Moodboards

Through making moodboards through different genres of music I was able to explore more into each genre and therefore learn from it.This will contribute to the decision I make as to what genre of music my magazine will be. The moodboards therefore was  beneficial to me.

I first of all did an R&B music moodboard where I researched the different artists that relate to the genre. However to help me further I found some poses they do to benefit me when taking my own pictures, these particular poses are also presented on the front cover. What I realised from the multiple front covers I witnesses was how the R&B layout of a front cover is purposely bland, this is something that is effective as the page is not cluttered therefore allowing you to proccess the contents of the front cover in more. The text also tends to be around the artists face which creates a border therefore drawing you into the picture.

Furthermore I also created a moodboard on Rock music, I chose this genre as it contrasts R&B and was one of the genres I have been doing format research on. In this case I not only found artists I found typical rock make-up which gave me an idea on what they want their appeareance to be like, I also found a cartoon image which I put on because it shows the vibrancy of the genre and how they are 'in your face'. I got a range of printscreens of different front covers and double page spreads to see the different styles of each magazine, they all share the fact that they are over the top and cluttered. This is something that is purposely done to exaggerate the magazine because rock music is bold, edgy and over the top. This form of overcrowding is successful for this specific genre as it reflects. By doing a moodboard on rock music I was able to explore rock music in depth and understand why the magazines are so bold and out there. Therefore through this research I was able to gain a better understanding.