Inspiration…

Musicians

• 50 Cent• Snoop Dogg• Chris Brown• Mz Bratt• Akon• Nicki Minaj

Camera Shots

Cover- • Close-up • Mid shot• Long shot

Inside magazine-• Close-up • Mid shot• Long shot• Wide shot• Two shot

Images showing magazines with conventional cover images.

Mid shot

Close up

Images showing double page spreads with conventional shots

Close up

Mid shot

Conventions of magazine titles

• Short• Bold• Simple• Commonly abbreviations (RWD - Rewind

Magazine)

Examples of music magazine names

demonstrating the conventions

Colour Schemes

• 3 or 4 colours (usually)• Commonly black and white (and one/two

other colour)

Examples of music

magazine covers that show the

conventions of colour schemes 4 colours –

• Black• White• Red• Gold

3 colours – • Black• White• Red

Sell Lines

• Simple • Short • Bold • Attractive

This cover of Vibe shows all of the 4 conventions

of sell lines

Common urban connotations (that I could use in my magazine)

• Money • Gangs• Crime• Cars

I am going to use as many of these conventions as I can in my music magazine, so that it is as conventional as possible, and will therefore

attract my target audience.