Initial response to media NEA brief

pros of creating a magazine:

.  I can use skills that I gained from my year 11 media NEA in this NEA

. the brief is very open so I can tailor it to my personal interests E.G an interview with a musician

. the age range (17-25) is in my age bracket, so it would be easy from to know the target demographics interests 

                                                            

                                                            cons of creating a magazine:

. I would have to write 2 articles for my double page spreads, which is very time consuming

inspirations for magazine front pages:

I especially liked the feature of Elle ‘back to the 90s’ because my initial idea for one of my front covers is to do an edition about how 90s fashions have impacted fashion today. I also like the minimalist style of Vogue & Elle.

Initial ideas for my magazine front covers:

Idea 1

My initial idea is to do an edition of my magazine focusing on how 90s films impacted fashion. I might look at how they have impacted fashion today, but I’m worried about making the subject too wide, so I think I’m just going to focus on the fashions of the films for now. I found a useful link to a Vogue article about some of the 90s film fashions. This will be useful in helping me to write my article, and especially useful because Condé Nast is the company that produces Vogue, and it is also the company that is mentioned in the NEA brief.

https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/90s-fashion-movies

Idea 2 

One of my other ideas was to do a feature on women in film. I want to do a feature about how a female director has been able to successfully break into the very male dominated field. This could be very easy to include intertextuality, as there are many strong female role models and film. One idea I had was to include a quote from one of these role models as a cover line. I could also have my model imitate an iconic outfit. If I did this as a cover, I would want to do this as a mid or wide shot. This is because I feel it is easier to convey power and success from these shots than a close up because you can shoot from a low angle to give the impression of authority

Idea 3 

I wanted to do a feature on a current, popular musician. 

I want to do an intertextual reference to this picture of Kate Bush as I think it will make an impactful cover image

I want to do a cover on an artist who is inspired by Kate Bush, as she reflects the zeitgeist as her song 'Running up that hill' has been brought to the forefront due to its use in Stranger Things