Roisin Quinn

1. The masthead is the title of the magazine. It is
big, bold and at the top of the page so it
stands out and catches the audiences eye as
they walk past. It also creates a recognisable
brand and identity that the audience can
remember and come back to.
The header shows what will feature in the magazine. In this instance, it is an article on
Reading and Leeds article. It uses the logo which is a recognisable brand to a lot of
people and draws in the audience. This header also features a pug at the top right hand
corner, it is placed there to catch the readers eye and draw them in to buying the
magazine so that they have a chance of winning the competition.
The genre of this magazine is rock music,
this is indicated in the bands that feature on
the cover, and the appearance of them. The
font of the masthead and the colours on the
magazine could also indicate this as the font
is quite rough and is made to look worn
down, and you would not usually expect this
from a pop/mainstream music magazine.
The bands on the front cover are
icons for the audience to look up to.
The layout of this magazine uses the rule of
thirds. Rule of thirds means that all of the
important cover lines are put on the left side, the
main image is put in the middle of the page and
any other cover lines are put down the right side
in a certain order down the page. On this page,
the ‘exclusive’ article and the poster pull out are
on the left side so that when the magazine is on
the shelves these articles will catch peoples eye
and they will pick up the magazine.
The main image used is a medium close up,
and the models in this image are using a
direct mode of address and looking directly
at the audience so they feel targeted by the
band are drawn in to picking up the
magazine.
The cover lines show some of the content
inside the magazine, they would appeal to the
target audience and show the genre of the
magazine so that people will want to buy it.
The main cover line is anchored to the main
image by the bands name being written
across the main members chest. It gives the
models an identity and draws people in. The
font of the cover line is bold, and the sub
heading uses words like ‘triumph’, ‘brave’
and ‘comeback’ so that people find it
positive, enticing and exciting.
Barcode/date/issue number – all of these are in the bottom
right hand corner of the magazine. The price is small and
hidden away so that the audience can be drawn in to buying
the magazine because of the actual content of the magazine
without knowing how much it costs.
The mise-en-scene of this magazine feels quite
alternative, dark and moody. This fee; could be
created by the colours used on this cover and
the appearance of the band members facial
expressions. The colour scheme on
this magazine is purple,
red and yellow. The
magazine uses a variation
of colours to draw people
in.
The target audience/niche market of this
magazine could be teenagers or anyone who
likes rock music.

2. The layout of this page uses two clear
columns to bring neatness and order to the
page so that the reader can easily find what
they’re looking for and where it can be found
All of the fonts for the headers are in bold
to indicate how the magazine is ordered
and what is important/what isn’t.
The models on the page are using a direct
mode of address and looking directly at the
audience so that a relationship/connection
with the readers. The page uses quite casual
language like ‘gigs’ and ‘awesome’ to give
the magazine a casual feel.
All of the content and articles are
organised under headers/titles so that
its easy for the reader.
The mise-en-scene of this page is made very
casual because of the main image of the band sat
around laughing and joking with beers as anyone
would, this makes people relate to them as it
shows they are just normal people too.
The editorial letter is to address the audience,
introduce what will be in the magazine, and make
the entire magazine experience a bit more
personal. This letter uses personal pronouns to
address the audience and also uses the actual
editors signature and picture.
This only has two columns, unlike most magazines
which have three. The two columns make reading
the magazine a lot easier and makes the reader
more likely to buy it.
The main image of the band is linked to the
article on Reading and Leeds. It shows the
audience the actual content of the magazine. The page numbers are next to
every article topic in bold, this
gives the magazine order.The main heading/title for the contents page
is big and bold to draw in the attention of the
reader and show them what they are reading. The subheadings, such as ‘NEWS’ and
‘FEATURES’ give categories for all of
the different stories and keep the page
organised.
The house style follows a similar colour scheme to
the front cover, but this one is red, yellow, black and
white. This helps with branding and identity as it
keeps the magazine recognisable for the audience. The shot type is a long shot so that you
can see all of the band
The captions on the images, for example the Slayer caption, anchors the text to the image and
shows what articles are inside the magazine.

3. The basic layout of the page has the article text in columns so the reader can
easily locate the reading they want to do and things are kept interesting for
the reader and makes the magazine look organised and smart.
The fonts and sizes vary over the
page. The header is large to show
what the article is titled, the
subheading is of a medium size so
that it can introduce the article
and still look important, and the
actual article is written in a small
font so that more information can
fit on to the page.
The use of space on this page is
effective and interesting. There
is no blank spaces which makes
it more enticing for the reader
and the image is large and
covers most of the page.
The colours on this page are dark and moody. They give
the article a very mysterious feel and fit with the main
image very well.
The main image shows the entirety of Bring Me The Horizon. Oli, the vocalist is standing in the middle
towards the front, this could symbolise his importance in the band and could conform to stereotypes
of a vocalist. Oli has his palms open in the image, which could be seen as him welcoming or drawing
people in, or it could relate to the title ‘spiritual healing’ as if he will heal you in some way.
The cover features an image
of an umbrella, which is the
cover for this bands new
album : ‘That’s The Spirit’.
This could be put here to
advertise the album, or so
that people remember the
logo and are more likely to
buy the magazine in stores.
The language used on this
cover is quite rough or
sinister, for example the
words “spiritual healing”
and “darkness” could
symbolise that this type of
music is quite dark or rough
and maybe not for the light
hearted.
This drop-cap indicates
the start of the main
article and shows a
change from the
subheading to the main
piece.The mode of address given by the artist is direct, and they are establishing
of relationships and connections with the audience.
I think that the overall impression of
this magazine cover could be taken
differently by everyone, but I think it
gives quite a dark, moody feel
associated with this band and others
similar.
Roisin Quinn