Clothing/ Makeup Inspiration Mood Board: Female (2)

I have found some websites that I could refer back to when I am planning my outfits for my magazine photoshoot:

http://stealherstyle.net/ariana-grande/ 

http://stealherstyle.net/ariana-grande/?post_type=makeup

http://stealherstyle.net/ariana-grande/?post_type=hair

I have also created a Pinterest board for Ariana Grande's makeup style:


http://uk.pinterest.com/OnlyRhi/ariana-grande-make-up-inspiration/
I am updating this board every time I see a new picture I could take inspiration from.
I have also done this for her hairstyles:

http://uk.pinterest.com/OnlyRhi/ariana-grande-hair-inspiration/

Clothing/ Make up Inspiration Mood Board: Female

For my Female clothing and make up inspiration, I looked online at shops like Topshop, Miss Selfridge, and Primark for ASOS. Just like for the male clothing inspiration I have stuck to Highstreet brands and easily accessible shops only, because they are cheaper than the more High end products. I have chose dresses for my inspiration, because they are really feminine, you can get a dress to suit anyone, they are really universal so you can wear them in both the Summer and the Winter and even the months in between. I have also chose dresses, because the magazine pop genre is aimed at girls. The make up I have chose for my inspiration is more on the natural side and less of the big dramatic stage make up, with lots of make up involved. I have chose this, because again the magazine is aimed at a younger audience of girls who may be just learning about make up, and they don't feel comfortable with a lot of make up on just yet. The make up is based on a technique which big fashion companies like Burberry do quite well, it's the 'no make up, make up' or the 'barely there make up', it's used to enhance your features but not look as if you're wearing much make up at all. This would appeal to the reader, because this make up style has been seen on people like YouTube Beauty blogger, Tanya Burr, and Demi Lovato in her 'Made in the USA' music video, who may inspire some readers of different pop magazines.

Clothing Inspiration Mood Board: Male

This is the inspiration moodboard I will reflect on only if I decide to use a male model in my magazine. I have took styling ideas from the likes of One Direction, The Vamps and Conor Maynard. This is because they all have a relaxed, boy next door kind of vibe to their clothing choices, on and off photoshoots and video shoots. The main style I have chose the males of my magazine to wear is more relaxed: jeans, t-shirt and a jacket. I have done this, because it makes the reader think that they are still 'the boys next door' and not the celebrities that they really are. I have also done this, because it will be really easy to recreate these looks at home, because I have chose to put them in Highstreet brands or cheaper brands only, by doing this I have given the reader a more realistic budget option. The clothes I have chosen would be comfier than a suit all of the time, but I have also included suits, because of the press images that you would find in a magazine from a new movie premier of something similar.

Double Page Spread Inspiration Mood Board

On my double page spread inspiration mood board, the images I have mainly included are of interviews of different artists of the pop genre, because that would normally be the feature of the magazine readers normally look for, because they are classed as "exclusive interviews" which would make any fans, of whoever the interviews about, want to read the magazine. I have also done this so I could see the general layout of an interview and see how the interview flowed. I will use these images when creating and writing my own article for my magazine. All of the double page spreads I have taken from pop magazines, because that is the music genre I am basing my own magazine on. When looking at double page spreads out of pop magazines, I am looking closely at the favourite colours to be used in a pop magazine. This would link to the target audience, because the colours that have been used in previous issues are all feminine colours and quite bright colours, apart from the main text which is normally just black.

Contents Page Inspiration Mood Board

On my mood board for the contents page I have included mainly existing contents pages from magazines like We Love Pop, Top of the Pops and Billboard. I added these to my mood board, because it would help me and give me inspiration for the layout and colour scheme I could use for my own magazine. I have also put a Teen Now front cover on my contents page mood board, because the colours used are feminine and would fit in with my intended target audience. Like on the front cover mood board I have put my own version of the 'Inside your mag...' which you would normally get at the top of a contents page, I also got this off a font generator. The already existing contents pages I put on my mood board are there to show me the expected contents page of a pop magazine and the expected layout of it.

