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Textual analysis genre
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3. This is an entertainment and music magazine. It features latest news and information on
new movies coming out. A genre is a style or category of art, music or literature. So for
this movie magazine (Empire) establishes its genre buy having a huge film title on the
front which is the hobbit: the battle of the five armies which is big tent pole film and
part of a huge franchise so the audience can tell what the magazine will feature which is
about this latest movie. Also this is similar to the other empire magazines which feature
a film on the front for example:
The Cover also features Luke Evans on the front portraying his character Girion which is
how the magazine establishes its genre as no other genre has its person on the front of
the magazine in action as other magazines have the person the front of the magazine
posed while hear it shows him in action and ready to battle hence the name : battle of
the five armies. Also the magazine features other films at the bottom of the page which
is also similar with other empire magazines. However it is also similar with the other
magazines with a big bold masthead at the top and a main image in the middle with text
around the front cover. Also another similarity is the cover line in the middle of the page
which is also bold such as the ones of the other magazines.
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5. This is a Canadian fashion magazine which was first published in 1977 and
its magazines are based on lifestyle and fashion and is targeted for women.
This can be identified by having Miley Cyrus on the front as fashion
magazine would have an established star on the front of the magazine. Also
she is dressed in tight sexy clothes to let people know what they could look
like if they wore those clothes.
Also the word “sex” is put in bold red compared to the black writing which
stands out which can infer the genre is about being sexy and being sexually
pleasured as the hole quote is “Why you should want sex” This would only be
suitable on a fashion magazine as it is about lifestyle and fashion as if it
were in a film magazine it would not be suitable to have that sort of
statement on the front of the magazine.
Another statement stays “Shocking is what I'm good at” this shows Miley
Cyrus creates the sense of astonishment through the way she acts which
would attract this certain target audience as this is the story of Miley’s
lifestyle and not many people are like her. This is what is used in this
magazine genre is different types of personalities featured in the magazine
and this week is Miley but another week it could a different celebrity.
This is also different with the other magazines as she is not associated with
this type of genre such as the other two where they have a celebrity based on
that type of genre.
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7. Billboard is one of the most world renowned music magazines and features
the latest music news. It also features top lists such as number 1 of the
week, number one album etc.
This magazine features Eminem on the front of the magazine as he is a
famous music artist so this gets the readers to identify this is a music
magazine. Also this would similar with other magazines as they would have a
famous person in their certain genre such as a film magazine would have a
famous actor/actress and fashion magazine would have a model.
Similar to the fashion magazine it has his head covering the title to show he
is more important than the magazine itself while the first magazine the title
“Empire is larger than the actor the cover to show the title is bigger than the
actor but instead the film title is bold to show it is the main selling point of
the magazine.