Draft Cover Page

Draft Front Cover Stages

Draft Front Cover Process

Magazine cover process from Ceri Lewis

Update Post:

This week I am going to begin constructing my draft magazine closely following my flat plans and referencing the conventions and techniques used in a real magazine product to ensure my magazine stands out to my target audience.

Draft Article

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Red Lipstick

I chose to have my model wearing red lipstick in my magazine as not only does it stand out and make the magazine look eye catching, Dark Red lipstick was popular in the 1920s and was worn by Flappers to symbolise their independence. Furthermore in the 1930s, lipstick was seen as a symbol of adult sexuality and teenage girls saw it as a symbol of womanhood whereas adults saw it as an adult of rebellion as they did not believe that teenage girls should be wearing lipstick. This is a connotation for my genre of alternative rock as I believe the lipstick is symbolic of free will and independence- clearly shown in the Leading Edge Tribe for the Scenesters group for my target audience. I feel that the symbolism will attract my target audience and encourage them to buy my magazine.

Positioning

For my images, I did a variety of shots to ensure my magazine images will have an impact on the audience. I did a variety of close up shots for my front cover as this is the shot conventionally used  in magazines as it means the artist will have a more significant influence on the audience ensuring they will remember her. I had my contents artist on the floor mainly to have a different shot perspective so she stands out in comparison to my other artist image of my group all standing up. My double page spread group photos feature a selection of shots which I will chose between depending on the layout of my double page spread and seeing which image I feel will stand out the most and work with the article.

Draft double page spread test shots

Draft contents page test shots

Draft front cover test shots

Photo Preparation:

In the build up for my photos, I have asked the model in my front cover to wear red lipstick and a black top to ensure the text will be seen over it. My contents page model will be wearing dark clothing to work with my magazine styling and my group artist are wearing dark clothes such as grey and black which works with my other images and the styling of my magazine. They will also all be wearing the same lipstick which will be a subtle yet effective way of bringing them all together as a group. All of my outfit inspiration was taken from my fashion research to ensure the images will attract my target audience.