2. Analysis of front cover and contents page:
colours
The background photograph for the front cover is dominated by
black and white colours, however other colours are added through
editing and the text used. Through my research I know that black and
white are the main colours for Indie artists as this is their main colour
for clothing etc. The colours added over the top are bright and stand
out, this is to exaggerate the feelings of a typical Indie artist; for
example, the connotations of red are angry, rebellious etc. On the
other hand, they also use yellow to also show they are happy,
outgoing characters as well. This front cover, like many other Indie
magazines, only has a few colours, usually a ¾ colours pallet that
consist of black and white, then yellow and/or red is also used the
majority of the time.
3. Mise-en-scene
Props- As I know from my research, there aren’t usually many props used in Indie
magazines; in this case there is only one used. The man on the front is holding a
cross object which has the connotations of a rebellious character, which matches
the connotations of the colours and the stereotypes of the characteristics of an
Indie artists.
Clothing- The character is also wearing what seems to be a white vest and some
kind of black strap. The colours black and white are used again for the clothing to
match the other colours in the background. This also matches the stereotypes of an
Indie artists as they are known to wear vests and the colour also matches the
stereotype.
Tattoos- The tattoos shown on the character also match the sterotypes of an Indie
artist, not so much the tattoo, however the connotations of tattoos on younger
people are known to include a rebellious person who doesn’t think of the
consequences. The tattoos are also black which, again, is a colour associated with
the genre.
Emotions of character-The character on the front cover does look happy, which
goes against the props and dark colours of the background, however I know from
my research that Indie artists are happy characters, but also rebellious and feel like
no-one cares for them. This intrigues the readers as they will want to understand
the feelings of the character
5. Analysis of double page spread- colours
This double page spread has stuck to the conventions of a three colour
pallet that consist of black, white and red. As I have seen from pretty much
every Indie magazine, the character in the background is wearing only black
and white coloured clothing; moreover, the background only consists of
black and white colouring. The text used over the top of the background has
a lot of red in it, to stand out from the background and like most magazines,
shows the behaviour and attitude of a typical Indie artist.
6. Mise-en-scene
Props- Like the front cover, there is only one prop used in the image of the double page
spread and as I know from my research, this sticks to the conventions of most Indie
magazines that they have minimal props, usually one or two if they actually use any. The prop
used in this image is a small dinosaur model, this could be used to again show the feelings
and emotions of a typical Indie artist. I believe this because the dinosaur is small but
aggressive and full of emotions, this could be used to portray to the reader that Indie artists
have much bigger emotions than the body they are inside, and that is shown in their music.
Clothing- The character in this image is wearing only black clothes with a bit of white. This
again sticks to the conventions of a typical Indie artist as they like black and white clothing to
show off their rebellious attitude.
Character- The lead singer of Blink 182, Thomas Delonge, is the only character used in this
image. As he is a very popular name in the Indie genre, many people will recognise his face
and know who he is, therefore he doesn’t need any obvious props to show that he is a singer
in a band.
Text-The font of text used in this double page spread looks like a child has drawn it as it is
very scruffy. This could be another way to portray to the reader the rebellious and a kind of ‘I
don’t care’ attitude. The fonts, along with the colour of the text (black and red) go together
well to show the attitude of a typical Indie artists. This is because the black shows the
rebellious attitude, however the red goes with it as the connotations of red are anger, danger
etc.
