ideas

from this image, i want to use the chair idea. i want my model to be sittin on a chair on the front cover. the chair will be black but not as noticable.

from this image, i want to use the background. i want the background to be all black with a touch of white so it shines on the image.

Hip Hop magazine double page spread

the double page spread of HHC had 2 main images. they are placed at the bottom of the both pages and are medium close ups or closeups. the main colours used are black, white and red. the text is written in columns and the page titles stand out aas they have a background colour around them.

Hip Hop magazine contents page

the contents page of HHC is mainly orange and brown. the text is in white and this stands out against the dark background. the image is a medium close up. the contents page is quite plain and straight to the point.

Hip Hop front cover

this is the front cover of HHC.

on the cover there is the mastehead and the cover image layering it. the image bleeds right to the edge of the page and blurs out.

there are not a lot of straplines on the cover but it follows the conventions of a typical magazine. the main colours are red, yellow and white.

NME Double Page Spread

This is a double page spread of NME magazine. 1 page is image and the other is largely text. This double age spread is very visual. the lead singer is central in the image and the lighting shows he is the main focus. the setting of the image is a club/gig and the mise-en-scene mainly consists of girls. The page is a page for new bands and the cations anchor the image. The caption is also humorous showing the magazine is a playful/humorous and informal magazine.

the exclusivity grabs readers attention showing that the magazine has got something nobody else has got.

The use of pronouns engages the audience as well as the use of alliteration. the magazine also uses intertextuality. the tone of the magazine is satirical and hyperbole. There is use of similes and metaphors as well.

The language is very colloquial and the columns are very short set. There are 2 main images. these images are a match on action and show the same thing but from a different camera angle. in the last column, there is the use of play on words when talking about Swede and Swedish.

also the quotes from bands make the article more exclusive.

Kerrang Contents page

This is the contents page for Kerrang magazine. The main contents is on the right hand side and the page is split up into 2 sections and 3 columns. This contents page is more visual than the NME contents page. There is very informal language used as well as expletive language.

The magazine is very rebellious targeting a younger, more rebellious audience range. the editors corner in at the top left flatters the reader as he personally signs it showing he wants to be the readers friend.

The visuals on the page reflect the music genre and the target audience.

The magazine almost promotes expletives and rebel as a positive thing and the magazine hasn't got a harder vocabulary range than NME. this could be because the audience is not as educated. the colours of the magazine are mainly yellow and black. these colours are bold and bright. The yellow is very shocking and can be connoted with lightening which is very bright and dangerous. This may also link to the audience and music as a whole.

NME contents page

This is the contents page of the NME music magazine I analysed. On the right hand side, there is the actual contents of what is in the magazine. This part is split up into different sections making it easy to read and understand.

The language used is very informal and explicit as on the contents page it says, "fucked up" which is an album name but on the front cover it is put in stars.

The section on the side which is split up into columns goes down in ascending page order which also makes it easy to follow. The arrows on the side which say "on the cover" also make it easy to relate to the articles you already know a little about which are on the cover.

On the left hand side, there is a section for a band index. this section has a long list of different bands all in chronological order also making it easy to read and quicker to find a band that you are looking for. making the band list in chronological is time consuming for the reader.

The magazine name which is NME, is kept in the top left hand corner which is in the same place as on the cover. This can be easily identified and follows conventions of a magazine.