The student will create a magazine front page for a class project focused on fashion and makeup for teenagers. Photos will be taken using a Canon camera at a college photography studio, with an outdoor backup plan. Teen Vogue will be used as inspiration for layout, photography style, and target teenage audience. Test shots will help practice lighting, angles, and using equipment before the official shoot.

1. Task 1

2. Brief, Purpose, Use, MediaProduct and
Target audience, Review Ideas&
Contingency plans
• I will useimagesfrom insideand outside, I will usethecanon cameraso I can get good
quality picturesfor my front pagemagazine. I want my magazineto beon Teen Vogue, many
teensI know will takepart in thephotoshoot. My back up plan will behaving ashoot outside
if thephotography studio isnot available. Themediaproduct will beviewed by many viewers
such ashigh end audience. AsVoguemagazinestend to beexpensiveit would betowardsa
nicheaudienceasthey can afford it.
• My back up planswill bebased outsideasit isafreespaceto userather than thephotography
studio. Even though I attend to usethephotography studio and outdoor facilitiesI will havea
back up plan so theprogressof theshoot goessmoothly. In my photography shoot I will use
my friendsasvolunteersto model for theshoot. My front magazinepagewill beTeen Vogue
asit could relateto thetarget audienceasteensareincluded in themagazine.

3. Current practiceand existing media
products.
Teen Vogueisaexiting mediaproduct
that usesprofessional photography. I
want to do aTeen Voguerelated front
pagemagazine.

4. Trial layout, whereor how thephotoswill work within
thewider context of themediaproduct
My mediaproduct will haveasimplelayout, I havebeen assigned to only havethelayout for the
front page. I will havemy main imageon my front pageadvertising fashion and makeup. My
magazinewill bebased around Teen VoguebecauseI havemany teenagerswilling to takepart in
theshoot. Thephotoswill work within thewider context of mediaproductssuch asmagazines. I
want my magazineto havesomeinspiration from Teen Vogueand I could useshotsasthey do.
They includemoreof a nichelook on their modelsand fashion. I would haveto haveadress
codefor my modelsso theshootslook professional.

5. Call and Planning sheet
• Subject: Thesubject of my shoot will befashion it will vary to an extent asteenagerswill be
included. I want my magazineto resembleTeen Vogue. Girlswill havetheir own makeup
done, I will comeup with adresscodeof what I want everyoneto wear.
• Availability of resources, e.g. space, time, personnel: Availability of resourcesvary
depending on when you book equipment. Thephotography studio isonly availablefor media
studentsthisgivesmetheopportunity to haveaccessfor thestudio. ThetimeI will usethe
spacewill beduring collegetimelessonsor after collegeif needed extratime.
• Bookings (studio time/space, models, equipment): I would liketo book thestudio prior
to theshoot asI will bemoreprepared. I will book thecameraand space. My modelsare
already booked asthey attend thecollege. Theequipment I will beusing isstudio lights,
umbrellalighting, etc. I will useatripod if needed.
• Test shots: I will haveasession with my volunteers, it will only beapractiseround, wewill
not havemakeup doneor any dresscodeasit will just bearun through how I could take
different shotsand anglesand how I can uselight and different equipment to makethe
picturescomeout professional.

6. Call and Planning sheet
• Subject: Thesubject of my shoot will befashion it will vary to an extent asteenagerswill be
included. I want my magazineto resembleTeen Vogue. Girlswill havetheir own makeup
done, I will comeup with adresscodeof what I want everyoneto wear.
• Availability of resources, e.g. space, time, personnel: Availability of resourcesvary
depending on when you book equipment. Thephotography studio isonly availablefor media
studentsthisgivesmetheopportunity to haveaccessfor thestudio. ThetimeI will usethe
spacewill beduring collegetimelessonsor after collegeif needed extratime.
• Bookings (studio time/space, models, equipment): I would liketo book thestudio prior
to theshoot asI will bemoreprepared. I will book thecameraand space. My modelsare
already booked asthey attend thecollege. Theequipment I will beusing isstudio lights,
umbrellalighting, etc. I will useatripod if needed.
• Test shots: I will haveasession with my volunteers, it will only beapractiseround, wewill
not havemakeup doneor any dresscodeasit will just bearun through how I could take
different shotsand anglesand how I can uselight and different equipment to makethe
picturescomeout professional.