Above is my final draft for my contents page.
Thursday 22 January 2009
Tuesday 20 January 2009
First Draft Contents Page
Above is the draft version of my contents page. the pros of this page are that everything on the page is welll organised and is quite easy to read, which brings me to my next point the font i chose and edited stand out very clearly and i think it draws quite alot of attention to the page. Also the colours seem to blend in with eachother pretty well, also the size of the central image makes the page very noticable however the image i have chosen looks more like a front cover central image than a contents page for the simple reason is that the person i took the photo of is looking away from the audiance which makes it look like a image for a front cover, another con of this page are that the background of this page is quite flat and dull and relies on the central image to attract attention to the page, also the edges of the central image look quite rough so in future attempts i will try to edit the photo to make the edges appear more softer. to improve on the above cons i will choose a more suitable central image and add some more life to the background instead of having one flat colour
Thursday 8 January 2009
Wednesday 7 January 2009
Draft Magazine Cover
this is my first draft of my magazine cover which i constructed on photoshop.
I believe the pros of this magazine cover is that it looks quite professional and the colour scheme seems to work very well together. Also the page seems quite bold and is very easy to read, i also think that the central image is very eye catching draws alot of attention towards the magazine
the cons of this page are that the background colour is quite dull and a way of improving this would be to pick a brighter colour next time to maybe uplift the page abit. Also the anchorage text does not match the central image very well for example the anchorage text says " dj virus: the life of a hustler" and the central image does not support the idea of a hustler more of an arrogant model featured in a fasion magazine. A way of improving this would be to choose a more suitable central image,
Font Styles
Now that i have chosen my final title for my magazine cover i will now show the various fonts i am interested in using
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Tuesday 6 January 2009
Questionaire Results
This question was used to find out the age of the students used for the questionnaire, as you can see 60% of the students were aged 14-16, 30% of the students were 17-19 and the remaining 10% were above the age of 20. From these results I think my target audience will be aged 14-18.
These results show that 50% of the students I handed the questionnaires to were male and the other remaining 50% were of course male. From these results I will aim the magazine out for both genders.
For this question a students had to choose 3 genres they preferred out of the ones I provided. On this question the genre RnB was selected 10 times, hip hop was selected 7 times, Bashment was selected 5 times, dancehall and soul were both selected twice. And the remaining genres DnB, Bassline, reggae and grime were only selected once. From these results I have decided to centre my magazine on the 3 most popular choices which are RnB, Hip hop and Bashment.
For this question I asked the students, for a fortnightly magazine how much would you be willing to pay, I provided 3 choices which were 0- £1.99, £2- £2.99, £3.00+. The results were as follows, two thirds of the students thought that the magazine should cost between 0- £1.99 and thirds of the students thought the magazine should cost £2- £2.99. None of the students selected for the magazine to cost £3.00 and above. On the basis of my results I think that I will centre the magazine cost at around £1.99- £2.50.
For this question I asked the students on average how often they buy music magazines. The results are as follows 40% said never, 40% said fortnightly, 10% said weekly and the other 10% said monthly. On the basis of this question and its results I think I wiser option would be to produce a fortnightly magazine.
For this question I asked the students what is the first thing that draws them to pick up a music magazine. 50% of them selected the central image, 20% selected freebies, another 20% selected a specific article and 10% selected a specific artist on the cover.
For this question I asked if the students would like to get freebies with their magazines, 70% selected yes and the other 30% said no. On the basis of these results I think freebies with the magazine would be a good idea.
For this question I asked if the students thought releasing a mix CD with ever issue of the magazine would be a good idea. The results for this question were split equally on a 50/50 basis. A conclusion from this result will be to release a monthly Mix CD with the magazine.
Questionaire (initial research)
To aid me with me research I have produced and handed out 10 questionnaires to 10 random students and here are my recorded results. (below)
Nang Magazine Double Page Spread analysis
Nang Magazine Double Page Spread Analysis
1) How does the choice of band featured in the article suggest who the target audience will be?
