Research task 3 analysis of own magazine (double page)
1. This double page spread is all about Meghan Trainor. She is appeared as the main
image and is wearing clothes with dollar signs on. This connotes her wealth she
has now and how much she has achieved in the recent years. She is also holding
some lips on a stick which symbolises her successful song “Lips are moving”. She
is also appeared to be giving direct address which engages the audience as it is
like she is looking at you. Some people may like this because she may be their
idol.
The Main head line is “Meghan’s Bonkers Bantz”. This would attract
the audience for the simple reason that ‘Bantz’ is a slang term which
is used by teenagers, which again shows the target audience and
proves that this is for a lower class such as working class. Another
thing which proves that the target audience is teenagers is the emoji
which is on the right side of the double paged spread. Teenagers use
emoji’s when texting on their IPhones.
The layout of the magazine
shows the main image to the
left and the articles about the
main image to the right. Rules
of thirds are used in this
double paged spread. The
biggest third is the side where
Meghan Trainor is placed, this
is the biggest as it is the main
reason people will be reading
this, also it shows her
importance on the page. The
Second third is the Main head
line. Finally, the last third is
the articles which is smaller
than the first third as they
want you to be attracted to
the main image to know who
the articles are about before
you go onto reading the
articles
The colour scheme throughout
the double paged spread is
orange, yellow and blues which
are summery colours. This is a
common theme to use the
same colours for the front
cover, content page and double
paged spread. The reason they
have chosen these summery
colours
Even though this double paged spread is meant to all be about Meghan Trainor, various celebrities are
featured. For example, a picture with Beyonce and Meghan Trainor is featured. This would attract more
attention to the page as like Meghan Trainor Beyonce is very big and current in the charts. Also in one of the
headlines where Ariana Grande is mentioned, her name is shown in a different colour to the rest, the
audience will see this famous person’s name and will want to read about it.
Meghan Trainor is wearing a
Dollar sign jacket. There is a
head line which is linked
towards the connotation of
her now having money and
being successful. It says
“When my single hit number
one, I took my brother out, I
had not made a lot of money
yet, it was beautiful’ This
would attract the audience
into reading as they would
want to know how she got
famous and got a lot of
money so fast.