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Masthead

Date

Main Image

Cover Lines

Plug

Colour Scheme of red, white & black

Splash

Conventions

Banner

LureBarcode

Buzz Words

Banner

Codes And Conventions

Masthead- The masthead follows magazine conventions as they are placed at the top left hand corner. It is bright red to capture the audiences attention. Buzz Words- Words like ‘Exclusive’ attract people to the magazine. Main Image- The main image is of a mid shot of the band ‘Arctic Monkeys’ who has been given a vintage look wearing aviator sunglasses and has his hair style. The rest of the band also have styled their hair swept back as well which emphasises the vintage look. Splash- The splash follows conventions by explaining the main story of the magazine and also having a picture to explain further. Barcode- The magazine follows codes and conventions by having a barcode to indicate the price and issue. Lure- The lure is explaining the other features that are in the magazine and this also follows conventions. Colour Scheme- The colour scheme of the magazine is red and white which makes the magazine stand out and look more eye-catching. This follows conventions of a magazine. Date- The date is helpful for the reader to identify the issue.

Institution

Publisher, Company...?

Publisher : NME is published by IPC MEDIA

“With more than 60 iconic media brands, IPC creates content for multiple platforms, across print, online, mobile, tablets and events. We engage with 26 million UK adults - almost two thirds of UK women and over 40% of UK men. Our award winning portfolio of websites reaches over 25 million global users every month.”

http://www.Ipcmedia.com

IPC Media also produce other magazines like Shooting Times, Chat and Fate.

Ideology

•NME (National Music Express) is a popular music magazine which is associated with genres like rock, indie and alternative.

•It mainly focuses on the well known acts that are signed to a record deal. In this case, the well known band ‘Arctic Monkeys’ are on the front cover.

Audience

The target audience for NME is the well educated fans of bands and new music. They also would probably like indie/alternative music as this is the type of artists that feature in the magazine. As the magazine has a film feauture, they would probably enjoy reading about wider subjects.

I also will assume that it is targeted predominantly for men from the UK due to the British featured band on the front cover who are men.

The target audience is young adults – we can see this from the front cover as not many younger teenagers are fans of their music and so the magazine does not cater for them. Another way we can see that it is focused for older teenagers is that the ‘BLUR EXCLUSIVE’ plug would appeal more to older people due to the fact that Blur were popular in the late 80’s.

Representation

•Alex Turner (middle left) has been given a vintage look wearing avaitor sunglasses and has his hair style. The rest of the band also have styled their hair swept back as well which emphasises the vintage look.

•They are all not smiling at the camera and are looking directly into the camera.

•Alex Turner is positioned in the middle of the photograph in front of the other members which suggests that he is the leader/most popular.

Masthead

Date

Main Image

Colour Scheme of pink, white and black

Splash

Conventions

Banner

LureBarcode

Buzz Words

Masthead: The masthead is conventionally placed at the top left hand corner and it is in a white font to make it stand out more. Colour Scheme: The colours displayed are bright and vibrant to make the magazine eye catching. Buzz Words: Buzz words are conviently placed on the front cover to attract the audienceDate: The date is conventionally placed to help the reader identify how old it isBarcode: The magazine follows codes and conventions by having a barcode to indicate the price and issue. Lure: The lure is conventionally placed at the bottom of the issue which displays what is ‘also inside’. Splash: The splash follows conventions by explaining the main story of the magazine and also having a picture to explain/emphasise further.Banner: The banner is conventionally placed covering the width of the pageMain Image: The main image is of the girl band Little Mix which relates to the splash.

Institution

Publisher, Company...?

Publisher : Top Of The Pops is also published by IPC MEDIA “With more than 60 iconic media brands, IPC creates content for multiple platforms, across print, online, mobile, tablets and events. We engage with 26 million UK adults - almost two thirds of UK women and over 40% of UK men. Our award winning portfolio of websites reaches over 25 million global users every month.”

http://www.Ipcmedia.com

Ideology

•Top of the Pops is a popular music magazine which is aimed for younger readers. It also associated with genres like pop and well known artists and celebrities that would appeal to a younger audience

•It mainly focuses on celebrities who are well known or have been on programmes aimed at kids e.g. Disney stars.

It is quite obvious that the magazine is aimed for a young girl target audience from 8-13 years old. We can see this due to the simplest writing used, the narrow vocabulary used and the different uses of colour like the pink and yellow. Also they have chosen to include celebrities that appeal to a younger target audience like One Direction and Little Mix

Audience

Representation

•The well known girl band Little Mix are posing on the front cover. They look as if they have been let in on the secret ‘one of these girls’ apparently has.

•They are all looking at the camera.

Masthead

Date

Main Image

Cover Lines

Colour Scheme of red, white & black

Splash

Conventions

Banner

LureBarcode

Buzz Words

Masthead- The masthead follows magazine conventions as they it is placed at the top of the page. It also a vital element of this magazine because the logo is what makes it memorable. Buzz Words- Words like ‘Plus’ attract people to the magazine. Main Image- The main image is of a long shot of the singer Lana Del Rey. This does not follow magazine coventions because it is normally a mid-shot.Splash- The splash follows conventions by explaining the main story of the magazine and also having a picture to explain further. In this case it is ‘Inside story on a modern day icon’ and a picture of her. Barcode- The magazine follows codes and conventions by having a barcode to indicate the price and issue. Lure- The lure is explaining the other features that are in the magazine and this also follows conventions. Colour Scheme- The colour scheme of the magazine is red, black and white which makes the magazine stand out and look more eye-catching. This follows conventions of a magazine. Date- The date is helpful for the reader to identify the issue.

Codes And Conventions

Institution

Rolling Stone is published by Wenner Media

“Wenner Media, LLC, a privately held company headquartered in New York City, publishes Rolling Stone, Us Weekly and Men’s Journal magazines. The company's three brands collectively attract a gross monthly audience of 58.1 million”

Ideology

•Rolling Stone is a popular music magazine which is associated with a wide range of different music genre.

•It mainly focuses on the well known acts that are signed to a record deal. In this case, the well known artist ‘Lana Del Rey’

Audience

From this issue, we can see that the magazine would be for young adults as Lana Del Rey’s fans are younger adults. The magazine is clearly for people who have a strong interest in music and want to know more about the artists featured.

The magazine does not focus on a certain genre of music for example it has a Lady Gaga feature (pop), The Killers (Rock) and Azealia Banks (Rap) all on the front cover. This means that it has a wider audience range and will therefore appeal to more people.

Representation

•The image is of Lana Del Rey in a white swimming costume.

•The image is in black and white and the writing is in red which makes it stand out more.

•She is posing and looking directly at the camera.