My Front Cover Inspiration Mood Board

I have created a mood board full of my front cover inspiration, I have looked closely at existing front covers of different music magazines for my inspiration. My biggest inspiration is the way that the models have been posed, because it gives me an idea of how I could pose my models when I do my own photoshoot to help me create my music magazine. I have also been on a font generator for my Masthead inspiration which is in the top left hand corner, I think this font would appeal to the target audience, because even though it's plain and black, it still has the feminine touch to it, because it has the flicks at the end of the letters I also chose this font, because it reminds me of an autograph that a celebrity would give a fan. I think will add more of a personal touch to the magazine. I will incorporate some of these ideas into my work when creating my own magazine. I dislike how cluttered the 'We Love Pop' front cover is, I will not be using this technique for my magazine. I want my magazine to be able to be read by teenage girls between the ages of 13- 18. The main inspirations for my magazine on this post are the two 'Billboard' front covers, this is because the background is almost the same colour I want my background to be, and the main image is the same, with it being a medium close up of the model.

My Inspiration Mood Board

I have produced a mood board for the music genre I have selected to base my magazine on. I have collected my research and I have found that all magazines of the pop genre involve bright, feminine colours like pink, purple, light blue etc. This would suit the demographic,because for a pop magazine the demographic would generally be a female audience. I have also added pictures of the types of people who would be seen in this genre of magazine, like The Vamps, Demi Lovato and One Direction. For the font, I have chose fonts that would be associated with females, because the magazine is targeted at them. I have also done this because it would be more appealing to the demographic and its what they would expect when buying a pop magazine. I will take in all of these aspects for when I'm ready to produce my own magazine.

Double Page Spread Inspiration (layout)

Kerrang! Double Page Spread deconstruction

Columns have been used to organise the chart for the best to last My Chemical Romance album, picked by the readers of Kerrang! The images are organised by an image of each album  in every little review for each album, there’s photos of the band on the DPS. The headline takes up about 40% of the left page, the other 60% is taken up by a picture of Gerard Way and then 3 columns of a letter from Frank Iero, a member of My Chemical Romance, and the other columns are of the album reviews. The colour helps organise the page because it uses the same colours throughout the article and the colours also tie in with the colour scheme of the magazine. The picture of Gerard Way is slightly layered on top of the article Masthead ‘Welcome to the Chart Parade!’.  The connotations of red are blood, love and anger. The connotations of white are innocence, purity and light. The connotations of yellow are warning, warmth and happiness. The connotations of black are death, mystery and evil.  Photos have been used of the band, and the lead singer Gerard Way, to give you more information on the band, but just like the people who were chosen to appear in NME, are very well known to fans of this genre of music. My Chemical Romance have been used in this issue of Kerrang, because they are well known to the magazines demographic, and they have been out for years and just quit the music business, so they would have a lot to talk about.  The POV of the article would be the bands, because they are reminiscing in the moments when they had made these albums and the tracks for the albums. It gives the band a chance to look back at what they’ve done, and it also gives the reader a chance to remember the moments of the albums coming out or any little memories of the band they have. The size of the text is readable and I would say it’s a medium text, because it’s not small enough where you can’t read it, the font is just a simple font, so that’s also readable for the reader. Throughout the article, there will be some jargon language used, only words that the people who buy this magazine or who listens to this genre of music will understand.  People from other bands have been asked how they feel about some songs of My Chemical Romance’s and it shows the reader how influential they are to other people.   

