influence for cover star

An artist like SchoolBoy Q would be an influence to my cover star.The way he dresses for example hats and street wear would be something I would like my cover star to emulate.I want my cover star to reflect their music through the way they look so mis en scene plays a big part when shooting a cover star as the costume needs to be done correctly in order for this to work.

self assessment of codes and conventions

 I have justified my decisions on my blog as i explained why I opted to keep the covers simple. However I feel that I could of enhanced these by putting more on to the covers as a lot of free space was left which could be seen as negative so when doing a task like this again or when creating my magazine i have to find the fine balance between the amount of cover lines I include into my blog and also space I leave so that the cover star is shown clearly.In the Future I will use this task for layout and organisation influence and for photography and blocking.

magazine infuluence

XXL is a Hip hop magazine it has a simple and bold mast head and has a continuous colour scheme of red and white but this changes when there are special editions. They do annual things inside the magazine such as 'top 10 freshman of the year' this is influential as I feel I could do something like this in my magazine as it gives an extra aspect to the content as the reader would not just want to read interviews and reviews.

self assessment of codes and conventions task

looking back at this task i think that i didn't make the cover lines bold enough i made this mistake by trying not to make the cover lines too outstanding as this would take attention away from the cover star and main cover line however in this process i didn't make the cover lines bold enough which made them seem insignificant on the cover.I also think that there is too much free space on the cover also.

http://theproera.com/ This is the official website of 'Pro Era' I have put this as this is an up and coming rap group from new york ,the origin of rap, and the image the portray would be a group I would like to feature within my magazine as they're style of rap has an element of old school style(1980s and 1990s) .

Music Genre research-origin and style

When researching my chosen genre of music which is hip-hop, also know as rap,I found out that it originated from around the 1970's in New York city(mostly the Bronx) when block parties became more popular and was particularly among African American youth.Rapping is  a vocal style in which the artists speaks lyrically, in rhyme and verse, normally to a synthesized beat or instrumental.

codes and conventions task-sound

I used a Pun from kings of leon's hit song to identify their success.The typography matched the cover stars and the font color is used to stand out.The cover lines are to the left of the page as it makes them the main subject and doesn't take attention away from them.

codes and conventions task-pitch

The typography choose matched the 'zombie' like cover star e.g the red writing the color of blood which we associate with zombies and the dark type stage character he takes on in his music.Also the word choose such as 'grave' are also in association to the music genre and cover star.

codes and conventions task-music_x

The typography choose was revolved around the cover star as i felt the distorted writing matched the individuality of this cover star.The black and white contrast is very effective as it makes the magazine most simple and effective.

codes and conventions task-M

I choose this name for the group as I think that they portray a 'funky' look and this word is normal associated with the 80's and i feel this is the sort of image they come across as in a modernism fashion. I used the free space in the picture to put the cover line relating to the cover stars as I don't want them to take over the magazine.The choose for text color was so it stood out and the font matches the magazine type as it would not be match if a font like 'times new roman' was used as it is too formal for a magazine of this type

codes and conventions task-M drake

I used the white font as it stand it on comparison to the black t-shirt, the cover lines stand out in black writing on the light background.The typography gives off an urban and professional feel in relation to the cover star. The cover is not over complicated as it will draw attention away from the main image.

Typography