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Double Page Spread analysis
Theresa Jones
PARAMORE“We've tried so hard to understand, but we can't “
“I can feel the pressure”
“Maybe if my heart stops beatingIt won't hurt this muchAnd never will I have to answerAgain to anyone”
“I've hoped for change,and it gets better everydayI've hoped for change,but still I feel the same”
“Surrounded by uncertainty, I'm so unsureTell me why I feel so alone”
“Once a whore you're nothing more, I'm sorry, that'll never change.”
“We've tied our pain below and no one ever has to know“
“What must we do to restoreOur innocence”
Pull quote
Body text
image
Caption/slug
BRIGHT RED HAIR
Drop cap
How does the choice of band featured in the article suggest who the target audience will be?
TEENAGERS
BARELY IN THEIR TWENTIES
GIRL, NOT BOY
LOOKS DEPRESSED WILL ATTRACT “EMO” AUDIENCE
What type of language is used in the article? Give examples of words or
phrases which are specific to the style of the magazine
“Rob is
out the song”
“Knocked
awesome”
How is colour used?
ORANGE
What style of text (font type/colour/size) is used? Is it similar to any other pages?
What does it say about the image of the magazine and the audience?
Represents the magazine’s informality
serif
Sans serif
unimportant
important
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?
IMAGE GOES AGAINST CODES AND CONVENTIONS
PULL QUOTE GOES ACROSS 2/3s OF THE PAGE
MAJORITY OF PAGE TAKEN UP BY IMAGE
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
“Follow up to riot!” (like the audience were expected to know their album was called riot)
“We recorded decode with him” (people are expected to know that decode is one of their songs)
“Josh brought me the music” (people are expected to know that Josh is a band member)
How is the artist/band presented to the audience through the images?
You may wish to carry out a textual analysis
EMO
LAIDBACK
PRETTY GOOD FASHION SENSE (YOUNG BAND)
How does the style of the article match the style of the front cover?
SANS SERIF FONTS
PARAMORE
Does the article demand any prior knowledge? Give examples
“Follow up to riot!” (like the audience were expected to know their album was called riot)
“We recorded decode with him” (people are expected to know that decode is one of their songs)
“Josh brought me the music” (people are expected to know that Josh is a band member)
A CERTAIN LEVEL OF PRIOR KNOWLEDGE IS NEEDED