Music Magazine Analysis!

By Laura Naylor!

A-Level Media Studies!

Logo – This is used because it shows what company published the magazine

Masthead – Large and in a different type of writing to stand out over the rest of the page so its clear that it’s the title.

Text – All text is justifies to the side which is the common conventions of a Music Magazine.

Bar Code – This is used as it is a common convention of a magazine cover.

Selling Line – This is used to interest people and is on a purple banner to stand out and make the reader want to read on.

Other images – This is an unusual convention as not many music magazines do this as it could draw attention away from the main image, but it gives an insight into what else they have inside the magazine which interests more readers.

Colours Scheme – There is only 4 colours used on the magazine which are, white, pink, purple and black which are common conventions of a music magazine. The colour scheme also picks up from what she is wearing.

Gender – This magazine is clearly for a female to read as it uses stereotypical female colours.

Selling Line – The selling line for this magazine is ‘Cher: Why I’ll never get used to fame’ which is the main article of the magazine which is a common convention of a magazine.

Main Image – The main image used is Cher Lloyd and she is the main article within the magazine and the image is bigger than the rest showing her importance. The image is also places behind the title which is a common convention for a music magazine. Which attracts the audience.

Chocolate Box – This is half of a full smile, lips slightly parted, teeth barely visible and face full to camera.

Target Audience – This magazine’s primary audience is clearly for young teenaged girls aged from 14-25.

Footer - The banner has exclusive information that is packed inside of the magazine which interest's the readers to pick up the magazine and is a common convention of a magazine.

Mode of Address – Tone of the language is colloquial, friendly and down to earth so that it attracts the reader in order to sell the magazine to their target audience.

Target Audience – The primary target audience for this magazine is males aged 25 – 35, with a secondary audience being younger teenagers of 16+ and older people of 36+

Selling Line – The selling line for this ‘KERRANG’ magazine is on the banner above the masthead which stands out against the red background to intrigues the audience to buy the magazine.

Masthead – The masthead is on a white banner in a bigger font so that they know it’s the title. It also has a smash effect to suggest that the music is so loud that it is smashing the title to appeal to the target audience.

Colour Scheme – The magazine uses a limited use of colours which are black, white and red which is a common convention of a music magazine.

Main Image – This is an image of the full band yet the lead is at the front and stands out from the rest as he is more forward from the others so the readers know who is the lead and it shows his importance.

Cover Line – The cover line for this magazine is of the main article within the magazine which says, ‘Biffy Clyro unfold the puzzle of life…’ this is the largest writing on the page to show that it is the main story which attracts the readers.

Other Images – There are a few other small images placed on the front cover which is an unusual convention for a music magazine as it could take attention away from the main image. However, this will allow the cover to advertise other articles within the magazine.

Pull Quotes – This is a quote that has been used from an article inside the magazine which says ‘Hayley starts a riot’ this attracts the target audience and gives them an insight into what the article is about inside.

Bar Code – This is used as it is the common convention of a magazine.

Footer – This mentions what else is inside the magazine which intrigues the readers to buy the magazine in order to find out more about the other articles.

Extra Incentive – This promotes free posters and special features and interest's the target audience to buy the magazine in order to receive the free items.

Font – There is at least 4 different fonts used within this magazine cover which is used as this is a common convention of magazines.

Masthead – The masthead is in a larger font and on a red background which makes the title stand out against the rest of the magazine which attracts the target audience.

Target Audience – The target audience for this magazine will range from young teenagers of male and female aged between 16-25.

Cover Line – The cover line for this magazine is of the main article inside which uses a quotation to interest the target audience to buy the magazine.

Slogan – This magazine used a catchy well known company slogan which goes against the convention of a music magazine but it attracts the readers and makes the magazine more known. Smoky Eyes – The image used, uses a smoky eye facial expression, with very little clothing which appeals to the target audience and interest the readers.

Main Image – This is a close up of a Florence which is the main feature of the magazine, this emphasizes the facial expression that she is using and appeals to the target audience.

Chocolate Box – The image uses a half full smile, lips slightly parted, teeth barely visible and has a full face to the camera.

Text – The text is justified to the side as this is a common convention of a magazine.

Bar Code – The magazine uses a bar code as this is the common convention of a magazine.

Colour Scheme – This magazine has a limited used of colours which are, white, red, black and blue which is a common convention of a music magazine.

Pulling Quote – This is a quote that is took from the main article which says ‘I feel so alone’ which interests the reader to buy the magazine and find out more.

Buttons – There is a button used on the cover to emphasize an importance subject within the magazine which interest’s the readers to buy the magazine.

Selling Lines – On this front cover selling lines are used to promote other articles and artists within the magazine which interest’s the reader and makes them want to buy the magazine so that they find out more about the articles and gossip about the artists.

Masthead – The masthead is enlarged and in different writing compared to the rest of the writing and is in front of the main image which is a common convention of a music magazine.

Logo – This is used to advertise which company has published the magazine.

Text – The text is justified to the side which is a common convention of a magazine.

Selling Lines – On this cover selling lines are used to advertise other articles and artists within the magazine which interests the target audience to buy the magazine and find out what there is to say about the other artists.

Target Audience – This magazine has a target audience of male and female age ranged between 15 – 25.

Cover Line – The cover line uses the main feature of the magazine which is ‘Beyoncé Live At Roseland Elements of 4’ which interests the reader and makes them want to buy the magazine.

Release Date/ Bar Code – These are used because it is a common convention of a magazine for these to be used.

Website – This magazine uses a website in order to advertise their magazine on the internet which will make it get a wider range of audience and it will interest more readers.

Main Image – The main image is of Beyoncé who is the main feature of the magazine and she has romantic or sexual look which is a fourth and more general classification devised to include male and female also know as ‘twosomes’ and it is also the dreamy, heavy-lidded, bighead image.

Smokey Eyes – The image uses a Smokey eye facial expression and there is very little clothing as it’s a head shot which appeals to the target audience and makes them want to buy the magazine.

Chocolate Box – The image uses a half full smile, lips slightly parted, teeth barely visible and has a full face to the camera.

Colour Scheme – The colours used on this cover are extremely limited as all the writing is white and the only other colours used are red, yellow, blue and green which is to attract attention to the title and add some colour to the page.