this is my music magazine analysis task

1. A Music Magazine
Analysis task

2. • 1) What has the photograph been taken for?- The photograph has been taken for ‘Q’
magazine.
• 2) What type of photography is it and how do you know?- This picture will have been taken in
a studio, it is also a portrait shot.
• 3) Discuss the framing and what type of shot and angle has been used and why?- This is a mid
shot of her body.
• 4) Discuss the composition- There is a grey background because Lady Gaga is the main image
and the focus of the magazine.
• 5) Discuss the focus- The whole focus is on Lady Gaga and her body because they think it will
attract men to buy the magazine.

3. • 6) How has the mise-en scene been used?- It is a unique outfit
which represents Lady Gaga because she likes being different
and does not care what people think about her.
• 7) How does it promote or market the event/product?- It
promotes the magazine because Lady Gaga is a well known pop
star so it can make the magazine a lot of profit, all her fans will
probably purchase the magazine.
• 8) How does it appeal to its target audience?- It appeals to its
target audience because people who like her are usually counter
culture, her audience like her because they like the way she isn’t
scared to show the world who she really is.
• 9) What story does the photograph tell- It tell us that lady Gaga
ignores the mainstream media and she does what she wants and
what's best for her fans. She dresses in the style that she wants
and does not care about what the public and media will say
about her.
• 10) How will it make people want to buy your magazine?- People
will be excited to see what Lady Gaga has to say.

5. Comparing to an online article
• The genres don’t change as they are both music articles. The way they are written is very
similar and have similar codes and conventions such as the language used, the colour,
pictures used.
• The audience is the same as both articles are about big pop stars so it will be for boys and
girls around the ages of 12-16 who are glued to the screen and know their way around the
internet. Making an online music magazine much more ideal and quicker for them to view.
• Both texts use bright colours and bold text on the cover. The article have words in common
as they are both about the same genre so they will have similarities. Both texts also have
pictures of the star that are quite big to make them stand out like Lady Gaga is on the last
article.
• Both messages are similar as they are the same genres and the meaning is the same. It is to
make the pop star the vocal point of it and to make them stand out getting the audience to
buy the magazine.