Tuesday 14 December 2010

Third Analysis of Music Magazine Contents Page



Language:
This contents page is from the Kerrang music magazine, Kerrang is a Rock genre and this has been shown by the images that have been used. The masthead shown on this music magazine's contents page has been created with yellow text and a black background. Also all of the other sub-headings that have been placed are on the opposite type of the colour scheme rather than the masthead which is that they are in black text and yellow backgrounds. The overall colour scheme that has been used on this contents page is quite plain which is black, white and bits of yellow on a few places.

The information has been well organised and presented, it has a lot of different information and there is also a box on the top left hand corner of this magazine which shows the front cover of this particular music magazine. This is good for the reader because it reminds them what magazine they are reading and that they can still see the colour scheme.

On this contents page there are also 9 images that have been used with number of the pages, they are all the same size apart from one which has been created bigger and stands out more which shows the reader that this image is the main part of this magazine and contents page.  The images tell the reader what is inside the magazine and also the images will let them know who or what it is instead of just written text being placed.

Institution & Ideology:
The institution and ideology for this magazine's content page is that they want their reader to understand the contents page correctly, understand the images and text that has been used and finally to make sure that the readers are capable of keeping on track of the colour scheme and the way that it has been presented.

Audience:
The target audience for this particular music magazine's content page would be that it is to do with rock which means that the target audience they are aiming at has to be rock genre fans. It would be towards middle aged teens up until middle aged readers. The main area is the rock genre, it is shown by the images that have been used on the contents page are linked towards the Rock genre.

Representation:
The representation for this music magazine is for rock fans, it has been shown from the way the artists on the images have been presented.

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