The artist featured in this article suggests that the target audience will be teenagers aged at around 16+ who have a taste for UK Hip Hop and RnB. The images featured in this article immediately suggest this because of the way the artist is posing, for example in the central image the artist, JMC looks quite cocky also the clothes he is wearing make him look quite sharp and can suggest to a younger audience from this background that this is the way to live. Also one of the smaller images in this article feature the artist with two very well known individuals representing the UK Hip Hop scene
2) What type of language is used in the article? Give examples of words or phrases which are specific to the style of the magazine
The language used in this article is surprisingly quite formal for a hip hop orientated magazine. I believe formal language has been used more than slang in this article so that the magazine can appeal to a much wider audience also I think this style of language has been used so it does not alienate the magazines readership
Examples of language used “the hackney rapper told Nang’s Soonabar Patel how suffering a near fatal stabbing has become his driving force for success”, “entitled safe cracker, the interludes borrow audio from universals inside man”
3) How is colour used?
The colours used in this article are very interesting because of their simplicity. The magazine has stuck to two basic colours black and white which may sound dull and boring however the black background makes the white text stand out and blends in with the black and white image. Also as the article talks about the ghetto area of Dalston, Hackney and the regular crime and violence occurrences I believe the use of black supports this kind of this depressing theme. Also the use of white text on a black background seems to catch the reader’s eye immediately and draws them in to read the article.
4) What style of text is used? Is it similar to any other pages? What does it say about the image of the magazine and the audience?
In this article the text used is quite interesting because we see the anchorage text in large bold font with a scratched ghetto kind of style; I believe this has been used to support the theme of the actual article. As we look below the anchorage text we see a summary of what the article is about in smaller but bold font I believe this has been used so that the audience can see what the article is about before they read straight into a large article. However the main body text is very plain and dull so it is easier for the audience to read and possibly to appeal to a wider audience as well. Also if we look through the rest of the magazine we can see that a lot of the main body text in other articles is quite similar which can create a house style for the audience.
5) How is the double page spread laid out? How much of the pages are taken up by images and how much by text? How does this reflect the audience? What do they value?
From examining the article we can obviously see that the central image literally consumes a whole page, also even where the main body text is situated there are smaller images under it, I believe that 60% of the page is used for images in this article which can reflect on the audience because it looks like from this article that they value images more than large text articles, I believe this is typical for a young audience and the magazine sees this to so I think a house style of more images than text is present within the magazine.
6) What tone is the magazine using when addressing the reader (as a close friend, a member of an 'in' crowd or an informed intelligent fan?) - provide evidence
In this article the magazine is using a surprisingly formal kind of tone with its audience for a youth orientated magazine. I believe this is so that maybe an older audience will be able to just read this without any confusion of slang /colloquialisms. The use of formal language makes the magazine look more professional and makes it easier to read. The formal language adds to the magazines professionalism because the magazine is written by students and the use of formal language kind of breaks a stereo-type for young people and gives the magazine credibility.
7) How is the artist/band presented to the audience through the images? You may wish to carry out a textual analysis.
The artist featured in this magazine is presented to the audience through the images on the double page spread as a someone who looks quite successful in what he does, he also looks quite cocky and flash, we can see this through his attire/clothes in the central image and through his body language in some of the poses made in the photos. Also through his clothing we can see what kind of background the artist is from and what type of music he makes, for example in one of the images the artist JMC is wearing a fitted cap and graffiti styled hoody this shows me that he is from a street kind of background and that he is more than likely involved with the Hip Hop scene. Also we can see what genre of music JMC is involved in through one of his images where he is featured with two very successful innovators in the Hip Hop scene, Remy Ma and Tim Westwood. This can show the audience that if he is featured with such people it can give away the idea of what genre he is more involved in.
8) How does the style of the article match the style of the front cover?
