to let the pages run in to eachother and flow as one article. Otherwise known as cohesion.
• OBJECTS OVERLAPPING THE GUTTER, to link the pages together. Can be either, or both, a photo of the artist or the title.
• PULL OUT CAPTIONS, are most likely going to be interesting quotes that the celebrity has said and will be one of the first things the reader will look at as it stands out.

If all of these conventions are present then, the double page will be successful.