Statement of Intent

Statement of Intent

For my brief, I was given the challenge of creating a music magazine aimed at 14 to 18 year olds. The title I have chosen for my magazine is ‘Iconic’ because it reflects the magazines views that every artist should be a person’s Role model and should be idolised.

My music magazine will release monthly editions with a particular theme; this month’s theme will be ‘Women’s power’ and to show this, I will create a mesmerising artist for my front cover and double page spread. I am hoping to create a controversial female artist that promotes the ideology of female leadership and black power. I am hoping to show this by my use of mise-en-scene. For instance, I will use low angles to convey my artist as authoritative and I may use the clothing of my model to demonstrate her laid back attitude. 

I will be making a magazine aimed at teenagers who love R&B music and want to read about new and upcoming artists from London. It will include artists such as; Kiana Lede, WSTRN and Raye. I have chosen to take the pictures of my model in the media studio; this is effective as it allows me to edit the background using Photoshop. I will be using inter-sexuality in my magazine front cover – I’m hoping to use sarcasm within this to portray my artist’s views. My artist will be portrayed as direct/ speaks her mind and superior which subverts the stereotype of women being sensitive and innocent.

The stories in my magazine will relate to my cover-lines. For instance, my cover line will say ‘It’s not looks- It’s talent’ quoted by my artist and this will lead into my double page spread where the artist explains this quote in more detail.

Double page spread Inspiration

My Ideas

 The type of double page spread I will create will be asking my artist a variety of questions including 'What inspired you to take the route of music?' and 'What other artists inspire you?' At the top of that page will be a massive quote/ preview from the article below. On the far right hand corner, will be a collage of pictures that have captions under them. Under the captions will be more explanations. I am hoping to include a mid-shot of my artist, facing the side but staring at the camera (angle of gaze.)

Front cover Page Inspiration

My Inspiration

I will be including a variety of cover-lines and I will have the name of my model on the right hand side next to her. She will be looking at the camera at a angle of gaze. At the bottom right corner, There will be a rhetorical question to draw my audience into the magazine.

Magazine Deconstruction

Magazine Research

           Magazine Research (Part 2)

             

Questions I asked My Candidates:

1.  Please state your name, age and nationality
2. What kind of music do you listen to?
3. What artists would you like to be featured in a magazine? (any genre)
4. Here are two music magazines: Which one do you prefer and why?
5. What genre do you like ?
6. How often do you listen to music?
7. What are the top three artists you would like to see in the same genre?

Music Magazine Research

Magazine Research (Part 1)

Music Magazine Moodboard

Front Cover

The majority of these moldboards include angle of gaze and have an obvious colour scheme. You can clearly see the cover-lines and the artist that is featured normally has their name in bold either above or in front of them. They all include typical conventions of a front cover magazine.

                                                               Double Page Spread

My artist

Reader Profile