Planning Task 8 : Photography Planning

The planning I will do to accurately represent two different social groups within my front cover, contents page and website photos will be done with precision to make sure I demonstrate the clear difference between both editions of my magazine. For the first edition of my magazine I will use a black male to demonstrate one type of social group, this will show that in the front cover and contents page I can use one type of social group to entice the targeted audience into purchasing my magazine and will hopefully persuade them into keep purchasing my product. In addition, in the second edition of my music magazine I will use a white female to demonstrate the other type of social group, this may entice a new type of targeted audience due to a white female not be the stereotypical idea of a 'rapper' within the industry. This means, I have the leverage with my second edition of my magazine to introduce a new target audience that will hopefully return as customers to purchase my magazine. 

For the first edition of my magazine, it will be either located in front of a car or a image from within the car, this is because within the male rap industry, cars are used a sign of wealth and status. This means, with the idea of wealth and status being the backbone of the lavish lifestyles that rappers live, it will be well incorporated within my magazine when my model is posted up in front of a car. Furthermore, the second edition of my music magazine will feature my other model posed in front of graffiti backgrounded wall or in a dark alleyway. The use of a dark alleyway or graffitied wall shows the fearlessness of women within the rap industry and how they set their goals just as high as the males and wont allow them to take all the glory. To communicate the full meaning of the rap industry, both of my models will be wearing relaxed and comfortable type of clothes. This means, they will be wearing joggers, jeans, hoodies etc, to fully show the fashion sense within the rap industry. In addition, the first copy of my magazine will include low level lighting to show the seriousness of the male model, there may be a small use lighting of lights from the car to reflect the rap career of the artist. However, in my second cover, the represent the female model, there will be the use of high key lighting to show the artist and represent the differences between the female and male rap industry. 

Finally, the camera in which I will be using to capture all these photographs will be an iPhone 13 as it has great camera quality and versatility which will allow me to obtain every camera shot I need. 

Planning Task 7 : Website Homepage and Linked Page

As seen above, this will be the heading for my website linking to my music magazine. it will include links for the features on the magazine, the artists you will see, previous editions of the magazine pre 2024 and all links to the social medias. Underneath, it shows the links to the magazines dating from May 2024 until the present day. The Masthead has been located centrally for my website so that my demographic can easily locate that they are on the right website and it is eye catching for them. 

In addition, for my homepage of my website there will be many images that will show rappers, events and others all linking to the world of rap. This will show my audience the immense experiences you can see when attending these certain events linking to the artists so they can be promoted. For the smaller artists, they will be linked within the artists page to give them recognition for their work and hopefully gain them more attention so they can build their career up. Furthermore, there will be many uses of audios and small clips relating to the interviews for both female and male artists in the first and second edition of my magazine. This should attract my demographic into purchasing my magazine more frequently as certain interviews and clips of the artists can be relatable to the audience. 

Planning Task 6 : Contents Pages

 

In this first mock up of my magazine edition, it will feature many things including exclusive interviews with many different rappers and a little preview of the next edition which i will be designing. Also, it will give young children who have the aspirations to become the next big thing within the rap industry the advice and knowledge on how to become successful and the ways to best promote yourself. 

In this second mock up of my contents page it will show the complete opposite demographic where it will show how white females have made their mark on the rap industry and how they have successfully built and solidified their status. Also, just like the first male edition, it will give advice on how young aspiring female artists can work their way up within the industry with key pieces of advice from rappers such as iggy azelea and ice spice. 

Planning Task 5: mock up of covers 1 and 2

As seen above, this my first front cover design in which it includes a main image of a Rapper/ producer named Metro Boomin who has been in the limelight recently due to controversial diss tracks. This front cover includes key conventions such as a Masthead, a main coverline, other coverlines and more. These follow the conventions in order for my targeted audience to choose my magazine over others. In addition, the codes shown within the front cover 1 is that the 'RAP' within the masthead is in another colour and in bold to show the main contents behind the front cover. If my target audience is too look at my front cover they may be more enticed to open it and read through the edition as my research has led to me to discover most people within my targeted audience listen to Rap on a regular basis. 

 This is ,y front cover 2 of my magazine edition. It will feature female rap star 'Iggy Azalea' and will have all the generic conventions such as the Masthead, Coverlines, main coverlines and many others. However, this edition will be a bit different to the first design as it will be a throwback edition in which prolific rappers from the 1990s to early 2000s will be honoured so that there legacy and music can continue. This will be very beneficial to my targeted audience as it will allow the older generation of my targeted audience to feel included and reminisce on the past. In addition, similarly to the first edition, the masthead will be have the singled out word 'RAP' in red letters to signifier that the magazine is all about rap. 

Planning Task 4 : Front Cover Design

 

This image here shows the plan for the first edition of my music magazine. It includes generic conventions such as Main Cover line, other Cover lines, The Masthead and Strapline, Content plugs and many others. The inspiration behind the ideas for my first edition of my magazine come through the famous producer and rapper Metro Boomin who has inspired the rap industry heavily over the past 10 years creating some of the best rap songs in history.

Planning Task Three: Masthead Designs

 

Planning Task Two: 60 Second Pitch