1. Photoshoot Planning
The first main topic of my magazine cover is about coronavirus, which is currently having a
huge impact on our lives. The main coverline is ‘The substitution we are all waiting for’. I
have used this because during lockdown the football season got cancelled and the article is
representing football fans as they want coronavirus to go and football to come back. I can
add other smaller images of different sports that coronavirus is affecting as other contents. I
will also include the NHS on the front cover because they have been protagonists and life
savers through out this difficult time, they are essentially risking their own lives to save
others. The second issue of my front cover is the black lives matter movement. This is a very
significant topic that has got more acknowledgement in the media presently. This topic is
creating awareness of how the race black is treated unfairly in comparison to white. My
main coverline ‘Black Lives Matter’ is simple and short to emphasise the strength and make
it stand powerfully. I will not add any other images to the cover as I want the focus to be on
the main point and to emphasise the importance.
I have used suitable images that link with my coverlines and which convey the current
issues. The first magazine cover about the subject coronavirus has an image of a substitute
board which shows the number 19 coming off and the number 10 coming on in a football
game. This represents how football fans around the world are affected by coronavirus as
there are limited matches and they are unable to attend games in stadiums. The image
displays how we want coronavirus to go and football to come back. The second matter
about black lives matter has an influential image of a white hand saving a black hand from
drowning in the ocean. This image portrays how no matter what skin you are, everyone is
equal and deserves to have a moral life.
The black lives matter is the focus for social media currently. This is a staid issue affecting
black lives, this means I will need to use the correct mise en scene to fit the topic. I believe
the setting that would be suitable is a murky, dim and obscure background. Reason being, is
so the image of the white hand saving the black hand is prominent. The location of the
shoot will take place in water as the image will connotate the race black drowning. The next
location for my second shoot, which is on the subject coronavirus, will be on a football pitch.
This is because I intend my image to signify that covid-19 needs to go and football to
proceed. The setting of the shoot will be vivid and vibrant as football is one of the most
popular and enjoyable sports across the world.
The camera shot that I will capture will be an establishing shot for the main image of black
lives matter cover. This shot will give the reader information about where the scene is set.
This is what accentuates the image which will attract the reader. Furthermore, the second
cover will have a medium shot which frames the referee from waist up showing a substitute
board. However, the medium shot will have a low angle, this means the camera will look up
to the referee. This will show the substitute board as powerful and dominant which will
send the message across and be heard.
