Music Magazine Analysis

There is a big, bold title is to capture the attention of readers.

The band name is bold and in a bright colour to attract the reader to what band the main article is about.

The white background makes all colours stand out more.

A long shot is used of the band that the main article is about. This gives the reader more of an insight as to who they are reading about.

A banner is used at the bottom of the magazine to advertise what else is included inside.

Other bold titles are down the side of the magazine cover to advertise other stories that are inside, to attract the reader.

A banner is used at the top to attract the reader by saying it’s the “essential music guide”.

Typography – Bold, plain fonts are used so that it it is easy to read and the bold attracts the reader to the magazine because it makes the font easier to see.Layout – The cover is quite cluttered because a there is a lot going on. The key things have been placed on the root of the eye to make it more attractive to the audience.Language – The language is quite aggressive.Colour – The colours used are red, white, yellow and black. These stand out from eachother so make the magazine look bright and attractive.Camerawork – A long shot is used to show off the band that the main article is about in the magazine.Mise-en-scene – The band are wearing smart/casual clothing which is also quite dark. This advertises that genre of music they perform.Mode of address – The mode of address is informal and quite aggressive.

The logo is maintained from the front cover to the contents, this keeps the theme running throughout the magazine.

A long shot is used of the main band, this shows off what the main article is about.

The main features of the magazine are written first in the list, which are generally the main things people would want to read in the magazine.

Next in the list is a special section. This advertises a big section on one band. This would appeal to people of want to read about that particular band.

The final section on the left hand column is details on what is included in every issue of this particular magazine. This appeals to subscribers or people who are interested in winning prizes.

This is the main article in the magazine so is bigger and on top of the photo because it is the article about the band in the photo.

The review section appeals to readers who want to know what other people think of certain music topics. It is advertised well by the heading “The world’s biggest and best music guide”. This attracts readers because they will be expecting correct information.

Typography – Plain, easy to read font is used so that the reader can find what they are looking for in the magazine quickly.Layout – The layout is ordered, subheadings are used to make it even easier to navigate to specific pages.Language – The language is quite laid back.Colour – The colour theme is maintained from the front cover to the contents page, this shows professionalism of the magazine.Camerawork – Two long shot photos are used. One of the band the main article is about, this gives the reader more of an idea who they are reading about. The other photo is of the man that writes the reviews. This gives the reader more of an insight of who is writing them.Mise-en-scene – In the photo of the band, they are wearing quite casual/smart clothing, this suggests what genre of music they create.Mode of address – The magazine speaks informally to the audience, but keeps it professional and easy to read.

The title of the magazine is maintained throughout, small at the bottom of each page. This keeps it looking professional.

A large long shot is used so that it is clear who the article is about if readers are quickly flicking through the magazine.

A long shot is taken out of one of her videos. This makes it clear to the reader what the article is about before they actually have to read it.

A speech bubble of a snippet of what Cheryl Cole has said in the interview is placed at the bottom of the page, this makes readers want to read more into what the interview was about.

A big title to show who the article is about. This is easy for the reader to see.

The big, bold ‘C’ brings the colour to the page. It is the same colour as the logo of the magazine. This keeps it looking professional.

Typography – The font is small, but easy to read. It is small so the article can be fitted onto one page, instead of it having to run through lots of pages in the magazine.Layout – The layout is ordered and easy to follow.Language – The language is quite formal as it is an interview.Colour – The colours are very plain, although colour schemes are kept throughout the magazine.Camerawork – Long shots are used of the artist that the interview is about. This gives the reader more of an insight as to who they are reading about.Mise-en-scene – The clothes worn are typical clothes that the artist would wear in her music videos. This advertises them to the reader.Mode of address – The mode of address is very formal in an interview type way.

The banner at the top advertises new tunes that would attract readers.

The title is big, bold and colourful. This is so the reader can easily see what they are looking for.

The close-up is used of the artist that the main article is about, this gives the reader more of an insight as to who they are reading about.

The banner at the bottom is bold to advertise what other articles are included in the magazine. It is written in a list so this attracts the reader so it looks like there is more included than there actually is.

The name of the artist that the main story is about is big and bold on the cover to advertise the magazine to readers that want to read stories about her.

In large, bold writing is a snippet of speech from the interview with the main

artist used in the magazine.

Typography – The font used is very bold so that it catches the eye of the reader. It is also a simple font and in capital letters so that it is very easy to read. Layout – The layout is quite cluttered but not in an unreadable way. It is still easy to read, just gives the magazine a different look from those who are ordered.Language – Friendly language is used, this could attract the reader because it seems a friendly, easy to read magazine. Colour – The title is very bold and bright with an outline. This makes it appeal to readers because it looks very catchy.Camerawork – The shot is a medium close-up of who the main article is about in the magazine. This gives more of an insight to the reader as to who the article is about.Mise-en-scene – Lily Allen is wearing quite dark makeup around the eyes and pale on the face. She also has dark hair and is wearing a checked shirt. This is stereotypical to the genre of the music the magazine advertises.Mode of address – The magazine has a friendly tone, this talks to the audience in a nice manner so they are more likely to read it.

The title is maintained throughout the magazine, this shows professionalism (House style).

A long shot is used of the band the main article is about to give more of an insight as to who the audience is reading about.

The different sections of the magazine are under headings. This makes it easier for the reader to access what they specifically want to read, rather that having to go through the whole magazine to find it.

A chart list is also included in the contents page. This grabs peoples attention and advertises the magazine well to people that like to know what’s going on in the charts.

An advertisement for subscription is in a large box to try and get regular readers to subscribe.

A big bold arrow is advertising people to turn onto the next page and read more.

