The document analyzes the layout, typography, mode of address, anchorage text, copy, cinematography, and mise en scene of a magazine cover featuring rapper Eminem. The layout places all text on the left for easy reading. The main title is large and in a different color at the top. Section subtitles are also large, colored, and capitalized. Eminem looks directly at the audience to engage the reader. Text on the image may indicate what he is wearing to appeal to fans. The bulk of the text is on the right to separate it from the central image. The shot is analyzed as a close-up due to showing only Eminem's head, shoulders, and torso
1. Graphology –
The layoutusedisquite simple,butisdifferent
fromothermagazinesIhave viewed,due to
thismagazine alwayshavingtheirtextonthe
left.Thismaybe effective forreadersasall text
issituatedinone place,makingiteasierto
read.
Typography –
The main title issituatedaboutthree quarters
downat the verytop of the text,beingina
differentcolourandincapital letters.Oneach
sectionithas a small subheadingindicating
whatis containedineachparagraph,whichis
ina differentcolourfromthe othertextandis
alsoin capital letters.
Mode of Address –
The mode of addressis directaddressas the
model andrapperEminemislookingdirectlyat
the audience.Thisiseffective asitwill attract
the reader’seye andattentiondue tobeing
directlylookedat.
Anchorage Text–
The textin the bottomrighthand cornermay
indicate whatisbeingworninthe image.This
will be effective asfansof Eminemcanrelate
to this,makingthe magazine extremely
popular.
Copy –
The bulkof the textissituatedat the righthand
side of the image,makingiteffectivesothe
audience andreadersknow where to
concentrate onthe two separate parts;the
image andtext.
Cinematography –
Thisshot maybe seenasup close or
a mediumshot.Due to onlyhaving
the head,shouldersandtorsoplaced
inthe image,Iwouldstate thatit is
up close.
Mise En Scene –
The settingseemsquite dark,witha
slighttinge of burgundyinthe top
lefthandcorner.There isa certain
lightingplaceduponEminem’sface,
makingita clearstatementthathis
facial expressionsshouldbe noticed.
Eminemisattiredina suitwhichis
all black,witha blackand white
stripedtie makingthatthe
significantpartof the outfit.Thiswill
make Eminemstandoutdue to the
colourof hisskinbeingcontrastto
hisattire.