Rendezvous

Here are my final products; my front cover and double page spread

In media products, different shots are used to reflect different ideas and genres. Most real life music magazines use medium closeups and closeups due to the fact that it allows the facial expression of the artist to be comprehended by the audience For my own magazine, I used a medium close up where my model is looking directly at the camera. This would engage the audience and subsequently draw them to the artist. Shots where my model is looking away from the camera were used as I wanted to subvert the conventions of angle of gaze, however, this would present my magazine's theme as rebellious which is not what I wanted. My theme is simplicity and naturalism hence why my model isn't wearing any make up and why there is minimal mise-en-scene. There is very little mise-en-scene in my shots as the theme of my magazine is simplistic therefore I used a simple white background - this would also be easier to manipulate in Photoshop. The model's poses are