Planning- initial ideas for photographs for: front cover, contents and DPS

Final Ideas:



Front Cover

My first idea is that I want to create a Jazz Magazine for the next generation of Jazz musicians as there is a large gap in the market for Jazz. I want it to appeal to young musicians who play a Jazz instrument (Clarinet, Trumpet, Saxophone, Percussion). My first front cover idea is that I am going to use three separate pictures of my three models spread on the page. They are each going to hold a Clarinet, Trumpet and a Saxophone. They are also going to be dressed in different clothes, One model is going to be wearing casual cloths (jeans and a hoodie), one is gong to wear smart, concert clothes (black shirt and trousers) and my feature model is going to wear both smart and casual clothes. They are all going to be stood in front of different backgrounds but I soon realised how hard this was.
For the text I am going to use serif. This makes it look fancy and classy and also appeals to my audience. I will include 3 cover stories and one feature and also a pull quote so it makes the reader want to pick up my magazine and turn to the page of that particular story. I will also include sub headings for my cover stories. The colour scheme of my magazine will be gold, grey and black.

Contents

For the contents page I will include page numbers so that the reader can easily access an article they want. I will also include two photos of  each of my models and the feature story picture will be slightly bigger than the others. My contents will include a list of all the articles in my magazine. I will use serif text for the titles of the articles and then sans serif for the blurb. For the colour scheme I will use synergy between my front cover and my contents and use gold, black and grey. This shows that it is classy and elegant.

DPS

My DPS story will be about Indya and a new set of albums which she is bringing out in the next year. It will feature some background on the album as well as some feedback from the recording studio and much more. A full page will be taken up by a full length shot of her.

Model/ Stars

My Stars are going to be Kacie Rickells, Ryan Frankish and Indya Conway. I am going to use Kacie because she is a saxophonist so she can promote her and her instrument. I am going to use Ryan because he has the model look and makes a great trumpeter. I am going to use Indya because I liked how professional she can make the picture look.

For Indya, her first costume will be her casual costume (Blouse and navy jeans). Her second costume will be a smart concert look (Black shirt and trousers). For her makeup, I will use a natural look with a smoky eye look. This is because it will make her look like she is in rehearsal. Her hair will be in a ponytail as musicians never have time to do their hair before rehearsals. For the musician look, she will be using my clarinet as her prop. This represents Dyer's theory of a star as an image and not a real person. This represents this because I am creating a star from a real person therefore using makeup and clothing to portray them as someone else. This goes against Mulvey's theory of male gaze theory. Jazz magazines are usually represented as predominately male and not for females in the industry.

For Kacie, her only costume will be a casual one (navy hoodie and dark jeans). I will use a similar makeup to the one I used on Indya although she won't have the smoky eyes. Her hair will be in a fishtail plait as I am trying to go for the grungy musician. She will be using her own saxophone as a prop and will be showcasing it off in many ways.

For Ryan, his only costume will be a smart concert look (Black buttoned up shirt and trousers). He will be stood against 2 different backgrounds and will have minimal make up on apart from powder and foundation. He will be holding my trumpet as a prop. By using both genders this shows my audience that the jazz world is for both genders and not just male specific.

We will have a photo shoot in college from 6pm til 8pm on Tuesday 18th October 2016. I will be doing on this date because we have 2 backgrounds in particular which I would like to use and it will be the only opportunity I will get to do so.

My DPS story will be about Indya and a new set of albums which she is bringing out in the next year. It will feature some background on the album as well as some feedback from the recording studio and much more.

I will adhere to the language and register of Jazz (famous Jazz musicians etc) and also images. I will make it more entertaining for people aged 16 - 21 and I will do this by adhering to the codes above. I will break the code of a male only industry.