Mise en Scene: Time Management

I have addressed and accepted the fact that I will not in fact be able to fully complete, to the best standard, all that I have planned to do surrounding the Mise en Scene aspects of my front cover and double page spread this term, however I will reschedule the things I will not be able to complete in the January month. I believe by doing this, I am not forced to rush myself to finish abruptly, which would potentially cause me to jeopardise the standard and quality of my work.

Mise en Scene: Props

I have decided not to use props as I believe it will not further improve or add anything to my front cover or double page spread. My style model 'Rolling stone' doesn't use very many props and I believe it is because the cover focuses on the main feature which is what I want to replicate.

All of the examples I have posted above don't have any props featured on the cover which is what I aim  to also do. I believe that it makes the cover more simplistic but effective because you are forced to focus on the main feature, which is usually the singer/artist/actor/band.

Mise en Scene: Location

I've decided to take my photo's against a white background, such as the white curtains in my house, because I have not completely decided whether or not I will edit the background out, however if not, I would like to have a white background. I would either like a black or white background because my actor and what my actor is wearing will stand out and be eye catching.
This is done by my style model, 'Rolling Stone' as shown below:

Mise en Scene: Actors

                                         My actor-Megan

For my magazine, I will have one main actor, Megan, because she is the main feature of my magazine and I believe it will be more eye catching. This is similarly done by my style model, Rolling Stone, with most of it's covers.

Mise en Scene: Camera Angles

The type of camera angles I am considering for my front cover are low angle with my actor looking down to the camera or looking away from the camera, and a medium close up shot with my actor looking straight at the camera. I have decided to choose between these shots because they portray a cool attitude. This ties in well with what I want my magazine to be like and I believe it will attract people to buy my magazine.
My inspiration for these shots are from my style model 'Rolling Stone' because I believe they have an edgy vibe with there striking camera angles and fashion, that I wish to resemble in my own magazine.

Camera-Low Angle
Actor-Looking away

Camera-Medium Close Up
Actor-Looking straight to the camera

Mise en scene: Costume and Makeup

This week I will be practising makeup styles on my actor, Megan, and figuring out what style and what products to use to create an authentic, unique look for my cover and double page spread. Costume will be another area I will be focusing on this week and I will be choosing two separate styles for the front cover and and the double page spread.

Makeup: I will try two different makeup styles on my actor, one style being a quite natural, simple look and the other being a bright, striking look. I've decided to do this to get a better idea of what looks better on my actor and determine what kind of look I want portrayed on my cover. The two looks may resemble:

"Natural Look"

"Striking Look"

Costume: I've decided that my shot for the front cover will be a medium close up. I will have two double page spread shots, one Medium Close Up and the other will be a Full shot. The costume on the front cover will be edgy, casual clothes, ripped jeans/boyfriend jeans and a top similar to Blondie on the Rolling Stone Magazine example above but in a purple colour. I think this will definitely fit well with the look I'm going for for my magazine.  

My Weekly Plan: Mise en Scene

This week I will be searching for a suitable and unique location where I will be taking my photos for the front cover and I have decided I will be using one actor to be the main feature of my magazine.
I will also be thinking about different potential costumes that my actor will be wearing on the front cover and on the double page spread.

There are three examples of shots that have inspired what my front cover photo will look similar to and are all from the Rolling Stone magazine:

Music Magazine Research Reflection

Throughout the research process, my previous posts have covered my exploration of what different kinds of music magazines are really out there on the market and what genres of music they focus on. I found that they have music magazines that cover almost every single genre of music and I discovered what kind of music I would like my own magazine to cover.

In conclusion, I have decided to do a mixed genre music magazine, similar to the Rolling Stone and Q music magazine, aimed at both males and females.

Rolling Stone

Q

I chose to create a mixed music genre magazine because I love a variety of different music types and prefer magazines that cover a wide variety of news about a wide variety of music artists.
Young professionals are who it will mainly be aimed at but it will be suitable for older reader also. The price range will be between £4.00-£4.50 and I have chosen this specific price because it is a little lower than the similar kinds of magazine that have inspired my magazine. This would potentially persuade people to purchase my magazine over a more expensive, similar magazine.

The types of artists that will be featured in my magazine will be very successful established artists as well as more low key artists and bands such as "The 1975" who I believe deserve more publicity and for their music to be heard by a larger scale of people.