Typography – The font used is plain and easy to read. Layout – The layout is very ordered. The subheadings make it very easy to know where to look when searching for a specific part of the magazine.Language – The language is quite inviting, this advertises the magazine to the audience because they then feel welcome reading it.Colour – The colour theme is still kept quite plain and simple on the contents page. It is not overpowering.Camerawork – A long shot photo is used to give the audience more of an insight of who they will be reading about in the article included in the magazine.Mise-en-scene – In the photo is the band playing a gig with all their instruments which shows the type of music they play. Mode of address – The magazine is informal but is kept easy to navigate from place to place when needed.

A big bold, speech is used to show the audience part of the interview so it makes them want to read it more. A large, medium close-up is

used of the artist the interview is about. This shows the audience who they will be reading about.

The text from the interview is in columns so it is easy for the reader to follow.

The magazine title is maintained on the bottom of pages throughout the magazine, this shows professionalism.

Typography – The title font is bold and in capitals, with a contrasted outline to make it stand out more. The actual story is in simple, easy to read font.Layout – The layout is ordered so the audience aren’t confused whilst reading.Language – The language is in an interview type way. It is quite casual language.Colour – The colour scheme is quite plain apart from the shirt that Lily Allen is wearing is red so brings colour to the page.Camerawork – The photo is a medium close-up which takes up the whole page. This brings more of an idea for the audience as to who they are reading about.Mise-en-scene - The eye makeup is dark and the hair is dark and messy. The clothing being worn is a red and black checked shirt. This is stereotypical of the genre of the magazine. Mode of address – The mode of address to the audience is quite informal because the magazine is aimed at teenagers so they would prefer the mode of address to be informal.

The banner at the top advertises festivals and something to take out the magazine, like an extra.

The title looks quite broken to give it a more rocky look.

“Greenday” is written in big bold writing because it is the main story in the magazine. It attracts readers that want to read about Greenday’s US tour.

A photo of the lead guitarist in Greenday is use to attract readers and because he is included in the main story.

Smaller titles are use at the side of the magazine to advertise what other stories are in the magazine.

A box outlined in a bright colour to attract the reader that they could win a competition. This would make people want to enter the competition if they are interested in what could be won.

The “plus” is in bold writing to attract the audience to the bottom banner. It makes the readers think that a lot more is going to be included in the magazine.

Typography – The font is all in capital letters and bold, this attracts the reader because it is very big and easy to read. The slashes through the title indicate that the genre is rock because it seems quite edgey. Layout – The layout is fairly ordered, however, it the items in the magazine aren’t placed in certain orders, but they aren’t cluttered and unreadable.Language – The language is slang. Such as “WTF”. This appeals to a teenage audience who use slang words.Colour – The colours used are quite dark and dull colours which insinuate the genre of the magazine. Although the title is bright and so are the shapes behind the mini story titles. This attracts the reader because the titles stand out.Camerawork – The image is a medium close up. Mise-en-scene – The guy is wearing lots of eye makeup which is a stereotype of the genre rock. Also The shirt, tie and waistcoat are what rock fans would usually wear. Finally the lead guitarist in “Greenday” is holding his guitar which is also a key factor of the genre rock.Mode of address – The mode of address speaks very informally to the audience because it is mainly teenagers that read this type of magazine.

The big close-up image is an indication of what the main article in the magazine is about.

The title is maintained through to the contents page which shows professionalism.

A short letter from the editor is included with a photo. This gives a more friendly feel to the magazine, it also shows people who is editing what’s in the magazine they like reading.

Small close-up photos are used to advertise the mini stories on the cover so people know how to access them quickly.

Subheadings are used so it is easier for the reader to locate specific areas in the magazine.

An advertisement is used to persuade people to subscribe to the magazine.

Typography – The font is all in capitals and in bold. It is easy to read but still has as rock feel to it.Layout – The layout is ordered and everything is under subheadings so it is easy for the audience to find what they are looking for.Language – The language is very laid back.Colour – The colour scheme is kept the same from the front cover to the contents page, this keeps the magazine looking professional.Camerawork –– A large medium close-up is used at the top of the page to give the reader more of an insight who the main article in the magazine is about.Mise-en-scene – The band in the photo are wearing dark, gothic looking clothes, this keeps to the theme of rock.Mode of address – The magazine speaks to the audience very informally, this appeals to the teenage target market.

The title is in the same type of font as on the front cover. It is also part of speech that was said in the interview to attract people to reading it.

The ‘World Exclusive’ sign is to make the audience read the article because it will make them think that it is the only place to read it.

This is written as a banner at the side with a different background colour so that it stands out more to people who want to read about the new tracks.

A large medium close up is used of the main singer of MCR whilst performing at a gig.

Other smaller medium close-ups are used of other members of the band planning their performances at for a gig.

The text is what was said in the interview, started off with a big ‘M’ which is in a different colour. This is the signal for the audience that it is the beginning of the article.

Rock Music.Typography – The title speech text is large and in capitals. This is so it stands out to the audience and attracts them to what they will be reading.Layout – The layout is ordered so the readers find it easy to read the article.Language – The language is in an interview type way. The magazine is targeted at teenagers so isn’t written too formally.Colour – The colour is very dark as the main colour is black. Other colours used are red and white. These stand out very well against the black so the magazine looks very attractive to the reader.Camerawork – A large medium close-up is used of the main singer and smaller medium close-ups are used of other members of the band. This gives more of an insight to the reader as to who they are reading about.Mise-en-scene – The band members are wearing dark clothes and have long hair. This is stereotypical of the genre rock. Mode of address – The mode of address is informal. This appeals to the target audience of teenagers.