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.