NME Double Page Spread deconstruction

The layout of the festival survey for 213 in NME is very cluttered with the surveys people were doing, the layout isn’t very clear either, they have put the survey questions into columns, however it still is overcrowded. The headline is placed at the very top of the left page, sub-headings are used above each question category, eg ‘big questions’ and ‘your festival habits’. The colours used on the double page spread help to organise the page, because every colour they have used has a grey undertone to it, even the blue that’s been used. This would help to group each section together.  The connotations of blue are

tranquility and calmness.The connotations of white are innocence, purity and light. The connotations of grey are emptiness, lack of movement, and emotion.The connotations of black are death, mystery and sophistication. The photos that have been used have been taken from whatever festival the readers have been to. All photos used are live photos from the festivals that have happened. The images are of both males and females, this would also create a wider audience, because they are catering for both a male and female audience.  The article assumes the POV of the reader, because it’s about the questions they have answered about each festival. Images of celebrities have been used, because it would entice fans of said person to read the issue. The celebrities that have been used are very well known to the indie-rock fan base. The magazine has used jargon language, because the certain person who would but this magazine would understand most of the terms they have used throughout the magazine, you wouldn’t necessarily see the same language being used in a magazine like Top of the Pops. The magazine engages with the reader, because they want to know what they would like to see happen to the festival the next year. The font is very easy to read, very straight forward and is clear.   

Top of the Pops Double Page spread deconstruction

Three columns have been used in this article, they have used columns so the reader can easily follow along with the interview. The heading of the article is right at the top of the page on the left, because we read from left to right, then the sub-heading is directly below it. Colour helps to organise the page because all of the colours complement each other, and the colours that have been used and all tied in with nature and natural things. The colour green connotes natural, nature, growth and money. Purple connotes royalty, luxury, ambition and it also conveys wealth. White connotes innocence, light, goodness and mystery. Orange is associated with joy, warmth, happiness, sunshine. There is an image of Jessie J across the background of the double page spread, Jessie J would be seen as the main image of the article. The only model for the article is Jessie J, because it’s an article based on her handling he fame and her new album ‘Alive’ , they've only used Jessie as a model, because the article is about her personal life, and who she has become today. They have also placed a butterfly in her hand, in the interview she states “I've felt free since I shaved off my hair”, the butterfly could have been placed there to symbolise her freedom, and how she feels now that she is “stripped-back”.  The size of the font is about small to medium, the text itself is mainly in lower case  apart from where capital letters are needed.  The most used punctuation there is would be the punctuation mark, because it’s used throughout the interview with Jessie.  The magazine has used alliteration to entice the reader, they stated “Life’s not all leotards and lipstick for this pop star”.  The magazine uses lots of jargon, because only readers of that magazine will understand.  

NME contents page deconstruction

The date of the issue is under the masthead ‘Inside this week’, the date was the 21/9/2013. The website links are at the bottom of the page in the right hand corner, this links to the magazine website and the subscriptions you can get for the magazines.The text is jumplines to different articles in the magazine. This helps the reader to easily find which article they are most interested in reading. There isn't much text on the page, there’s more pictures than writing. The order of the contents page is organised into four columns and each main article has their own little box. The only numerical features on the contents page are the page numbers of different articles and also the issue’s date. The font that has been used is bold and consists of all capitals. This would be to capture the reader’s attention when reading the magazine, the colour of the font is mainly black, but for the page numbers they have used red, because it will stand out on a white background, and it would also stand out against the black writing. Italics have been used for a quote which has came from what looks to be the main article as it is in the centre of the page, and has more space on the page more than any other article. The text is bold when quoting something from an article.
There are 11 images on the contents page of NME, there are images of some issues of the magazine, a image taken from a gig/ festival, and five images of different artists who are included in that issue of NME. The images are there to catch the reader’s eye and also to give a bit more information about the article which has been written. The three main colour that have been used on NME are black, white and red.  The colours in the images are quite dark colours, they have used a lot of deep reds, blacks, whites and grey. This could give the magazine an old feel, like it has been around for a long time. 

