Media Coursework

1. Task 2 - Detailed analysis of Music Magazine
Masthead –
Bright red and
bold. Draws
eye.
Connotations
of danger,
anger, love.
Advert– Firstthing in routeof
the eye. Catches eye first. Draws
people in.
Mid shot tuning into close up as
leaning into camera. Centre of the
page. Draws attention
Serif font.
Similar to
Jimi
Hendrix
experience
font.
Reminds
audience
of it.
Different
to rest of
page so it
draws the
eye.
Shows
what else
is in the
magazine
last so
people
remember
it and find
it easily
Another
“also” box
with less
popular
bands. Still
easy to see
but not as
obvious as the
more popular
bands such as
‘Phil Collins’,
‘The Beatles’
and ‘Jimi
Hendrix’
Lots of
different
stories on
the sideso
the article
looks
packed.
Slightly
cluttered
appearance.
Magazine Front Cover

2. Task 2 - Detailed analysis of Music Magazine
Colour: The only colours are Red, Black, White and grey. The red
connotes danger and anger. It also makes the audience notice it first.
The other colours are neutral and contrast well with the red. The
black and white photo makes it feel older.
Layout: The layout of the magaizne is very central. The layout follows
the route of th eye as the headline is the first thing that you see. This
is then followed by the picture right in the center so it draws the
readers eye. The route of the eye is finished with the bigger ‘also’
box which lets people know what else is in the magazine and they
remember it.
Language: The language used in the magazine is very simple and
professional. This makes everything easy to read and appealing to
the eye as it is simple.
Typography: The font used is a serif font, this fits with the ‘Classic
Rock’ theme as serif fonts are more classical and whimsical. This
makes the font seem older which the classic rock is. The font is still
quite blocky however which makes it seem masculine and powerful
which are associated with rock. The headlines of the articles at the
side are made of mostly sans serif fonts which make them look easy
to read and less important than the title. Certain words in headline
ae in serif fonts which make them stand out more making them look
important and key points such as “hendrix”.
Images: There is only one image on the album cover and it is a close
up of Jimi Hendrix in black and white. This makes the reader
automatically know who the main article will be about and what
genre of music the magazine is. The image is a close up which cleary
shows off the artist showing how important he is to the magazine.
The image also covers part of the magazine title. This shows that he
is more important than the name of the magazine and it could show
that the articles on artists are the main selling point of the articles
and not the brand name.

3. Task 2 - Detailed analysis of Music Magazine
Conventions: The magazine cover is conventional as it features one
big image of the artist and no other images. It is also conventional as
there are several smaller articles on show around the outside. The
masthead is also conventional as it is a bright colour that draws the
eye and it is quite large.

4. Task 2 - Detailed analysis of Music Magazine
ContentsPage
Names of
articles
Title of page
Centre
article.
Main
attraction
Image in
centre.
Takes up
most of
the page.
Main
attraction
Quite dull
colour
scheme.
Black white
and grey.
Small
amount of
red

5. Task 2 - Detailed analysis of Music Magazine
Colour: The colours are dull and neutral colours of black, white and
grey. These match the front cover of the magazine and are quite
neutral colours. This makes the magazine fit with the classic rock feel
as it makes the magazine seem older. The few bits of red add colour
to the picture and draw the eye to the important articles.
Layout: The layout is quite neat with the image taking up most of the
left hand side and the actual contents taking up the right. This
cleanly splits the page in two and makes it look neat. The top bar
with the masthead in it is slightly diagonal which makes the page
look slightly messier.
Language: The language used is similar to th front cover in that it is
quite simple and professional making it easy to read.
Typography: All the numbers are in a serif font which draws
attention to them and makes them look important. All the words are
in a sans serif font which makes them look simple and proffesional.
The reason they are like this is because the contents page needs to
be easy to read.
Images: The only image is of Bruce Springsteen’s back with a guitar
hanging off it. The image is in black and white which fits with the
front cover and theme of classic rock as the black and white makes
the image look older. The guitar is associated with rock music so the
inclusion of it in the image further indicates that this is a rock
magazine.
Conventions: The contents page is conventional as it has the
contents in a sans serif and the image is of a rock musician.

6. Task 2 - Detailed analysis of Music Magazine
Double page spread
Sans serif font. Professional
Big
masthead.
Draws
attention.
Sans serif
fontfor
mainarticle.
Big image on
secondpage

7. Task 2 - Detailed analysis of Music Magazine
Colour: The colours used are black, white, yellow and grey. The
black, white and grey fit with the front cover and contents page and
make the image look older and fits with the classic theme. The
yellow draws the eye and also connotes hazard which makes the
artist seem dangerous which fits with the rock theme.
Layout: The entirety of the right page is a picture of the artist which
clearly shows who the article is about. The left page is the actual
article and the article itself is very small. Most of the page is taken up
with the masthead. This shows that this is the most important part of
the article.
Language: The language used in the extract is different to the rest of
the magazine as it uses more complex language. For example
“Through Neil Young’s career crises, personal upheavals and sonic
adventures one thing never changes: his belief in the power of
untrammelled expression.” This shows a lot more complex language
than the rest of the magazine as there are a lot more unique
adjectives such as ‘sonic’.
Typography: The fonts used are sans serif fonts which make the
article look more professional and masculine which fits with the
connotations of the rock genre. The quote/masthead is the largest
which draws the eye to the title. The rest of the text is in the same
font but it is a lot smaller.
Images: The image used is of Neil Young playing guitar. This fits with
the article as it is about Neil Young and the guitar is conventional for
rock so this fits with the magazine. The image is in black and white
which fits with the classic theme of the magazine.
Conventions: The double page spread is quite unconventional as one
of the pages is completely filled with an image. This is
unconventional as a double page spread is usually mostly article. It is
conventional as it has a page with and article on it and the title is in
big font to draw attention.

8. Task 2 - Detailed analysis of Music Magazine