The author used several techniques to attract their audience and engage readers. First, they featured an image of an artist wearing a tape over their mouth with a serious expression, creating intrigue. Accompanying text mentioning an "unspoken past" and things the artist has "regretted" builds mystery and curiosity. Dark colors and a black and white aesthetic for the main image emphasize the serious tone and importance of the story being told. The author positioned the story as an "exclusive" interview to make readers feel special for learning more about the idol and encourage them to continue reading.

1. HOW DID YOU ATTRACT
YOUR AUDIENCE?

2. I used many techniques in order to attract my audience and making them
want to carry on reading further. Firstly, I deliberately made my artist to
wear a mask tape on his mouth, his eyes wide open staring at the readers
with his eyebrows raised, including a close up shot of the artist. This
automatically makes the reader involved and gets the feeling that the artist
is about to have a conversation with the reader. This linked in with my text
beneath the image, which read, “Unspoken past”, which immediately
draws in the attention of the reader, as it makes them wonder what he had
been hiding all this time. The idea of the fans thinking they know
everything about their idol suddenly shatters, making them question
themselves, what could he possibly be hiding from his beloved fans? In
addition, the text which reads as; “I‟ve done things I‟ve regretted” right next
to the main image of the artist immediately catches the eye of the reader.
This is because the connotations of the word „regret‟ are associated with
actions that people wish they should never had done in the past. It
suddenly makes the scenario more dramatic and creates a tension around
the reader. This undoubtedly makes the reader feel that it‟s absolutely
necessary they find out what had happened, since an urge of curiosity
enters the readers mind. Furthermore, I had used a contrast of colours,
from a grey/white background, to a black and white image. The reason
why I used these colours, was that I felt that what the artist was about to
talk about, was indeed a chapter of his life which he clearly weren‟t proud
of, and I feel I succeeded by using the dark contrast of colours, which
emphasised the importance of the story. In addition, my main image had a
black and white affect to it, this is because we associate the black and
white with old or something which occurred a while ago, this linked in with
the word “past”. Moreover, I had used the word “Exclusive” above the
artist‟s name, which I wanted the readers to know, that the interview is
unique and special. It gives the fans and audience an opportunity to get to
know their idol better, all they had to do was turn the page over.
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