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There are a range of midshots and longshots in Rock
Sound, my magazine has less longshots but has a
range of midshots.
The eyelines of the images Rock Sound are more
varied, not keeping a direct eyeline. Mine are much
more straight.
The poses in Rock Sound are kept very open and
friendly, with a few more serious images where the
bands aren’t using a direct mode of address. The
models in my magazine are usually using a direct
mode of address with some more closed body
language.

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Cover- The cover of Rock Sound is very busy, having
the main image taking up most of the page and
having may sell lines and a poster giveaway. My cover
doesn’t do this, so I may want to consider making it
look slightly busier.
Contents page- The contents page is split into
sections with the use of boxes, has more colour and
many scattered images. It also uses the main image
from the cover as the focus image on the contents
page which mine also does but it could be centred
better. My contents is also split into sections but
doesn’t use colours as Rock Sound does, I may need
to add more colour to my own contents page.

9. 
DPS- The article on the double page spread
ranges across two pages whereas mine is
only spread across one. Their image also
ranges across both pages which mine also
does. However there are many more images
on the page, so I may want to include more.

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Cover- The Rock Sound cover uses one main
image surrounded by a few smaller images
and text. I could use more text on my own as
it doesn’t have as much going on.
Contents- In comparison to my own contents,
I don’t have as many images which is
something I may wish to consider. The
amount is roughly the same as my own
although I could add more captions to my
images like in Rock Sound.

11. 
DPS- On the Rock Sound DPS there are more
images than my own which I may wish to
consider. The amount of text is roughly the
same as my own.

12. 
The use of locations in Rock Sound are mainly
studio locations and at live venues. My
magazine uses outdoor locations as well as
studio locations as I was unable to attend a
live concert to take images.

13. 
The use of costume and props in Rock Sound
varies, but as the bands and artists are
shown, their costumes usually stay the same.
There are more props used in Rock Sound
such as guitars, so I may wish to consider
using more props.

14. 
The lighting in Rock Sound ranges from
naturalistic to darker lighting. Some of my
own images are quite bright and should be
toned down slightly. The cover of Rock Sound
is fairly bright in addition to the cover
whereas my own is very dark.

15. 
The colours used prominently in Rock Sound
are reds, greys, blacks, yellows, and on the
cover blue is used. My own products use less
of these colours however I have tried to use a
consistent house style using reds and blacks,
but I may wish to add in more colour.

16. 
The pop punk genre in Rock Sound is shown
with a mixture of images and use of
language. I have tried to in cooperate the
techniques of existing magazines to show
this genre.

17. 
The language used in Rock Sound includes
more taboo language than my own. In mine I
have tried to use more informal language to
capture the readers attention, but it’s
perhaps too reader friendly.

18. 
There is much more range with Rock Sound’s
fonts so I may need to change some of my
own and do some more research. My main
sell line could have a better, more appealing
and exciting font to draw in readers.

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There is a range of mainly midshots to medium longshots in Kerrang magazine, whereas in my own I have
ranged from longshots to midshots to give more variety.
The eyelines in Kerrang are very even and symmetrical
which I have tried to do in my own magazine to make it
look slightly more professional.
The poses in Kerrang are quite straight forward in that
most aren’t ordinarily what people would see. There are a
few that are out of the ordinary, for example the woman
on the contents page reaching out which is the most
obscure. This is similar to my own as in doesn’t range as
much as Rock Sound does.

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Cover- The main image is kept to the centre,
showing the main focus of the magazine which
my cover also does. The left side third is left
empty and the text is kept mainly to the right
hand bottom corner, this is very different to my
own magazine as there is nothing kept to the
right of my own. I may wish to add in some more
sell lines to the right to make it look fuller.
Contents- The layout of the contents is very
similar to my own with the use of subheadings
along the page index. Some images also overlap,
much like my own and the editorial letter is also
roughly in the same place as my own.

24. 
DPS- The double page spread of Kerrang
uses a main image on the left page and the
bulk of the text is on the right. This is quite
similar to my own DPS as the bulk of text is
on the right page with a main image on the
left. The heading is slanted and much bigger
than my own with varying font sizes.

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Cover- Kerrang’s cover has quite a lot of bulk
text on the right side of a list of bands
whereas my own is spread out, making it look
more cluttered and full, but without too much
text in one place.
Contents- The amount of text taking up the
page is roughly 2/3rds of my own magazine
and Kerrang’s magazine with the amount of
images roughly the same.

26. 
DPS- There is roughly the same amount of
text on Kerrang’s DPS as mine although my
image looks as it if takes up more of the
space as it has a different background colour.

27. 
The locations seen in Kerrang are
predominantly studio locations with a few live
gigs used. Mine have a split in the use of
outdoor and studio locations as I couldn’t get
to any live performances.

28. 
Kerrang have a range of costume but mainly
use t-shirts and skinny jeans to show the
pop-punk genre. The make up is kept mainly
to eyeliner which I’ve tried to use in my own
magazine. The props are quite minimal, like
in my own product.

29. 
The lighting in Kerrang is quite bright and
has some much brighter images than my
own. Some of theirs are darker, but the
majority are light in contrast to my own.

30. 
Kerrang has a clear house style of blacks,
whites and yellows. Not much red has been
used like in my own to identify with the poppunk genre. Kerrang have also used blue like
in Rock Sound, which I may need to consider
for my own magazine.

31. 
The genre of Kerrang is shown by a mixture
of language and images. These all use
methods to help identify with the reader and
make the pop-punk genre quite significant. I
have tried to use these techniques in my own
magazine.

32. 
The language used in Kerrang is quite
informal to gain the audience’s attention and
to also identify with them. Mine is on a
similar level but could use some more
informal language to identify more with the
readers.

33. 
Kerrang uses a range of different fonts,
however not as many as Rock Sound have
been used. My products don’t have as many
varying fonts which I may wish to consider.