Media Studies annotations, these are the front covers

1. MAGAZINE ANNOTATIONS
Steven Sibiya

2. The cover lines would attract the target audience by
allowing them to be intrigued by what they would
potentially like in addition to the central image.
The Central Image is a picture of Brandon
Flowers, subsequently we would denote that
the magazine features him on the double
page spread.
Brandon's appearance plays a role when
trying to understand the Genre of the
magazine. His hair seems to be done with
gel, connoting that he is young.
Contrastingly he is wearing a shirt not many
youth would wear, this being something
youth wouldn’t do. This Dress Code could
represent his ability to be free and wear
what he likes while keep up with trends.
The body language Brandon presents isn’t
necessarily a convention of a pop music
magazine, however as stated it could aid
the target audience into thinking he is an
individual who is self motivated and different
from the usual. Additionally Brandon
attempt to show a sexual nature by tilting his
head down and having a direct gaze into
the camera, these are common
conventions of a pop magazine front cover.
Subsequently the target audience would be
of a feminine nature, the target audience
would be females between the age of 14 –
20.
The colour theme is red white and back. The colours
used are to attract the target audience of a female
student who is outgoing and interested in bright
things.
The font of the masthead is clear block letters, this
would represent class and a professional approach
to taking on the presentation.
The Layout is neat and classy, it proves to
professional, this allows many to consider the option
of looking at the magazine widening the chances of
the audience growing,, resulting in more costumers,
meaning more income.The name of the magazine is
NME, this is an acronym for
the title, new musical express.
Simply within the title itself you
could denote that as a
magazine it attempts to keep
up with the day and age.
The genre is pop, considering
that the main image is of a
pop star and the conventions
of this particular front cover fit
the common pop magazine
criteria.

3. The genre is rock
evidently through the
conventions seen.
For example the colour
theme is dark, primarily
based around the colours
black white and red. This
convention is commonly
used and relates to the
genre considering rock
creates a dark and
heavy notion.
Layout barcode position and what not.
The target audience
would be a young male
student who is into rock
preferably around the
ages of 14 – 19. The
student would be able to
access the magazine
both online as well as the
magazine considering
the magazine doesn’t
cost much. In addition it is
appealing to the
audience seeing as it
offers free items,
acknowledging not all
are rich.
The central image if of
the band Biffy Clyro,
assuming that the
magazine is based on
this. They are three men
in a triangular position,
one in front of another.
This would connote
power, forcing the
audience to believe he is
the main singer, the one
who the target audience
should recognise first.
The body language of
the three seems to be
dull, it gives the notion
that they aren’t bothered
much with what is going
on.
They are directly gazing
at the camera,
connoting bravery,
usually this would be a
convention of sexiness,
however in this case
considering the genre is
different, the meaning of
conventions is different.
The dress code also
allows the audience to
see who the main singer
is. While the two backing
vocalist are in black, the
main is in white, seeing as
black is a monotones
colour in comparison to
white, we can denote
that the lead singer is of
more importance,
especially when trying to
recongize the band./
The font of the masthead
is distorted and bold, this
is a convention in rock
magazines. Many would
recognize the magazine
by the font, because it is
different it tends to
attract the audience
much greater than it
would if it were to be a
normal font.
The name of the
magazine apparently
derives from the sound
that comes from playing
a power chord on a rock
guitar. This relates to the
genre considering in
order to do this, you
would need to be
playing rock.
The magazine has puff
lines that would result in
the target audience
being fond of the
magazine much more
than they already are.
It draws them to the
conclusion of whether or
not they should buy the
magazine.
The layout remains
professional, this interest
natural conventions of a
magazine considering it
look much more
interesting when using
the correct position for
things such as the bar
code,

4. This genre is hip hop, it is
evident through the
convention is uses, for
example the first thing
evident is the colour
theme.
Contrastingly this
magazine has
conventions not often
found in hip hop
magazines. Usually hip
hop magazines would be
dark with contrasting
bright colours, however
this is plainly bright colours.
The colour theme in this
doesn’t seem to be of
natural conventions,
however the central
image is iconic in terms of
reating the magazine to
the genre.
The central image is a
group of artist based
around the ‘new coming’
of the artist.
The body language in this
is rather violent,
considering this is a
magazine based on hip
hop, a genre of music that
is used to vent the
emotional distress and
complaints in music. They
are clearly showing the
liberty to do so by holding
weapons.
A convention of this
magazine is riches.
Subsequently the
weapons they are holding
are made of gold. In
addition they are all
dressed with the clothes
that would usually cost a
lot to prove their riches.
This is allows the target
audience to grow found
of them as artists.
A few of the idols are
staring at the camera with
direct gaze, this would
ensure the notion that
they have power and
control over the
audience.
The name of the
magazine is XXL, this
allows us to realise the
genre it will most probably
cover considering they
commonly do one in
particular.
The target audience
would be based around
teens from the age of 13 –
21. The magazine would
be aimed more towards a
male audience who
would be its online
resources considering how
successful the website is.
The layout is is professional
it maintains a professional
standard while keeping
conventions steady.

5. The genre is
This Genre is hip hop evident
by the theme colour. The
conventions of a hip hop
magazine would require a
magazine to be dark, in this
case red black and white
seem to be suffice when
dealing with a genre such as
this. Black would suggest a evil
lifestyle while red is red is a sign
of danger, white is used to
contrast the black so all is easy
to read.
The cenrtral image a picture of
three major icons in hip hop. A
few rappers are the main
image as well as the only
image on this page.
The body language presented
by the three in this magazine
seems to be confrontational
towards the audience. This
would suggest a rebellious
nature when mentioning the
three.
All three have a direct gaze at
the camera subsequently they
show no signs happiness or a
friendly nature, this fits well with
the conventions of hip hop.
The target audience would be
a youthful group of teens,
primarily a male audience
roughly around the age of 15 –
23.
The name of the magazine is
vibe, this can be translated to
relax or feeling. It relates to the
target audience by using the
same terminology as him.
Te font of the masthead
proves to be neat and tide,
resulting in a professional
layout along side with the
positioning of the bar code.
They are barely any cover lines
on the face of this magazine,
probably so the audience
could be caught by the
element of surprise seeing as
the magazine would be to
their liking by nature of them
being the target audience.