I have not yet decided a name for my magazine but it is a work in progress.

My next post will be focusing on Mise en Scene and a general overview on who and what I will be using in my photo shoots.

Music Magazine Bands/Artists

Rolling Stone

Here are some of the examples of artists you'd find in Rolling Stone magazine, Rihanna, Wiz Khalifa, David Bowie, which shows that they have a diverse reading audience and a wide range of artists featured, past and present. They are all globally famous artists.

We Love Pop

Here are some examples of artists that are featured in We Love Pop, Megan Trainer, Ariana Grande, The Vamps, and they are all young current bands and solo artists that are more likely to appeal to younger generations. They are all globally famous artists.

Kerrang

Paramore, Fall Out Boy and Panic! At The Disco are all globally famous bands that are featured in Kerrang however Kerrang do also feature low key bands that are just breaking through in the music business.

Music Magazine Target Audiences

Target Audience

All music magazines have target audiences so that they have a successful and essentially a magazine that will sell large amounts and earn the companies large sums of money.

                                                       
Rolling Stones is aimed at a "younger  readership interested in youth orientated television shows, film actors and popular music". The magazine isn't aimed at a specific gender which would potentially the number of copies sold of each issue. Rolling Stones is aimed at middle to higher class.

We Love Pop is mainly aimed at teenaged girls from 12-15 who are interested in the latest pop music, pop singers and pop bands. The social class it is aimed at is middle class.

Kerrang is aimed at both males and females from around 15 and above who are interested in Rock and Metal bands, singers and their music. Kerrang is aimed at all social classes.

Music Magazine Institutions

Different music magazines are produced by different institutions, some are famous institutions and some are smaller individual institutions.

Kerrang: Bauer Media Group

Billboard: Prometheus Global Media

We Love Pop: 

Q: Bauer Media Group

Rolling Stone: Wenner Media LLC
Clash:
Maverick:  

NME: Time Inc.UK
Vibe: Spin Media
XXL: Townsquare Media

Style Models

Price: We Love Pop music magazine is usually sold in stores for £2 which is an average price for a popular magazine aimed at teenagers.
How regular are the issues: There is one issue a month.
How many issues have been made:

Price: Rolling Stones magazine is sold in stores for £5 which is considerably more expensive than an average music magazine however it is a very exclusive magazine that is extremely established and successful.
How regular are the issues: There are 2 issues a month, one at the beginning and one at the end.
How many issues have been made: 1,468, 263

Price: Kerrang is sold at the price of £2.20 in stores which is quite a reasonable price as it is a very popular magazine that has been out for a very long time.
How regular are the issues: There are new Kerrang issues every week.
How many issues have been made:1594

My Music Interests

I have a very eclectic music taste and so I'm interested in various music genre's including Rap , Pop, Alternative, Classical, Swing, Rock & R&B.

Rap: Rap is one of my favourite genres of music and some of my favourite rap artists are Big Sean, The Weeknd, Nicki Minaj and Drake. I really enjoy rap music because it's very expressive and Rappers can portray all emotions through the skill of Rap. Rap music always makes me feel positive and it's fun to be able to know the words to a rap songs.

Pop: I love Pop music because of how upbeat and positive it makes you feel when you listen to it. One of my favourite pop singers is Ariana Grande because whether it's an upbeat, happy pop song or a pop ballad, her voice will always sound flawless.  I believe pop music is one of the most popular genres of music and so many artists in the music industry create countless catchy and quality pop songs which deserve all of the success they receive.

Classical: I really enjoy some pieces of classical music however I listen to them on rare occasions so I don't get bored of them. I especially love the song Vespera performed by Aled Jones which is actually one of my favourite songs.

Alternative: Alternative music is definitely one of my favourite genre's of music because of how different the sound is and I actually enjoy the fact that some alternative artists, such as The 1975, Vance Joy and Amber Run, aren't in the charts because I believe their music then feels more personal to them and their fan groups.

Music Magazine Genres

Music Magazines can all have different genres. Here are 10 examples of different music magazines and there genres.

Hip Hop 

Mixed Genre

Mixed Genre

Heavy Metal

Rock and Roll

Indie/Mixed Genre

Mixed Genre

Pop

Rap

Country