Media course work

1. The title of this article is in a
san serif font which looks
like someone’s hand writing
- emphasises whatit says
and makes it special because
it looks like the artist the
article is abouthas wrote
the title herself.
This double page spread breaks the
codes and conventions as for there
would usually be more writing (a
larger article taking up mostof the
page) whereas this one has very
little writing and the artist is taking
up the majority of the page – shows
that she is more important.
The colour scheme of this
page is mainly red which
gives of an either sexual
or dangerous theme as
for the connotations of
red are love, lust, danger
and strength. The red of
the title and the artist’s
clothes also contrastwith
the white background
making them stand out
more and grab the
audience’s attention.
The artist, who is the main
feature of this magazine,
will bring the magazine an
inheritedaudience since
she is well-known in the
music industry. The gesture
code shehas is also quite
sexual and provocative
which could draw in a
secondary audience -
males.
The house style of this double
page spread is aesthetically
pleasing as for everything fits
together and nothing clashes or
looks out of place.
The use of a drop capital at
the beginning of the article
is effective as it the
audience’s attention will
immediately be drawn to it,
also colouring it in red
makes it fit in with the
colour scheme showing
that everything is tied
together and making it
more pleasing to look at
than if they had coloured it
in black.
The artist is breaking the
fourthwall on this image
which makes the
magazine morepersonal
and may make the
audience feel like sheis
looking at them, entices
them to read the article
about her.
There are quite a few white
spaces on this double page:
this may be to make the
house style look more clean
as for the artist is now
dressed in more of a formal
way, possibly showing her
dress stylefor important
interviews, (article could
contain something
important about her).
The formal language used in the article
shows thatthis magazine will be
targeted towards an upper class (BC1-
possiblehigh cost magazine) and also
shows a different side to rock/metal
music.
The use of three different
font styles makes the
article moreinteresting
making the audience want
to read everything and
making the housestyle
look neater.