Magazine Reference

NME is a general music magazine however, if it features pop artists or groups, the front cover will change and use vivid colours to emphasise the pop genre. NME also changes the colours of the masthead font so the whole magazine will be determined by the colours of the masthead. In this case, it is a bright pink masthead which is a pop related colour. 

Other examples of the masthead are here to prove how they change depending on the genre. 

Main Image

Here is the image after I had edited it that I am going to use on my front cover. I will remove the background on the outside of the photo frame and replace it with my magazine colours for the background. The beach image in the background looks out of the ordinary but i wanted it to look fake because thats what I vision the music video to be for it. I added a hat because the hair didn't Photoshop well and the hat managed to hide the parts that were different. 

More Images

I still have one more image to take but I have taken more images to use. I have the image that I want to use for the front cover now though so I can continue to make progress with my front cover now. I will have the inside of the photo frame background like a cheesy setting to emphasise that it is pop music. Something like a beach will do. The background outside of the photo frame will be the magazine colours. In some pictures I have taken, his shadow covered his face which would be a problem. Some of them blurred to. Here are some examples of the photos that I liked from the photo shoot:

 

Magazine Images

 I haven't yet taken all of the images I am going to use but here are some that I am going to use. I will have the picture of Leon leaning on the wall to be used on the contents as if he is leaning on the actual words of the contents next to him. The image of the him pressed against the glass will be edited to be like a mirror and he is the reflection. The final image will be edited in front of the 'mirror reflection' so it looks like the reflection is posed differently to him. This will be used in the article so it relates to the title of the single written about. (Mirror Frame)

Prop and Model Arrangements

I have asked the art department in my school if I am able to use a larger photo frame for my main image photo and they said it would be alright if I did so. I have also asked a friend to be the model for the photos and we have agreed on a time and a place. We have also discussed an outfit for it too. I still need 2 more models to use but I have ideas of who to use and they will be free. I just need to ask them if they are willing to do it.

Magazine Double Page Spread Layout

I will keep with the house style using the colours orange, red, yellow and purple for different points. The main image will be someone looking into a mirror and seeing a different reflection of a pose they are not doing. It will take a whole page with the title of the article so the other page will be used for the article itself. 

Contents Plan

I wanted my plan to look similar to Q magazine however i put my own twist on it. The numbers and stories will be written the same but with my colour scheme. There will also be a header on my page because it will only be a one page contents compared to the two pages in Q magazine. My magazine will also have social media information on it too rather than using the contact page at the back so that it can stand out as a unique selling point.

(There should be a caption on the mirror frame artist)

Font Cover Plan Drawing

I decided the colours should all be bright and colourful to symbolise fun pop artists and characters. The writing will be blocky and an abbreviation because it is well known as a magazine although the meaning of the letters are at the side of the title. A logo will be on the top corner of the magazine just under the title. The barcode will be in the lower right where it can remain the least noticed and the other cover lines will be at the side so they don't distract from the main image. There will be social media logos in the bottom left corner to make people aware that the magazine has social media accounts for a little more information. The main image will have the actual background in the frame but on the outside of the frame, it will be just the magazine colours. The main cover line will be the second biggest font on the cover. (I want to change the name of the single to mirror frame on the actual magazine). There will be a special offer in the top right of the magazine to also grab the audiences attention and give yet another reason to buy the magazine.

Magazine Front Cover Plan

I wanted the main image on my from cover to be like the title sequence of 'modern faily' a little bit. I wanted the main 'artist' to be holding a photo frame but with himself in it as this image will relate to his new single 'Frame It'.

This will be the only picture on the front cover which may challenge some conventions because I don't have any other picture. This will however be because the main image will be an artist that is so popular and famous, no other images will be needed as selling points. There will also be other cover lines on the front cover too anyway so other images won't be necessary.