Initial Ideas and Creativity post

My final music magazine will focus on the classical genre, I have simply chose this by looking at a range of genre magazines. I much prefer the organised classy look to the crammed and dark colours used in rock magazines. I will create a similar style and follow the same conventions of usual classical and acoustic magazines but I'm going to enhance by adding much more brighter colours to attract a much younger audience and persuade them that classical isn't just for old and the upper class audience which is stereotyped with this genre.  My magazine would fit in the gap with the market as no classical magazine in today's society is exciting or intriguing enough for any teenager.

I've decided my star is going to my mum,she is willing to dress up and travel for my photos and she is very familiar with the genre. She has inspired me into this genre and I'm able to get handle of a violin for my photos which is a typical instrument used in this music style so the image will represent the genre but the artist will be unique. I'm going to make her look casual and middle class,wearing jeans and a plain top. She will wear minimal makeup but quite bright so the facial expression is still clear as the shots are going to be taken from a long shot and her hair will be natural. This goes against the conventions of a normal classical artist which is usually dressed posh and upper class. Im going to be creating that 'the star is an image' as my mum will represent the genre but typically she is just a normal middle class women linking to Dyer's theory.  My magazine will represent a more up beat classical genre which will attract the younger audience.

I'm thinking to do a lot of scenic backgrounds but totally opposite to what people would expect. Normally classical shots are taken in old fashioned buildings, castles and flower fields. However, I've decided that i will take my pictures in a range of close to long shots of the artist in more urban areas. One place will be the humber bridge,a wide shot of the bridge in the background would be effective to use on a DPS as the image could span across the two pages.  I also think I'm going to edit my images to black and white to follow the clean and classy look that is normally portrayed but change the text to much more bright colours to stand out. As the text will be revealing the key information about this new upcoming artist.

I will have synergy from my three pages using the same masthead i create in the top left corner on every page,to make it clear that would be a house style for my magazine. I've thought of using bold and bright text to exaggerate how important this new article is. I could use red to symbolise its a 'warning' to suggest this artist is going to make an impact in todays society. However, i will decide after I've taken my pictures so i know the colours wont clash.

My story will be about this huge new upcoming artist going on a tour. Using buzzwords like exclusive to attract the audience into the unique magazine. I will write the article and tell a story about how this artist is middle class and that she doesn't feel suitable to be interested in this genre. However, the artist is going on tour aimed at a much younger audience which will persuade the audience that they can listen to genre and it be a average genre to listen to in this society.