ideas for the magazine

Introduction

I now plan to plan and to create the music magazine as I believe I have done enough research and now I can start to plan for the magazine. I am going to plan the location of the photo shoot, the clothing the models will wear, the body language and facial expression, the font of the text and the colour scheme.

location

I have a few ideas for the location for the photo shoot they are...

• The basket ball courts
• sat on top of a wall
• stood against a wall
• the skate park
• down a set of  stairs
• dance studio

I will now explain the reasons for choosing each of the locations

I was thinking about the basket ball courts as I could take an action shot of someone 'shooting some hoops' also around the basket ball courts is a wire fence so having that as the background or even the foreground of the image could be quite affective. I also think that this fits in well with the genre of music magazine.

I also think that having the models on a wall looking down on the camera could be a very effective shot. it will be very daunting on the reader as they will feel overpowered. this will also fit in with the idea of R&B and a gang sat on a wall. Another idea would be to have the models posing against a wall as this will give the idea of a gang and with the right clothes the gang can look very R&B / Hip Hop.

 

The third idea would be to have the photo shoot at the skate park, as something I associate with hip hop is skates and skateboarding.I would probably take a picture underneath some of the ramps as you can fit a lot of people under there, I would also take a photo from the bottom of the half pipe looking up at the models at the top, this would give the same effect as the wall. I would hopefully be able to find someone who is skilled on the ramps and take some action shots of them on the half pipe and grinding for example. I have watched a lot of hip hop/ R&B music videos and most of these video I have watched all included skating or BMXing of some sort.

 I also thought of having a group of people sat on a set of stairs. This will create depth in the photo but also a relaxing yet hip hop related picture. This idea is more R&B and 'in your face'. I would choose this idea is I choose to go down the route of urban and forceful in the sense that their facial expression and body language make the photo what it is.



I also thought of having it in the dance studio as I could get an effective photo of a 'dance crew'. I could have a still picture on the crew or I could choose to have an action shot of them actually dancing which could make an effective photo if I got it right. I would go for a photo like this if I decided to go down the route of commercial and 'pop' even though these images are portraying hip hop dancing they have a sense of 'pop' about them rather than urban.

Clothing
I am now going to plan the outfits that I plan to models to wear. I have a few ideas of possible outfits and the decision will depend on the location I choose to shoot in.

1) Hip Hop baggy jeans, t-shirt and  and a pair of high tops.
This first look is more R&B than hip hop dance. But if I used it in the right location I could make it look more Hip Hop.

2) baggy short joggers, high tops, over sized dance top,

i would choose this outfit for the models if I choose to go with the dance studio as these clothes are more dance clothes than R&B / Urban clothes. These are still hip hop but are more dance and pop than Urban.

 

3) crop dance top, unbuttoned shirt, joggers, high tops (as before)
This outfit is again more for the dance studio location, However compared to the last outfit it can be made into an outfit that can be used in other locations due to the checkered shirt as it that was buttoned up instead it could be used in the skate park, on the stairs, on the wall etc. As by buttoning up the shirt it makes the outfit look more urban.

 I had the idea for this look after watching the pussycat doll's video 'Beep'

Body language and Facial expression

I am now going to plan some of the possible poses and facial expressions that I will have the models in. I am planning this as by planning i can think up different ideas and linking with the other planning i can see which poses will be best to use in each location and wearing what costume

1)

I would use this pose for the dance studio location as it is as if she is actually dancing rather than posing. I like this type of pose however if I choose to go with the location of the stairs or the location of the wall this type of pose won't work well. I could have this shot as either a Long shot in order to fit in her full body but I could also cut it down to a mid shot as you can still tell their dancing and also it will give the reader a better look at the models facial expression.

2)

This type of pose would work well in the location of the wall or the basket ball court as it is more urban and R&B. This type of pose will work better with a male however with the correct sort of clothing I could incorporate a female into this pose which could essentially make a very successful urban photo. This shot works best as a mid shot as if I enlarged it to a long shot you wouldn't focus on his facial expression which I think is really important for a shot like this.

3)

I would really like to take a photo like this as it is very fun and eye catching. I would take a photo like this in the location of the dance studio or even in front of a wall as it is very 'street' rather than 'pop' and 'dancey'. This kind of shot works best as a two-shot or a low angle shot, this is because as a low angle shot it would give a different perspective that the audience wouldn't expect. also I think this shot works best with two or more people so this is why a two-shot would be appropriate.

4)

I would take a photo like this is I was to choose the location of the stairs as it goes better than the dance studio for example. I really like the girl staring at you as it draws in your attention and her eyes really stand out. her pose is also laid back which is something that I link with the urban genre. This works well as a close up as you can see her facial expression but you can still tell her location. If this type of shot was changed to a mid shot for example it would take focus away from her eyes which isn't effective.