Front cover plan

1. Agency Name 21st Centuary
Model Molly Barren
Camera height/angle/distance Front on, medium shot
Location In front of a white wall
Lighting Light box lighting
Mise-en-scene (incl. props,
costume)
Model wearing casual clothing-perhaps a striped t-shirt. Hair out of face and golden
makeup. Holding a guitar, chocolate box gaze
Attempted connotation Pop star is happy about her new album which is being released and is known for her
passion for the guitar.
Planned denotation Pop star holding a guitar and smiling at the camera
Contingency (in case of model
absence/weather)
New model: Chloe Rhoder-Cooke, in front of a white wall using natural lighting.
Alternate angle Side on medium shot
Thinking points: Rule of thirds, White background shot
Comments:
Planning the front cover image

2. Drawn sketches

3. Photography
• Shutter speed is the length of time that a camera’s sensor is
exposed to light. The longer the sensor is exposed, the more
light will be captured. A fast shutter speed (e.g. 1/120) allows
you to capture a single moment, giving you a crisp action-
shot. A slow shutter speed (e.g. 4/1) will allow more light in
and therefore will give a more blurred image of movement.
• Aperture is the size of the hole which light is allowed through
in photography. Low aperture means a larger hole and high
aperture a smaller hole. This has a big effect on depth of field
and a low aperture (e.g.F2.8) focuses only the centre of the
photo with the background and foreground out of focus
whereas, a high aperture (e.g. F32) makes everything be in
focus.

4. Discarded Photographs
I have chosen to discard this photograph because it looks
more alternative than pop because of the outfit the
model is wearing. The mise-en-scene of this image is also
quite unprofessional because you can see the bookshelf
and vase around her. I also really want to use an image
where my model is looking directly at the camera
although I do like the candid style of this photo.
I like this image a lot however, for my front cover I
would like to use a more engaging image where she is
looking at the camera. I am also discarding it because I
don’t like the way that she is cut off at every edge
because it doesn’t leave me with much to play with in
terms of Photoshop. I like this front on angle however, I
find the book case in the background to be disrupting
the mise-en-scene of the image.

5. My Chosen Image
I have chosen this photograph because it
matches the vision I had for my pop
magazine. The colours in the image give it
the pop style and I really like the way that
she is holding the guitar. I feel like the
casual costuming works to portray her as
down to earth while her makeup adds to
the pop star effect. I also really like the
medium shot that I used because it allows
me to see her face ,upper body and guitar.
The way that she is smiling slightly down
the camera, using a chocolate box gaze is
subtly inviting and friendly. This image also
suggests her love of music making it clear
that this is a music magazine. When editing
my image, I will intensify the white of the
background and may play with contrast as
the light box was not as powerful as I was
hoping and it’s angle created a strange
shadow behind my model. I like that there
is space for my masthead in the top left
hand corner which I believe will work very
well. Century ut