Shot/ Front Cover Ideas

• 'My Instagram NIGHTMARE'/ 'I was stalked for posting holiday pictures'/ something to do with sugar daddies? - Mid-shot in front of a mirror so that the model and the model's reflection is visible. Glossy mise-en-scene to connote glamour but tragedy is underpinned by smudged makeup from crying.

• 'I got DEATH THREATS for being GAY online'- Male model with exaggerated makeup like this 

posing in suburban locations, subverting stereotypes of masculinity. Alternatively, in the National Gallery with face painted to look like one of the paintings and standing in front of it. E.g.

•  'Secret life of a PROFESSIONAL DANCER' 'Sweat, Tulle and TEARS'- Expose type/ Exclusive interview. Mise-en-scene in a dance studio to anchor story.
• 'My BROTHER the CRIME LORD'- 
• '16 and IN PRISON'-
• 'My Long-Lost Sister the POP-STAR'

Potential Names:

• 4U 

 

Planning

Magazine planning from MiaHumphreys1

Statement of Intent

 How do you intend to use the four areas of the media theoretical framework to communicate to communicate meaning and meet the requirements of your chosen brief?

Product 1- Magazine

I intend to create a magazine which follows the genre conventions of real-life magazines but with a more sophisticated and aesthetically pleasing composition which would appeal to my 16-25 year old target audience. My masthead will be titled 'Exposé' which connotes that these stories are real- which would make my audience more emotionally engaged. My aim is to make the magazine look simple yet sophisticated with a direct mode of address that leans into informal, but not at the expense of sounding too colloquial. I will use my colour pallet to create a sense of brand identity and also to subvert the conventions of this genre as they will not be gaudy primary colours. The front cover will have a high image to text ratio to highlight the importance of the main story. This entices the target demographic to purchase the magazine as the visual elements appeal to the readership, together with the colour palette which will connote youth. By analysing real-life magazines in my research I have discovered that they often use sell lines which reflect their genre, I will attempt to replicate this in my own magazine.

Product 2- Website

The website for my magazine will provide extra content in the form of articles. I will continue to use the original house style of the magazine as well as a consistent logo for Bauer media, thus reflecting cross-platform digital convergence. The layout will be similar to that of the magazine to create a source of brand identity and will create a user friendly platform that will be easy to navigate. To specifically target my demographic I will use multiple technology features and audiovisual elements on the magazine, as well as social media links and hyperlinks for a source of audience interaction, this refers to Clay Shirky's audience theory as audience behaviour has changed due to the internet and the ability for the audience to create their own content. This will be reflected in a Q&A section with one of the subjects from the print front cover. The 'audience' will have submitted questions via Twitter which will then be answered in the form of a YouTube video for the magazine's channel.

Flatplans

 

Front Cover Flatplans

My inspiration for the content of the magazines are inspired by typical examples of the real-life genre such as 'Take a Break!' however my front covers will emulate the simple and uncluttered composition of magazines like 'Happiful'.

I want my magazine to look more sophisticated and high end than other examples of this genre, I will achieve this by the main image being the focus, larger and sometimes centered to attract the reader's eye. I will use fewer puffs in addition to achieve this.

Website Flatplans

My website will contain many interactive elements in order to engage a young target audience. One example of this is a feature that enables the reader to flip through an issue of the magazine. There is an navigation bar at the top of the page so that readers can easily find their way through the website.

Links to other stories are also present throughout. Another interactive feature will be a rotating menu of Twitter submissions by the target audience addressed #DearExposé .Below is an embedded YouTube video that can direct to my audio visual segment, an interview with one of the main cover stars. At the bottom of the page is the option for an easy sign-up to the newsletter and FAQs to contact the magazine.