Reseach And Planning : Contents Page Analysis

This is the rock contents page I am going to be annotating.

   

Genre 

*The genre of this magazine is rock. 

*The colours are very basic; black and white mainly with a contrast of yellow of the writing which suggests darkness and mystery.

* You can also tell that its a rock magazine from the layout and representation. 

Target Audience 

* This contents page would be aimed at the younger generation that were into rock music and finding out the latest gossip and information out about their favourite artists. Therefore they would be in the social economic group E.

* Most of the people could be male or female as its not based towards either gender.

* Since its aimed at the younger generation ( and you can tell this by the artists displayed eg fall out boy, kids in glass houses etc) most of the population will still be in education.

Layout

* The layout appears quite simple. There aren't mass blocks of information all together so it helps when trying to read.

*I like the idea of having a mixed variety of pictures at the bottom with sneak preview stories because it immediately gives you a quicker insight of whats in the magazine. By doing this it also splits the text up and makes the contents page look more inviting.

* It has a welcome message at the top of the contents page which is the biggest block of text on the page. 

* Overall all the information and pictures are spread out evenly which creates a good balance when looking at it. 

Representation

* The edges of the page are distorted in a way which is something you wouldnt find in a pop magazine or country magazine. 

* Some of the pictures that are used have a rock guitar in the image to suggest the heavyness of the music of the difference in rhythm in comparison with other genres

* The clothes the people in the pictures are wearing aren't smart. They are very simple and casual and dark. 

* The hair cuts of the people are also very messy, which suggests the rock style, in comparison to the airbrushed people we see in, for example, a pop magazine. 

Media Language

* The largest image used is a medium long shot, letting the people viewing it see a lot of the singers body and the audience behind.

* Some of the images have been used with a low angle as well, showing the band member in a light where people look up to them. 

* A few close ups have also been used to show the expression on their faces and to get a better feel of the band and the rock theme.