Organisation

ORGANISATION OF ACTORS, LOCATION, COSTUMES AND

PROPS.

Actors.

My friends – they're easily accessible, modern stylish look. Stylish grunge clothes like oversized tops and ‘skinny’ jeans.

I believe my friends have quite distinguishable looks and this would fit with a Rock band’s or artists’ image.

I will organise my actors in a way that reflects modern artists with confident postures. Direct eye contact with the lens is usually made with the lead singer and I will rein act this. Other members seemingly are engaged in something else which is a factor to consider.

Location.

Within the local area there are many areas with different features I can utilize. For example;

I could use a field, under overcast in the evening, to create a dynamic background for a page in my magazine. The dark colours would blend with my colour scheme and manipulation of the image would further blend it. This concentration to detail would surely be appreciated by my target audience.

My (a teenager’s) bedroom is a perfect place for a photography for my magazine as my target audience are teenagers. Teenagers are notorious for forever being in their bedroom, therefore, by creating a similar setting, I am giving the magazine a feel of recognition and the audience would see the magazine as being familiar. Also, as I plan for my models to be teenagers, a teenager’s bedroom is fitting and the subject and setting marry together.

A site with barn ruins. This place reflects the antisocial understanding of the youth today and youngsters may feel they are obliged to live to this idea. For this reason I choose to possibly use this site. Also the ruins may mirror an emotional side to the reader. Teenage years are a stage where most development happens. Not just physically, but emotionally. The ruins that could feature in one of my images may relate to how my target audience of 12 – 19 year olds may feel; abandoned and forgotten from society. An affect of this is a sense of companionship with the

magazine and the reader or a sense of empathy from the magazine.

Costumes.

As stated in my section regarding actors, they will wear fashionable clothes but with a grunge take. For example, because Rock is influenced, in some areas, by what famous band ‘Nirvana’ wore, I could interpret this by having one actor wear an oversized jumper or even a cardigan where as other actors in the same shot may wear leather, skin tight jeans and bracelets.

Because my magazine is a monthly issue, I need to include more than one band, meaning I need more than one set of actors. In reality, each band has their own style and image, to make my magazine as realistic as possible I will aim to execute this by giving them different styles of costumes.

Props.

Props are a factor in creating a feel of authenticity in imagery. Considering my magazine is a music, more specifically Rock, one I need to include some sort of instruments.

For the shot I plan on taking in a bedroom, I have considered using an acoustic guitar. I own this guitar and therefore do not need to acquire one. I also have an electric guitar which I could create a place for in one of my images.

In the institution in which I am working from, there is a designated section for music where there are a variety of instruments. Here I can take photographs of more instruments for things like advertisements in my magazine.