Mise en scene of an album cover

The image in this album cover has been taken to look like its outside on a sunny day which could have the connotations of nature or even festivals, which is the type of venue they would play at. The location isn't particularly glamorous.

They also are wearing quite summery clothes which are also quite dark and not very colourful. This could be seen as quite plain but stylish and looks more sophisticated than loads of really bright colours. They are not covered in sparkles or sequins or rind stones and are not showing a lot of flesh like other genres like pop or R&B would as they are selling their music and sound, they don't need to try and get attention by showing lots of their bodies in a provocative way. They wouldn't be attracting the type of audience that they would like to.

this is an example of a festival acoustic artist

contents flat plan

flat plans for my front page

flat plans for my magazine

 

Photography studio

Photography studio

Today we had the opportunity to set up a photography studio to take our photos! It was very different from working in the other places that I have taken my photos for example outside, as we could get exactly the right lighting which is something that can be very hard to achieve when working with limited resources. With the lighting being so bright it really lightened up the subject and meant that it would not have to be edited too much in a photo editor and the image was of better quality.

 We also had a plain background which meant that on the front of a magazine the focus would stay on the person in the picture rather than what is going on behind them, they would not be distracted by a busy background. The images turned out very well and because of the blank backdrop and they can be edited to fit the right mise en scene in to the image on Photoshop if it was necessary. 

I found the experience really useful to be able to learn how to create a really well planned out image which was well thought out, considering the placement of the model and where they were looking and the expression, and also the angle of the shot, weather it should be taken from a high level or low. I also learnt how to set up professional equipment which I can then teach to other people. 

audience research conclusion

From my audience research i have decided that i am going to aim my magazine at girls and feature female artists as they seams to be more interested in a festival acoustic magazine more than boys would.

 I asked a selection of boys and girls weather they would like a festival acoustic magazine and the result was that many of the girls would like this genre of magazine and they didn't think that were was anything like it already so they thought it would be a good thing to introduce it to the shelves. 

On the other hand i didn't get a very positive reaction from the boys, they said they don't really listen to the kind of artist that would be featured in the magazine so they wouldn't really go out and buy it. They would just like it because of the attractive female artists. 

This is why my magazine will have a more girly theme to it and may not feature as many male artists and it may be a bit more flowery and colourful. 

audience research

audience research

audience research

audience research

audience research

audience research

plat plan of front page

first draft letter

Yo festivalgoers and welcome to the first edition of Festival Gem! This magazine will quench your thirst for the freshest new up and coming female bands and single artists from the festival acoustic scene, like Haim, Foxes and Nina Nesbit Its full of sneak previews in to the crazy flower patterned lives of the top festival acoustic band right now! As well as intriguing interviews I am happy to show off the fact that we have our very own festival fashion guru, who is going to get you kitted out in the latest indie gear and create you in to your own Jem. I really hope you can set up camp in this wonderful campsite of magazine and enjoy the musical vibes from all the exciting articles we have to offer. Molly!

Festival Acoustic Moodboard

pop genre

Pop genre from molly barker

code and conventions of festival acoustic

Audience research for my magazine title

photo shoot plan

Audience Research