AS Media

1. Enrolment Task
The contentspage is actuallymade upof twopages.The firstpage liststhe mainfeatureswithsupportingphotographswhile
the secondpage has incomingevents,regularfeaturesandthe Q review.Onthe firstpage the logoisusedforcontinuity
followedbythe boldbannerheadline.Alsothere isacontinuoususe of red,white andblackforcontinuity.Redisusedfor
the page numbersmakingthemstandout.The listisina vertical columnandisframed bythree colourstudiophotographsin
differentsizesof the featuredartists.Textineachof the photographsisinformal andappealingtothe readerandcontains a
page numbermakingiteasiertofind.Thistheme iscontinuedonthe secondpage butusingdifferentcolourstolinkthe
headingsandpage numberstogether,andseparate differentcategoriesclearly.There are more photographsusedincluding
performance shots.A Q reviewisinaseparate sectionplacedhorizontallyacrossthe bottomof the page.On both pagesthis
layoutof clearlydefineddifferentsectionsmake the pagesclean,clearandprofessional.Throughoutthesepagesall the
explanatorytextisinformal,chattyandengagingtothe reader.
Q magazine isidentifiable asamusicmagazine because of itsdistinctivelogoand
the boldslogan:“The World’sGreatestMusic Magazine”.The front coveronly
consistsof a close up of Liam Gallagher,the mainfeature.Thisisastudioshot
using3-pointlightingmakingthe image threedimensionalwitheffective
highlightsandshadows.The cameraangle iseye-levelandthe subject’s
emotionlessstare intothe cameracreatesa directlookat the audience which
attracts and seemstofollowthemaround.The connotative aspectisone of
intensity,darknessanddangerous,usuallyassociatedwithLiamGallagher.The
clothingisalsodark fora sinisterlook.A limiteduse of coloursfortextanda plain
backgroundmake the image more prominent,andthe use of the same fontalso
cuts downon distraction.Itisboldandinformative usingcapital letters.The red
trimon the clothingisbalancedinthe textpositionandusedtoemphasise key
wordsto attract the audience e.g.“worldexclusive interview”.Thisisthe main
feature andthe headline “Liam”islarger,bolderandsilverusingonlythe first
name to make it informal.Directspeechandrhetorical question“It’sbeenboring
withoutme,hasn’tit?”makesa directconnectiontothe audience.“Then.Now.
Tomorrow”showsthe extentof the article andincreasesinterest.The puff draws
attentiontothe statement:“All the musicyouneedthismonth.”The target
audience ismore mainstream,appealingtoa widerage groupwitha large range
of musicgenresincludingnewandalsoestablishedbands.

2. One article isthe Q reviewlive.“Qreview”iswrittenonagrey bannerbackgroundwith“Live”inblackto standout.The first
twopagesare dominatedbya full bodyphotographof the bandon stage.The mainfigure isa guitaristclearlyoutlinedand
illuminatedfromone side.He isinclearfocus withthe otherbandmembersinsofterfocusbehind.Thisgivesathree-
dimensional look.The otherguitaristtothe rightis pointingtohimdirectingthe reader’sattentionbacktothe mainfigure.
The colour use isvibrantina combinationof purple,pink,blueandorange becomingblackatthe edgeswhere the textis
found.Thisdenotesstage lightinginadark venue.The photographsonthe otherpagescontinue the theme of the band
performingbutinclude widerangledshotswithlessdetail of the bandandmore on audience numbersandclearenjoyment.
On the largerphotographthe bandis insofterfocuswhereasthe audience isclearerandilluminatedbythe stage lighting.
Thisgivesa feelingof actuallybeinginthe audience,asdoesthe slightlow angle of the cameracreatinga feelingof looking
up towardsthe stage.These photographsgive realismtothe review aslive.The lastphotographisof the bandina medium
close upportrayingthemas cool and edgywithhighkeylighting.Asthe band’sname is“WildBeasts”thistheme is
continuedthroughthe text.The mainheadline islarge inadifferentfont“Prowl”hasa connotationof danger.Onthe darker
backgroundthe textiswhite and,unlike the otherpages,variesinfont.Withoutthe darkbackgroundthe textreturnsto
black.The stand out statementsare outlinedinred,anda prominentsetlistisincluded.Throughout,the textisedgy,sexual
and containsmanyswearwords.Thisdenotesthe sexualisedrockgenre.