In comparison with the front cover of Nang and the double page spread we can see that more images than text are used on both the cover and the double page spread which can of course create a house style for the magazine, however in my personal opinion I think that the cover and the double page spread barely matches at all and does not look like there from the same magazine, I think this because of the use of dark colours on the double page spread is completely the opposite from the lively and bright colours used on the front cover. Also the use of military style text does not match the graffiti style and shades of the front cover, this makes the double page spread very ineffective in terms of keeping the same style though out the magazine.
9) Does the article demand any prior knowledge? Give examples.
I believe this article does not require any prior knowledge about the artist because the magazine is interviewing the artist in a way that any type of audience can pick up the magazine and read about the artist mentioned, for example the magazine gives a brief introduction to the artist’s history “growing up in east London’s Dalston, in hackney life was not easy for JMC”. The magazine also gives a brief review for the audience on JMC’S current album.
1) How does the choice of band featured in the article suggest who the target audience will be?
The artist featured in this article suggests that the target audience will be teenagers aged at around 16+ who have a taste for UK Hip Hop and RnB. The images featured in this article immediately suggest this because of the way the artist is posing, for example in the central image the artist, JMC looks quite cocky also the clothes he is wearing make him look quite sharp and can suggest to a younger audience from this background that this is the way to live. Also one of the smaller images in this article feature the artist with two very well known individuals representing the UK Hip Hop scene
2) What type of language is used in the article? Give examples of words or phrases which are specific to the style of the magazine
The language used in this article is surprisingly quite formal for a hip hop orientated magazine. I believe formal language has been used more than slang in this article so that the magazine can appeal to a much wider audience also I think this style of language has been used so it does not alienate the magazines readership
Examples of language used “the hackney rapper told Nang’s Soonabar Patel how suffering a near fatal stabbing has become his driving force for success”, “entitled safe cracker, the interludes borrow audio from universals inside man”
3) How is colour used?
The colours used in this article are very interesting because of their simplicity. The magazine has stuck to two basic colours black and white which may sound dull and boring however the black background makes the white text stand out and blends in with the black and white image. Also as the article talks about the ghetto area of Dalston, Hackney and the regular crime and violence occurrences I believe the use of black supports this kind of this depressing theme. Also the use of white text on a black background seems to catch the reader’s eye immediately and draws them in to read the article.
4) What style of text is used? Is it similar to any other pages? What does it say about the image of the magazine and the audience?
In this article the text used is quite interesting because we see the anchorage text in large bold font with a scratched ghetto kind of style; I believe this has been used to support the theme of the actual article. As we look below the anchorage text we see a summary of what the article is about in smaller but bold font I believe this has been used so that the audience can see what the article is about before they read straight into a large article. However the main body text is very plain and dull so it is easier for the audience to read and possibly to appeal to a wider audience as well. Also if we look through the rest of the magazine we can see that a lot of the main body text in other articles is quite similar which can create a house style for the audience.
5) How is the double page spread laid out? How much of the pages are taken up by images and how much by text? How does this reflect the audience? What do they value?
From examining the article we can obviously see that the central image literally consumes a whole page, also even where the main body text is situated there are smaller images under it, I believe that 60% of the page is used for images in this article which can reflect on the audience because it looks like from this article that they value images more than large text articles, I believe this is typical for a young audience and the magazine sees this to so I think a house style of more images than text is present within the magazine.
6) What tone is the magazine using when addressing the reader (as a close friend, a member of an 'in' crowd or an informed intelligent fan?) - provide evidence
In this article the magazine is using a surprisingly formal kind of tone with its audience for a youth orientated magazine. I believe this is so that maybe an older audience will be able to just read this without any confusion of slang /colloquialisms. The use of formal language makes the magazine look more professional and makes it easier to read. The formal language adds to the magazines professionalism because the magazine is written by students and the use of formal language kind of breaks a stereo-type for young people and gives the magazine credibility.
7) How is the artist/band presented to the audience through the images? You may wish to carry out a textual analysis.
