Main Task: Double Page Spread Textual Analysis

Denotation: The double page spread consists of a dull black and white photograph with the man looking slightly down towards an angle. The camera shot that has been taken here is a medium close up showing his head and only part of his body with one hand up in the air pointing to the sky. There isn't much of a background as it's quite plain and simple.

Colour Scheme: The colour scheme set out on this double page spread is consistant as there is only 2 main colours used which are black and white but a light blue colour is used only in one small section of the double page spread.

Image: One main large image taking up one whole side of the double page spread. The subject of the image has his head tilted down to a certain angle with only showing part of his body and has one hand showing pointing to the sky or what ever is above his head.

Subject Name: Amongst the double page spread is a certain section which is highlighted that grabs the readers attention most and this happens to be the section that is highlighted in the light blue colour. It is the only section on the double page spread that is in a different colour to the colour scheme and so therefor it stands out.

Stand-first: The stand first for this double page spread is the first section of writing that you see on the first page and this sections starts with the words 'after well over 20 years' and so on. You can tell that this is the stand-first because it is the first paragraph that is presented on the double page spread.

Quotes: The quote that is used in this double page spread is not a very clear understanding as to where it is located. It is located at the bottom left of the first page but is a very small font so it is quite hard to read and understand; but when you are able to read and understand then you can see that it is well put together and presented in a good way. You can see where it is placed on the double page spread.

By-Line: The section where the journalist name is presented is at the bottom of the left hand side on the first page. It isn't quite clear or understanding of where it is and it doesn't give a good description of anything such as the setting, lighting or anything else. It is quite a dull piece of writing and isn't understood very well.

Main Task: Contents Page Conventions Diagrams

Main Task: Front Cover Conventions Diagram

Main Task: Introduction

Hello my name is Amy Smalldon. I study media at Christ The King Sixthform College. By my teacher i have been set a task by my teachers to do the following: Front cover, contents page and a double spread for a music magazine. My magazine is going to be based on a hip-hop based genre and for this project i am going to be doing research on a different variety of hip-hop magazines and discussing the different textual layout and coverlines and all the different research methods there are.

I chose to study this course at Christ The King Sixthform College because i like to be creative and have a good understanding of the different varieties of magazines that are solds world wide. This course involves a lot of picture taking and i do enjoy taking pictures, not just of myself but of the surrounding around me. I will be looking at the way different hip-hop magazines are layed out and the different ways they are written.

Main Task: Front Cover Textual Analysis

Denotation: The magazine cover consists of a colour photograph of a young attractive women looking directly into the camera. This shot is a medium close up showing her head, arms and waist. She is standing with the strike of a little pose giving of a 'slutty' look with the costume she's wearing. A leotard outfit with what looks like an american looking police hat. The background of the photograph is a mixture of two blues, dark and light and also the photograph image covers the whole of the magazine cover. Behind the image is a 'vibe' masthead and to the sides of the image there are several different coverlines in white and red.

Masthead: Vibe masthead is very distinctive: plain white with no outline or drop shadow just a plain simple heading. The font for the masthead is similar to 'sans serif' and it is all in capital letters. The font used is similar to the font that is used on the 'heat' magazine and cannotes the popular trends going on around the world as this font is used quite a lot. The name 'Vibe' isn't a very well known name so it suggests that it's a new thing going on, something new to try and is suggesting that you 'try something new' everyday.

Character: The cover photographer is of one of Keri Hilson the worlds well known singer and is very popular in the industry. Keri has been known to play a role if a film that hasn't yet been released 'rip the runway 11' as a performer. Keri is the type of character that is always changing her look, always wanting to be unique and many of her fans tend to try and be more and more like her everyday.

Composision: She is posed in a very suggestive 'get over here' kind of way. Her pose, body language and costume are previewed in a very sexually suggestive way.

Costume: Keri's clothing is a very tight seductive leotard outfit, showing lots of cleavage. This costume has clearly been given a lot of though and chosen carefully to appeal to a wide range of a target audience of the magazine, who are most likely going to be male and they like that 'bad girl' type but some female may look into this magazine as they like Keri Hilson as a singer and look up to her as a role model.

NVC: Her non verbal communication is also very seductive as she is flaunting what she has and with her mouth slightly open showing off her white teeth and her eyes half open looking directly into the camera.

Lighting: The lighting is high key and the photograph is designed to display the brightness of Keri's future and that she is looking to go far.

Setting: The setting has two different colours of background a light blue and also a dark. This cannotes that there can be a dark side to the singer and that you can't always judge a book by it's cover. Her costume blends in more with the dark side of the front cover as it's darker and more mysterious.

Cover-Lines: The main cover line that relates to her photograph says 'Keri Hilson has been a very bad girl'. This relates to the pose and her body language in the photograph. The different cover lines tell us that this magazine doesn't just concentrate on the sexual pose that Keri is doing, it also concentrates on other singers/rappists/music producers and different song genres. The cover lines don't just talk about music and artists and producers it also talks about life going on in the populated area such as 'Teenagers merked for death' this shows that there is alot of crime going about involving teenagers and that it has become so bad that it is resulting to death. The only thing mentioned on the cover lines that doesn't relate to music is that they're advertising open gifts on a certain page. All the fonts used are the same through out and this cannotes tradition, it shows that 'vibe' magazine hasn't been going for long but it's consistancy of font style wants to be continued for a long period of time. This explains to the readers of 'vibe' magazine that they will recieve accurate and challenging information.

Target Audience: By taking a glance at this photograph on this front cover you can tell that the magazine is suitable to anyone; male or female and that it is suitable for the ages of 16 and over. They would have a good knowledge and understanding of what is being produced in the magazine and a definite interest in a wide range of music and new relseases in the music industry. They are likely to be well educated in the magazine and will have an interest in music, even more than what some young adults do already.

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Preliminary Task: Contents Page FINAL

Preliminary Task: Front Cover FINAL