Double Page Spread Analysis

1. The title of this double page spread
is “We Four Kings”. This title is a
play on words by indicating who the
feature artist is in the article. Due to
it talking about the four members of
Kings of Leon. This would draw in a
target audience of people that enjoy
the band's music because they
would want to know what the band
are doing at the moment. Also the
title connotes that this article is a
christmas feature. As the way the
title is it is similar to the three kings
in the nativity story. Therefore this
indicates that it is going to be about
Kings of Leon new christmas
album.
The main image of this article is
situates itself on the whole side
of the left hand page. This image
contains all four members of the
band Kings of Leon. The camera
shot is a medium long shot which
shows the artists from the waist
upwards. Three of the band
members are using direct
address by looking straight at the
camera. This technique makes
the article much more personal
to the reader as they feel that
they are talking right to them.
The fourth member of the band
is not looking at the camera. In
the mise-en-scene of the shot
you can see a christmas tree in
the background of the image.
This suggests that the article will
have something to do with
christmas or maybe the band
releasing a christmas album or
single.
The main body copy of text takes up three quarters of the right hand page and is laid out in four columns.
This has been laid out like this because it looks like the article is really short however it is quite long due to
the columns. The article is not an interview but does have embedded quotes inside the article. It is telling
the readers about their up and coming christmas album. This gives the reader an insight to the preparations
of their up and coming release.
The secondary image is of the
lead singer of the featured band.
The image has been positioned
next to the pull quote from the
artist. This is because the quote
comes from the lead singer so to
help readers of the magazine
who do not know the band know
who he is. In this image the band
member wears the same clothing
to what he is wearing in the main
image.
The pull quote is located at the bottom of the main body copy text.
This pull quote says “We’re not your secret band now, 45-year-olds
like us”. This quote contains some humour and a little bit of being big
headed. As they are joking about having an elder generation enjoying
their music but at the same time saying they are not a small unknown
band.

2. The title of the double page
spread is “Kasabian”. This title is
the name of the band which
features in the article. This would
draw in the target audience
because they are a very famous
band which has a big following all
over the world. These fans would
be intrigued with the article as
they would want to know what is
the latest news about the band.
The typography of the title is that
it stands out on the page. As
when you flick through the pages
you can clearly see what the
article is about causing them to
want to read that article.
The secondary image is of two of
the band members in the
recording studio. This shot gives
an insight into what it is like to
record an album. Also it shows
what hard work goes into the
making of an album and how it is
not that easy to make them. In
the shot you can see the
recording equipment which is
used to create an album.
The main body copy of text takes up three quarters of the right hand page and is laid out in three columns.
This has been laid out like this because it looks like the article is really short however it is quite long due to
the columns. The article is not an interview but tells the readers about their time in San Francisco recording
their latest album at the time. It gives their fans an insight into their time during it.
The main image of this article is
situates itself on the whole side
of the left hand page. This
image contains all four members
of the band Kasabian. The
camera shot is a low long shot
which shows the band's whole
bodies. Three of the band
members are using direct
address by looking straight at
the camera. This technique
makes the article much more
personal to the reader as they
feel that they are talking right to
them. The fourth member of the
band is not looking at the
camera but seems to be looking
of into the distance. In the mise-
en-scene of the shot you can
see that the setting they are
walking down the street
somewhere. This symbolises the
genre of indie rock as it is seen
to be a British genre of music.
The pull quote is located above the secondary image. This pull quote
says “We got the actress in Sin City to duet with Tom on the record”.
This quote would appeal to fans of the band because it gives a slight
insight to the new record as it tells them that there is another artist
helping them on the album.

3. The title of the double page
spread is “The Vaccines”.
This title is the name of the
band which features in the
article. This would draw in
the target audience because
they are a that has not been
around for that long but does
have a good following of
fans. These fans would be
intrigued with the article as
they would want to know
what is the latest news about
the band and to know if they
are releasing any new
albums. The typography of
the title is that it stands out
on the page. As it is in a
much more bold font than the
rest of the text on the page.
The pull quote is located in the middle of the second column. This pull quote
says “We are a pop band and we want to be a pop band”. This quote is very
interesting for the fans of the band because they are known for being an indie
rock band which would draw in their fans. As they would want to know why
they are changing their genre of music.
The main image of this article
is situates itself on the whole
side of the left hand page. This
image contains all four
members of the band The
Vaccines. The camera shot is a
medium long shot which shows
the artists from the waist
upwards. All of the band
members are using direct
address by looking straight at
the camera. This technique
makes the article much more
personal to the reader as they
feel that they are talking right to
them. In the mise-en-scene of
the shot you can see the two of
the band members holding
guitars. Also the way the shot
has been taken is to give it a
sepia looking effect. This
makes the image look like the
image is old which makes the
band look old themselves.
The main body copy of text takes up about half of the right hand page and is laid out in two columns. This has been laid out like this because it
looks like the article is really short however it is quite long due to the columns. The article is an interview which is talking to the band about about
how it has been throughout the first year of the band forming. It gives their fans an insight to what it has been like in the first year and how much
they have enjoyed being together and creating some great music. Also it gets personal with the band and helps their fans relate to them meaning
they have their own relationship with the band.