Test shots

Here are some test shots that I have taken in the photography studio:

Font Research

I went on www.dafont.com to look for some fonts in order to make my magazine look more professional. Taking the genre of my magazine into consideration, I decided that the type of font that would best suit the magazine would be a clean, modern looking style.

Some of the fonts I have chosen include:

Highway Gothic-I liked this font because it looks modern, which fits well with the genre of music and its target audience. I decided to use it as my masthead for my front cover, because although it doesn't stand out very much, it is a similar type of font that is used in magazines like Q and Mojo. I also used it in y contents page in two different varieties-wide (for the sell lines of the contents page) and condensed (for the sub-headings).

Code Bold-I decided to use this font for the masthead on my DPS, because it is a simple but effective looking font, which fits well with the genre of my magazine, and follows the same style of similar magazines.

Article Planning

The article:
My article will be an interview with a new band after releasing their debut album and just before going on tour to promote it. I will be asking them questions about their album, the reception it has received, and also about their upcoming tour.


Style:
The introduction to the article will be written in third person. However, the article itself will be written in a Q&A format, therefore the questions will be second person, and the answers will be written in first person. I will use language similar to that used by magazines of the same genre, such as slang terms as well as swearing.


Beginning:
The introduction to the article will be a summary intro. In order to get the readers' attention, I will use a rhetorical question at the start of the paragraph, as well as mentioning that it is an exclusive interview. This would make the audience want to read on, as they will not read this information anywhere else.


Extra text on the page:
As the article will feature questions on their tour, I will include a list of all the tour dates and venues. Also, I will include a link to the magazines website, where readers can listen to an 'exclusive' acoustic performance of one of their songs.

Image Analysis and Composition

In this image of Paolo Nutini, we can see that it is a medium shot, and that his eyeline is in the middle third, which shows a direct address with the audience, and allows us to empathise with him. However, he is looking down and away from the camera, and his shoulders are dropped, which suggests that he is shy and sensitive, and makes the audience sympathise with him. The lighting in the image is dark, which suggests that his music has dark connotations. On the other hand, we can still see a small area of light in the background is shining on him, which suggests that all eyes are on him, although he has his back to the light, which suggests that he is not interested in the fame and is more focused on his music. His costume and facial expression suggest he is moody, which further emphasises that his music may have deep meanings. The image is very open framed, which shows that he isn't controlled by anyone. This could help identify the genre of the artist.

In this image of The Goo Goo Dolls, we can see that the eyeline of the person in the centre and on the right is higher than that of the person on the left. This suggests that they are the more dominant members in the band, which can be further proven by the fact that he is stood slightly behind them. Their eyeline also suggests that they are dominant over the audience, whereas the reader can have more of a personal connection with the man on the left. The costumes are generally dark with some splashes of colour, suggesting that their music is slightly moody, but at the same time can have positive connotations.