Saturday, 29 September 2012

Research&Planning- Magazine cover analysis



This is a Music Magazine from Billboard. On the front of the cover is Justin Bieber, you can tell it is a pop magazine as Justin Bieber is a pop artist.

Audience

Age- Any age really as both younger&elder people like Justin Bieber.
Gender-Both male&female as females may be attratcted to him whereas males may just like him&his music. Also as there is a cover line about Ellie Goulding, which may also attract male and female readers.
Interest- A main interest with this magazine would be the music industry, it would tell you about certain artists, their backgrounds and other things like that.

Representation

This magazine cover is being betrayed as serious/'swaggy' kind of magazine as Justin Bieber's facial expressions are kind of serious as he shows it within his facial expressions. Also as he is wearing gold which gives off the 'swaggy' effect.

Genre

The type of genre for this magazine is pop as Justin Bieber is a pop artists. Also as the colours included on this magazine are bright and cheerful colours which gives of the effect it is a pop based magazine. You can tell this from the colours which are used on it as they are all bright and effective colours.

Layout

The layout of this magazine is quite basic but yet effective. The colours used are simple but they don't contrast against each other which shows the effect which they carry with them. They stick to 3 specific colours which means it doesn't get to clashy with the rest of the text and images. The shot type is a medium close up which shows the body from the waist up, it also shows the facial expressions within his face as you can see it quite clearly. The masthead is fairly clear is you can see it well and it would be noticable as the white contrasts nicely with the blue background.

Media

The language used within this magazine is appropriate for all ages as it shows general information about pop music and the industry. And also the pictures are appropriate for this genre of magazine.

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