Task 1,2 and 3 AS Media

1. Classic fm
Header –
Selling line
Colour scheme -
Primarily bright Font – Serif font is used
colours, whites, gold's throughout the cover, this hints
and reds. Black text is at an older, more mature
plain and easy to audience. This also refers back
read. Very neutral to the genre here, classic
colours music, which is affiliated with a
more mature, perhaps older
audience.
This is a pull out from
the inside of the
magazine used to draw
people in
Main image – Four women
Main coverline
dressed in white, almost
feature - Fits in with
angelic, to match the rest of
the colour scheme, has
the colour scheme. Eye line
an angelic feel to it this
is in the top third of the rule
refers back to the
of thirds. This is
genre of classical.
conventional of magazines
as eye lines tend to always
be in the top third.
Date on the front of the
magazine, a key
An image detailing convention of magazines
the coverline. The
coverline is also
anchoring the
image, the strap line
is under them.
Footer

2. Image
Text
Layout The masthead is
Colour covered slightly as this
Font Date, price is already an
and issue established name, this
Target Audience
number, all is common for more
essential to a famous magazines
magazine
This is used to
draw people in
as it is a special
issue
Main image – A coverline and
A long shot of a strapline
classical artist, anchoring an
eye line on the image, the image
upper section of is of an older
the rule of Colour scheme man, perhaps
thirds – A mix of blues hinting at an older
and whites, very audience
neutral colours,
refers back to
the genre
This is showing These coverlines are
that the audience implying that the reader
has an idea of the knows of the genre and
genre and knows of its terminologies and is
some of the artists used to a more
sophisticated vocabulary
Footer

3. Image
Masthead - They can
Text Header
afford to cover up the
Layout masthead slightly because
Colour they are already an
Font established name. They are
using a stylised font which
Target Audience
fits in genre.
A pullout from the
inside of the magazine
advertising an article
within. This draws Main image – The centre
attention to the image on the cover is of
magazine and gives the Dave Grohl, the front man
reader an insight to of the Foo Fighters. He is
what is inside. This is displayed in a medium
common to music long shot. The image
magazines as to matches the main
advertise the genre. coverline underneath,
which also anchors the
image.
Main coverline
Serif font is used
throughout the
page, this is slightly
more informal than
coverline serif font. This fits in
with the genre of
Strap line the magazine
Footer

4. Date and
Masthead on website of the
Image contents page magazine
Text
Layout
Colour
Font
Target Audience
Main image – A long
shot of Madonna, the
way she is dressed
Colour matches the colour
scheme, scheme
matches
the
theme
White text on
black
background –
easy to read Main article stands
out with larger text
Layout
has 3
tiers
Sans serif
font,
informal

5. Magazine
title
Main images
represent
articles within
and have the
page number
on them
Organised
and simple
layout
Images
organised into
columns
Simple font
which is
easy to read
because of
the colours
All the main
images are, Advertising a
anchored subscription to
with the page the magazine,
number and a save money,
title
entices the
reader
Free stuff
draws the
reader in

6. Dateline
A personal note
Images
from the editor,
advertising the
makes the
relevant articles
magazine feel
in the magazine
more personal
Mainly dark
colours, matches
Article the theme of the
headlines are magazine, colours
based around help the text
the main stand out on the
image black background
Main image
A subscription to is continuing
the magazine is with the
advertised, theme of the
saving money, magazine
draws reader in

7. Pink is used
Group shot of the throughout,
Tire tracks boy band, aimed hinting at a
match the at female female
theme audience audience
Drop cap
Images are
anchored
with text
1 column
of text
Quizzes to
keep the
Small font reader
doesn’t draw
attention away entertained
from the
images
Page Competitions
number entice the
Very image dominated, not reader
much text

8. Black and white, more
artistic, fits the genre
Two-shot midshot
Headline
A pullout
from the
article
Not
ominated
y text or
mage, fairly
qual
Drop-cap
6 columns of text Byline Stand Advertising the
Page number
with small font first documentary
and magazine
title

9. Half
Headline in an abstract
image,
font Mid close up
half text
Byline
Standfirst
Drop cap
Drop caps
Page number and magazine title
2 columns of text, small Byline
font to fit more in