There are five models in my main image; 4 males and 1 female, all of which are teenagers. They're all dressed very differently because they are all very different characters, all listen to different types of music but my intention is that they all share the love of rock, alternative & indie music. The 4 males are standing in a row whereas the female (the lead singer) is standing just in front of them all. This portrays that she is 'the voice' of the group, the smallest in the band but is also inferior as she is dominantly the only female and the position increases her importance. Despite this, they are all standing quite close which also represents them having a close bond as normal friends, not just work colleagues. It's not awkward between them, maybe slightly awkward to having their photograph taken though due to being newbies. They all have a slight smile to their facial expressions, this indicates their innocence and being new to the music industry, as well as being normal teenagers who aren't used to posing for the cameras much yet. The majority of males have their hands in their pockets, this therefore holds connotations of either shadiness, mysteriousness or even that they are typical 'cool' teenage boys who follow the trends and actions of the rest of their ages.
On my contents page I have included band names of well-known artists (e.g. Florence & the Machine, White Lies, Paramore, etc) to represent the popularity of my magazine and made clear that it isn't about unsigned bands, just general bands in the media every day. This also instantly allows the audience to assume what genres of music my magazine is about without having to go into depth with it, yet still persuading them to read it after knowing what bands it will include. I have multiple small images on my contents page to show the audience that there are more photographs included of the new band, as well as a whole feature, not just a small entry.
There is an image, on my double page feature spread, of 'Jas Heartly' as a young female which represents her as being confident, inferior and dominant by how she stands upright, hands on hips and looks up into the corner. I included a caption of her name and the band she is, despite it being obvious, to indicate that she is the lead singer and voice of the band, which people tend to associate the band as an individual person (mainly the lead singers) nowadays. I also included a pull quote that she made during the written feature and positioned it just above the image of her like other magazines tend to do so, this also makes it obvious who said it. The pull quote used also represents her character as a normal, funny teenager that enjoys embarrassing a family member, and this connotes how comfortable she is with being interviewed and can act herself in front of anyone. Despite this, she can talk to the interviewer on a serious note, expressing her feelings and emotions which also represents her femininity. This also represents that herself, her band members and 'Lyric' magazine are serious about working in/with the music industry. I also included two other images of the whole band, both with 'Jas Heartly' in the middle of each one. Despite doing so, the fact the band members are all happy and smiling indicates that they are comfortable with Jas being centre of attention, yet still come as a band and not just one individual. In one photograph they are all sitting casually, exactly how your average stereotyped teenager would do so, and the same goes for the other photograph with them all standing against a wall with the same smiles on their faces. This represents the band as the average bunch of teenagers who are new to the music industry but haven't changed their characteristics since becoming famous like other bands do.
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