Top of the pops contents page deconstruction

The page number is positioned at the bottom of the page in the centre. They might have done this so the consumer would be able to turn to the page easier if they had read a jumpline to an article. The layout of the text is the editors note in the top right hand corner, the information telling you what’s on which page is all set out into columns to make the magazine neat and organised. They are also in chronological order to make it easier for the reader to follow. The subheading are used for the different parts of the magazine, eg ‘all about you’ or ‘wins and offers’. The only numerical features used on the contents page is the jumplines to all of the different aspects of the magazine.The font which is used is just a plain, ordinary text, the main text is just black. The bold fonts are used for the subheadings, the main masthead of the contents page ‘Inside your Mag’ this would be done to capture the reader’s attention and to tell them about what’s in the magazine and what they should expect in that particular issue of the magazine. There are 10 images in total on the contents page, the images are that issues front cover, with jumplines off to different articles, The Vamps with Top of the pops magazine editor in a bowling alley with a caption of ‘Zoe was totally bowled over by The Vamps’, one of the Top of the pops staff with Austin Mahone captioned ‘Jo made Austin ‘fess up!’ and the other images are of Conor Maynard, One Directions new book, The Vamps signed guitar, a top and a pair of socks. The images are scattered all over the page. The images used are quite bright, the colours used make you feel happy, because they have used colours like tallow, orange, bright green, bright blue. The colours they have also used are summery colours, and are normally associated with happiness. 
 

Kerrang! Magazine contents page deconstruction

The masthead is positioned in the centre of the page, with the original ‘Kerrang!’ logo font. The colours used for the masthead are: a black background, the white kerrang! Logo, and a yellow sign that states ‘this week’. The cover date was the ‘08/05/10’ and is printed underneath the contents title at the top of the contents page. The issue number is also printed under the contents page. The website information is placed in the bottom right hand corner of the contents page, where there is also a chance to get magazine subscriptions each month.There isn't any different font styles on the contents page, the font is very much the same on every page. The main colour used on the contents page is black, most text is in black as well.The colours used on the contents page are black, yellow, white and red. The main image of the contents page is almost black and white, the other images are in colour. Black connotes mystery, death, sophistication, power. Yellow connotes warning, happiness, uplifting, and warming. Red connotes blood, love, danger, anger. White connotes innocence, purity, cleanliness. The main image on the contents page would the be male at the top of the page, and next to him there is what page number his featured article would be on. The other images on the contents page are a lot smaller than his is, there is a picture of the magazines editor attached to the editors note, this would make the reader feel as if they know the editor personally. The layout of the contents page is split into half, half with the picture, half with all of the jumplines telling the reader which page certain articles are on. The bottom of the page, all of the jumplines are set out in columns so its easier to read and follow along. I like the layout of this contents page, because it is simple to read. I want to make the layout of my contents page to be easily readable. 

Top Of The Pops magazine front cover deconstruction

The font on top of the pops is simple, which would attract its demographic of 13-18 year old girls, because they would be able to read the front cover without any difficulties. However, in some cases the font does have a swirling effect to it, for example the 's' in 'pops' has a swirl at the bottom of it. This would also make the magazine instantly recognisable  to the demographic. The text on the magazine is almost the same size throughout the whole front cover. The text isn't as fancy as some pop magazine are, probably because the magazine is produced by the BBC so it would be more educational rather than being style based. The colours used on this issue are mainly blue, yellow, black and white. White connotes innocence, purity, and cleanliness. Yellow connotes happiness, uplifting and warmth. The colour blue connotes cold, confidence, intelligence and royalty. The colours used on this issue aren't the standard colours used on a pop magazine aimed at 13-18 year old females, pinks and purples would normally have been used, because they are seen as more feminine as the colour blue which is normally classed as quite a masculine colour. The main models 'One Direction', are sat down, close together which would indicate their close relationships with one another. They are styled in normal everyday clothes to make them appear as 'the boys next door' to their fans and make them feels as if they are just normal teenage boys when the reader knows the difference. The lighting that has been used is studio lighting, really soft lighting since there isn't much of a shadow being cast against the rest of their bodies. The light that has been used doesn't look as if it has been used to create warmth, it looks like it has just been used to illuminate a little further. The front cover doesn't look cluttered with lots of different articles. The magazine set up is simple and would be able to be read by someone of a younger age easily. 

