AS Media Studies Foundation Portfolio: December 2011

Thursday 15 December 2011

I like this image as it is a medium close up and the artist is looking straight at the camera/audience. It can also be easily achieved at a park or a grassy area. There is also enough room at the top of the picture to produce a mast head. This image makes the artist, Taylor Swift, look relaxed, calm and happy. She isn't doing a big cheesy grin which makes the image look more sophisticated rather then 'cheesy'.

I like the image to the right as it is different and makes the artist in the image look fun and like she is at a party. The shadow in the background also creates an un-usual effect. However, I would not be able to use an image like this as my front cover as it isn't a medium close-up, and she isn't looking at the camera. However, this image would be god for either a contents page or a double page spread.

The image to the left is of pop star sensation Miley Cyrus, she produces pop music with a slightly rock edge, this is perfect for my magazine. In this image she looks like a typically 'cheesy' pop star and would appeal to young girls. The picture is also a medium shot which is perfect for a front cover image, she is also looking directly at the camera. The picture would also be easy to recreate.

The picture to the right is of Pixie Lott she produces pop music, this image is a good image as she is looking directly at the camera and it is a medium close-up. This picture is quite serious for a front cover image, however if the main feature text matched the mood it would be perfect. This picture would also be easy to copy.

I like this picture as it can be easily achieved and it is different to other photos as it is in a different tone. The artist in the picture is Pixie Lott, she is young and female so I can relate to her, she also looks fun and slightly flirtatious in this picture which could reflect her personality. The genre of music she produces is pop which is the genre of my magazine so it gives me lots of ideas as how I would direct my cover star to dress and act in her photos. The picture also has snow in the background which is the current weather of the photoshoot I have arranged. However, I will need to adapt my image so the model in my image is looking at the camera and is also closer to the camera so it is a medium close-up.

front cover picture: before and after

Before After

In order to edit and change my original picture I used a number of tools in photoshop to acheive the finished picture. I used the spot healing brush, to remove any spots or blemishes on her skin.

Publishers

The publishing company I will use to produce my magazine is IPC media as there is currently only one music magazine within their vast selection of magazines they produce. The only magazine they produce is NME this magazine is a completely different style to the magazine I wish to create. The genre of my magazine is pop, whereas NME is more indie rock and is aimed at people in their twenties whereas Refresh is aimed at teens. IPC Media produces over 60 iconic media brands, with print alone reaching almost two thirds of UK women and 42% of UK men – almost 26 million UK adults. They currently don't produce any magazines for children or teens so my magazine will be completely different to anything they have produced, and will add to their large selected range of magazines. They currently produce magazines for women, such as Look, Now, Chat and Women, they also produce magazines for men, such as Rugby World, Nuts, Mousebreaker and World Soccer.
The International Publishing Corporation Ltd was formed in 1963 following the merger of the UK's three leading magazine publishers, George Newnes, Odhams Press and Fleetway Publications, who came together with the Mirror Group to form IPC. And IPC Magazines was created five years later, in 1968. In 2000 IPC Magazine renamed itself IPC Media.