David LaChapelle Photographer

David la chapelle media from Ceders17

Two DPS Analysed, Rap and one that Inspires you

Two media dps analysis from Ceders17

Prezi Magazine case study

Moodboard analysis and Draft of Questions

Summary

This moodboard is a representative of the target audience for my music magazine as it reflects thier interests and the famous artists within this genre. The artists used like for example Eminem are hugely popular to the moodboard as he is a very popular hip hop artist right now and he is there to represent this. Also the kind of dancing and people involved with hip hop music is in the moodbaord as many fans of hip hop tend to mirror the diffferent styles whon in this genre and that maybe fashion or dancing too.

Draft questions

Hip Hop magazine research

 These are a few of some popular hip hop magazine in circulation at the moment. As you can see they all feature a popular hip-hop magazine as the model in order to attract more customers, its better having someone well known as Eminem than using a complete nobody that no one has even heard of before.
The front covers usually have strong eye-catching colours that contrast in order to make them stand out. This is important as the main important things stand out with the use of colour and fonts which directs the readers attention to the masthead, headline and sell lines.

 The articles inside feature big eye-catching images that reflect the hip hop culture i.e gangs, weapons etc. Also at times it features double page spreads which give the reader a sense the persona of the model(s) or concerts (see below) in order for them to get a feel of the atmosphere they are missing at these events so that they may want to be a part of it in the future. Furthermore the articles are also very informative and give a lot of  detail to things in order to keep the reader entertain and well informed but not boring them with t
oo much writing at the same time.

The contents page of rap magazines mainly feature one artist/model and obviously is clearly representative of your genre. The colour scheme for this page is extremely important here and like this one it should stand out and make it easier for the reader to find the relevant article they are looking for without struggling to read. That is the main aim as if the reader has to struggle to read the page the chances are that they will not buy your magazine.

These DPS pages stand out for various reasons. In the first DPS its all colourful and this is used to represent the kind of atmosphere you can get from going to these live performances which entices the reader and may make them what to go to see these performances to experience this kind of atmosphere.
The other DPS is more focused on a particular person/artist and seems to be more informative than the other as it is most likely an interview. This is important as it can be quite helpful to the audience as they might want to learn more about this person/artist. I should focus my magazine on one of these two forms as it seems to be what many other DPS' are like.

Magazine Plan - Planning Sheet

• What genre/s of music will your magazine cover? : The genre of  music my magazine will cover is HIp-Hop.
• Who is the Target Audience? How old are they? Where do they live? What are their interests? The target audience of this magazine will be latte teenagers and people in their early 20s, it will be male friendly as men are more likely to listen to Hip-Hop than women as they are more interested.
• What will the name of your magazine be? Why? Connotation? The name of my music magazine be"Incite", it means excite and it connotes enjoyment and excitement. 
• What will your masthead look like? Do you have any ideas for fonts?  The masthead of my magazine will be dark blue and it will feature almost graffiti-like font.
• What will be the focal image for your front cover and why? The focal image of the magazine will be two popular Hip-Hop artists to maximise the amount of people that will buy the magazine.
• What photography will be required? Shot type, Angle composition. The type of the shot that i will use as the main picture will be a double mid shot of the two popular artists in the middle with a white background so that they stand out.
• What mise en scene will be required? Location? Clothing?Make Up? Lighting? Use of colour?The mise-en-scene that will required will be casual clothes for the two artists, a clear white background no make up and minimal lighting as the background is already white.
• What would be your sell lines? How ill you intice your target audience? My sell lines will include things about the artists' new album as maybe people want to find out more about the album, also it will try and lead people into the character the a particular artist in order for people to feel curious and feel as if they want more.
• What items and feature articles you would need in the contents page? some of the features of the contents page will be pictures of the artists performing on stage and competition to win free tickets or items.
• What is the focus of the double page spread? interview? Feature? Review? The focus of the double page spread will be a group of artists and their respectable albums or achievements.
• What photography will be required fpr the double page spread? The photography will feature all the different artists posing in different ways on a wall to give a street feeling as most Hip-Hop artists used to rap with their friends on the streets and are from the "hood" like everyone else

Analysing Michael Jackson

1) This image has been cropped to show just his face to represent the change he has gone through in his life, and to emphasize his struggle as you can see how all the stress has affected him physically from looking at his face,
2) Michael Jackson is wearing black clothes and his hair is messed up, this suggest that he is no longer the iconic music figure the world knows but a broken man.
3) No props have been used on this image
4) You cant really see the setting but it is a natural setting maybe used to represent how Michael Jackson looks naturally.
5) No intertextual references
6) The colour black features a lot and it mainly represents death and maybe the death of his career.

!) This image has been cropped to just a mid shot to show Michael Jackson's body and to put him out there as this fresh musical talent
2) Michael is just wearing a vest and this is used maybe to reveal his physicality and make him appeal more to the target audience.
3) No props have been used.
4) The setting used is like maybe a wall from a normal neighborhood to represent him as a normal person and just like any other person in America.
5) There are no intertextual references.
6) The white vest can represent new life as he is new in the music businessn  and can grow and achieve great things.

Magazine contents page upload

Magazine front cover 2nd upload

Contents page sketch

My Student Magazine poster

Angels magazine cover and contents page

This is a student magazine for a girl's school so it would make sense if the layout and fonts are made to fit their audience. It features a st Angelas girl in a DT workshop as the theme was working hard and success in D and T in GCSEs. The masthead is appeal as it applies to the girls "Angels". The main slogan is to portray the main message of the magazine is to provide tips for GCSE technology students.

The contents page is very important as it provides important information to the reader. The use of flowers as  background is important as it is generally stereo-typically associated with girls so it is appealing to the reader in some ways. Not a  lot of pictures used instead of words. The different sections are all separated to keep the different types of info away from each other and easier for the reader to find their information.

School magazine photos

Upload of magazine drawing

Magazine Plan

Front Cover

It will feature a model who is surrounded with books to show that she or he is studying as the message is hard work and which will be associated with the masthead  The sell line will be "Work now, Play later" " 5 tips for success" "new life" as the articles in the magazine will be in there. It will feature all the conventions of a regular magazine and it will be short and snappy and bold so it catches the reader's attention.

Inside pages

• It will feature the main sell line's article
• The information will be written without complex words
• Background related to the theme
• Articles related to the main message
• Pictures related to the topic
• Bold eye-catching titles (masthead included)

Magazine Analysis

Chelsea FC

The masthead "chelsea" features the club's name as it its a club magazine and for private circulation. Its in simple font and bold so that it is easier for fans of all ages to read.
This magazine features some of the conventions of  magazines as the model is facing the reader (direct mode of address) and one of the sell lines is "Hazard's Warning" because the model's name is Eden Hazard and the article features an article about what he aims to do as he is a new player to the team at the time. The banner at the bottom is also a convention, it feature the club's main sponsors and any extra things that might be in the magazine. This cover lacks enough information as there is no indication of the price of the magazine and enough sell lines.