InDesign

Location Recce

Location Recce

Provide answers in paragraph form to the questions below that

are relevant to your production.

 

 

1.    Are there any potential hazards that could pose a health and safety risk where your photo shoot will take place (trailing cables/traffic/other objects )?

A potential hazard would be trailing wires from the lamp.

Another potential hazard could also be as there will be a shelf with books on, the shelf could collapse, or a book could fall off

 

2.    What will you do to ensure these risks are minimised?

I will ensure that the wires are tidy and neat and are well out of the way. I will also make sure the shelf is sturdy and books are also securly balanced.

3.    Will the time of day/weather affect the outcome of the photos? Have you allowed for this?

I will be using artificial light so the weather/time of day will not affect any aspect of the shoot.

4.    Have you considered the background to your photos, particularly if taken outside? How will you ensure you will get the background you want?

The background I will be using is just a wall with a painting placed in the centre.

5.    Have you considered lighting? What about the ‘problems’ of natural lighting, either outside, or streaming through a window? Will you need to use a flash? Have you considered reflective objects that might spoil the effect?

the room I wll be using has no windows so no natural light will seep in and foul the photo shoot. the light will be artificial so I can control it and manipulate it to suit the surroundings and subject. 

6.    Do you need permission to take photos in the place/venue you have in mind?

N/A

7.    Do you need to book time in a room (eg the photography studio)?

N/A

8.    Are other people/crowds likely to be an issue for you? What have you done to ensure that it will not spoil the effect?

The shoot will take place is an isolated location so other people/crowds will not be an issue.

9.    Are you reliant on lifts/props/friends’ equipment/models? How have you planned that these things will come together at the appointed time? Plan B?

I am solely reliant on models however it should not be an issue as the specific model resides with me so if for whatever reason the model is unable to participate on the specific date and time, it will be easy to rearrange, the timing is flexible.      

 

 

Photoshoot planning document

Media Studies – Foundation Portfolio

Photo shoot planning document

 

What emotional impact do you want your photography do have upon the reader and how will you achieve this?

 I want to create a moody feel on my front cover.  I will do this by using a black and white filter on my image. The subject will also have a very glum facial expresion.

What personnel do you need? Who are you going to photograph?

I will only need a model, I will cover the set up and photography. I am going to photograph my 17 year old brother.

 

What props will you need?

 

I will be using a table, books, candle, cigarette box and a notebook.

 

How are you going to emphasise colour?

 

I will edit the levels etc on photoshop once the photograph has been taken.

 

 

Have you briefed your personnel/models?

 

I have informed my model of what the photograph will be used for and the facial expressions and mannerisms I would like him to adopt for the image

 

What lighting will you need? Any other equipment?

 

I will use lighting from a lamp, I wil also be using a tripod for the camera.

 

Where will you shoot? Will you need a backdrop?

I will be shootng in a study in my house. A backdrop would not be neccissary.

 

Mise-en-scene - Make-up? Costumes? Props?

a series of books, a notebook, cigarettes, a table and a candle will all be used as props. the model will be fitted in a shirt and a watch as a costume.

Proposal Table Stage 2

 

Proposal Form

 

 

Describe your idea for the brief:   My magazine will have a very smart, tidy layout, presented with a pleasing proportion of both text and images.   The level of sophistication of the text will be a mixture, featuring: formal, informal and humorous pieces.   The main focus of the magazine will be centred around a festival review (Leeds to be precise) .

Genre/ sub genre: list similar texts which have inspired your thoughts   Rock/indie will be the orientation of my genre.   Q and NME will be of some inspiration when creating my magazine.

Target audience: gender/ age/ characteristics/ behaviour   I will be targeting a range of ages, ranging from 16 – 35.  My gender target audience will be neutral.   Obviously, it will only appeal to those with similar music taste to what the magazine is offering.

Major conventions I will use   I will include pretty much the generic layout of a traditional magazine i.e.: the masthead cemented in the top left hand corner, an image covering the whole page complimented with a cover-line just below the centre. Cover lines wll be along the left hand side and potentially the right also. I will include: date, issue number, price and bar code also.

Original images: what/ where/ what   I will also take a picture of a model, posing in a particular manner for my front cover.   Leeds festival – whilst there I took images of certain bands playing that I will include in my magazine (festival review – double spread)

Potential difficulties/ Plan B:   An obstacle I may potentially face is a malfunctioning computer; whilst creating my work my computer may shut down or freeze and result in the loss of work. A way to prevent this from happening would be to save my work frequently.   Another difficulty would be if the model I am using or my cover does not turn up or is hit will illness, consequently leaving me without a front cover. A way to avoid this would be to have a backup model.

Premilarily Task Flat Plan

 

I have designed my Flat Plan main cover on Word using shapes and text.

I included the main features of a magazine cover. I have opted to position the Masthead at the top in the centre so it is easily identified. I have also chosen to centre the main image as it is the main selling point and by centring it, and making it of a large scale it will be easily noticed and identified.

 

 

 

 

 

 

For my contents I have opted to use a neat, easy to navigate format. with the masthead at the top so you know specificially what page you are on and what exactly will be on it. The magazine navigation guide will be placed on the left hand side as the eyes tend to be drawn to the left hand side first. I have also placed 2 images which will both include page numbers on them representing the given picture. I have also included the images so the page is not predominantly text based as I see it as being unappealing.

Institution Research

Institutional Research Worksheet

AS Coursework Proposal Table - Stage 1

Type of Magazine (genre)  - Rock.

Name of Magazine  - TBC.

Audience (Male/Female) - Both, Age rage 15 - 30.

Audience (attitudes and interests) - TBC.

Outlet (where it can be bought from?) - Supermarkets, Newsagents, Online.

Necessary Information - Price: £2.50, Weekly, Issue number.

Selling Point - No pompous/pretentious text.

Theme (article) - Festival Review.

Images Front Cover - Mid shot of singer.

Images Inside - Live Photos.