Model Release

By having a model release form filled out by models means that my models have agreed to do the photo shoot and that I can use the photos for anything in my magazine. 

Equipment

Equipment 

By completing this task, I have learnt the name of the camera that I used. Also I had set out my photo shoot in a professional way as I have used professional lighting and a white back drop and high quality camera. 

Inclusion of New Media

Nowadays we have many social networking sites, the two most common are Facebook and Twitter. Many people have either one of these accounts. I will have both of these social networking accounts as this is any eas way for me to communicate to my target audience about the latest news and give them sneak peeks to what’s new etc. As well as this I will have a website for my magazine. This is where it will contain pictures and videos that won’t be found in the magazine. In magazines you can’t have videos this is why I will be creating a website; these videos can be exclusive interviews with artists or even just new music. I believe that this will meet the expectations of my target audience as not everyone likes to read they would prefer to watch a video of some sort.  

Promotional Methods

My magazine will be a monthly issue, therefore it will be a bit expensive which means I will be promoting my magazine somewhere where people go to spend quite a lot of money. These place include shopping centers such as Westfields.

 As my target audience is aimed at teenagers I think that promoting my magazine at Westfields is a good idea as you see many teenagers up in Westfields shopping or spending time with there friends.
 Also I will have a Twitter and Facebook page where I will be writing some tweets to tell people what they can expect in the next magazine issue. I  think this is a good way to promote my magazine as many teenagers have a Twitter and Facebook page where they visit everyday. This will also allow readers who haven't bough the magazine to have an idea of what is inside and the latest gossip and competitions. 

 

Another way in which I will promote my magazine will be by having posters in tube stations and bus stops as teenagers use public transport all the time therefore they will see the magazine cover and will be interested in the magazine. 

Props / Costumes

Props and Costumes 

Above is a slideshow highlighting the different costumes my models wore in the several photo shoots that I did. As my magazine genre is based around the pop industry for teenagers I have stuck to clothes that my target audience would wear. 

Colour

Colour 

I found that doing this task allowed me to have a clear understanding of the colour scheme that I will be using throughout my magazine. This way I will know exactly what colours to use. I have made sure that my colour scheme is noticeable to my target audience, as in pop magazines you would see bright colours on the front cover and throughout the magazine. 

Name Ideas & Designs

I will be calling my magazine Rhythmix, I have got his name from two words 'rhythm' and 'mix'. This is called a composite. Above our some designs for my masthead. I have used a drop shadow in each of them as I think it makes the masthead stand out more. I have used my house colours. By creating these designs will help me when creating my magazine as I will already have a brief idea.