2. The word 'Hot' is emphasised
The main image of Taylor in red as the men target
Pop
Swift is attractive for men audience will spot that word
and the target audience and automatically want to buy
spreads from woman to the magazine to see the
potentially attracting more content it has to offer, or to
men to her music. This is see who or what is hot.
because he looks sexy with
her erotic pose and minimal
clothing. This magazine will Taylor swift is positioned in
attract men more than the middle. This is effective
woman as the male audience will be
attracted to her and most
She is using direct mode of likely want to read more
address which adds to the about her as she is 'Hot', this
sexy look, again this will be is the magazines USP.
the USP for the male
audience.
The mid-long shot reveals The background of white
Taylor Swifts body which helps the viewer to read the
attracts men to the main image. text easier. The typography
It adds the sex appeal as she itself is eye catching as it is
does not look as though she is bold and stands out to the
wearing much clothing. The masthead stands out with viewer, easier to read.
Showing off her legs which the bright red and bold
could mean Taylor’s legs are typography and colour scheme.
the best part of the magazine. The typography of the
masthead seems neat which
could reflect the style of music
the pop genre portrays.
3. The masthead in this Biffy Clyro's head is the only thing
magazine, compared to 'Rolling
Stone' looks scratched/cracked Rock which covers the masthead as he
is the main importance of the
magazine, the other band
as if something has hit it, or it
could reflect the type of music members are covered by the
the rock genre creates as the masthead indicating they are not
music is so loud and has such as important.
a deep bass, the typography
gets damaged. It looks All the band members are directly
distressed and more addressing the audience to show
aggressive which is a confidence and intimidation. This
convention of rock. relates to the genre of rock as
rock usually is aggressive and
The colour scheme of this sounds intimidating.
magazine is dominated by
black and white which are the
two main conventional The mid camera shot of the
colours that rock bands band lead singer is intentional
associate with. This appeals as the publisher only wants
to the target audience of the the top half of the body to be
rock genre. shown to the target audience
to show what he is wearing.
The free poster is used to This could indicate that he is
further force the reader to buy trying to hide his identity or
the magazine as they will The colour scheme of this something.
receive something for free. magazine is mostly black and
white to show simplicity and so
the content is easier to read.
Also the magazine is not to
repelling with bright colours.
4. Rap
The use of props in this The contrasting colours
magazine really brings out the seem to be in most
hip-hop genre. The money magazines in all
indicates that there is a lot of genres. This is because
money involved in hip-hop, the it shows simplicity and
use of handcuffs portrays it does not confuse the
danger in their music or they target audience. The
rap about dangerous things, the typography is clear to
direct address is trying to read to get to the main
intimidate the target audience point of the article.
and the mean look suggests
that also, and the jeans and T-
shirt conveys a relaxed look
which relates to the style in the
rap genre as most of the music The mise-en-scene is
is relaxed and spoke rather placed in a studio as the
than sung. Also 50 Cent's light emphasises the
posture shows confidence in his importance of 50 Cent to
own ability to produce music. the hip-hop genre and
what he does is inspiring
to young artists.
5. Drum & Bass
The main image of blacked The electronic/electrical look
out figures indicates the to the magazine reflects the
mysteriousness of the artist. style of music their genre
Although the spotlight behind create as this genre of music
the figures indicates they are use electronics and
important but exclusive, you computers to put together a
will need to read the article to sequence of sounds to create
find out what it is about and something quite unique.
who are the mysterious artist.
This could be there USP.
The main colour scheme of
this magazine cover is
The target audience of this black & Gold. This could
piece must be younger adults indicate that the electronics
and teenagers as the style of are the best genre as they
music would most likely be have gold indicating the
heard at parties and best. But on the other hand
stereotypically younger it could just mean that
adults/teenagers go to these mysterious artists are
party's. the best in the D&B genre.
6. Comparison
All these magazines have their similarities and differences. The main similarity I have
noticed is that they all use contrasting colours for typography and background. This makes
the text readable and clear to read so the viewer can know what the article is about without
spending more time trying to read. The difference I have noticed is that different genres
have different styles of producing the main image, all the main images have different mise-
en-scenes, posture, and props. All 4 magazines mastheads are all different and fit the
typical conventions of the genre. For example, 'Kerrang!' looks as though something loud
has cracked the masthead. Props are used differently in all magazines as well, in the
'Rolling Stone' magazine Taylor Swift uses a jacket to cover up her body from complete
exposure to draw in the new target audience of men with her sexiness s she is howing off
her legs. The facial expressions of the artists are all different, Taylor Swift has a innocent
facial expression, 50 Cent has a intimidating facial expression and Biffy Clyro has a
mysterious facial expression, which all fit the conventions of their genres. All music
magazines reach their stereotypes in all aspects of their magazine.
7. Comparison
All these magazines have their similarities and differences. The main similarity I have
noticed is that they all use contrasting colours for typography and background. This makes
the text readable and clear to read so the viewer can know what the article is about without
spending more time trying to read. The difference I have noticed is that different genres
have different styles of producing the main image, all the main images have different mise-
en-scenes, posture, and props. All 4 magazines mastheads are all different and fit the
typical conventions of the genre. For example, 'Kerrang!' looks as though something loud
has cracked the masthead. Props are used differently in all magazines as well, in the
'Rolling Stone' magazine Taylor Swift uses a jacket to cover up her body from complete
exposure to draw in the new target audience of men with her sexiness s she is howing off
her legs. The facial expressions of the artists are all different, Taylor Swift has a innocent
facial expression, 50 Cent has a intimidating facial expression and Biffy Clyro has a
mysterious facial expression, which all fit the conventions of their genres. All music
magazines reach their stereotypes in all aspects of their magazine.
