FRONT COVER: Finals Shots Taken/Mise-en-scene

Test Shots

In this slideshow, I present my best test shots with a few descriptions on why I took them and what they show e.g. Korea's Aegyo.

  

Model Consent Forms

Here are my models' consent forms for proof that they have allowed me to take photos of them for my Kpop music magazine.

Shot List

Here is my shot list for my Kpop music magazine with an overall description of my intentions for the different-styled shots, including camera angles.

From my own knowledge of the genre Kpop and research, I know that Aegyo (acting cute and baby-ish) is very popular in Kpop culture which is why I included some cuter poses, both medium close-up and long shots in my shot list. However my artist, YEO YOONJIN, is more of a dominant and powerful singer/rapper so most of my shots and poses are inspired by strength, mystery and attitude.

Flat Plan Feedback

For my flat plan feedback, I showed three people (two Kpop fans and one non-fan) my front cover, contents page and double page spread plans and recorded their opinions.

        

Flat Plan Feedback from Ali Teri

Flat Plan: Contents Page

Here is my flat plan for my contents page along with a deconstruction of it's simple style.

'Contents' Title: To link with my genre and front cover, I wanted to continue to bring in the Korean side to this magazine with text in Hangeul. I plan to have 'Contents Page' written in Hangeul bigger than the english title however will keep the two close on the page to show the relation between them. After placing the English translation on top, I decided to swap their positions because of the imbalance in sizes looking odd to me. Also to link my contents page with my front cover, I will bring the background into the colouring of my Hangeul 'Contents Page' text, still making the contents page look simple yet keeping a feature from my cover page.

Positioning of numbers, headers and captions of what is inside the magazine: Since the magazine 10asia+Star is my main source of inspiration for my magazine, I chose to portray their juxtaposition of having a busier front cover than a contents page. I will use simple, classic sans serif fonts for the text to keep the modern edge. I will make sure the list is not too long to keep some focus on the model. However when planning the positioning of the headers and captions, I noticed they were too high up for my liking therefore drew a line to mark whereabouts I would crop/zoom into my image to make sure there is enough space for my numbers, headers and captions to be placed low enough on the page.

Model: I knew I wanted an over-the-shoulder shot at some point in my magazine pages and decided to use it for the contents page. I will use another Eastern-Asian model as my genre is Korean to link the two together for realism. I aim to make the pose innocent with a hand on the model's mouth, inspired by this magazine's contents page; on this contents page, the model's angle of gaze is lower however I would like my model to have a strong angle of gaze at the reader to draw the reader in just like on my front cover.

Flat Plan: Front Cover

After all of my research and having my overall style in mind, I drew out a flat plan for my music magazine's front cover; here is a deconstruction of my drawing.

Masthead: For my masthead, I wanted some very original and simple with a twist. After researching a lot of Kpop magazines, I noticed the most common words in mastheads 'Star', 'Pop', or 'K', known in Kpop or Kfashion. I decided to include the iconic 'K' and 'Star' to create 'Kstar'. Inspired by magazine 10asia+star, I wanted to add a symbol like they use the '+' plus sign. I came up with the idea of using '@' because it can link with Instagram and Twitter usernames, giving it a modern feel to my masthead. The '@' can also can be seen as an 'O', creating a double-meaning masthead as in 'OKstar'. Most Kpop magazines place the masthead in the center of the top of the cover, complimenting the simplicity of the rest of the text and layout; This also inspired me to place my masthead in the center and even though it challenges conventions, it makes my Kpop magazine seem more realistic and professional in Asia. The placement of the issue number and date is to be lined up underneath the masthead for a neater look.

Background: For my background, I thought about how I can express the genre of Kpop. I went back to my survey for my audience research and looked back on the answers I got from my target audience of the things they first think about when they think 'Kpop'; many spoke about the crazy, bright effects that could relate to the electric elements of the music. I thought of the concept of glitch and VHS to show static and movement. To make it more 'Kpop' and link further to my survey answers, I wanted to make it bright and look like computer-screen pixels, mixing and merging colours together. This way I can create a contrast from the bright, busy front cover with the simplistic-style contents page like magazine 10asia+Star does.

Cover Star: Because I am not exactly sure on what I would like the pose of my artist to be yet, I drew out the type of shot it will be instead. I have chosen a shot in between medium close-up and a close-up, this is because I want all of the attention on my artist's face, makeup and shirt that she will wear; this is also one of the most common type of shots for solo artists in Kpop magazines. The model's angle of gaze will be at the camera because this technique is very effective, drawing the reader in more.

Cover lines: Taking inspiration from real media texts, I have decided to place my cover lines around the cover star and not on top of her. This will make sure that there is no unbalanced negative spaces on my front page. However because Kpop magazines have a common theme of minimalism, I will not place too many lines of text and make my front cover look too busy, again inspired by the magazine 10asia+Star.

Asian elements: Although this magazine is a Korean-English translated, I still want to keep hold of the Asian vibe to express its cultural background. I plan to do this by adding small text in Hangeul throughout my front cover, inspired by many magazines including KPOP LIFE. . For example, on the top right of my masthead will write "Kpop magazine". I also would like each cover line's header to be in Korean; although the reader may not understand it, the captions underneath will explain what it is about.

Anchor: I want my anchor to be bold and contrast from the simple coverlines. It will be my artist's name, YEO YOONJIN however to match some of the colours of my background and make the anchor stand out from the rest of the text on my front page, I will edit the text in a gradient using two colours copied from the background. I have decided to place the anchor in the center of the bottom of my front cover to compliment the masthead.

Visual Moodboard

For my visual moodboard, I wanted to show you the world of my favorite Kpop group, BTS. I aimed to visually explore the themes, styles, concepts, colours and seven members of the group. I edited this montage of MVs, comeback trailers, fashion and more to do this, featuring a remix of one of their latest songs.

                            

Reader Profile: ALICE BRIDGEWATER

In this Glog, I have introduced one of the readers of my music magazine, explaining where they are from, what they study, their favorite music genres and their want for more easy-accessed Kpop merchandise to show the significance that my music magazine will make.