The artist featured in this magazine is presented to the audience through the images on the double page spread as a someone who looks quite successful in what he does, he also looks quite cocky and flash, we can see this through his attire/clothes in the central image and through his body language in some of the poses made in the photos. Also through his clothing we can see what kind of background the artist is from and what type of music he makes, for example in one of the images the artist JMC is wearing a fitted cap and graffiti styled hoody this shows me that he is from a street kind of background and that he is more than likely involved with the Hip Hop scene. Also we can see what genre of music JMC is involved in through one of his images where he is featured with two very successful innovators in the Hip Hop scene, Remy Ma and Tim Westwood. This can show the audience that if he is featured with such people it can give away the idea of what genre he is more involved in.
8) How does the style of the article match the style of the front cover?
In comparison with the front cover of Nang and the double page spread we can see that more images than text are used on both the cover and the double page spread which can of course create a house style for the magazine, however in my personal opinion I think that the cover and the double page spread barely matches at all and does not look like there from the same magazine, I think this because of the use of dark colours on the double page spread is completely the opposite from the lively and bright colours used on the front cover. Also the use of military style text does not match the graffiti style and shades of the front cover, this makes the double page spread very ineffective in terms of keeping the same style though out the magazine.
9) Does the article demand any prior knowledge? Give examples.
I believe this article does not require any prior knowledge about the artist because the magazine is interviewing the artist in a way that any type of audience can pick up the magazine and read about the artist mentioned, for example the magazine gives a brief introduction to the artist’s history “growing up in east London’s Dalston, in hackney life was not easy for JMC”. The magazine also gives a brief review for the audience on JMC’S current album.
Nang Magazine Double Page Spread analysis
Nang Magazine Double Page Spread Analysis
1) How does the choice of band featured in the article suggest who the target audience will be?
The artist featured in this article suggests that the target audience will be teenagers aged at around 16+ who have a taste for UK Hip Hop and RnB. The images featured in this article immediately suggest this because of the way the artist is posing, for example in the central image the artist, JMC looks quite cocky also the clothes he is wearing make him look quite sharp and can suggest to a younger audience from this background that this is the way to live. Also one of the smaller images in this article feature the artist with two very well known individuals representing the UK Hip Hop scene
2) What type of language is used in the article? Give examples of words or phrases which are specific to the style of the magazine
The language used in this article is surprisingly quite formal for a hip hop orientated magazine. I believe formal language has been used more than slang in this article so that the magazine can appeal to a much wider audience also I think this style of language has been used so it does not alienate the magazines readership
Examples of language used “the hackney rapper told Nang’s Soonabar Patel how suffering a near fatal stabbing has become his driving force for success”, “entitled safe cracker, the interludes borrow audio from universals inside man”
3) How is colour used?
The colours used in this article are very interesting because of their simplicity. The magazine has stuck to two basic colours black and white which may sound dull and boring however the black background makes the white text stand out and blends in with the black and white image. Also as the article talks about the ghetto area of Dalston, Hackney and the regular crime and violence occurrences I believe the use of black supports this kind of this depressing theme. Also the use of white text on a black background seems to catch the reader’s eye immediately and draws them in to read the article.
4) What style of text is used? Is it similar to any other pages? What does it say about the image of the magazine and the audience?
In this article the text used is quite interesting because we see the anchorage text in large bold font with a scratched ghetto kind of style; I believe this has been used to support the theme of the actual article. As we look below the anchorage text we see a summary of what the article is about in smaller but bold font I believe this has been used so that the audience can see what the article is about before they read straight into a large article. However the main body text is very plain and dull so it is easier for the audience to read and possibly to appeal to a wider audience as well. Also if we look through the rest of the magazine we can see that a lot of the main body text in other articles is quite similar which can create a house style for the audience.
5) How is the double page spread laid out? How much of the pages are taken up by images and how much by text? How does this reflect the audience? What do they value?
From examining the article we can obviously see that the central image literally consumes a whole page, also even where the main body text is situated there are smaller images under it, I believe that 60% of the page is used for images in this article which can reflect on the audience because it looks like from this article that they value images more than large text articles, I believe this is typical for a young audience and the magazine sees this to so I think a house style of more images than text is present within the magazine.
