Development of my magazine front cover

Decided central image: I chose the cental image because it is a classic ford car, which relates to the theme of classic cars and also because it's racing which makes it look more interesting. Also, the car is a bright colour (orange) which attracts the attention of the audience.

Decided captions: The captions that i have chosen to be featured on the front page are "We have gone Cortina Crazy!" because it's catchy due to the alliteration technique, and it also implies that there is a selection of pages in the magazine with many Ford Cortina cars inside, and their features which would attract the target audience. " The definitive test of the supercars you can afford!" to advertise the selection of different cars to be featured in the magazine that you would expect to be a lot of money but it says that you can afford them, so this would attract the target audience of the magazine and people who might be looking to buy either a Lotus, or  a Ferrari which are known to be expensive cars that many desire but cannot afford. Also tips on how to get your car really shiney and competitions to win a classic Mk2 Ford Cortina is featured. "The MG group are back on tour!" is a completely made up group that i thought of, but some car fans follow their interest in cars and go to shows etc, so it's advertising the kind of thing the target audience would enjoy doing in their day to day life.

I have also made the magazine in partnership with Classic Ford magazine which is an existing magazine with the same purpose as mine but only focusing on Ford cars. I did this because it makes the magazine cover seem more beliveable and realistic.

 

Orsan Wells - War of the worlds

'War of the Worlds’ panic!

However, on this particular evening they were shocked to hear another station carrying news alerts warning of an invasion of Martians attacking Earth. Not hearing the introduction of the play and listening to the authoritative and real sounding commentary and interviews, many believed it to be real.

All across the United States, listeners reacted. Thousands of people called radio stations, police and newspapers. Many in the New England area loaded up their cars and fled their homes. In other areas, people went to churches to pray. People improvised gas masks. Miscarriages and early births were reported. Deaths, too, were reported but never confirmed. Many people were hysterical. They thought the end was near.

Hours after the program had ended and listeners had realized that the Martian invasion was not real, the public was outraged that Orson Welles had tried to fool them. Many people sued. Others wondered if Welles had caused the panic on purpose.

The power of radio had fooled the listeners. They had become accustomed to believing everything they heard on the radio, without questioning it. Now they had learned - the hard way.

Still Image

Mise-En-Scene

Costume: Black hair, black dress, black shoes, this makes her appear mysterious and like a troublemaker. She is wearing red lipstick as well which also adds to the idea of mystery, as the colour red usually represents danger or lust. The fact she is wearing black heels also adds to the idea of her being quite promiscuous. She also has red nailvarnish and is led on a red bed which makes her look quite sexual.

Props: She has a cigarette in her hand, and a cigarette packet and lighter in front of her on the bed. She also has a gun in front of her which again creates the idea that she is dangerous. She has a book in the other hand which makes her appear smart, as if she would be quite a clever villain.

The light next to the bed is tilted which looks like she doesn't care about keeping her house tidy, or that somebody else has been in the house and messed it up.

Lighting: The lighting on her face is quite bright, making her stand out against the dark background, which puts emphasis on the fact she is the main character.

Location: The fact she is on a bed in a dark room also makes her appear quite sexual, it also makes her appear quite hidden away and sly as she has a gun in front of her.

Visual Codes

Shot Type: Mid-shot, making Uma Therman the central feature.

Composition: The composition is laid out as though it is a theatre(film) advert. The way the gun, the cigarettes and the books are all in front of her appear as though they are her protection, you can't get to her without getting past all her armour first. It also appears as though she has laid her personality out in front of her, which makes the audience get a feel of who she is and what she is like before watching the film. The title of the film is headed at the top of the advert, which allows for the image to be the main focus. Also the fact her heels are coming over the bottom of the title adds emphasis on the fact they are important to her character, and also draws the readers eye down to the picture.
Captioning: Above the title, it reads "From the creator of 'True Romance' and 'Reservoir Dogs' which will appeal to an audience who have seen the above films.  It then says the title "Pulp Fiction" which is in a bright font meaning it stands out, and the font is quite scribbly.

FINAL DECISION - Car magazine for 40-65 year olds.

I have decided to design a magazine front cover for 40-65 year old males because i think that it would be more of a challenge for me to try and target it at an audience that is umfamiliar to me.

 Name ideas : Auto Classic, Classic MG,

(in partnership with Classic Ford)

Target Audience: 40-45 year old males.

Genre: Cars/Motorbikes

Main Focus: Cars/Motorbikes sold/made in the UK.

Captions on the front:

Ideas for a main image on the front:

Research into middle-aged car magazine

 These magazines are aimed at males between 40-65.

They have the same focus as the younger generation magazines which is obviously cars, but they go about it in a different way.

The magazine colours themselves are very neutral, there is nothing particulaly bright on this one, but you are still able to read the titles because they still stand out. The colours themselves are more neutral such as black, white, silvery-beige colour car which contrasts to the purple car on the front of the 'Max-power' magazine.

 This version of the magazine is a New Zealand one so each week they focus on a different area of classic cars. For example the above one is just Austrailia, but the next one is mainly focused New Zealand. They mainly do them on Australia or New Zealand so if i decided to do a magazine like this i would base it on classic UK cars.

The colours for the above one and the magazine to the left are brighter, but the colours are more orginal, there aren't any bright yellows, pinks, purples or greens like on 'Max-power'.

Magazine front cover - Idea to develop

I have decided that out of the options that i came up with that i would like to develop a car magazine aimed at males because i think it will be a challenge as i am more familiar with teen magazines aimed at females. I am still undecided on whether to do a magazine targeted a the younger generation of males or a nagazine with more of a classic theme to it aimed at men from middle aged and onwards.

The genre of the magazine would be cars, and depending on which age group i decide to target it at, the target audience will be males either be 40-65 or 18-25 because stereotypically, they are the sex that are mainly into cars. The magazine would include features such as people selling their car, people taking photos and sending them in, descriptions of cars and competitions such as chances to win tickets to go to carshows.


-Car magazine - More likely to be aimed at men but this could be aimed at women, older adults, about sports cars, or vintage cars. For example magazines such as "Classic Ford" or "Maxpower". Colour schemes for this magazine would be black, blue, white silver if it was aimed at males and classic cars, but for sports cars aimed at men i would use more of a brighter range of colours because they would naturally be aimed at the younger generation or younger adults and for women i would use subltle girly colours but not too bright for classic cars for women, but for sports cars i would use brighter colours because again it would then be aimed at the younger generation.

Research into a teenagers car magazine:

-  This magazine is aimed at males of about 18 years old. It has an age limit too so you would of had to be atleast 18 to purchase it. It does say on the internet that it was mainly aimed at people described as 'chavs' and males who like modifying cars. They have stopped creating the magazine now as they have promoted their sales by a magazine called 'max-power scene'. 

The colours of the magazine are quite dull apart from the car making the car the central focus which is important and the title. The rest of the colours are mainly grey, black and white which contrasts from the purple colour car especially as stereotypically, purple is a more preferred colour from females.

The captions over the cover are drawing the target audience in by saying if you want your car to have style, then this is the magazine to buy. - "The king of style", "A-Z of style".

The main focus is the car on the front cover as it is a car magazine and a mid-shot has been used to capture the car and yet still have space for the sub-titles around it and a setting to make the car look better.