Premliminary Front Cover.

This is my preliminary front cover:

Preliminary Contents Page.

This is my preliminary contents page:

Double page spread pictures.

When i was taking my photos for my double page spread, i experimented taking them in various locations, poses and different mis-en-secene as i wasn't too sure what would work. Therefore i shot some outside in the sunshine however i thought these looked very innocent and i did not want to contridict myself as she was meant to be representing a bad girl with attitude. Therefore i took more photos in my bedroom against a plain wall with normal lighting, i tried various poses and in the end i decided to use many of them as i created a small film strip on one side of my double page spread. However my main picture on my double page spread is of my model lieing down with her legs crossed, looking towards the floor, i delibaretly choose this one as she looks as though she has attitude and that was my aim, i also prefered her mis-en-scene in these photos as she looked more like a diva.  

Contents page pictures.

For my contents page, I needed to take several different pictures. However as I was planning to created a mixed genre magazine I wanted them all to be very different so they would portray diffrent genres of music via ethnicity, size and age. Therefore I captured images of 3 different models in different locations, different mis-en-scene, different ethnicities and ages.

This was one of my models, I used him to represent indie music as his mis-en-scene conveys an indie look, due to his fluffy hair, converse and dress sense. The storyline was Justin's summer secrets therefore I wanted the picture too look summery so I photographed them outside in the sunshine on an open field. I took several different images in different poses a few of them are above, however I decided to use the one below: I choose this picture because i felt it represented the storyline and genre of music well as he is holding his finger to his mouth to demonstrate something is a secret and his pose and style suit indie music well. I also liked the lighting and the surroundings as it all looks very summery like i hoped it would.

When researching other music magazines I often found that they featured stars doing gig/concerts. Therefore I decided to use a concert for one of my main storylines. In order to capture a picture that looked as though it was taken in a concert, I took several photos in a studio using a spot light to get the lighting precise. I then exprimented with several different poses and costumes to see which one would look best. In the end I decided to use the one below:

I picked this photo as the mis-en-scene is good, the lighting demonstates she is perfoming at a concert and she is placed on a stage with black curtains in the background singing in to a microphone. I also liked what she is wearing and her pose as she looks as though she is an RnB diva and that is what i aimed to represent.

Finally, in order to convey my music magazine as being a mixed genre magazine, i needed someone with dark skin to represent Hip pop and age, therefore i took several different images of him dressed in several different costumes to convey him as a big Hip pop star. However i choose to use the photo below:
I choose this photo as i liked his facial expression as he has a huge grin which looks cheeky, this may seem unconvetional for a Hip pop star however his costumes, glasses etc are conventional of a Hip pop star. Also i liked how he is holding on to a mysterious girl, which i cropped out on purpose as Hip pop stars are known for their flirtacious side.

Front cover pictures.

In order to pick a photo for my front cover i took lots of different photos of my model, that would fit my headline of "good girl, gone bad". Before taking the photos i had an image in mind of what i wanted my final photo to look like therefore i got my model to pose in several ways to fit the image i had in mind. Out of all 47 photos i took, i decided to choose this one:

The reason i choose this photo was because i liked the the angle her face is at, as i wanted to darken one side of her face in order to portray her going over to the bad side. I also liked her expression as it wasn't too natural and it had a bad girl, attitude look to it. 

Taglines.

• The ultimate summer playlist.
• Lil Hoods battle!
• Bee's Hot Tours.
• Justin's Favourite Pick Up Lines.
• Summer Swagger.

When thinking of tag lines I had to bare my genre in mind, as it was important to use the right language and contain certain articles in order to make my magazine seem realistic. However these taglines all apply to a Hip Pop magazine as this was the genre I was originally going to do. However when i change my genre to a mixed magazine, I used some of the taglines but just adapted them to make sure they made sense.

Headline names.

• Hannah reveals all.
• Hannah bares all.
• Hannah uncovered.
• Chanel reveals all.
• Good girl, gone bad.

I choose theses headlines with my pose and model in mind; therefore I wanted something that connected well with the image. I decided to go with the headline good girl, gone bad as it fitted perfectly with the image I had in line. I then decided to connect my front cover with the double page spread by adding a smaller font headline underneath the main headline of Hannah reveals all to build curiosity and make the readers want to read the article. However I decided Hannah would not be an appropriate name for my model so I changed it to a name I thought suited her more.