Title blocks's anaysis

I have analysed three magazine title blocks.



















Q is a world know magazine and has been known for feature plenty of artist such as Cheryl Cole, Madonna and lily Allen. This title block of Q stands out, this is because of the kind of colours that are used. The red background allows the white Q to stand out. The font is in an italic form which makes the title look more effect and eye catching.

 







Vibe magazine is an urban magazine and usually features hip-hop, R&B and rappers such as Beyonce, T.I and Kelly Rowland it has been around for a long time and its title block is a very famous one. The title block font is in capital letters which make it quick to notice and this goes along with the colour of it, which is red. Red usually symbolises strength and this could imply that vibe magazine is a very strong ongoing magazine that is world know. The black background allows the red letters to stand out and gives it a 3D look.

 




Kerrange is a rock magazine that have feature the best rock artist in the world. The title block stands out and the black font goes along with the rock theme and when people think about rock they think of black which is a stereotypical view. The white crack going though the block capital word gives it and edgy look and not a clean cut look.

Bauer  

H. Bauer is the largest privately owned publisher in Europe, publishing in Germany, France, Spain, Portugal and the United Kingdom. Additionally, Bauer publishes in the United States and Mexico.
 

Bauer produces mainstream magazine that appeal to a wide audience and majority of this audience would be women. Also the magazines are very friendly and chatty and they are the kind of magzine that you can curl up in front of the telly and read.

 Bauer helps Magazines such as TV times have intertextuality going on because they advertise TV programmes and the latest gossip.

IPC media

 IPC media produces mainstream magazine which produces over 85 iconic media brands. The target audience for these magazines are two thirds of UK women and 45% of UK men. the magazine are very informative.

ICP media advertises gossip to the audience and allows us to understand what going on in celebrity world.

BBC magazine

The BBC magazine website is also mainstream as it varies from cooking, cars, wildlife and music magazine. It appeals to everyone from children to adults which suggest it is mainstream. Also the magazines are very informative and helpful.

Development hell

Development hell is a private company that is very rich. The magazines on this websites are not very popular. It appeals to the older generation. It isn’t very informative and helpful to anyone as it is not mainstream.

This is my  college magazine contents page. I created this content page in adobe illustrator, which i found easy to use. 

Cheryl cole article-1

Cheryl cole article-1

I have anaylsed a cheryl cole article for my media coursework.

The artist featured in this magazine e is a pop sensation and her name is Cheryl Cole. She is known for being in Girls aloud.  The target audience for this article will be working class men and women from the age of 16-30 years old. The type of language used in this article is very formal, and appeals to many of the working class population will be able to read this article. ‘After the first girls aloud album there was a lot of hatred for them’ this phrase is very easy to read and it also is in correct English.

The magazine uses a very friendly tone to address the reader an example of this is’ her parents split up when she was 11, and she discovered they were never married and that her 3 elder siblings were not her father’s children’ it almost as if the magazine is friends with the reader because it’s giving them some information about Cheryl background. The text is arranged in paragraphs and is much organised, it’s easy to read and understandable. The pages are laid out into 4 and on every page are and image of Cheryl which tells the audience that she has plenty to shows and say and wants the world to know she has another side to her. Cheryl is presented in a different in this article because normally she is dressed in colour however in this article she is dressed in black and has water all over her which implies that she is becoming more serious with her career and wants to be seen as a different kind of artist. Normally Q magazine features rock artist and not pop artist like Cheryl she the fact that she is being featured in this issue means that she is ready to take the next step in her career and this magazine is helping her do this.’ Everything I do is scrutinised, everything I fucking say’ this quote shows Cheryl in another light because usually she doesn’t swear so for her to swear in this article means that she is tired of all the bad things that are happening to her in the media and wants a change in life and also it means that she is starting not to care about what people say, it’s almost as if she fighting back.

The article and the front cover of the magazine have the same colours and the house style has not changed. The same colours have been used which are red, black and white. The reason for these colours being used is because they all show the dark side to her life except the colour white because this represents purity and can imply that she is still that innocent young woman.

First draft of music magazie imterview

 

The world’s most famous singer is here at our studio and is going to let us into her world of fame and fortune and tell us about the weight claims that have been circulating in the media

Friday afternoon, 3:00pm and I am about to interview the world’s most famous girl singer Tynisha philphs. As she walks in and their rest of the staff in the studio are expecting a size12, natural beauty, sophicated young woman to walk through the doors. I am amazed to what I see walking in front of me, which was a tall skinny size 6 Victoria Beckham look a-like. Wearing a white crop top which showed her stomach and her belly piercing, baggy ripped Light River island jeans and white and red converses she had heavy make up on and look very pale and ill.  While she was walking pass the staff confidently whilst greeting them I saw a completely different person to who I saw in the magazines and o television. Finally after greeting her myself I welcomed her to sit down and began the interview.

G: Good afternoon Tynisha, I am pleased to have finally met you

T: Hello grace, it’s great to meet you to, I am so happy to be back In London, the last time I was here I was on tour with Trey songs, lady gaga, usher, ad your very  London star Tinie temper.

