In the past few weeks I  have learnt multiple components that help towards making a successful piece of media, all of which will help me in choosing how I design my own music magazine.

Here are all the different components I need to be aware of:

CAMERA – Camera angles can communicate a lot about a photo, including the overall mood or story trying to be conveyed. The camera’s distance can also bring attention to certain parts of the photo, mostly if you want the audience to focus on either the subject or the setting.

MISE-EN-SCENE – MES is used to add deeper detail so that the audience can deduce ideas about the photo/video without further context, for example, wearing shabby clothes could show a subject is poor. This is a very important component because it’s the audience’s first impression of your story/character.

LAYOUT AND TYPOGRAPHY – Magazine covers are often laid out with all of the text wrapped to the subject or a side of the page, this allows the cover star to not be covered up by text so the page looks smart and not cluttered. Typeface is also important, more often than not all of the text is in capitals which creates a sense of urgency and calls the reader to attention. Typography can be used for AIDA: Attention, Interest, Desire and Action. This means that by how your message is phrased (usually using imperatives) it can draw the reader in and implore them to take action.

USES AND GRATIFICATION – This theory by Blumler and Katz is about the four reasons for media: information, personal identity, social interaction and media. This means that I must be mindful of all of these reasons when producing my magazine.