Front cover and Article Initial Plan

My production piece will consist of the front page of Harper’s Bazaar, a double page spread introducing the article and a double page spread of the article. Below is my initial planning and ideas for the front cover and double page spread; features and conventions that need to be produced are:
Front Cover:

1.       The Harper’s bazaar logo on the front cover of each edition s there is a definitive Sun logo positioned at the top of the cover, which is sometimes transparent on top the image of a celebrity or is partially blocked out from the image

2.       A large image of the celebrity which fills most of the page - the image which I use will have a clear professional feel and must have a fashionable edge

3.       Title text, organised into short phrases relating to the feature articles and aiming to entice the reader

4.       The release date; positioned to the right and just under the Harper’s Bazaar title, usually in a small black san serif font

5.       The ‘Type of edition’’ usually the words ‘FASHION’, ‘BEAUTY’ or TRAVEL’ are displayed along the bottom of the front cover, usually in the same font as ‘Harper’s Bazaar’ but perhaps in a contrasting colour

6.       Colour pallet; I’m unsure on the exact colour pallet but I wish to either use a black and white image with bold text or the use of vibrant colours like in the Kiera Knightley edition.

Article:

1.        A large image which fills the right side of the double page spread - the image which I use will again have a clear professionally shot feel

2.       Text, organised into two neat columns, the second positioned slightly lower than the first, relating to the celebrity interview and revealing exclusive information about the celebrity’s personal and professional life.

3.       Sub heading on the first double page spread to introduce the celebrity interview and a small bold introduction to give the audience a snippet of what the piece will be about.

4.       Factual information/summaries/quotes embodied in the text through central boxes to break up the bulk of writing, which organises the text for skim readers and to further add interest and the option of a lighter read.

 

Feature images:

The images used in Harper’s Bazaar, on the cover and throughout, help entice the reader before any text is read. My critical investigation explores how we are become g more open to a pluralist view of a representation, so I’d like the celebrity on the front cover to be represented in an empowered shot, to oppose the typical representation of female celebrities.  There will also be two more images within my article, both of which will have the same colouring or style as the initial image on the front cover.