Kerrang! Magazine front cover deconstruction

On this issue of Kerrang! Magazine the font is big and bold, which would make it easy to read for the consumer. The font which has been used is very angular, and structured. This would appeal to the male demographic, because the font is simple, bold and effective. It would also appeal to the male target audience, because the font doesn't have any female influence on it like you would see on a pop magazine with a demographic of 13-18 year old females. just like the NME front cover, the text is all capital letters, and just like the font, the text is bold as well. The main colours used are Black, white, red and orange. Black connotes negative things such as death, evil, mystery. However, it could also connote things like power, sophistication and elegance. this would appeal to a target audience who would be more sophisticated when compared to somebody who buys magazines such as Top of the pops and We Love Pop. The colour red connotes blood, danger, anger and love. Red would appeal to the target audience, because red is a very vibrant colour, which would stand out from the other magazines on the shelves. Orange connotes heat, attraction, happiness and fascination. White connotes innocence, purity, perfection and cleanliness. The first colour the consumer would notice would be the white masthead and the main white article stating "Black Veil Brides". The model on the front of the magazine cover, in this case Andy Biersack from the band Black Veil Brides, is looking as if he is trying to put on some hard exterior, also with the war paint he is wearing, shows that this certain issue of Kerrang! would be aimed most likely at their fanbase, and their fanbase would be able to recognise them instantly on the front cover, just because of how well they know his usual stage dress. In this shot of Andy Biersack, the lighting isn't a harsh light, however the lighting isn't soft enough to be natural light, so it still is a studio light being used. The layout of the magazine front cover is simple, with the main image in the centre of the page, other featured articles to the left of the page. 

NME Magazine front cover deconstruction

The font used on this particular issue of NME isn't what any other magazine company has used before, they used a font which would normally be seen on the front of a magazine. This could indicate that the main star of the issue (Lily Allen) is ready to "take on the world", because they have used a type of font usually associated with something which is mass produced. However the other font used  on the magazine is similar to the font which is used on Kerrang! Magazine, as the font is mainly big, bold and would generally be used to capture the readers attention. Every bit of the text on the front cover is in capital letters, and all of the text is angular, so it has a running theme throughout the whole magazine. The four main colours used in NME magazine are red, black, white and yellow. White connotes innocence, purity and cleanliness. Red connotes danger, blood, anger and love. Black connotes death, mystery, sophistication and power. this will also appeal to the demographic because they would generally be the people who would have some sort of disposable income. The colour yellow connotes happiness, uplifting and warmth. However the colour yellow could also be used to display a sign of warning.The colour yellow is also the brightest colour on the colour wheel, so it would grab its intended demographic's attention when on a shelf in a shop. The body language of Lily Allen would be described as vulnerable, this could indicate about previous events. It also makes her look vulnerable, because the camera is at a high angle making her look at her weakest and at her most helpless against the camera and the rest of the world. In the shot of Lily Allen, you can tell the lighting is quite harsh, because of the shadow being cast from underneath her chin, the shadow is a lot more opaque than it would be if the light was a lot softer. The layout for this issue of NME looks to be more cluttered than a 'normal' magazine front cover would be, however everything has been positioned around Lily Allen's face, this would have been done to show her expression clearly and it has made her facial expression the focus point on this magazine. The front cover could look more cluttered than other issues in the past because of the font they have used. The stylist for the shoot has put the model in an oversized flannel shirt, this makes her look even more vulnerable. The shirt makes her look even more vulnerable, because of the contrast of the size of the shirt to how small and petite she is. I wouldn't use this shot on my magazine, because I want my model to be eye level with the reader. However, I think this shot works for this magazine, because of the article that goes with it. I also don't think that the color scheme for this magazine would work for the genre of magazine I want to create. This is because there is a lot of black used for text backgrounds and contrasting colours like red and yellow for some of the anchorage. 

Proposal Form

Initial Post

Hello, my name is Rhiannon Brown and this is my blog. On this blog I will be sharing my AS media blog. My brief is to create a music magazine for the genre of my choice. For my music magazine I have chosen to do the Pop genre, because its the genre I know the most about and its also a wide genre to cover. For my brief I have to design a Front Cover, a Contents Page and a Double Page Spread. I also have to use my own images in my magazine, which means I need to do a photoshoot of my own.