6) What tone is the magazine using when addressing the reader (as a close friend, a member of an 'in' crowd or an informed intelligent fan?) - provide evidence
In this article the magazine is using a surprisingly formal kind of tone with its audience for a youth orientated magazine. I believe this is so that maybe an older audience will be able to just read this without any confusion of slang /colloquialisms. The use of formal language makes the magazine look more professional and makes it easier to read. The formal language adds to the magazines professionalism because the magazine is written by students and the use of formal language kind of breaks a stereo-type for young people and gives the magazine credibility.
7) How is the artist/band presented to the audience through the images? You may wish to carry out a textual analysis.
The artist featured in this magazine is presented to the audience through the images on the double page spread as a someone who looks quite successful in what he does, he also looks quite cocky and flash, we can see this through his attire/clothes in the central image and through his body language in some of the poses made in the photos. Also through his clothing we can see what kind of background the artist is from and what type of music he makes, for example in one of the images the artist JMC is wearing a fitted cap and graffiti styled hoody this shows me that he is from a street kind of background and that he is more than likely involved with the Hip Hop scene. Also we can see what genre of music JMC is involved in through one of his images where he is featured with two very successful innovators in the Hip Hop scene, Remy Ma and Tim Westwood. This can show the audience that if he is featured with such people it can give away the idea of what genre he is more involved in.
8) How does the style of the article match the style of the front cover?
In comparison with the front cover of Nang and the double page spread we can see that more images than text are used on both the cover and the double page spread which can of course create a house style for the magazine, however in my personal opinion I think that the cover and the double page spread barely matches at all and does not look like there from the same magazine, I think this because of the use of dark colours on the double page spread is completely the opposite from the lively and bright colours used on the front cover. Also the use of military style text does not match the graffiti style and shades of the front cover, this makes the double page spread very ineffective in terms of keeping the same style though out the magazine.
9) Does the article demand any prior knowledge? Give examples.
I believe this article does not require any prior knowledge about the artist because the magazine is interviewing the artist in a way that any type of audience can pick up the magazine and read about the artist mentioned, for example the magazine gives a brief introduction to the artist’s history “growing up in east London’s Dalston, in hackney life was not easy for JMC”. The magazine also gives a brief review for the audience on JMC’S current album.
1) How does the choice of band featured in the article suggest who the target audience will be?
The artist featured in this article suggests that the target audience will be teenagers aged at around 16+ who have a taste for UK Hip Hop and RnB. The images featured in this article immediately suggest this because of the way the artist is posing, for example in the central image the artist, JMC looks quite cocky also the clothes he is wearing make him look quite sharp and can suggest to a younger audience from this background that this is the way to live. Also one of the smaller images in this article feature the artist with two very well known individuals representing the UK Hip Hop scene
2) What type of language is used in the article? Give examples of words or phrases which are specific to the style of the magazine
The language used in this article is surprisingly quite formal for a hip hop orientated magazine. I believe formal language has been used more than slang in this article so that the magazine can appeal to a much wider audience also I think this style of language has been used so it does not alienate the magazines readership
Examples of language used “the hackney rapper told Nang’s Soonabar Patel how suffering a near fatal stabbing has become his driving force for success”, “entitled safe cracker, the interludes borrow audio from universals inside man”
3) How is colour used?
The colours used in this article are very interesting because of their simplicity. The magazine has stuck to two basic colours black and white which may sound dull and boring however the black background makes the white text stand out and blends in with the black and white image. Also as the article talks about the ghetto area of Dalston, Hackney and the regular crime and violence occurrences I believe the use of black supports this kind of this depressing theme. Also the use of white text on a black background seems to catch the reader’s eye immediately and draws them in to read the article.
4) What style of text is used? Is it similar to any other pages? What does it say about the image of the magazine and the audience?
