Star Image

Reflection

In order to understand the importance of the cover star on a music magazine I looked into how media can portray one single star. As my chosen genre is EDM I chose Avicii as my star image and looked at how the media displayed that individual. How an individual is displayed through media that we see everyday is what helps to form our impression on someone. Therefore how you chose to display your cover star on your music magazine could have an effect on how your target audience see that person. This displays the importance of a cover star and all of the details which go into it such as – clothing, camera shot/angle, emotion & props.

In order for fans to connect with your media you need to allow the star to interact with them and seem ‘ordinary’ as-well as seeming ‘extra-ordinary’. Media reports and images can display a cover star as being ‘extra-ordinary’ sometimes by commenting on their fame and success where as looking into Avicii’s paparazzi images where he is dressed in casual streetwear this helps bring him back to an ordinary status that fans can then relate to.  The idea of being ordinary and extra-ordinary is also reflected in the stars actions, for example they will perform at concerts and festivals seeming so out of reach to the fans but then in a music magazine there will be details of how to interact with these stars through social media etc.

Picture Perfect

 

Next I created a mood board with ideas of my perfect model. I used pictures which gave out the same vibe to allow me to try and recreate my perfect model. I gathered ideas of makeup, costumes and poses which would be perfect for my magazine shoot. This will give me good inspiration when deciding my final makeup, costumes etc. As-well as costumes and makeup I also chose photos where the model stood in a bold confident stance which is what I would like my model to do.