The document discusses the typical layout and design conventions of a magazine contents page. It notes that contents pages are usually busy, filled with images, text, and advertisements. They contain various typical elements like page numbers, headlines, descriptions, columns, and relevant images linked to the text. Images on contents pages are usually of artists or celebrities and are related to the headlines in the issue. Contents pages are designed to be navigable and clearly show readers which artists and content will be featured.

2. Firstly, the layout of a contents page is neat and
easy to direct around. Although the page is
usually busy filled with images, information and
advertisements.
This page carries the normal codes and
conventions of every genre magazines, such as:
page numbers, variety of shots, headlines,
descriptions, sub headings, titles and relevant
image links.
Page numbers are mainly on the bottom right of
the page easy for the audience to navigate
around. Also the page number next to the titles
are seen on the left of the writing.
Column layout is important to a contents
magazine, there are normally 3-4 columns
included so the page is not over loaded too
much.
4 columns
3 columns

3. Background:
The images used on a rock
contents page are all
relevant to the head lines
that are in the particular
issue. The images usually
contain the celebrity/s, the
back ground of these images
are mainly from a studio,
and they are dark as a
connotation the theme.
Some backgrounds are
shown to represent the
personalities of the artists.
Figure/s:
The artists/s are usually shown to have
direct mode of address with the audience.
This mean the celebrities look into the
camera as they address the audience.
Sometimes this may not occur when in a
band.
The artist are shown to wear the clothes
relevant to them and theme. Rock clothes
are usually seen as dark or even loud.
The figure/s will usually been shown as a
photo-shoot image, or the artists playing
live. When posing for a shoot, the body
language and make up shows the theme and
personality of that artist to resemble them.
For example on the NME magazine to the
right, the main image contains a band
playing live, showing what they do and
instruments they play.

4. Props:
Props shown in the scene are
usually things to resemble the
artist or celebrity. In most rock
magazines, guitars are a popular
especially within this rock genre.
Props can also include accessories,
albums or merchandise from the
artist themselves.
Lighting:
The lighting usually includes
high key lighting on the artiest
so you can see the full detail of
the artist, although the
backgrounds vary from high
key lighting and low key
lighting.

5. Headmast:
Headmasts are usually bold
and fit in with the company's
house colour and logos to look
professional. Rock magazines
usually have the colours: red,
black or white. Therefor the
headlines stand out to that
particular audience and is
recognisable.
Page numbers and information:
The page number is usually seen on
the left of the page information so it
is easy for navigation.
Regular Content:
This includes features that
every issue of the magazine
will have. E.g charts
Featured content:
This includes content that is
exclusive and new in each
issue. E.g specific band or
artist pages and Exclusive
interviews.

6. The contents page is usually seen as busy, filled
with text and images all around. There is usually
one main image which could be the most
covered artist and there image will be the
biggest. All the images are linked and connected
to the text making them all relevant. Again its
easy for the audience to navigate around as they
can see without reading who is going to be
featured in the issue and can look for their
names to find.
Images will mainly be of an artist or anything
relevant to a specific artist. You may also see
logos to social networking sites and
subscriptions. Also seen on the content pages
are advertisements, so images will be shown for
them, for example maybe a prize up for grabs.