Magazine Planning

Example Layouts for Double Page Spreads:

Main Image

Page, Magazine name, etc- Information

Article

Article

Drop CapitalPull Quote

Title

Header

Information regarding issue dates, pages, name of magazine

Article

Main Image

Information regarding the photographer and writer,etc

Main Image

Article

Information about the issue number, page, etc

Pull Quote

Self-Promotion

Insight to Life

Rumours Reinvention

It could be about a celebrity trying to clear up rumors

circulating. This is usually carried out by having a question and

answer style interview. This is the format I will take for my article,

and the article will include rumours about the model as I

would like her to conform to Hip-hop associations.

The interview I will do will be an insight to the models life, this

means it will be insightive to the audience and presented and

‘new’ and ‘unheard’ of. This also means that the article should be

emotional and captivate the audience so that they are compelled to read on.

I will be interviewing the model referring to her ‘self-promotion’. I

will ask about her life and all things to do with the career. This

will involve things that are presented to be exclusive so that the audience can feel that they are receiving something more

than a standard repetitive interview.

The interview will include details on the new and improved version of my celebrity, this means that the questions will be about how

they have turned their life around. I will also have to

develop a distinctive language or way of speech that is different to

the interviewer.

Article

Narrative of the:

Location Shot

I will use this location as I feel it is a good background for a Hip Hop magazine.It has many different pieces of art of different colours, this shows that I can use different colours as backgrounds. I also chose to the photoshoot outside as with my chosen camera, natural lighting allows the colours to be bolder and more attracting.

Conventions I Will Incorporate in my Magazine

Feature photo, expressive of the article’s content

Drop Capitals

The article layout, it is clear that it is a double page spread

Information linked at the bottom of the screen.

Pull quote as title

Anecdote from the photoshoot

Representation:

● The person I have chosen for my magazine must conform to the typical conventions of a Hip Hop magazine.

● However, by choosing to use a female for the cover of my magazine, I have already gone against the most common convention. Like Vibe Vixen for example, my magazine will appeal to women. Men will also be able to enjoy the contents but the males in my age range may not be as drawn to a female Hip Hop model.

● The models story will be a ‘Rags to Riches’ Story. They It will be an interview styled article and explore the life of the model. This will be conveyed in the images as they will show a graffiti background, suggesting a typical upbringing.

Conventions: Setting (Background)

● For the setting of my magazine will be either somewhere with a graffiti background or a plain white background. This is undecided so I will take pictures of the models in both settings.

● I have chosen these settings to take pictures with as when conducting

research, these were the two most common backgrounds, this will help the audience to identify what the genre of the magazine is from afar.

● The graffiti is often referred to as rebellious and this links to hip hop music, this would be a colourful and eye catching background to use. However, more hip hop covers already out there have plain backgrounds and simple layouts. This setting would also be easier to put text on top of too.

Conventions: Modelling

● I have chosen to use two models for this as I think that this is another common convention of a hip hop magazine, when conducting research, I found that there were often two people on the cover. However, I will also take pictures of the models separately- this means that I can test and analyse both types of covers.

● They will be female, which is uncommon within the typical hip hop magazines, but some hip hop magazines have completely separate magazines directed at and featuring women.

● I will ask the models to attempt to wear mainly on colour, being white or black. This is another convention of hip hop magazines.

● All of the men wear typically white shirts with jeans and the females are usually wearing black and white also. Most women featured on the cover of hip hop magazines are usually sexualised, this convention will not be used for my magazine as I feel that it should be mainly women based and empower women rather than sexualise them.

● I may ask the model to wear a hat as well as this is one of the most common features I came across when I was researching hip hop magazines.

● This will also hopefully stand out amongst the colourful background.

Conventions: Clothing

Conventions: Props

● I will not use any props for my magazine images in terms of what the models will be holding but I will ask the models to wear chains or other expensive looking jewelry.

● This conforms to the conventions of a hip hop magazine as the models are usually focused on showing their wealth.

● Apart from this, if the background of the image is busy, I do not want to add to this clutter.

Conventions: Camera Angles

● I will take pictures at all angles but I think that I will be mainly focused on taking them as ‘medium shots’.

● This is so that most of the model's body is in the frame and there is still space to add information and a masthead to the image.

● I will need to leave room at the top of the image as this is where the masthead will need to be placed.

● I have also chosen to focus on mid shots as this was the most common camera shot for the cover image. However, for the inside I will use different angles to show location.

● I will be using a 13 megapixel camera to ensure that the quality of the photos will be maintained when they are larger.

Contents Page: >I will use this type of layout for my magazine. After conducting research, this is the most typical type of layout for a Hip Hop magazine. I will use a white background so that the writing is clearly visible and and the colours can be changed to match the colour conventions of the magazine.

>The text will be around the main image so that the image is the main feature, this means that it will attract the reader even more. The detailed writing underneath will also be visible even though it is smaller.

>The numbered pages will be feature pages, the contents page will not include all of the pages but only the pages that will automatically appeal to the audience.

>My magazine will also feature subheadings, for example; ‘Style’, ‘Music’,’On the cover’.

>It will also have the issue number and brand name, if there is enough space and the page doesn't look too cluttered.