Photo shoot plan

1. Unit G321 – Foundation Portfolio in Media – Photo-shoot Plan
Name: Emily Vaughan
Candidate Number: 3147
Project title:
Project:
Project Description:
Photographer:
The title denotes “Rock It” which connotes rocket as its similar and this
means its explosive which makes you think about loud music such as rock
guitars. This demonstrates it is a rock magazine it is very good as its catchy
and my primary research highlights that rock it is the most popular as in
the survey monkey it was the most popular.
In my project I am creating a double page spread, front cover and contents
page for a Rock magazine called ‘Rock Sound’. The people who I will be
taking images of are in the target audience range of 16-17 (Hartley) and I
will make sure that my images fit my theme of magazine and use a person
who fits in the stereotypes of Rock which is tattoos, piercings and black
clothes. This means they could be wearing black jeans, and a black top to
keep in the rock genre. I will use props such as a bass guitar and drums in
the background also they could have lots of wristbands this means it will
fit in with rock magazine as this is the sort of instruments they use.
My magazine of inspiration is Kerrang! I will have a similar price to
Kerrang! so it will be good quality and I will have a comparable layout this
means the readers can decide which style of magazine they enjoy the most
which has the best content.
The magazine is 64 pages which include both the front cover and the back
and the magazine will be released once a month as weekly is too short
meaning less people will buy it so It will be monthly which is a good
amount of time. The amount of pages I am doing is only 4 pages because it
is just the front cover, double page spread and contents so on my front
cover I will need a main image and pictures which can go at the sides
which will be posters later in the magazine as it shows there is more
content in my magazine which is “Rock It” and on my contents I need an
image which is the main headline and sub images to add ‘Star appeal’
(Richard Dyer). Finally on my double page spread I will have a main
image which goes over both pages.

2. Unit G321 – Foundation Portfolio in Media – Photo-shoot Plan
Name: Emily Vaughan
Candidate Number: 3147
I will be taking the picture for my front cover. The photograph will
be a low angle, medium close up with high key lighting as this gives
a personal effect.
The image on my DPS will be a high angle long shot with low key
lighting as this is similar to my magazine of inspiration.
Lastly, my contents page will be a medium long shot of the singer
moving while they are singing which connotes what gigs are like
which will be low key lighting so you can see what the stage is like.
Post production I will edit the pictures such as cropping them on
Photoshop using the ‘Quick selection Tool’ also I will use the
brightening tool and exposure tool to create the perfect writing so
the people stand out.
Reference images and ideas:
Out of the three magazines 2 of them have a whole band whereas one of
them has a solo model this demonstrates that I can have both so I might
choose a solo model as it means I can take the picture more quickly as I
only need to find one main model for the front cover. I also need to take
pictures for sub images on the front cover, which will be used to promote
posters, which will be later in the magazine. The front covers connote I
need to have props to add to the scenery on the magazine. Lastly the
images show that I should use high key lighting to add star appeal
(Richard Dyer) as it emphasis the faces of the model.

3. Unit G321 – Foundation Portfolio in Media – Photo-shoot Plan
Name: Emily Vaughan
Candidate Number: 3147
Out of all the magazinesI like the way that the picturesshow what
being at a rock gig is actually like. The second DPSis my favourite
because of the low-key lighting rock vibe.
I also like the way the photos cover all the page but the main image is
on one side which makes the title stand out moreas it means there is
morespace which drawsthe reader in as it meansthat the pullquote
can be much bigger.

4. Unit G321 – Foundation Portfolio in Media – Photo-shoot Plan
Name: Emily Vaughan
Candidate Number: 3147
These images are a source of inspiration
as they have lots of colors and they have
celebrities addingStar Appeal (Richard
Dyer). Also they try to entice readersby
having pullquotes as it makesit stand out
so you wantto read the magazineand the
boardersmake you wantto looks at the
photos morewhich is what Kerrang!does
which is the biggest rock magazinein the
magazineI like the way that it has bands
as it takes up more space so you know
what the main article in the magazineis
and I like the second one as it’s a long shot
so you can see the whole of the model
which adds to the perception of the
models.

5. Unit G321 – Foundation Portfolio in Media – Photo-shoot Plan
Name: Emily Vaughan
Candidate Number: 3147
Casting:
He is suitable for my rock magazine as he looks like he could be in rock
genre such as ‘Bring Me The Horizon’ and ‘Black Veil Brides’. Furthermore,
he is suitable for this genre of music with his fashion sense as the shirt is
unbuttoned over the red top and he is also wearing stereotypical
converses that you associate with the rock genre. Also the denim jacket in
his hands is stereotypical of the rock genre clothing.
In the long shot his hand is also tucked into his jeans which means the
photo is much more casual which is good as it emphasis that the front
cover will not be too set up.

6. Unit G321 – Foundation Portfolio in Media – Photo-shoot Plan
Name: Emily Vaughan
Candidate Number: 3147
Model requirements:
Wardrobe and Look:
Some of the clothes I am going to use are snapbacks, lip piercings, black t-
shirt and black jeans which adds to the overall image of the magazine
which is the Rock genre which is similar to my magazine of inspiration
Kerrang! Furthermore, I am going to use checkered shirts to go over the
top, which fits in, to the Rock genre. Also I am going to use props like
drums and a guitar, which emphasis the magazine is rock and they will
have messy hair that highlights they have been preforming.
The people I take pictures of could be men as Rock magazines have
mostly men they could also have tattoos and wear black clothing
and they could play instruments like guitar and the drums. They
should be about from 5”7 upwards so they are not too short so they
stand out more which doesn’t matter too much for my front cover as
its going to be from their elbows up. Also for the sides of the page
such as posters I am going to use other faces with about 3 faces that
fit in to the general stereotypes of the rock genre.

7. Unit G321 – Foundation Portfolio in Media – Photo-shoot Plan
Name: Emily Vaughan
Candidate Number: 3147
Hair and Make up:
Where/When:
The shots will take place at my house on a white wall and at school for my double
page spread and finally my contents will be taken at school as well in music with
the guitars and drum kit. I am taking the photo on the 29th of October 2016 this
photo is going to be taken at 2pm and will be taken at my house and the photos
taken at school will be taken on the 7th of October at 4pm when school finishes
so we have more space.
I want the hair to be quite messy and black which
again emphasis the magazine is rock but I could add
some black eyeliner to make it looks more like the
genre of rock such as the picture below
demonstrating messy black hair and black eyeliner.
Also on a women I could put black eyeliner with
dyed hair to make it stand out more and she could
be wearing a dress to demonstrate that there is
both women and males in a rock magazine.