The document discusses using images and layouts in magazines to attract audiences. It analyzes a magazine double page spread and provides suggestions for improvement. Specifically: - The first page discusses using a large, attractive image of a person with an appropriate expression to represent the genre. - The second page criticizes the masthead for being too basic and not matching the magazine's genre. It notes the word "exclusive" draws attention. - The third page likes how quotes are enlarged to stand out but thinks the interview format could be more conversational. - The last page analyzes the subject's appearance and suggests focusing a specific feature, like facial expression, to direct the audience's attention.

2. The image takes up half of the
page, I like the way they have
chosen to do this it attracts the
audience attention straight away
being the first feature they look at.
This image is a polysemic image
because it gives off two different
emotions. The image draws the
audience in because of her facial
expressions, her expression shown
looking very innocent and unsure.
Also the pose she is showing can be
represented in a sexual manor, the
way her mouth is slightly open.
For my magazines I will use this
method to draw in the audience, a
large image and an attractive
person showing an appropriate
facial expression to represent my
genre.

3. This masthead I think is the most disappointing feature on the double
pay spread. The masthead stands out in comparison to the text
because there is a big size difference. The font is rather basic and
boring for this magazine, the font does not relate at all to the genre of
the magazine. The masthead being ‘press play’ shows it has a large
variety of difference genres, this title does not match specifically to
one genre in particular. The word exclusive in red stands out from all
the other text, the word ‘exclusive’ shows there is something extra to
the magazine than there is to others. This is something which draws
the audience in to reading there magazine spread.
This magazine masthead does not influence me into making one
similar. I believe this look unprofessional and does not appeal to
the audiences taste. I will try make my title appeal to the genre I
am focusing on.

4. The text has been layed out in a way
which is basic and easy to read, I like
how they have also enlarged quotes to
help them stand out and be read. This
double page spread has been layed
out just like an interview on
paper, they have asked questions and
received answers. Making the
questions bold to help them stand
out, helps make the page easy to
understand and interpret. Having the
interview written in this layout makes
not very detailed, in this situation I
think they should have used it more as
a friendly conversation other than a
formal interview.
For my double page spread I will
use more of a conversation to keep
it interesting and make the
audience feel as if they are there.

5. Mise-en-scene: The image shows the girl is interested in music, she is
listening to her IPod, the headphone show she enjoys listening to music
and like a specific genre. Her costume shows she has a mainstream
fashion, the clothes represent the genre dance and pop music. Her make
up is rather natural and does not show any drastic parts, this keeps her
genre being mainstream and popular. The make up does not tell us
much about her genre, where as if she had dark eyes it could give the
impression she likes the punky/rock genre of music. The background of
the double page spread fades nicely with the colour of her top but not
blending in together. The top just being white with red lets the audience
look directly at her facial expression other than features she is wearing.
With my double page
Spread I will focus on
making a certain feature
in the picture the
important part so the
audiences attention is
directly towards that
specific feature. For
example, use dull clothes
to make her facial
expression to stand out.