ANALYSE THE FRONT COVER, CONTENTS PAGE AND DOUBLE PAGE

SPREAD OF MAGAZINE 1 (NME DIZZEE RASCAL EDITION, SEPT 2009)

DETAILED CLASS ANALYSIS OF MUSIC MAGAZINE

ONE NME

FRONT COVER

Main Image

• This is right in the middle and it is of a

artist Dizzee Rascal and the position he

is in i.e. his hand out shows he is

drawing attention to the audience and

sort of saying “come read me”

Flash

• This is usually in the shape of a circle

and may sometimes have the price of

the magazine if its on offer or it can be

about something that you wouldn’t find

anywhere else for example an interview

with some one famous.

Masthead

• The name of the magazine is in bright

red and outlined in white and then black

which are contrast colours so it stands

out clearly and you that people who are

interested in that type of music genre

will buy it. Main cover line

• This is in the middle of the magazine and it

is the name of a artist in the hip hop genre

so people who listen to hip hop music see

the name and want to know more about

them and buy the magazine to find out

about the artist.

Pull Quote

• Pull quotes are used to pull/catch the eye

of the target audience because publishers

know what sort of information to use to

attract people in order the make their

magazine a success.

Date/Barcode/Price

• This is placed at the bottom as it is nothing to with

the music genre so it placed at the bottom so its

doesn’t ruin the rest of the magazine and doesn’t

draw much attention.

Footer

• The footer also tell you what sort of information you

will find inside the magazine in this case it is the man

of artists which people who listen to hip hop will be

drawn to.

Header

• Tells you who the articles inside the

magazine are about and shows they

provide information with bands that fit into

that genre.

Left Third

• This usually has quotes or little parts

of the article which people would want

to read and find interesting. It could

be about a artist or anything else to

do with that genre.

CONTENTS PAGE

Masthead/Contents

• This tells you the different topic

inside the magazine and give s

outlines on the main articles.

Also the subheadings are there

to tell you about who the article

is about.

Band Index

• This tells you about what you have

on each page and what artist the

information is on, it is in a line on

the right hand side as people will

read t first and it gives you a bit

more details on what is inside.

Main Image

• This is placed in the middle this sort

of article is new/ different compared

to what is normally inside the

magazines.

Drop Cap

• This is at the start of an article and

usually drops down 2-5 lines in to the

start of the article.

Copy/Editorial

• This gives you little pieces of

information about some of the articles

and has the page number in brackets.

Subscription Box

• This gives you

information about the

different issues that

there are of the

magazine and how

you can subscribe to

them.

DOUBLE PAGE SPREADMain Image

• This is right in the middle and it

is of a artist Dizzee Rascal and

the position he is in i.e. his

hand out shows he is drawing

attention to the audience and

sort of saying “come read me”

Title

• The title of the magazine

takes up most of the page and

it really catchy for people

because is short and simple

yet affective.

Drop cap

• The drop cap is the first

letter of the article and

usually takes up 3-7 lines

into the paragraph.

It can be used to emphasise

and draw attention to the

actual article rather than the

picture.

Secondary image

• This is the picture of the artist

who is on the front cover this is

because it is the first article and

it needs o attract the audience

so they would want to read on

and find out more about what is

in the rest of the magazine.

This also sort of gives an

overview of the contents of the

magazine.

AUDIENCE

Who is the target audience for the NME?

• 80% of NME readers feel that music is an important part of their lives

• 79% of NME readers like to listen to new bands

• 63% specially choose to listen to indie/guitar bands

• 49% specially choose to listen to live bands in studio

• 52% are interested in taking a musical course/qualification

• 36% are thinking of buying a musical instrument in the next year

How does the NME attract it’s audience?

• It attracts its audience by providing them with the information and magazine articles that they would be interested in which are to-do with the type of music magazine they are.

• They may also do interviews with some of the bands that are in that genre for their fans and may also have details about concerts, tickets etc.

ELEMENTS THAT CONNECT THE 3 DIFFERENT

PARTS OF THE MAGAZINE.

• One element that connects the different part of the magazine is the colour scheme that is

used throughout, this is because it makes it look more professional and also the colour

scheme gives some idea of what genre it is for example bright colours suggests that it is a

pop magazine and black and white may suggest it is a rock type of magazine.

• The layout connects it because for example the page numbers will be in the same place

on all the pages and also they would use similar font types for the text. This brings the

magazine together as it all fits in the conventions that you would expect from that

particular type of genre.

• The images also link the magazine together as they will be of artists which are all of the

same genre so it fits together and they will have similar information on the artists for

example interviews.

BACKGROUND HISTORY OF NME

• Created by Theodore Smythson a music journalism publication in the United Kingdom.

• Started as a newspaper then in the 1980s changed formant to a magazine.

• Launched in 1952, the New Musical Express is the world's greatest and most influential

weekly music magazine, known globally as the NME. Since those early days we've been

responsible for:

• Creating the first UK singles chart.

• Hosting The Beatles, The Rolling Stones & The Kinks at our live shows.

• Bringing punk to the wider world.

• Pioneering funny, critical and truth-telling music journalism.