at this stage i was comparing placement of text and fonts to see what fit better with my theme and the style I wanted to portray.

Second Drafting:

 

In this draft I decided that a banner was the most effective way of presenting bands rather than sell lines around the artist because of the contrasting black and white colouring. I used a palette of red, white and black as they are quite complimentary and stand out well amongst each other. I chose red as the background colour for the banner as it is very bright and stands out on the image. I also decided that my Headline should be just 'Narcosis' and put it above the sub heading and made it bigger in font size to conform to media marketing stereotypes. I also included a button using the shape tool creating a small black circle so I could use a contrasting colour to stand out as buttons are meant to attract people and I opted for the colour yellow as it is also stands out on the black background. I decided to leave my Masthead where it was in my first draft as I feel it is the right font and keeps the writing centred and orderly. In the image above I was testing font sizes and the font of the button so that it was appropriate with the rock theme and was easy to read.

Here is my first draft:

In this draft I experimented with font placement and went for a quite chaotic layout, however I felt that the headline was not big enough and the sell lines could have been placed better.

After deciding which image i wanted to use I focused on my masthead and all the options I had considered. To make sure it was suitable I asked a range of people which one they preferred and I had come to the conclusion that voltage was the right masthead.

I then looked at different fonts that complemented my magazine, i wanted to use a font that had specks coming off it so it had a rock feel and was clear, the font i decided worked best was funk-rocker.

Then I used Photoshop to start editing my image; here is some of the production process;
Here I experimented with image by using the lighting and contrast tools as well as sharpness and focus with lighting to change the effect of the image and become familiar with the software. Although I liked the black and white edits I preferred the harsh contrast between the image on the bottom right hand corner making the face look very pale and intense.

Final image edited

Placement of features

The first part of my project was to do my cover shoot, to do this I booked my model for an hour and did her make-up to suit my vision for my music magazine, as well as brought appropriate clothing for the shoot. I was inspired by various rock covers I had come across whilst doing historical research and current rock magazine article and images. I didn't want the image to be minimalistic with all black clothing so I used a leather jacket in a dark burgundy red to contrast with the red lipstick. I expected the image to look fierce and quite appealing if it was on a shelf amongst other magazines which is why I went or for a selected colour palette. I wanted the model engage with the reader by using direct address and tested various looks like the scrunching of the hair, half of an eye covered, flat and teased hair. To create the make up look I used a range of dark brown and black shaded eye-shadow as well as eye-liner which I smoked out to intensify and draw attention to the models eyes with quite a stern and aggressive posture which I think was complementary with the outfit and outcome of the shoot.

Final Image un-edited 

I decided to use this as my final image because as I found the facial expressions and body language was well suited to my overall magazine as well as being quite an intimidating image working well with the genre and its expectations. I wanted it to convert to stereotypes through its mise-en-scene as well as physical appearance and minimalistic expressions but sturdy posture showing that she is in control which works with the theme of my magazine a female domination in the charts.

Here is a short survey I conducted to understand what my audience expected from music magazines and what they thought would work best when creating my music magazine


The first question I asked was centred around the main image, I wanted to see what people expected from the genre and whether it conformed to stereotypes of the genre In this case it did as both respondents thought it was appropriate for a male model to appear on my cover however I decided to reach out to my target audience I would use a female and challenge myself to make a good rock magazine featuring a female model.Although it is a male dominated genre over the last couple of years female break out artists have started to come through and bring change to the genre.
I then asked about mise-en-scene as this is a vital aspect for successful advertising especially in the music industry. From my own personal research I realised that mise-en-scene is very exaggerated and bold in this genre  which is why I decided to listen to the views of my respondents by using a leather jacket, intense lighting contrasts, dark and vibrant/heavy make-up to set the scene for the genre.
I agreed with the initial shot for the magazine being torso and above so that I could intensify the models body language and gestures whilst having enough space to fit in sell lines and other information. I though the cost for the magazine was suitable from my research and the contents of the magazine, the features I wanted to include were charts for the genre and one on one interviews as from my research buyers are usually drawn in by up to date reviews on artists and upcoming events.
I conformed to the colour schemes of the rock genre magazine by using black red and hints of white as I thought they worked best and agreed with my audience.