Photo Shoot Assignment/Call Sheet

Photo Shoot Assignment/Call Sheet

 

Date: 17/11/2016

Time: 10:20-10:40 – Set up, 10:40-11:30 – Shoot time

Location: Photography Studio

Photographer: Bence Balogh

Client: ‘Drop’ Music Magazine

Assignment: Magazine Front Cover, Contents Page and Double Page Spread

Production Schedule

Double Page Spread

Front Cover

Contents Page

Almost Finished: Front Cover, Contents Page and DPS

I will have to optimize the masthead. 

I will have to add a call-out.

I will have to add pictures

Work in Progress: Front Cover, Contents Page, DPS

I will have to add the Masthead.

I will have to add a picture.

I  will have to add several pictures.

Work in Progress: Q&A for the Magazine DPS

• What motivated you to start on your journey to become an artist?

"My aunt is a singer and I always looked up at her for changing people's lives with her songs.

• Did you have any experience prior to your decision to make music?

"No, I only had my ambition to work with.

• Where did the name SoyaM come from?

"I just took a few letters from my name and rearranged in a way I liked it. 

• How did your family and friends react to your decision?

"They were quite shocked and did not approve of it especially my mum because they were thinking that I would not achieve my dream, but I knew what I wanted so I did it anyways.

• Your latest album 'PoisoN' was a big hit, where did the idea come from for it?

"The idea came from the corruption of people and the government."

• How did you react to the overwhelmingly positive feedback from the fans?

"I am not surprised, I make good music. 

• Any advice for fans who want to be an artist just like you?

"Always think of music as a hobby and do it because you want to not because of the money, this way you will make better tracks, and do not give up early because it takes time to get the smallest of attention."

Work in Progress: Front Cover

I will have to add the image, base line and a puff.

Sketches/Drafts: Front Cover, Contents Page and DPS

Draft of the Magazine Front Cover:

I made the layout of the front cover, I will have to add the image, cover lines, puff and baseline.

Draft of the Magazine Contents Page:

I made the layout of the contents page, I will have to add all the features with page numbers and the images.

Draft of the Magazine DPS:

I made the layout of the DPS, I will have to add the image, the call-out, the title and the Q&A.

Feedback of Magazine Proposal Pitch

Feedback:

• I should create a better masthead because 'Techno' does not suit the Dubstep/RnB genres and 'Beatz' is a common and boring name.

• I did not make arguments for choosing IPC Media as the publisher of my magazine. So I should think more about what publisher I want to choose.

• I did not specify any artists who would be featured I my magazine so I should look into artists who I would like to have in my magazine.

• I should have done more research on my target audience as the information I have now is very vague.

Media Pitch

Music Magazine Flat Plan

Photography Instructions

Photography Instructions

• The model should be 4-5 feet away from the backdrop.

• Lights must be turned off.

• Three point lighting: Main/Key light, Fill light, Hair line light.

• Strength of flashes can be changed, 1 is weakest, 6 is strongest.

• 1.5-18 lenses, turning left=lower, turning right=higher.

• A and S settings, A if the model is still and in focus, S if the model is moving.

• ISO should be 100 or 200, the higher it is the more light will be allowed in by the lenses.

• Black/white and coloured settings, Menu-second icon-set pic. control-vivid=colour,monochrome=black/white.

Evaluation of College Magazine Front Cover and Contents Page

Preliminary Task Evaluation

What went well?

Front Page:
The feedback shows that the colour scheme is really good and went well with the picture. The cover lines are also spread equally on the front page which captivates the reader. The text is also not hard to read at any parts of the front cover.

Contents Page:
The feedback tells me that the contents page's structure is good and the text is easy to read.



What went wrong?

Front Page:
The feedback points out that I should add a price tag and issue number as well as a headline or baseline or puffs to make the front cover more appealing to potential readers.

Contents Page:
The feedback shows that I should add more colours to the page and make those colours match with front cover to stay consistent. Also there is too much unoccupied space on the contents page that I should find use for. 

Masthead Draft

First Design:

Different Ideas of Masthead:

DJ and Mixmag Magazines' Subscriptions, Ezines and Social Medias

DJ Magazine has subscription for printed edition magazines for £27 per year and it also has a USA edition. They print 12 magazines a year and each magazine comes with a free CD. People who subscribe for the printed edition also get each magazine online, called PDF editions.
The online PDF editions cost £12 per year and is available in 10 different languages. It has the same content as the printed editions.

DJ Magazine has profiles on social media sites such as facebook, twitter and instagram. These social medias are used to generate more readers and content by posting news and events where they will be represented, it also helps to keep in touch with their readers so people do not get alienated and so continue to subscribe for the magazines.




Mixmag Magazine also offers subscription for three printed edition issues for £9 or £70 for 24 issues or £30 for 10 issues; subscribers also get access to an app on their iOS or Android devices and to the latest  24 digital  issues and DJ mix, but ezine offers are not available separately. However, online articles about albums are available on their website but these articles are available in the issues as well.

Mixmag also uses social media sites such as facebook, twitter and instagram. These social medias provide them with an easier and quicker way to inform readers or non-readers about events, concerts and general information about the magazine.

College Magazine Contents Page

College Magazine Front Cover

College Magazine Front Cover Draft

Audience and Institution Research of Mixmag Magazine

The 'Mixmag' brand has many media platforms such as magazine, app and TV. The majority of the readers are male and the average age of the readers is around 24 years.

The graph shows that over half of the readers are from the United Kingdom or the United States. It also tells us the ratio of male and female readers in each age group.

Audience and Institution Research of DJ Magazine

The 'DJ Mag' brand contains 10 different platforms of media that can be purchased. These platforms are shown below.

