Proposal Form

Describe your idea for the brief: my magazine will be called ”Printed Beats” it will be based on music with bass in it so will have lots of images relating to speakers and headphones in it. The colour scheme will be black, white and a light blue, this is because it is a fresh look and is appealing to the eye. On the double page spread I will have an interview of an artist or band, it will be on one side of the page and on the other will be a large image, the text will be in a smart font with a white background.

Genre/ sub genre: The genre of my magazine is going to be a mixture of a few, mostly genres with bass in it, such as, drum and bass, dubstep, R&B and rap. This will effect the composition and the colour scheme, as it will have to be sharp and modern as the music genres are. An example of a magazine similar is spin, it is a dubstep magazine and looks modern with bold colours.

Target audience: the gender l for the magazine is aimed at everyone boys and girls, this will be reflected in the colour scheme, and the composition, also the font and images. The age range is teenagers, but anyone can read it, as long as you like the types of music, even people in there 20s can read the magazine.

Major conventions I will use: I will have the masthead behind the main image on the front cover of the magazine; this is to give significance to the main image on the front cover. I will use strap lines and headlines to draw readers in and also fill up the page more. On the double page spread I will have quotes and strap lines in front of images on one side, and text on the other side, to draw readers in.

Conventions I may subvert/ change/ not use: I may not use the classic layout, I think I will use something different to make it stand out from the rest, like putting some text in places that It wouldn’t be placed, for instance across the main image.

Original images: what/ where/ what: I am going to take my own pictures in my photography class, with a white background, this will make the image easier to edit, also it will be taken with a high megapixel DSLR camera to make them high quality, I will have someone posing with headphones on and make them look as if they are listening to music, this will draw my target audience in.

Potential difficulties/ Plan B: potential difficulties for the magazine are finding the correct font to suit the magazine, if I cant I will use the plainest font so it doesn’t look bad.

Media Production

Photo shoot planning document

What emotional impact do you want your photography do have upon the reader? How?

The images will draw the readers in and want them to read the magazine; they will be bright and eye catching, i will make them large and hight megapixel so they are a good quality, i will add effects to make to colours more vibrant and the background whiter, i will make the image look overall better to draw the reader in on the front page. The contents page will have the same but not as eye catching so they read the information. The double page spread will have one large image fading into text so will be large and eye catching.

 What personnel do you need? Who are you going to photograph?

I am going to photography myself and friends in my photography class, this is the easiest way to do it.

What props will you need?

I will not need any props as someone is going to pose as a singer or artist, they may have headphones if it doesn’t look good in the first pictures.

How are you going to emphasise colour?

I am going to use effects on Photoshop to make the images colour look good.

Have you briefed your personnel/models?

Yes, I have told them what they need to do and how they should do it, I have shown them how to work the lighting and also how to pose for the images.

What lighting will you need? Any other equipment?

I will be using studio lighting and have a soft box to light the model, I will use a bright light on the background so there are no shadows from the model.

Where will you shoot? Will you need a backdrop?

I will shoot in the studio at shiney row college, I will have a white backdrop because it will look good on the magazine, and look more professional.

Make-up? Costume?

There will be no makeup as I will just edit on Photoshop, and the outfit will be just normal clothes as it is singer.

The ‘recce’

Provide answers in paragraph form to the questions below that

are relevant to your production.

1.    Are there any potential hazards that could pose a health and safety risk where your photo shoot will take place (trailing cables/traffic/other objects )? No, there aren’t

2.    What will you do to ensure these risks are minimised?  I will make sure there are no wires trailing across the set

3.    Will the time of day/weather affect the outcome of the photos? Have you allowed for this? The photos will be in an indoor studio so the weather will not matter.

4.    Have you considered the background to your photos, particularly if taken outside? How will you ensure you will get the background you want? The background will be white, it is easy to edit, and also it will look professional.

5.    Have you considered lighting? What about the ‘problems’ of natural lighting, either outside, or streaming through a window? Will you need to use a flash? Have you considered reflective objects that might spoil the effect? The lighting will be soft, using a soft box to light the figure and a spot light to light the back. I will use flash.

6.    Do you need permission to take photos in the place/venue you have in mind? No I don’t, I can take pictures here.

7.    Do you need to book time in a room (eg the photography studio at Shiney)? No I do photography class so I can take pictures then

8.    Are other people/crowds likely to be an issue for you? What have you done to ensure that it will not spoil the effect? I have people to pose for the pictures

9.    Are you reliant on lifts/props/friends’ equipment/models? How have you planned that these things will come together at the appointed time? Plan B? I will take them in lesson time.

10. Finally, have you thought of every eventuality…?  Yes I have thought of every possibility and I think this will work out well