As a part of my research into music magazines, I must explore the different elements and conventions of a music magazine in order to understand why and how certain aspects of mise-en-scene reflect a magazine's target audience. Here, I have deconstructed an issue of 'Rolling Stone' magazine and an issue of 'Uncut' magazine.
I intend to construct the front cover and double-page spread of a music magazine aimed at 14 to 18-year-olds. I have chosen the name ‘Vinyl’, stylised in sans-serif, for the title of my magazine, as the main genre of my magazine is contemporary which has elements of old-school music. My media text is best suited for those who want to discover new and upcoming artists who break away from the conventional sound of ‘R&B’. My audience have a strong appreciation for meaningful lyrics and although they wouldn’t necessarily be familiar with everything within the genre, they would be open-minded to discover it. I intend to have my model gaze directly into the camera so that she is presented as brazen and confident – a trait that appeals to my audience as found in my focused audience research. My typography will be simple and sans-serif as I think it presents my magazine as relaxed and will endear my audience, who are young, as opposed to strictly serif fonts. I plan to use...
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