The following graphs show different aspects of the percentages of consumers.

As you can see most readers are males and the average reader group is 19-28. Also the majority of readers are socially active and are DJs them self. 

The last picture shows some of the achievements of the brand such as weekly readers, print circulations and downloads.

Magazine Front Cover Draft

College Magazine Analysis

Image:

• mid-long shot
• eye level
• colour scheme: blue, yellow, black and white

Page Layout:

• masthead
• barcode
• cover lines
• text boxes

Language:

• informal
• might mention places and people that are only familiar to students

The differences between a college and a music magazine front covers are that college magazines use brighter colours and the images show the ideal students of the college would want to have. College magazines also show positivity above all else because the college has to be shown in a positive way, however music magazines does not have to follow such 'rules' so they tend to use darker colours and pictures where the artists are rarely ever smiling or showing signs of positivity. College magazines are also more likely to use informal language because most of the readers are teenagersv who ae attending the college, whereas music magazines have a much wider range of audience so they have to be more formal.

Analysis of Mixmag Front cover, Contents page and D.P.S.

Image:

• colour scheme: white, purple and black; using only three colours is usually the best choice to make the front cover simple yet interesting
• mid-close up shot, most common shot type for front magazines
• eye level, makes the artist look equal

Page Layout:

• masthead, the logo of the magazine
• strapline, the slogan of the magazine
• skyline, commonly used, however in this case the skyline is the strapline of the magazine
• barcode
• pull-outs from each article, quotes from the articles as cover lines
• main cover line, usually the name of the artist on the front cover in this case Loco Dice
• cover lines, general information or quotes from the articles in the magazine

Language:

• other artists are also mentioned in the cover lines

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Page Layout:

• 4 pictures of artists and venues that are connected to the articles
• shows all the articles in two columns with page numbers
• page numbers in the columns are in chronological order
• the page numbers on the pictures are random

Language:

• artists and venues 
• titles of the articles to give a general idea of the article to the reader
• the columns have different subheadings such as: features, fashion and tunes so the reader can find the type of articles that he/she is interested in

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Image:

• long shot, not commonly used in DPSs because the picture(s) usually show the artist of whom the article is about
• high angle, to show the high amount of people gathered
• venue of a concert/festival possibly related to the article or the artist
• colour scheme: black, white and red
• uses small pictures of other artists to show that the article is also about other artists 

Page Layout:

• takes up nearly half of both pages, therefore it is in the middle which shows that it is the focus of the article
• call-out, quotes from the artist(s) in the article
• the text boxes are around the main image which is uncommon so it catches the attention of the reader 

Language:

• starts with drop cap, commonly used to indicate the start of a new topic/story
• written in 3rd person which is usually used in non-interview like articles
• descriptions of other artists beside the main artist

College Magazine Flat Plan

Analysis of DJ Magazine Front cover, Contents page and D.P.S.

Image:

• colour scheme is black, white, red and yellow; black and white being the most dominant
• mid shot, this is the usual shot type of magazines
• eye level, this is also commonly used to make the artist look equal to the reader

Page Layout:

• masthead, the logo of the magazine
• skyline and baseline, often used but not on every magazine
• puff, the yellow word 'ade' 
• strapline, the slogan of the magazine
• main cover line, the main story/interview of the magazine
• cover lines, other stories/interviews beside the main cover line
• barcode

Language:

• informal, uses slang and casual language
• uses genre specific words, words that are only familiar to the listeners of the specific genre
• other artists are also mentioned

Music Genre:

• tech/house
• drum&bass
• dubstep

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Page Layout:

• three columns of pictures/features
• nine pictures of artists and venues
• picture page numbers are random
• feature page numbers are in chronological order

Language:

• genre specific words
• artists and venues that connect to certain articles that are in the magazine
• call-outs from the articles, quotes from articles that are featured on the contents page

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Image:

• mid shot
• eye level
• colour scheme: black, white and yellow
• similar to front cover in terms of clothing, colour scheme and atmosphere 

Page Layout:

• picture takes up the first page
• header in the middle of second page
• one text box splits into two columns of text boxes

Language:

• written in 3rd person, commonly used in non-interview like articles
• genre specific words
• rhetorical question in the article
• the column text boxes start with a drop cap, commonly used to show the beginning of a new topic/story

Article Analysis

Article Analysis

The Masthead is the logo of Mixmag magazine and its strap line 'The world's biggest dance music

and clubbing magazine.' The colour scheme consists of white, black and red. The main picture takes up a whole page to show the importance of he artist and this artist also represents the genre that this article is going to be about which is Dubstep. The picture also has quote from the article to grab the attention of the reader. The shot type of the picture is mid framing and an angle of eye level. The header provides the general information about the article. The language is a mix of formal and informal because the target audiences for this genre are teenagers and young adults. The article also contains two other pictures both are logos of famous Dubstep artists; Knife Party and Nero, who are mentioned in the article. The article is written in 3rd person as most articles are.

Class Analysis of Usher front page in "Vibe" magazine

Front Page

Mid-Long Shot of Usher, aeroplane in background he is a pilot, box-fresh white T Shirt, dog tags, Aviator shades, "Top Gun"- classic US iconic. High key lighting emphasis star quality, expensive accessories. The masthead: the star is placed in front of the masthead, this tells us that he is important and that the brand is well known. Main cover line anchors the picture and is large, the other cover lines are telling us what else is in the magazine. Has a 'plus' as a puff. Skyline gives names of artists to appeal to other people as well. QR code, barcode and the website. Direct address. Usher is written with lowercase to advertise his brand. Colour scheme: black/yellow/blue. Font san-serif, consistently used.

                                     

                                             

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