In this article the text used is quite interesting because we see the anchorage text in large bold font with a scratched ghetto kind of style; I believe this has been used to support the theme of the actual article. As we look below the anchorage text we see a summary of what the article is about in smaller but bold font I believe this has been used so that the audience can see what the article is about before they read straight into a large article. However the main body text is very plain and dull so it is easier for the audience to read and possibly to appeal to a wider audience as well. Also if we look through the rest of the magazine we can see that a lot of the main body text in other articles is quite similar which can create a house style for the audience.
5) How is the double page spread laid out? How much of the pages are taken up by images and how much by text? How does this reflect the audience? What do they value?
From examining the article we can obviously see that the central image literally consumes a whole page, also even where the main body text is situated there are smaller images under it, I believe that 60% of the page is used for images in this article which can reflect on the audience because it looks like from this article that they value images more than large text articles, I believe this is typical for a young audience and the magazine sees this to so I think a house style of more images than text is present within the magazine.
6) What tone is the magazine using when addressing the reader (as a close friend, a member of an 'in' crowd or an informed intelligent fan?) - provide evidence
In this article the magazine is using a surprisingly formal kind of tone with its audience for a youth orientated magazine. I believe this is so that maybe an older audience will be able to just read this without any confusion of slang /colloquialisms. The use of formal language makes the magazine look more professional and makes it easier to read. The formal language adds to the magazines professionalism because the magazine is written by students and the use of formal language kind of breaks a stereo-type for young people and gives the magazine credibility.
7) How is the artist/band presented to the audience through the images? You may wish to carry out a textual analysis.
The artist featured in this magazine is presented to the audience through the images on the double page spread as a someone who looks quite successful in what he does, he also looks quite cocky and flash, we can see this through his attire/clothes in the central image and through his body language in some of the poses made in the photos. Also through his clothing we can see what kind of background the artist is from and what type of music he makes, for example in one of the images the artist JMC is wearing a fitted cap and graffiti styled hoody this shows me that he is from a street kind of background and that he is more than likely involved with the Hip Hop scene. Also we can see what genre of music JMC is involved in through one of his images where he is featured with two very successful innovators in the Hip Hop scene, Remy Ma and Tim Westwood. This can show the audience that if he is featured with such people it can give away the idea of what genre he is more involved in.
8) How does the style of the article match the style of the front cover?
In comparison with the front cover of Nang and the double page spread we can see that more images than text are used on both the cover and the double page spread which can of course create a house style for the magazine, however in my personal opinion I think that the cover and the double page spread barely matches at all and does not look like there from the same magazine, I think this because of the use of dark colours on the double page spread is completely the opposite from the lively and bright colours used on the front cover. Also the use of military style text does not match the graffiti style and shades of the front cover, this makes the double page spread very ineffective in terms of keeping the same style though out the magazine.
9) Does the article demand any prior knowledge? Give examples.
I believe this article does not require any prior knowledge about the artist because the magazine is interviewing the artist in a way that any type of audience can pick up the magazine and read about the artist mentioned, for example the magazine gives a brief introduction to the artist’s history “growing up in east London’s Dalston, in hackney life was not easy for JMC”. The magazine also gives a brief review for the audience on JMC’S current album.
Monday 5 January 2009
Preliminary Contents Page
Here is my preliminary contents page for "the Bishop Hype). Still only using the basic skills of Photoshop this contents page was created.
The pros of this contents page is that the simple colour scheme matches the front cover's colour scheme, also the font style also is mirrored from the front cover.
The cons of this page is that the page is way to simple and lacks any trade to attract the readers attention, also the page does not feature any images which maybe the strongest downfall of this page however this can be corrected in future attempts, also the page lacks excitement and looks too blocky in my opinion and the text does not really stand out which can make the page seem quite flat.