G: Well were happy to have you back with us (LAUGHS) ,yes, so how did it feel working with all theses stars at such a young age?                                                                                                                                

T: Words cannot explain how happy I was to work with them. I mean a couple of years ago I was there number one fan know all of a sudden I’m singing on the same stage as them it just goes to show dreams ca come true. I have had a big privilege working with theses stars because they’re just amazing (laughs).

G: That’s good to hear I’m sure they feel the same way. So I hear that you have a new song coming out and it’s about  your dramatic weight loss and also that p diddy will be featuring In it is this true?

T: There no such thing as secrete these days is there (LAUGHS). Anyways yes I do have a new song coming out ad yes it is about my weight loss but you will just have to wait ad see who will be featuring in it as for now my lips are sealed (LAUGHS).

G: No there is not, not I the life of fame anyways. I’m sure we all can’t wait to see who will be I this video with you. Is talking about your weight a touchy subject or (STUMMERING) do u feel confident talking about it?

T: No, it’s not a touchy subject at all, I am happy to talk about it, if I felt ashamed to talk about it I wouldn’t have made a song o it.

G: Ok, I understand but I must ask you if it’s not a touchy subject and you feel confident talking about why haven’t you talked about it in past interviews?

T: Well because all the interviewers that have interviewed me so far have not got straight to the point ad ask me ‘why I’ve lost so much weight all of a sudden?’ instead they decided to beat around the bush. Also I find it easier to express myself through my music.

Analysing a contents page 1

This is my first magazine content page analysis. as you can see the conetent page has plenty images of various artists.

This contents page has various pictures of artist. The images are set out to over lap each other in order to make the magazine look neat and tidy. The images in this contents page I would say are still for a much younger audience I would say from the age of 20-30. Also majority of the artist in this content page look like they are into because of the way they are dressed and there movements, there are 9 images which tell us that Q magazine has a lot to feature.

The colours and fonts are red, black and white. These colours all give the rock atmosphere as they are all dark and eccentric. The fonts again is very serious and is straight forward to read. This goes well with the front cover because the same colours and fonts are used in the front cover also which means the house style is being developed all over the magazine. The information on the other hand is quite complicated to read because there is a lot of it but this is covered up by the organisation of the writing. There are different sections in this content page on one side is Cheryl Cole and 50 cent and on another is Q quizzes this tells us that the magazine is planned. The magazine logo is places at the top left hand Connor and isn’t really visible and is over taken by the other images.

Analysing a magzine front cover

 

I have analysed a magazine front cover of the famous pop sensation Christina Aguilera. This will help and guide me when it comes to the magazine I will be creating later on.

As soon as I look at this magazine I can tell it is a rock magazine that is based around the famous singer Christina Aguilera and other artist such as eminem and Tom Petty the reason why I know this is because it is stated on the magazine which therefore means the magazine will be featuring articles and interviews from these celebrities. The target audience for this magazine is men and the reason why I say this is because of the sexual image in the centre of the magazine. Also it may appeal to people who are interest in rock and the musical instrument called the guitar.

The particular age group for this magazine is from 20-30 year old men. The reason for this being that men at this age are more likely to interest in a image like this as the female in it is being very confrontational in a sexual way. The mode of address being used in this magazine is very cleaver, in the sense that they are purposely using men by displaying an image if a half naked celebrity in order for them to buy the magazine and feel a connection with the female in the image, she is facing directly to the camera and is making eye contact.

The person on the front is Christina Aguilera. The reason for her being on the front of this cover is because she is known for being very sexual and provocative which comes in very handy in this situation. The anchorage text says ‘ inside the dirty mind of a pop princess’ which indicates to the reader what kind of person she is and also it tells us that not only is she sexual on the outside but also implies that her outside appearance matches her inside personality. Also it implies that she is a very confident woman and isn’t ashamed to let loose and this is also clearly seen in her song called ‘dirty’ which came out in the 2000’s. The overall message that the artist is giving is that she may be very sexual and provocative but she also love her career at the same time and takes it very seriously and this is displayed the fact the she holding a guitar. In addition to this the fact that the anchorage say ‘dirty’ and ‘princess’ show that she has two sides to her. The word  ‘princess’ tells the reader that Christina has a naïve; innocent side to her and this might be the message she is trying to tell the reader.

The title block is a very gloomy dark blue, which stands out from every thing else in the front over in order to attract the readers and persuade them to buy it. This title block is a very iconic one and it is very rock n roll looking. The ‘puff’ suggests that there will of lots stories about the stars, which are listed on the magazine including Christina Aguilera. Also there are advertisements about cars and whom they appeal to. Political issues are also displayed in the front cover, which tells us that there will be some form of interview or article in the magazine about this subject. The ‘puff’ tell us that the type of audience the magazine expects are males who are interested in cars and also who have anything to do with guns.

In this magazine cover there three main colours, which stand out, and they are orange, red and blue, these colours stand out because they are very dramatic and staged. Rock is very strong genre of music its loud and outgoing and these colours used in the magazine portrays this very well. The colours out very well against Christina and it allow the readers to notice everything in the magazine. The fonts in the magazine are bold and daring and big this will allow the readers to see what’s happening or what features from a far distance.