Music Magazine Mood Board

 

This is the mood board that I’ve created. The mood board is use to help me be inspired and get ideas of what my magazine will look like. In this mood board I have used a multiple image from a lot of different sources. I have never shot a photo-shoot before so I have looked at a lot of different images, this will intern help me to think of the different aspect of the photo-shoot which are more important. For instance looking at the mise-en-scene, some of the aspects I will be looking at are the location, costume, and lighting.

I have also added a couple of major magazines names like NME to the mood board. My genre for my music magazine is rock/indie. And these magazine are major company and had many experience and very successful. For the creation of my music magazine I will be looking into different magazine so I can pick up any convention and ideas to be added to my magazine to create this authenticity to it. The creation of my contents page I will definitely be able to base a lot upon NME contents page. The layout for the magazine is what I think will definitely be something that would create the feel and the look of a conventional rock/indie magazine.

Also Q magazine is another major music magazine. They have a range of different artist that have appear in the magazine, for instance Michael Jackson. Looking at some of the magazine front covers and double page spread I may use it as a key idea for the development of the magazine.

I will be also looking at the models that I will be using. I haven’t chosen whether it will be a female or male. Looking at a number of theories for instance the male gaze I have to think about composition. Composition is very important to emphasis particular features of the magazine and meaning. Looking at the male gaze theory the use composition will emphasise the features of a women. The use of the male gaze will help attract the male audience. The male gaze theory refers to the fact that women are objects to men and nothing more.

Also looking at the uses and gratifications theory most of the audience uses the magazine is a use of escape and also an inspiration; I also feel that. Looking at the magazine and the pictures the audience interpret things differently. The uses and gratification theory are very important theory for ways to attract the audience and have an understanding their views.