To correct future Contents pages i will add more add more images to brighten up the page, i will also find a way to make the text stand out more. I will also work on the layout with more detail be comparing my work with professional and leading magazines and using their trades to my adventage
Analysing Contents Pages (part 2)
By looking at these two pages above from kerrang and clash magazine we can see from the way the pages are constructed who the target audience are. If we pay attention to kerrang magazine we can see that the page is full of images and vibrant text to attract the attention of a younger audience e.g. 15-18 year olds who enjoy the heavier sub-genres of rock such as punk metal. In comparison if we look at clash magazine we can see that the page is well organised and looks more like a webpage then a contents page of a magazine, this obviously will attract maybe an older audience e.g. 18-26 year olds who enjoy a wide range of live and alternative music, who also make use of the internet and other sources of the media such as films, books and television.
Analysis of Contents Pages (part 1)
Above is the contents page of kerrang magazine, kerrang magazine features many images on their contents page to get the audience’s attention, also the images have been constructed in a block kind of style mainly to keep the page neat and organised so the audience can see straight away what they are looking at. Also by looking at the images we can see that straight away this is a rock magazine also by looking at the contents headings phrases like “week of rock” and “the nicest punk rock rioters you’ll ever meet” are used, so automatically by looking at the amount of images and words used we know how the contents page has kept a similar style to the front cover which of course a specific type of audience in this case people that are interested in live performances and sub genre’s of rock.
Also the colours and fonts used support the style of the magazine. If we pay attention to the colours used on this page such as yellow, white, red and black, so we can see they have used colours that seem to attract attention just like the covers of these magazines. Also the styles of the font featured in this magazine are quite bold and vibrant and attract attention as soon as we look at the page which again matches the style of the magazine, bold, vibrant and expressive.
Another aspect to the contents page of this magazine is promotional features, magazines use promotion references and features to make the audience feel that they are getting more for their money also it is another way getting the audience’s attention and make them feel that if they are buying this magazine there is going to be something where they in a situation to win something or save money.
On this page the magazine logo is not present fully, it is presented in a small photo of the magazine cover at the top of the page, and to me the logo is not very dominant and can give the magazine more of a chance to match the styles of the magazine and the page also it is not very necessary to have another large title on the contents page.
This magazine does not feature any other franchise on the contents mainly to promote their own investments.
The Evolution Of Britney Spears
The image used on the cover was taken when Britney was mentioned to be in the prime of her music career. However the use of black and white makes the image quite dull and depressing this is significant because of the irony the magazine has used, because at the time this magazine cover was released Britney was far from her prime, her career was in a sense quite rapidly dying and she was often hounded by the press for her controversial statements and actions.
The image has been cropped and framed so that we can only see Britney’s face, a close up shot of her face to be precise. This has been used because it supports the article of Britney in this magazine, a close up on Britney’s life. Also the image on the cover is at a slightly low angle so that Britney’s eyes make her look quite sad and depressed
By looking at this image we can see that Britney wants o have a deeper relationship with her audience, as if she needs to be pitied by her audience, this is supported by the anchorage text because it says “Britney Spears, inside an American tragedy” this headline insinuates that Britney’s career downfall is a complete tragedy and wants to the audience to take pity on her. Also the Mis-en-scene of the photo i.e. the colours used, black and white make the photo look quite depressing, and Britney’s pose makes her look like she wants the audience to take pity on her and show sympathy towards her.
The Evolution Of Britney Spears
Like the previous magazine cover this image has used is a mid long shot to primarily focus on the upper half of Britney’s body. This image has also been cropped and framed to show Britney’s upper body in more detail. I believe that this image was edited in this way to appeal to a male audience with reference of a sexual nature.
Britney’s costume in this photo or lack of costume portrays her in an extremely sexual manner but like the previous cover there are contradictions to this character if we look close at her costume we can see that she has a pink frill on her underwear which can indicate or portray an image that again she is still a young girl and not quite matured yet. I believe that this image wants Britney to have an intimate relationship with her audience, it’s like as if she wants to engage to a new audience in a way she hasn’t done before, a new side of Britney perhaps. Also the way she is posing looks as if she is inviting the audience to go somewhere with her.
