mise en scene of a rolling stones magazine

1. The lighting used in this magazine
article is high key lighting, as it is
staged and clinical, this shows how
it is a plain background as it is
quite a grungy rock magazine. It is
also high key lighting so the reader
can identify the celebrity on the
front. It also creates an edgy feel to
the magazine.
The main image shows Taylor Swift
in a long shot sitting down, she is
wearing a plain top and skirt with a
baseball jacket draped over her
shoulders, this shows the reader
how she is dressed casual and this
isn’t a fake magazine or article
about her.
Taylor’s makeup is natural, apart
from the fact that her mascara and
eye shadow are black, this shows
the reader how she is natural and
doesn’t need to dress like
someone she’s not, just for a
magazine cover.
She has one hand placed in
between her legs and the other
placed on her face, as if she is
moving her hair out of her face.
This can show how it is a natural
photo shoot and she isn’t posing.
No props are used, this could be to
show the reader that they should
be focusing on the main image in
the middle of the page, rather than
a little prop used near the
character.
Taylor’s body language shows how
she feels quite relaxed and open
about her life. This can make the
reader want to read the magazine
article about her.
The colour palette which creates a
house style used on the front of
the magazine are red, black and
white. This shows how red is a
colour of danger and black is a
colour of warning , this will excite
the reader and make them want to
read the magazine. The white is
used to contrast against these
colours to make them stand out
and look more bold.

2. Contents page
The content page is set out with
the title ‘contents’ this is to show
the reader that this is the page
with all of the magazine contents
inside. It is a red box with the text
in a bold white font, this is the
same colour pallet as the front
cover, this will therefore inform the
reader that it is the same magazine
as it has the same layout.
All of the images used in the
contents page are to the left of the
magazine, this can show how the
images are the most important
part of this page as they are at the
dominant side for the reader.
There are 3 big main images, which
have numbers in the bottom
corner, this shows the reader the
page number they can read if they
want to read about that certain
person.
The contents page is split into 3
categories, these are: ‘features’.
‘national affairs’ and
‘departments’. This shows that it
isn’t just a music magazine. These
are useful for the reader as they
can show them where different
articles are located within the
magazine.
The magazine involves lots of
different articles, one about Barack
Obama and one about Eminem,
this means that it can suit any
reader over the ages of 16+ as
there will be something for
someone in the magazine.
Under the categories listed it has
the main title for each article in a
black font, this will make it stand
out against the white background,
and the page number is to the left
of the article name, which is once
again the dominant side for the
reader to look at, this can
therefore show the reader which
page to go to for the certain article
they want to read.
On the contents page for the
magazine, it doesn’t include the
option for the reader to get a
subscription, as this could show
that it is already a very popular
magazine with or without a
subscription.

3. Double Page Spread
One side of the double page
spread is completely covered by
an image of ‘Lady Gaga’, this
shows how the article is going to
be about her and how she is
important in this part of the
magazine. The text has been set
out in a way which is easy for the
reader to read in columns. The
only title used on the page is in a
bolder font on the top right of
the page, which says ‘Lady Gaga’,
this is there to inform the reader
that the article they are reading
is about Lady Gaga, if they are
unsure about who she is.
The colour palette is the
same colours as on the
front cover and the
contents page, which is
the red, black and white
theme. The only use of
red on the image is the
huge ‘L’ which covers
the other full page but
is in the background
with the text overlaying
it. There is very little
gutter space in-between
the text, this can mean
that there is a lot of
information but the
reader will be able to
read it all.
The image of Lady Gaga shows her
shows her body language is confident
as she is wearing nothing on her top
half apart from many wired chains over
her neck. This could show how it is
quite an explicit article as she has very
minimal clothing. Her facial expression
is quite neutral, this shows how her
article is true and serious.
The main image of Lady Gaga is
high key lighting but with a silvery
tension filter, this is to make her
stand out but the editors have
edited it to make her appear quite
dark, this could show how she has
a private life but she is revealing all
in the article about her.
The colour palette is the same
colours as on the front cover
and the contents page, which is
the red, black and white theme.
The only use of red on the
image is the huge ‘L’ which
covers the other full page but is
in the background with the text
overlaying it.