Magazine Analysis: Double page Spread 2

Source -Top of the popsTarget audience – 11-16yr old girls

This is a segment taken from the double page spread. As you can see it’s very

informal and chatty. The vocabulary used isn’t complex so the readers can

understand. It’s sharing the excitement of her new tour and it’s allowing the

readers to picture what it would be like. It’s also used as a self promotion. It

contains explanation marks to emphasise the fun of it. The answers are short and blunt so the reader can understand what

is being directly said to them.

The layout of this magazine generic for a pop magazine of this genre. It’s articles are set out into multiple columns. The text:image ratio s about 60:40. The article itself is in question and answer format. The questions are a mix of open and closed. Giving the interviewer control over what is said, also it allows them to portray the celebrities positively so their target audience can look up to them for inspiration. There are two pull out quotes; one being the header of the actual article and the other to match the image. These are ideal since they give the reader a idea of what the article is about without them actually reading it.

This shot of Taylor swift is the main image and is a medium shot; like the other she’s looking directly into the lens to make readers more involved. So it is a staged photo. The make up she’s wearing is quite natural and subtle; since the background is already quite busy. Since she’s looked up to by young girls she’s made to look quite girly but simple enough for them to re-create her look. The other images on the page are small and go with the article. These are ones not necessarily taken by the magazine photographer, perhaps taken from her twitter so they’re a little staged but not so much as posed and picture perfect.