The setting of the photograph also condones to this very sexual and mature image Britney is trying to send to her audience. The setting consists of Britney leaning on to a bedroom wall with nothing more than a towel covering her body. The connotations of this image are that Britney’s character is quite sexual and mature, also the way that she is posing as mentioned before looks as if she is inviting her audience to see a new side of her and possibly go somewhere with her. Also in this image Britney looks as if she is teasing her audience by revealing most of her body to the camera but using a towel to cover the front of her body.
The lighting in this image is used to focus on the more exposed parts of Britney’s body so that the audience are more drawn to the more highlighted and exposed parts of the photo. Also the lighting on this makes Britney’s skin look softer and it gives her skin a very soft glow as well which can be used to make her look natural and also to condone to the sexual pose she is doing for the photo.
The colours used in this cover are very similar to the previous cover’s colours. Such colours like pink and white give the image a very soft, gentle and feminine look which contradicts the sexual image that Britney is giving. Also the use of pink used on Britney’s costume can also contradict the sexually mature image she is giving by creating a character which shows that Britney is not yet a woman and still has the style’s and personality of a young girl.
The Evolution Of Britney Spears
The image has been cropped and framed to primarily focus on her upper body and what she is doing. A mid-long shot has been used on this image because to again focus on her upper body and make sure the bed covers and her costume are clearly visible. I believe that this is quite typical of a men’s magazine because of the image and the Mis-en-scene such as the costume, the camera shot, props and colours in the photo. The way the photo has been constructed makes it typical of a men’s magazine because if we look at Britney’s costume or lack of costume we can see she is trying to catch the attention of a male audience
Britney’s costume in this photograph is quite thought provoking as she is only wearing her underwear and a small cardigan; this suggests that she is quite womanly and grown up, however this is contradicted by the teletubby doll and telephone she is holding which then suggests that she is still a girl at heart. This suggests that her image is a woman in the making, as if she is trying to get a message across that she is growing up and possibly maturing, which also supports a song she recorded during that time period, “I’m not a girl but not yet a woman”.
The props used in this image are the telephone the bed sheets and the teletubbies doll. The telephone and the doll convey an image that she is still a young girl and that she is not completely grown up just yet. Also the use of the phone in the photo may suggest a certain stereo-type about girls always being on the phone. She is also teasing the audience by using these props because of the way she is dressed sort of contradicts the message she is sending by using these props
The setting of this photograph is on a bed with very silky pink sheets making connation’s of a sexual nature for Britney, it would seem that a very young Britney in this image is trying to attract the attention of a different audience as opposed to her previous image i.e. men aged at around 20-25.
The front cover image of Britney is an intertextual reference of a previous media which featured Lolita. Britney’s character refers to the character Lolita was given by the media as a very sexual and confident woman but was still quite a young girl. Also during the time this photo of Britney was taken, Britney released a song, “hit me baby one more time” where she was trying to appeal and possibly seduce an older audience this can relate to the character of Lolita, he main character from the famous novel which was made into a film about a sexually precocious fourteen year old girl who seduced an older man
Such colours like pink, white and black also condone to making the magazine more feminine, which supports the message that the photo of Britney, and also Britney’s pink and black polka dot shorts supports the image of her still being a young girl. However the use of black on Britney’s costume as well condones to the image of her trying to be an older and more mature woman
Preliminary Magazine Cover
Here is my preliminary front cover of my college magazine,entitled "the bishop hype", i created this with basic photoshop and illustrator skills.
The pros of this front cover are as follows, i believe the colour of the page seems to work however it does seem quite amateurish in my honest opinion, also the slogan i think appeals to the main line sell and the audience of my magazine.
The cons of this page are the image does not work with the colour scheme at all, also the magazine cover lacks a certain trade that will make people want to pick up and look at my magazine over somebody else's. i also think that the page looks quite boring for example all i seems to have is a title, slogan, anchorage text and central image, in future tasks to improve my work i think i will add puffs to encourage the audiance to look at my magazine, possibly include sum more images and try to make the text stand out more.
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