task 2c

1. Main Image isa mediumshotof Dizzee Rascal,
thistype of shot iseffective because the reader
can see the mise-en-scene inthe image.Inthe
image he isspray-paintingontoawall and
standingwithhisbacktowardsthe camera
lookingoverhisshoulder,thishas
connotationsof crime,tellingthe audience
that maybe he usedto getin trouble withthe
police.Ithinkthatthis is a way of reachingout
to his/the magazinestargetaudience,whichis
young,blackmaleswhospendtime onthe
streetstakingpartin similarcriminal activity.
The Main Heading“From Tags To Riches”is inverylarge bold
writing,above the writingandnexttothe mainimage.The
fontis writteninanalmostslantedwayandall of the different
wordsoverlapandconnect,thisisto go withthe theme of
spray paintingandgraffiti asthatis whatthe font seemslike
and anchorsboth the textand the mainimage, alsothe way
that itis writtencouldrelate backtoDizzee Rascal beinga fun
artsy personratherthan normal.The actual words“from tags
to riches”isa punwhichagainrelatestothe theme of spray
painting,thissuggeststhatDizzee usedto spraypaint
everywhere andmaybe doothersmall crimes,andthenhe
changedhislife andbecame a rapper.
The ColourScheme is on one side of the double
page veryexcitingandcolourful andthe otheris
quite simple andreallyonlyhasdarkcolours.
Thisis a contrast and iseffectivebecause ithas
the bestof both,colourful andalsosimple.
The Basic Layout issplitintotwopages
and isa fairlybusylayout,onone page
there isthe mainimage and on the other
isall the writingandinformation.
The Drop Cap isthe large capitol letter
at the start of the writing;it’seffective
because ittellsthe audience where the
writingstarts.